# Distress * acceptance of, as Lord’s mercy, [[sb/4/8/29-29#purport|SB 4.8.29-29]] * as predestined by karma, [[sb/3/27/8#purport|SB 3.27.8]] * caused by living entity himself, [[sb/3/26/8-8#purport|SB 3.26.8-8]] * counteracting of, seen as happiness, [[sb/3/30/9#purport|SB 3.30.9]] * lord of, [[sb/2/6/43-45#purport|SB 2.6.43-45]] * material life as, [[sb/3/28/36#purport|SB 3.28.36]] * material vs. spiritual, [[sb/4/3/15#purport|SB 4.3.15]] *See also:* [Misery](entries/miseries.md); [Suffering](entries/suffering.md); Miseries *See:* [Misery](entries/miseries.md); [Suffering](entries/suffering.md)