1.0Awake in the Worldhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworlddebramoffitthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworld/author/debramoffittMastering the Monkey Mind - Awake in the Worldrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CaWJVgLqzf"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworld/2012/06/mastering-the-monkey-mind.html">Mastering the Monkey Mind</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworld/2012/06/mastering-the-monkey-mind.html/embed#?secret=CaWJVgLqzf" width="600" height="338" title="“Mastering the Monkey Mind” — Awake in the World" data-secret="CaWJVgLqzf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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“I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the monkey mind. The thoughts that swing from limb to limb, stopping only to scratch themselves, spit and howl. My mind swings wildly through time, touching on dozens of ideas a minute, unharnessed and undisciplined. You are, after all, what you think. Your emotions are the slaves…http://blog.beliefnet.com/awakeintheworld/files/2012/06/Bali-Sept-2011-739-225x300.jpg