On the surface, Sadhguru states that suffering isn't caused by external circumstances like loss or hardship, but rather by how you mentally process these events. It suggests that the pain we experience is a product of our own thoughts and reactions, not the events themselves.

Within the Hindu philosophical framework, this aligns with the concept of Maya, the illusion that veils reality. Suffering, in this view, arises from identifying with the transient world of form and experience, mistaking it for ultimate reality. The mind, through its conditioning and desires (vasanas), creates a subjective experience of pain when these attachments are challenged. The Bhagavad Gita, for instance, emphasizes transcending dualities like pleasure and pain by understanding the eternal nature of the Self (Atman), which is beyond the fluctuations of the mind and the material world. True liberation (moksha) involves seeing through this illusion and realizing the unchanging, blissful nature of consciousness, unperturbed by external situations.

In your life: Notice when you feel suffering and ask yourself if the pain comes from the event itself or from your interpretation and attachment to how things 'should' be.