Why is it that even when we know something is bad for us, we still do it? We might regularly miss our yoga practice, eat too much food, even though we are full, or put of bedtime when we are tired. A classic example is smoking: we know that smoking is bad for our health (it even warns us on the packet!) and yet still many of us cannot resist the next cigarette.
Ayurveda calls this ‘prajnapradha’ – a crime against wisdom – wild fully ignoring our inner knowing and common sense.