There are many who believe in the concept of luck and misfortune which, if on the one hand, it implies certain randomness in what happens, on the other hand, it does not exclude that it is all predestined, that is, decided a priori, no one knows by whom.
Despite an old saying that literally quotes “The leaf does not move that God does not want”, how then to explain the terrible afflictions that exist in the world? Is there really a divine will behind human wickedness? What role does free will play in human life?
Everything, in this manifest universe, exists under the banner of duality (according to Yoga philosophy, the dualism between the finite I and Infinite Consciousness). In the previous questions, there are two aspects to be taken into consideration: the inexorable law of cause and effect, and the inscrutable help (intuition) of the Conscious.
If we were able to follow back the entire chain of causes and contributing causes that preceded and formed the present we are experiencing, we would certainly be able to verify and appreciate the absolute equanimity and benevolence that distinguish the divine will.
Being (according to Yoga) our consciousness, a miniature replica of a fragment of the divine consciousness, we have been “delegated the administration” of a very small part of the divine will, that is, that which concerns us individually. A somewhat complex task to manage (for the limited human mind).
Furthermore, some features of our mind have been “disabled” to allow us to bear the weight of this responsibility: think, in fact, what could happen if, to investigate the reason for our current sufferings, we could remember all our previous incarnations. We would become obsessed with wanting to continually watch reruns of the interminable television series of our past, and therefore we would be unable to do anything useful in the present, the only dimension in which we can build the future we hope for.
If we trust in divine benevolence, which is also inherent in the law of cause and effect, it does not matter to know why we are suffering or rejoicing, as we accept both as experiences, however transitory, which help us to grow inwardly and accelerate the full realization of our own. consciousness.
Therefore, the challenges are welcome, because time passes inexorably fast, and every opportunity for struggle and cohesion strengthens and purifies the spirit, making us live fully, that is, using this incarnation of ours for what it should be: a tool to free us, not to chain us further!
Maya is like a mirror maze. Meditation and yogic practices, service, and sacrifice are the hammers that can shatter them. In this gradual process, the rays of that divine light will be revealed that guides us towards Consciousness, instantly destroying all illusions, transcending the temporal dimension in the embrace with the Infinite.
By Dada Ganadevananda