But we can also have wrong judgements?
That is a theoretical question, that I might be capable of mistake. But the yoga system is such, the technology of the asana, or any yogic technology is such, that there are many, many safety measures. You are not playing with electricity, although you think that you should fear that you are playing with your prana, but the very system has a lot of safety measures, hundreds of safety measures, they will give you indications and they will not make any catastrophe unless you are subverting the science. For example, after having done Savasana, you go and jump for Viparita Chakrasana. If you are trying to challenge yourself, that you have rested for half an hour in Savasana, and can get up and immediately go for jumping, full arm drop back and all these things; it would be foolish to do so. So, unless you make such blunders, there is no danger. There are always safety measures. The science is so developed that there is very little danger. It is so evolved that there are lots of safety measures and there is no danger, unless you do the wrong things. Like wrong principles applied, like counter-poses, and no sequencing: anything can be done! Like you go exercising, you feel like doing Sirsasana, you do Sirsasana; after Sirsasana you feel like doing jumpings, you do jumpings; then after that, you feel like doing Viparita Karani, you go for Viparita Karani, then you come out and you do a fast Halasana-Paschimottanasana cycle. Only such foolishness can be dangerous and harmful to the practitioner. But, if you have a teacher, if you have learned from your teacher, who has given you given you certain sequences and you follow them, then there is no danger. As you develop, you will get the wisdom, intelligence, perception and you will get the subjective judgement. So there is no harm - the question "I might go wrong," is very theoretical, but that is not very applicable unless you're deliberately blundering, and subverting the science.
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