The obstacles
Most of us know what we want to do, and somehow still struggle to do it consistently.
This is not a personal failing, and it is not new. The Yoga Sutras describe nine broad obstacles that come between a person and their practice. In everyday life, the same obstacle can show up in more than one way.
Which of these showed up today? The river shows what it carries.
Physical
Mental
Doubt
Worldly
Progress
More mirrors
Where the mind goes
Name the pulls that took your attention today.
Who your heart beats for
Where you think more happiness lives, and whom your heart beats for most of the time.
The states of mind
Donkey, monkey, butterfly, and what lies past them.
The app asks this whenever a practice is missed, and shows you which obstacle keeps returning.
Aaptha Mithra · Android · iPhone beta
No name, no account, nothing about you. We count anonymous steps to see which of these actually help.
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