Reading Response 2

Before class yesterday, the sutras we read about the five vrittis did not make much sense to me. I didn't really understand why sleep, good thought, imagination could be bad. After the discussion in class, I understood that each of these need to be monitored and kept still through the practice of yoga. In my personal life, I have noticed that if I get "too much sleep" (how is that possible in college???) then I have a headache all day or feel extremely groggy. I don't want to get too caught up in good thoughts, truths, facts, that I do not allow myself to imagine and dream. On the other hand, I don't want to get lost in the world of fantasy and imagination and forget to focus on what is really in front of me. I'm beginning to learn that yoga is about balance; not only of the physical body, but the inner man, as well.