Getting greedy about walking meditation

DGH; Q&A at SOM 1-25-18 (0:00-9:30) via Ellie Askew, Dhr. Seven (ed.), Wisdom Quarterly

SUT: A yogi was happy with his walking meditation. He liked his walking path and cordoned it off with bottles to keep it for himself.

When he realized what he'd done, he felt guilty and criticized himself for being selfish. He then asked if he should continue to walk there or go somewhere else.

Where did the yogi start to go wrong, and what should he do? The whole process is a natural process. None of it is wrong in itself. What derailed the yogi was when he took it personally. He was walking and walking well. And when he felt happy, there was greed [lobha, attachment, getting stuck, clinging].

He saw that; it was fine. And he thought, "I’m selfish; my mind is no good." That’s when it went off the rails of meditation and into "I should be" instead of "Oh yes, the mind is doing this."

The yogi has to watch the selfish and greedy mind, not move somewhere else. The goal is not to get rid of the selfishness by moving away, but rather to watch and understand it.