lesson 1 - material happiness does not come without material distress \u2013 this is the law of the material world / lesson 2 - when we let go of false identification of the body as \u201cI\u201d & bodily possessions as \u201cmine,\u201d - we transcend material happiness and distress / we\u2019re conditioned to believe that happiness is external / the soul is like God (transcendental to material existence & self-effulgent) & different from God (infinitesimal, not temporarily fragmented)
SB 3.25.12-17