Yoga for uncertainty
A psychologist once told me that she believes anyone is capable of dealing with any situation as long as it is known. It’s the uncertainty that unravels most people. According to the yoga teachings, the manifest world is constantly moving through cycles of creation (Brahma), sustenance (Vishnu) and destruction (Shiva). Then the cycle begins again. There are no exceptions to this rule. We never know how long any part of the cycle will last; that’s the great, terrifying unknown. Yet so many of us experience pain clinging to the things we don’t want to end or change and wishing things away we’d prefer would finish or disappear. It’s this inability to accept the basic laws of nature that tells us “the only constant is change, none of us know what comes next”.
The reality is, the only thing we can rely on is change. The world will keep throwing us curveballs. It’s never the things we worry about at three in the morning that come to fruition — it’s the random acts on a Tuesday afternoon that sideswipe subject to change — that deeper part of ourselves: our consciousness.
