Expectations!

“Yogah karmasu kaushalam”
Sri Swami Satchidananda often quotes this Sloka as a definition of Yoga. It translates as “Pefection in action is Yoga - An act becomes perfect when you do it with all joy and without expecting anything in return.” Bhagavad Gita. 2:50. We often have expectations before we climb a route or before practicing yoga. If you attach yourself to your expectations, good or bad, they are going to bind you. If our expectation does not live up to what actually happens, it can reveal itself as a negative experience. This negative experience can pop up again, and again. Even if you have a positive experience you may expect it to be like that the next time, and you'll be wondering why it isn't. It is best to have a clear mind and climb or practice yoga with no specific expectation.

"When I came home I expected a surprise and there was no surprise for me, so, of course, I was surprised!" Wittgenstein