Go sit in a chair and remove all personal volition. Say to yourself, "Okay, I'm not going to make any effort to do anything. I'm simply going to sit here and see what happens. I'm not going to choose to either get up or stay seated. Then, stop thinking, and just watch what happens. Socrates did this experiment, and so did Rajneesh (they did it on street corners, and in Socrates case it reportedly attracted a crowd of spectators). It is also written about in "The End of the Road." In the latter case, the guy sitting on the bench in the subway station unable to move (because all volition had been removed) is interrupted by a strange character before the experiment is complete.
It may take several hours of silent sitting before something happens, but when it does, you may be quite surprised. When something happens, don't start thinking; just continue to watch. It can be an eye-opener.
It may take several hours of silent sitting before something happens, but when it does, you may be quite surprised. When something happens, don't start thinking; just continue to watch. It can be an eye-opener.
