thinking. after the vacation with fresh strength I rolled into the practice, "got" in shape, felt a new step, in the body, even in the bodies. I thought that the ups and downs on the way in yoga resemble the movement of a car that constantly gets stuck. And there is such a method, pumping. using inertia, step back, release tension, two forward. this time, he made a rollback and moved on himself, consciously. just applied. works. there are new sensations. achievements, one might say. So, by analogy with a car: here we are advancing, in jerks, drove through, got stuck, applied the method, or somehow ... jumped up, slipped through, now we have already advanced further. then gradually the road gets better, asphalt. the motor is more powerful and reliable, the wheels are inflated in moderation, you can roll, overcoming either climbs, turns, maybe potholes .. and then the car takes on wings, now it's an airplane, the road is not needed, we are flying .. then what is space, rocket engine, weightlessness , space, overcoming gravity. and to the stars. and here again the mind throws up - through thorns to the stars. motto! but what happens without thorns anywhere? I thought about this too. came to the conclusion that all movement, progress, spiritual evolution, like any other, is a path, that is, an assessment of the current situation, determination of goals, directions and movement and the achievement of the next point. it turns out that these thorns will always be until you reach the final goal. there the algorithm, apparently, will be interrupted. there will be no question, but whether this is the final point, there will be clarity. thus, having ups and downs, setbacks and achievements is an integral part of the journey. it is necessary to look at it that way, without evaluating that oh failure-rollback is bad, takeoff is good. it's just the way. while all this is there, we are moving.