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peace, any tranquility is another obstruction. The eight obstruction. Where one feels completely stuck and going nowhere. At the same time one is not letting go of the practice and continuing the practice also. But they feel that they are stuck and no progress is happening. #9. Anavastitava means instability. Okay you get some good experiences. You say, I feel very calm, but it does not stay longer. This is another complaint. The ninth obstacle is, I feel all this bliss, but it all goes away. I feel very peaceful but in moments it all goes away. Just for a few minutes and the whole thing vanishes. I have all this alertness, awareness, good intention but I come out and start doing something and in ten minutes, fifteen minutes it has all gone. For a few days I feel that I have a wonderful state, awareness, alertness and then very soon it is all gone. It does not stay. This is another usual complaint that people come up with. This ninth obstacle is known as anavastitatva, not getting stabilized in any state. Source : Patanjali Yoga Sutras