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Title:Meditation and the Monkey Mind?

Word Count:428

Summary:Some find the term, monkey mind, upsetting, derogatory, and insulting. This is a shame, as the point is lost, the ego is involved, and a natural human defense goes up. After all, we are supposed to be the king of the primates, arent we?

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Article Body:Some find the term, monkey mind, upsetting, derogatory, and insulting. This is a shame, as the point is lost, the ego is involved, and a natural human defense goes up. After all, we are supposed to be the king of the primates, arent we?

The first time I heard the expression, monkey mind, in regard to meditation, I thought of Swayambhunath Stupa, in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Sometimes, this is named, the monkey temple, and it made me laugh inside, as monkeys need supervision in human settings. The picture of unsupervised monkeys got into my head, and I was suppressing laughter during a serious conversation.

Monkeys can be nuisances, when allowed to roam without some guidance, and it isthe same with the untrained mind that runs from topic to topic, without gettingmuch accomplished. So please dont waste time being offended by the term, and tryto look at the comical side.

When you allow yourself to enjoy life, and try not to take anything too seriously, you can see that monkeys dont have it so bad after all. Very often, the humanmind spends too much time defending, worrying, posturing, influencing, fearing,and feeling embarrassed, to enjoy life to its fullest potential.

In fact, you are not your mind. You are responsible for your actions, but many things happen in the thought process before you do take action. For example: whenyou think, images and options are created. As a result of those images, you geta physical feeling somewhere around your heart.

Whether the feeling is, good or bad, you process it into action, or treat it asa fleeting thought that passes and may be forgotten. So if you have a fleeting evil thought and it passes - should you waste time feeling guilty about it? The natural safeguard for ethical behavior is your heart or gut feeling. This is the best indicator of wrong or right.

Mankind has the ability to influence the universe, and create different realitie

s, but separating what is sacred, from what is evil, has been a dilemma for thousands of years. The disconnection from your inner self, nature, and God, has ledto excessive confusion.

Thank God for meditation; it allows you to harness the power of the mind, settledown, and focus, on one subject at a time. If you take the time for a daily meditation practice, your decision-making process will be much more controlled andclear. The end result will be to look at the monkey with much more respect, appreciation, and a bit of humor.

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