The indulgence of grief in the sure means of one's losing one's objects. Through it, one deviates from the three great ends of life. They, who are not contented are stupefied by the vicissitudes of fortune. The wise, are, on the other hand, unaffected by such changes. One should destroy mental grief by wisdom, as physical grief should be destroyed by medicine. Wisdom has this power. They, however, that are foolish, can never acquire equanimity of mind.
अन्यामन्यां धनावस्थां प्राप्य वैशेषिकी नराः॥ असंतुष्टाः प्रमुह्यनित संतोष यान्ति पण्डिताः। प्रज्ञया मानसं दुःखं हन्याच्छरीरमौषधैः। एतद् विज्ञानसामर्थ्यं न बालैः समतामियात्॥