Inner Work Triad
Sādhana Trikoṇa — Practice triangle
The three directions of conscious work in this moment.
Positions
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1
Work on Self
Question: Where must I work on myself?
The inner work required - self-observation, self-remembering, struggle with mechanicalness.
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2
Work with Others
Question: How must I work with others?
The relational dimension - conscious relationships, external considering, school work.
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3
Work for the Work
Question: How do I serve something higher?
The transpersonal dimension - serving the teaching, conscious evolution, the cosmos.
Jungian
Self-Other-Transcendent
Fourth Way
Three lines of work
Sanskrit
Ātma-Para-Brahma sādhana
Related Concepts
Three Lines of Work
Balanced efforts across three domains: work on oneself (personal practice), work with others (group cooperation), and work for the whole (service to higher purpose).
Self
The regulating center of the psyche that encompasses both conscious and unconscious—the goal of individuation, often symbolized by the divine child or mandala.
The Work
The entire system of practical efforts for self-development—self-remembering, observing, struggling with mechanical habits—requiring discipline and continuous effort.
Triamazikamno (Law of Three)
The fundamental law that every phenomenon results from three interacting forces: Active, Passive, and Neutralizing (Affirming, Denying, Reconciling).
Archetypes
Universal symbolic patterns that structure the collective unconscious, recurring across cultures, mythologies, dreams, and art in recognizable forms.