Our mind wants everything and the only thing it dislike is
discipline and Meditation is the art of gaining more and more
control over mind.So it is obvious that mind will play game so
as not to get discipline and create various kind of obstacle in
practice of meditation. While there are various kind of
obstacles, the most common type are listed below for your
reference.
1) Spiritual pride
The practitioner some time has few experience or powers and
filled with pride. He may try to separate himself from others
thinking himself as superior. This pride is a serious obstacle
in the path of experiencing the truth.
2) Motives of acquiring powers
Some practitioners have hopes of acquiring powers and their
motive results in attachment to such powers, which is a serious
obstacle.
3) Doubt
When practitioners have unrealistic expectations ,it results in
doubt for example the beginners thinks that the kundalini will
be awakened quickly and he would be filled with powers also when
his faith get weakened up he try to leave the practice.
4) Laziness
Laziness often effect practitioners in the beginning.
5) Sleep during meditation
Some times practitioners get into sleep during meditation in
initial stages.
6) Health
Sometime practitioners do not do exercises and does not realize
that physical body is the vehicle for attaining the truth and
can be attained by strong body or some time practitioners
torture the body by not taking medicine at the time of illness.
7) Overeating
Practice of overeating leads to heaviness and results into sleep
during the meditation.
8) Food
The kind of food we eat directly affect our mind apart from our
body. If we eat food which is Tamasic food or Rajasic for
example food with lot of chilies, or eating quickly or bitter or
stale, all these kind of food leads to obstruction in the
practice of meditation because of its nature.
Those who practice regularly knows that the practice of
meditation always go in cycle.Sometime it will be going very
good and smooth and sometime it just does not happen and this is
the time when practitioner has to be cool and calm and accepting
the fact that it just happen and it will be over and keep going
and practicing and not to get frustrated.
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About the author:
Mr Subodh Gupta,is consultant with NIE The Times of India group
(India's largest Media Group).He has been Interviewed by various
TV channel channels in India and London. Mr Gupta has organized
more than 500 workshops on Yoga and Stress Management.
