One of the great obstacle on the path of yoga towards Self-realization, is that the mind is not aware of the gross and subtle attachment generated towards whatever the mind perceives as love, goodness, joyfulness and meaningfulness that it perceives in the worldly impermanent and selfless names and forms, of pleasurable, desirable, agreeable and lovable objects, sights, sounds, smells, tastes, sensations, feelings, beings, nature, environment, condition, space, places, possessions, experiences, achievements, contributions, relationships, connections, interactions and activities (regardless of spiritual or non-spiritual, physically, mentally or emotionally, including all kinds of calming or transcendental effects and physical or mental health benefits deriving from performing the yoga and meditation practice), that give rise to the sense of love, goodness, joyfulness and meaningfulness, which is subject to impermanence and selflessness as well.
Only when the mind knows how to not attached towards not just the qualities of names and forms that give rise to the sense of lovelessness, badness, sorrowfulness and meaninglessness, but also not attached towards the qualities of names and forms that give rise to the sense of love, goodness, joyfulness and meaningfulness, the mind will be able to transcend all the qualities and dualities, be free from being determined by the presence and absence of the sense of love/lovelessness, goodness/badness, joyfulness/sorrowfulness and meaningfulness/meaninglessness, which allows the mind to realize oneness, non-separateness, attributelessness, namelessness and formlessness.
Without attachment towards the qualities of names and forms that give rise to the sense of love, goodness, joyfulness and meaningfulness doesn't mean that the mind is unappreciative or rejecting towards the presence of the impermanent and selfless names and forms that represent love, goodness, joyfulness and meaningfulness under any particular social and cultural thinking, belief, values and practice, or unwilling to perform actions that would benefit oneself and others, but the mind is undisturbed/unhurt/non-suffering upon the absence of the sense of love, goodness, joyfulness and meaningfulness, and the presence of the sense of lovelessness, badness, sorrowfulness and meaninglessness, due to the absence of certain qualities of names and forms that represent love, goodness, joyfulness and meaningfulness.
It's a habit of the mind or mind behavior pattern that is hard to break for many passionate minds, that is pulling the minds away from Self-realization, even after many years of practicing/teaching yoga and meditation regularly.
Inquire the truth of everything, and be free.
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