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If Nothing Matters
What would happen if nothing we did matters? If nothing had any intrinsic meaning, if everything became insignificant. Whether you achieved your task would neither create any expectation nor generate any impact.
Would getting up on Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand); dropping back into Chakrasana (Wheel); going from Pincha Mayurasana to Bakasana (Crow), down into Salamba Sirsasana II (Tripod Handstand) and land into high plank matter any more? Would your yoga practice be easier, if nothing mattered? Whether you accomplish the pose or not would make no difference. Would you still continue your yoga practice? Why would you practise yoga?
We attach a meaning to everything we think, say or do. What is a perfect pose; what makes a bad posture? Why does good make you feel happy, when bad upsets you? If you look at everything in the bigger picture, you hardly make any difference or impact on others. For instance, the fact you can do a handstand does not make you a better person. Neither would it get you a bigger salary, nor give you a fulfilling life.
Nothing matters and everything is insignificant could imply liberation for us all. At a basic level, we would no longer be concerned about perfecting our yoga practice; and taking a wider perspective we would no be so concerned about the way we act or lead our lives. Whether we do it or not, the potential consequence is there. We need not take everything so seriously.
Nothing changes; nothing matters. When we practise, we need not have expectations. If we fall out a pose, it does not matter. When we achieve a difficult pose, it has no significance. After all it is not the result we are aiming for, rather it is the process we go through. Our yoga practice is transformed.
If nothing matters, how we deal with our lives would be different. We would still experience emotions - happiness, joyfulness, sorrow, stress. The difference is we would no longer be attached to these feelings, as we appreciate they are just part of the journey. Perhaps we would feel things around us more fully. Maybe we would become more thankful and appreciative of everything around us. We would shine from within.
Titti Ho
A yogi aspiring to inspire all to transform their lives with yoga
Reprinted with permission from Namaskar
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