Fear of the unknown= Impatience= Ego
There is wisdom in patience. How?
There are very high practices in the yoga tradition, of which I know none of, but sound amazingly cool and transcendental. But, if the student is not ready for their transmission, but reads about them in a book, or learns of them from a rogue "teacher", the student could literally lose her mind. That is why the teacher/student relationship is so important. Only when the teacher sees that the student has done the work and is ready, will the teacher transmit the energy and potency of the practices. This will then help rather than hinder the student's true practice- Preya vs. Shreya.
When the teacher or the student is impatient, it means that they are actually glorifying their Egos.
When the teacher "pushes" someone into a pose that ends up causing injury to the student, that is Ego, that is the impatience of the teacher.
When the student "pushes" herself into a pose that ends up causing injury, that is Ego manifest, that is the impatience of the student.
When you do pranayama, or breath practices without having the foundation of a healthy and prepared body through asana, or postures, you could cause mental injury.
When you do meditation practices without being grounded in foundational practices such as Beginner's Mind, you could move out into the ether and cause harm to yourself and others.
Be patient with where you are right now, in this moment, with what is right in front of you. You do not have to grasp into the dark, into the future, or live in the past. There is enough right here, with this breath, for you to work with.
Strengthen your will. Be here now. Be receptive.--Charry
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