Distraction, inattentiveness, boredom, irritability, impatience, intolerance and outgoing pleasure/fun/enjoyment/excitement/adventure/interaction seeking tendency are some of the obstacles for those who have interest or aspiration in learning and practicing yoga, especially when joining a serious yoga and/or meditation retreat which emphasizing on learning and practicing traditional yoga and meditation to quiet the restless mind, to purify the mind impurities, to eliminate egoism, to allow the mind to reflect upon the truth of names and forms and all the teachings, to allow the mind to know what is going on in the mind or to know thyself, to free the mind from ignorance and suffering, the by-products or consequences of ignorance.
Holding a position such as sitting forward bend for more than a few seconds would appear to be challenging or unbearable for these minds. The minds get bored, impatient and irritable when holding the sitting forward bend or in a lying position during the relaxation for a prolong period of time quietly in stillness. The minds also reluctant to proceed a little more or further in the entire practice once experiencing slight tiredness or discomforts, as they don't want to forbear or tolerate slightest of tiredness or discomforts.
These minds enjoy very much constant movements of the physical body such like sun salutations, but only as long as there's absence of tiredness or discomforts. They also prefer the back bending series or challenging balancing series more than the other positions as these movements excite/stimulate the energy fields or the mind, not so much of holding the positions for a prolong period of time, but just to get into the positions and out of the positions quickly. It's the same as for all the other positions, these minds get into any positions quickly in a rush and don't like to stay in the positions for longer than a few seconds and eagerly want to come out from the positions quickly. If they 'have to' stay in the positions, they won't stay still for a second, they would move around, such like looking around or playing with their fingers, toes, skin, hair, or clothing.
These minds have intense dislike or aversion towards aloneness or being with people that don't interest them; non-talking or talking about things that don't interest them; non-interaction or interaction with people that don't interest them; silence/quietness or noises/sounds/speech that they don't like; mental and physical stillness or mental and physical training/practice/activity that they don't like; restricting the thought activities or focusing the mind at one point for a prolong period of time; or listening to the teachings of yoga of the annihilation of ignorance and egoism, of desireless, dispassion and renunciation that appear to be non-interesting, or irrelevant, or disagreeable to the minds.
Usually, these minds will feel regret for participating in such retreat and eagerly want to give up half way through the retreat and think of many 'reasonable' excuses to 'runaway' from the retreat.
"It's so fun and pleasurable when we can be attending parties/celebrations/festivals, dancing and listening to upbeat loud musics, eating, drinking and smoking while talking, flirting, gossiping and laughing with many like-minded 'friends' and enjoying outdoor adventurous activities while looking at beautiful scenery are so much more enjoyable and meaningful and well-worth money spending than participating in these kind of 'retreats' about holding some tiring, boring and discomfortable positions in closed eyes and observing the breath without moving, talking or interaction for many hours for many days, and have to be listening to some 'boring' and 'ridiculous' teachings of 'disciplining/restricting our thinking/actions/speech', to be quiet, to be still, to be dispassionate and letting go our passionate desires and what we like to enjoy very much."
It's everyone's freedom for what they want to do with their life, body and mind.
Holding a position such as sitting forward bend for more than a few seconds would appear to be challenging or unbearable for these minds. The minds get bored, impatient and irritable when holding the sitting forward bend or in a lying position during the relaxation for a prolong period of time quietly in stillness. The minds also reluctant to proceed a little more or further in the entire practice once experiencing slight tiredness or discomforts, as they don't want to forbear or tolerate slightest of tiredness or discomforts.
These minds enjoy very much constant movements of the physical body such like sun salutations, but only as long as there's absence of tiredness or discomforts. They also prefer the back bending series or challenging balancing series more than the other positions as these movements excite/stimulate the energy fields or the mind, not so much of holding the positions for a prolong period of time, but just to get into the positions and out of the positions quickly. It's the same as for all the other positions, these minds get into any positions quickly in a rush and don't like to stay in the positions for longer than a few seconds and eagerly want to come out from the positions quickly. If they 'have to' stay in the positions, they won't stay still for a second, they would move around, such like looking around or playing with their fingers, toes, skin, hair, or clothing.
These minds have intense dislike or aversion towards aloneness or being with people that don't interest them; non-talking or talking about things that don't interest them; non-interaction or interaction with people that don't interest them; silence/quietness or noises/sounds/speech that they don't like; mental and physical stillness or mental and physical training/practice/activity that they don't like; restricting the thought activities or focusing the mind at one point for a prolong period of time; or listening to the teachings of yoga of the annihilation of ignorance and egoism, of desireless, dispassion and renunciation that appear to be non-interesting, or irrelevant, or disagreeable to the minds.
Usually, these minds will feel regret for participating in such retreat and eagerly want to give up half way through the retreat and think of many 'reasonable' excuses to 'runaway' from the retreat.
"It's so fun and pleasurable when we can be attending parties/celebrations/festivals, dancing and listening to upbeat loud musics, eating, drinking and smoking while talking, flirting, gossiping and laughing with many like-minded 'friends' and enjoying outdoor adventurous activities while looking at beautiful scenery are so much more enjoyable and meaningful and well-worth money spending than participating in these kind of 'retreats' about holding some tiring, boring and discomfortable positions in closed eyes and observing the breath without moving, talking or interaction for many hours for many days, and have to be listening to some 'boring' and 'ridiculous' teachings of 'disciplining/restricting our thinking/actions/speech', to be quiet, to be still, to be dispassionate and letting go our passionate desires and what we like to enjoy very much."
It's everyone's freedom for what they want to do with their life, body and mind.
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