Fatigue
Can a yogi feel fatigue? Of course he can; he can even become ill. But he will know that a new store of energy must be gathered. He will know where energy was overspent and will calmly take valerian and musk.
It is a joy to know that our apparatus needs restoration of energy. The fatigue from the past is happiness for the future. The new reinforcement of energy is always an advance over the past. This means that fatigue is our friend. In knowledge of this the wise serpent changes his skin; but the serpent does not sting during the new growth. The serpent knows that the success of this regeneration depends on rest. Therefore, the man who knows the cause of fatigue will wisely prescribe rest for himself, summoning to the work completely different centers. (AY, 241)
see also Cloud of Cognition, Drowsiness, Rest
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