Why make it so complex? I often feel watching these technical commentaries by ashtangis that people get lost in all these enchanting ideas and fascinating theories about practice that actually is very simple and straightforward. They also flirt with the idea that what they describe is "meditation", that ashtanga vinyasa is "spiritual" practice. Dear people, grow up. This is just gymnastics, physical exercise, plain and simple.
Without the yoga of the mind, yoga of the body gets interpreted in weird ways. Without recognising the mind that is awake, one is lost in the mind that dreams and fantasises. Rinpoche, 22.12.2021