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Life Is Uncertain, Unpredictable — How Do I Remain at Peace? || Acharya Prashant, with IRMA (2023)
Breaking Free
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Uncertainty
Security
Prakriti
Wisdom
Change
Truth
Suffering
Acceptance
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the suffering caused by uncertainty arises from the unrealistic expectation of finding certainty in a world that is inherently a flowing mass of change. He notes that everything in the world is in a state of flux, changing every nanosecond, which means nothing possesses the stability or unchangeability we often seek. The human mind is internally designed to crave security and truthfulness, leading to a sense of betrayal and hurt when the things we trust—whether careers, relationships, or identities—inevitably change or disappear. This urge for security is so profound that people often seek assured places in the afterlife or cling to material possessions, yet these can never provide the total certainty the mind truly desires.