# kriyananda > [the next depression will be far worse than that of the 1930s - Yogananda](#user-content-fn-1)[^1] > you don't know what a terrible cataclysm is coming! - Yogananda the coming upheavals will eventually produce an era of worldwide peace and prosperity the reason for the coming depression is greed > after the coming disasters humanity will have grown so tired of violence that it will live in peace for three hundred years - Yogananda ### practical steps * avoid debt * silver and gold * land * place faith in God above all * energy: your most essential investment * enjoy money in moderation * employ gifts to be of help to others * develop non-attachment * source of all happiness lies in oneself [^1]: the dollar won't be worth the paper it is printed on --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://um.fz.ax/investing/kriyananda.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.