Teaching
Rushing through grief — or suppressing it — delays healing. Vedic tradition gives grief its own time and ritual.
Meaning
Hindu observance includes specific mourning periods and rituals precisely because grief requires acknowledgment before it can be integrated. The urge to 'get over it quickly' often comes from discomfort with sadness, not from wisdom. Grief that is given space moves; grief that is suppressed persists.
Practical Application
If you carry a grief — recent or long-standing — allow yourself a defined time today to acknowledge it without distraction. It need not be long. Light a lamp, sit quietly, and let the feeling be present. This is not indulgence; it is the completion grief requires in order to release.
Source
Garuda Purana, GP 1.224