1.0Awake in the Worldhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworlddebramoffitthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworld/author/debramoffittTaming the Monkey Mind - Awake in the Worldrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YHQwKXrOUw"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworld/2011/10/taming-the-monkey-mind.html">Taming the Monkey Mind</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworld/2011/10/taming-the-monkey-mind.html/embed#?secret=YHQwKXrOUw" width="600" height="338" title="“Taming the Monkey Mind” — Awake in the World" data-secret="YHQwKXrOUw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Both Buddhist and Hindu teachings address controlling the monkey mind, but this didn’t make much sense until I traveled to India. In Andhra Pradesh monkeys scampered along the roadsides and populated villages. They sat at temples and ate the offerings to Ganesha or Gayatri. When curious visitors offered them cucumbers or bananas, they would grab…http://www.beliefnet.com/%7E/media/223C9CC8E4EB4988AD01E7BC7EA044F8.ashx?w=400&h=300