Is the practice a mirror of yourself?

Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana

It is a common understanding that the practice is a mirror of one’s life and attitude, so, by extension, of one’s imperfections as well.

I partially agree, but with the inclusion that to me the practice could also be the reconciliation of those imperfections.

Talking about it, my Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana is a clear example of a cluster of imperfections and needs a lot of improvements. But it will probably never even come close to the threshold of perfection.

Perfection – that word makes me itch. I do not believe in (human) perfection. There’s no such thing – it’s a myth, a delusion. You can strive as much as you want but better looking for improvement rather than going after that ghost of perfection.

What today is a 10, tomorrow could be a 9 and the following day an 11. And that might be a top though not the top. We can always improve, up to a natural limit, but perfection is something out of our reach.

And think of it: should it exist, perfection would be a doom, a curse. Once climbed up to the peak of perfection you can only fall down or die of boredom.