experience, it gives without asking you for
permission or verifying if the timing is suitable
for you. By not providing you with something
you expect, it also gives you a meaningful
teaching. Gradually you learn to accept
whatever comes.
When you step on your mat, do yoga for the
sake of doing and being in the moment.
Whether you get more advanced on asanas,
improve your health condition, or get some
transcendental experiences, treat it as a
bonus. Don’t create expectations, for they only
cause pain.
11. UPs & DOWNs
It’s the nature of the mind to look for
pleasures in life and avoid suffering. We try to
hold the good things when they come, and we
take efforts to eliminate the negative
experiences.
But is it realistic to have only pleasurable
moments? Absolutely not. No matter how
much we try to stick to positive experiences,
this life is cyclic. Everything comes, and
everything goes. We live, and we die.