Anirban Dasgupta

“One must face, observe, and analyse an adverse situation and act wisely and bravely. One must realise the fact that simply grieving will not help, so why grieve? Some soul searching and positive thinking are required to ward off grief in such cases. Firm faith in God and performance of one’s duty without attachment, are very helpful to keep grief at bay. As human beings fail to perceive and recognise the pure and indestructible self in them and are deluded and conditioned by their body, mind and intellect ego-centric combination, they suffer from grief and despair. It is only when they rediscover themselves as the pure soul or the eternal spirit and tear apart the veil of temporary and delusory relationship with the body that they will shun all grief and sorrows of existence. When a person understands this reality, there is no cause for grief either for the dead or for the living. The Gita says that a person who remains unagitated in such adverse happenings is truly wise.”
― J.M. Mehta, The Wisdom of the Gita