There are times when life seems to bear down on us. It’s difficult then to remain positive amidst the challenges in our life, and that we see in the lives of others, and in the world at large. Yet in this world of duality, the alternating waves of joy and sorrow are a constant. It's how we deal with them that keeps us either forever tossed on the crashing waves of maya, or resting in the unmoving peace of God.