How can we rise above grief, sorrow and distress? Bhagawan gives us a profound and true solution to lead a truly happy life.

People complain of grief, sorrow, distress. What exactly is grief? It is a reaction to the loss of something gained or the failure to gain something desired. Therefore, the only way to escape grief, sorrow, etc., is to conquer desire for the illusory. See the world as God (Brahma-mayam). That vision will scotch desire. When the desire is limited to God and concentrated on God, success is assured and each step contributes its ananda. The Gopis of Brindavan knew this and longed for the Lord, to the exclusion of all else. Pure undiluted Love expressed itself as selfless action. They were simple rural folks, with no knowledge of scriptural texts or of spiritual exercises. Unfaltering faith in Krishna endowed them with all the inspiration and instruction they needed. As Krishna told Arjuna, “Shradhavan labhate jnanam - the one with faith attains knowledge.”