The Triangle Experiment

The Triangle Experiment

Experimenting with Yourself

Are you a slave to your moods? Do little things upset you? Does lack of sleep or hunger drive you up the wall? Here is an experiment that can help you remain in control and at peace in spite of your changing circumstances.

Step 1 Observation

Observe what happens when you are faced with a particular situation. Do you see that there is a connection between your body, your mind and yourself?

For example – hunger.

You feel hungry, you reach out to some food. You pick up your favourite dish. If you don’t get what you want, sorrow engulfs you. If you get it, you are overjoyed. Thus, you constantly experience fluctuations within.

Step 2 Procedure

Mentally create a triangle.

Place your body, your mind and yourself at the three corners. Distance yourself from the activities of the body and the mind. Be a witness to all the changes happening in both.

For example

Know that the body is hungry. The mind is demanding its favourite food. The body is moving towards that delicacy.

The morsel is being put in the body. Both, the body and the mind are feeling satisfied. When the mind gets what it desires, see how it feels excited. And when it does not get what it wants, see how it feels upset.

Be a witness to this game of demanding, fulfilling, being satiated or otherwise that is played by the body and the mind.

Step 3 Inference

Despite the changes in your physical and emotional world, you will be able to gladly accept everything with equanimity.

Step 4 Resolution

Resolve to practise this exercise at a specific time, for a specific period. Slowly increase the number of times and the period each time you practise.

Step 5 Result

As you mature, this will start happening effortlessly. Soon you will rest in your changeless Being and experience happiness, regardless of your prevailing circumstances.

Topics

awarenessglobalHappinessMeditationMindfulness

Quotes

The Guru teaches, touches and turns your focus within — to the pure Self. Make the most of every blessed moment in His divine presence.
When Dharma is embraced by conviction, not compulsion; by choice, not chance; and practiced with reverence, not as a routine, it becomes a joyful journey of inner transformation.
The Lord is ready to come; but the question is where will you seat Him? Prepare a golden throne within—a mind of stillness, purity, and glad acceptance.
Spirituality is not a separate activity but a way of living - a lifestyle that pervades and enriches every aspect of your life.
Let knowledge blossom into experience through your attentive reception, deep retention and timely recollection of the teachings in every situation.
As is the company, so is the enthusiasm. Keep the company of those awakened to the soul, and that same enthusiasm will gradually arise within you.
Paryushan is an invitation to pause, introspect, purify and reconnect with the pure Self.
Human birth is like fertile soil. Whatever you sow will grow. Sow desires and reap bondage; sow wisdom and reap liberation.
Recognise the Enlightened Ones not by their outer dress or conduct, but by their unwavering self-awareness.
When a teacher like a Guru imparts knowledge, He does not merely give words; He also transmits His energy and force behind His sadhana.
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The Triangle Experiment - Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur