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. Topicsawarenesshappinessmeditationmindfulness Quotes A devotee is content. He believes he has received more than what he deserves. Pleasure and pain are two sides of the same coin. Pain begins when you desire pleasure. Focus on the Guru's abidance in the pure Self during every activity. He remains a witness while appearing as a doer. Show your strength in defeating your inner enemies not in controlling the weak. View All #SadguruWhispers Focus on the Guru's abidance in the pure Self during every activity. He remains a witness while appearing as a doer. Select category for which you wish you receive updates via email - SRMD Updates Wisdom Updates Subscribe for updates
