Eliminating the Reasons of Sorrow

The Flowers Of Guidance Volume One Ethical Education from the Prophets

Because the reasons for sorrows are different, the paths to evading them are also different. The cause should be eradicated so that there may not be an effect anymore; this is a general principle in the universe. However, what we see is that in real life, it hardly ever occurs that we become successful in eradicating all causes of entanglements and sorrows. Even if human beings can put financial affairs in order and maintain their health with good hygiene, what can they do with the discomforts they may suffer from others? What can they do about the jealousy of an envious person?