OF MEDITATION & SELF-ENQUIRY
by Atman Nityananda
1. Lack of motivation and interest
2. Predominance in the mind the rajas and tamas gunas. When rajas is predominant during the practice there is a strong impulse to move or do something. We cannot remain relaxed and quiet and the mind is uneasy. When tamas is predominant there is drowsines, dullness, lack of clarity and alertness. In both cases meditation and self-enquiry are impossible.
2. Predominance in the mind the rajas and tamas gunas. When rajas is predominant during the practice there is a strong impulse to move or do something. We cannot remain relaxed and quiet and the mind is uneasy. When tamas is predominant there is drowsines, dullness, lack of clarity and alertness. In both cases meditation and self-enquiry are impossible.
3. Restlessness, emotional and mental worries
4. Mental turmoil or emotional frustration. Strong persistent thoughts or emotions
5. No relaxed body, unprepared body, difficulties with the asana
5. No relaxed body, unprepared body, difficulties with the asana
6. Impatience
7. Boredom
8. Drowsiness. Due to drowsiness we cannot remain alert and vigilant enough to meditate
9. Imbalance of Vata dosha (cause incessant
movement of the mind, impatience, mental agitation)
10. Lack of knowledge about these practices or erroneous knowledge
11. Resistance of ego creating a negative mood an unpleasantness or disgust to do meditation
12. Justifications (for example :I have not time, I'm tired, the conditions are not favorable etc.)
13. Inappropriate food (tamasic or rajasic food, eating a lot etc…)
14. Tiredness
10. Lack of knowledge about these practices or erroneous knowledge
11. Resistance of ego creating a negative mood an unpleasantness or disgust to do meditation
12. Justifications (for example :I have not time, I'm tired, the conditions are not favorable etc.)
13. Inappropriate food (tamasic or rajasic food, eating a lot etc…)
14. Tiredness
15. Irregularity
16. Lack of concentration
17. Lack of Dispassion, Discrimination and control of senses and mind
18. No positive results from the practices (no experience of peace and serenity). When we practice for long time and we have not results the ego doesn’t like to continue practice meditation.
Peace, Love, Harmony
16. Lack of concentration
17. Lack of Dispassion, Discrimination and control of senses and mind
18. No positive results from the practices (no experience of peace and serenity). When we practice for long time and we have not results the ego doesn’t like to continue practice meditation.
Peace, Love, Harmony