How do I face life's unending problems when things keep going hopelessly wrong one after the another? I have tried to keep faith and keep praying but still break down frequently.

I understand this material life is full of suffering and Devotion to Lord Krsna is only way to be happy but since I am born in this material world , some minimum expectations from life are inevitable.

I try my best to keep praying but when I go out in the world and face people, I feel like a failure.Certain comparisons are always there with people. I feel lonely.

First we should understand that Krishna gives problems as much as we can tolerate. Not more or less.

It is like exam of 5th grade at school is easier than the exam of a PhD, isn't it?!

So when we get ready to such hard exams, and do attempt to pass them we gain much knowledge and experience in this way become stronger, doesn't we?!

Secondly, Krishna makes His Devotee to go through some sufferings and failure so that they show an example of tolerance and hard work and enthusiasm to other living beings.

Thirdly, Krishna says that this world starting from Brahma down to an ant is full of sufferings. So how to find real joy here?

There is no such thing so how to find that?

There might be some sparkles of true happiness like a good wife, nice job, good kids, fame, ...but they will last only for 10-15 years. And then are gone!

But we are eternal - so can we call having those temporary things as a success, Prabhu?!

For a chess player in order to win one game she has to loose hundreds. Because when she looses she will learn the game better and better. Get ready better.

Fourthly, amount of wealth, education ...we get in our life is already destined. But that does not mean that we have to sit and think that everything will come by its own, doesn't it?

We have to do our duties perfectly but do not depend on the results. Failure - ok!

Success - ok!

Otherwise we will create new karma and again will have to come back to this material world.

So do we want that?

Krishna does not care of results mostly. He wants our intentions. We chant - how we chant; we donate money - with what desire we donate; we eat food - how we do that ....

So please Prabhu, I guess You can face even more difficulties and over come them!  especially for a man it is a fortune to have such difficulties. It is like kshatriya becomes happy when there is chance to fight and even risk his life, isn't it?!

Wishing You success!

Your servant,