Excepting Satyug (the Age of Tuth & Sincerity), life has always been a concoction of pain & pleasure and it’s ramifications.
Only a precious few are able to transcend the three states of Maya, ie, tammsic, rajjsic & sattvic, to attain the State of Bliss (Chautha Pad – the Fourth State). It’s only through submission to the Supreme Power that one can achieve liberation. *This is no easy task.* It requires complete trust & faith in God’s Will. It also calls for regular meditation and a lifestyle nurtured to counter the influence of the five negative traits, viz, lust, rage, greed, excessive worldly attachment and ego.
There’s a general belief that we are living in the Dark Age (Kalyug), getting darker by the day.
No matters how bad things become, never lose hope, focus on the One (Ik Onkar), and, hopefully, there will be light at the end of the dark tunnel.
God Bless.
rs ‘arshi’
22-7-26