The kleshas or afflictions
This may be seen simply as recognizing certain character traits based on amateur psychology.
Klesha
afflictions or tensions, according to yoga there are 5 such afflictions present in humans from birth.
Koormasana ...
I believe I am absolutely consciously aware of these things (kleshas and the reasons we suffer) yet I do not know how to stop submitting to them.
Klesha
hindrance (to spiritual evolution/progress); Lit. 'knot of the heart', or 'impurities of the heart,' which hinder spiritual growth and higher realizations.
Kriya ...
KLESHA - upsets, problems, distasteful circumstances
KOSHA - covering, sheath which surrounds the atma
- ANNAMAYA KOSHA - the sheath of nourishment
- PRANAMAYA KOSHA - the sheath of prana, life energy ...
Pancha klesha
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five afflictions (ignorance, ego, attraction, aversion and fear of, death) ...
Since the kleshas are engendered by a persistent error, at root mistaking prakriti for purusha, or attributing the essential characteristics of purusha to one or another aspect of prakriti, ...
The descent through consciousness involves mastery of samskaras and overcoming the kleshas, and constitutes an effort of will perhaps greater than mastery of the eight limbs.
So when practicing, being taught, or teaching asana we can more specifically call upon even more specific modalities toward this end such as opening up the nadis, by removing the conflicts and obstructions (kleshas, samskaras, knots, imbalances, ...
five afflictions: worldly or erroneous knowledge (avidya), sense of 'I' ness (asmita), desire and attachment (raga), dislike (dvesa) and attachment to life and fear of death (abhinivesah).
Pain and sorrow (duhkha) result from the affliction (klesha) ...
All Kleshas (afflictions) and the three kinds of Taapa will vanish. The Yogi experiences various visions, powers, bliss and knowledge. When it reaches Sahasrara Chakra in the brain, the Yogi gets the maximum knowledge, Bliss, power and Siddhis.
 See also: Yoga, Mind, Ananda, Body, Consciousness
  
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