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ЁЯМАCHAPTER - 4ЁЯМА
~ Who Is God ~
ЁЯМАDAY - 28ЁЯМА
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" рд╡्рдпाрдзिрд╕्рдд्рдпाрдирд╕ंрд╢рдпрдк्рд░рдоाрджाрд▓рд╕्рдпाрд╡िрд░рддिрдн्рд░ाрди्рддिрджрд╢ॅрди рдЕрд▓рдм्рдз рднुрдоिрдХрдд्рд╡ाрдирд╡рд╕्рдеिрддрдд्рд╡ाрдиि рдЪिрдд्рддाрд╡िрдХ्рд╖ेрдкाрд╕्рддेрд╜рди्рддрд░ाрдпाः "
Vyaadi styaana samshaya pramaada aalasya avirati bhrantidarshana aalabdha bhoomikatvaan avasthi tatvani chitta vikshepaaha aste antaraayaah
The first obstacle is рд╡्рдпाрдзि - means illness in the body. Then comes рд╕्рдд्рдпाрди - means illness of the mind - being retarded and having an inability to comprehend, to listen, to understand, to follow, and to practice.
Many of you will become ill when you do a course. When you start doing some practice or meditation, you will have pains in various parts of your body. It is an obstruction or obstacle in the path of yoga. It you are watching television, nothing happens, but if you sit for meditation,your body becomes restless and there are pains here and there.
The next obstacle is рд╕ंрд╢рдп or doubt. The mind is bogged down by doubts. There are three types of doubts. One is a doubt about oneself. You wonder if you are good enough. You feel that you cannot so something that is required to be done. You may see that everyone is meditating and in a blissful state or that they are in a very happy and pleasant mood. You feel that it is just you who are suffering and that you are no good. You do not think that you can ever make it. So, initially there is a doubt about yourself. And then doubts arise about the techniques. You may feel that they may not do you any good and that you should try some other technique. Next, doubts about the teacher arise.
These three types of doubts can hamper progress. Your doubt is always about something that is good. You never doubt the negative. You always doubt the positive. You never doubt your depression. You never wonder if you are really depressed. But, you will certainly doubt your happiness. You will wonder if you are happy; if what is making you happy is really what you wanted. Doubt is the third obstruction.
рдк्рд░рдоाрдж is the next obstacle. It means doing something wrong willfully; doing it with some motive. You may know that certain things are not good for you. Despite this, you continue to do it. Conversely, you may know the need to do something, and then you do not do it, for instance, you know very well that you have to pay the tax and you don't pay it. Suppose you are sick and should not eat ice - cream, etc or that you should not overeat, yet you do so. You may have some sugar problem and should not eat much sugar. Despite knowing this, you go on eating sweets or chocolates. So, being careless and not being alert and attentive is another obstacle. This is Pramaada.
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji
PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS
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