You must be wondering what is the monkey mind.
Did you know our mind is often compared to a monkey?
The 'monkey mind' is a common metaphor used to describe our constantly spinning minds.
Imagine sitting at your desk all set to tackle an essay as part of an assignment. Suddenly you feel like eating something which you believe will allow you to better concentrate. Now that eating is out of the way, you get back at your desk. Just under a minute you decide to fix the printer. Once fixed, you get back again to writing your essay. What happens next?
You guessed it!
Your mind wanders off again and you find something else to do. Half of the day is gone and your essay remains untouched. That's called the 'monkey mind' .
Our minds keep jumping …show more content…
Understand it. Listen to it. Believe that your mind is your friend. Acknowledge both negative and positive thoughts and help your mind work around those thoughts.
Imagine your mind is a supermarket. The thoughts that arise are the commodities on the shelves. Will you grab every single product on the shelves? Obviously not! Similarly when thousands of thoughts arise during the course of the day. Give yourself permission to pick and choose. You do not have to pay attention to every thought or solve that comes to your mind. A friendly direction is what your mind looks for.
2. Feed your mind with positive affirmations
The positive effects affirmations can have on our minds can never be overstated. But the importance of it is often disregarded. Imagine setting yourself a goal to refrain from eating junk food for a period of 6 months. But your mind keeps drifting away from that goal. It tries tempting you to eat what you really want. At times convincing you that staying away from junk food isn't going to …show more content…
There is so much more to this world than just you. Free yourself from the prison of your mind. Step outside and see the beauty in nature. Let go of the thoughts that are holding you captive and strive to make a difference in the lives of others. Help yourself by helping others. Engage in social or physical activities that brings out the good qualities hidden in you. Discipline your mind to observe whatever's happening around you. "Get out of your head and get into your greatness" Les Brown
6. "Lose your mind and come to your senses"
This quote is so deep in meaning and it summarizes what we should be doing in order to discipline our monkey mind.
Why do we insist on making sense of everything that happens to us? Why do we tend to over analyze and at times over react to a given situation? Why do we always have to find the logic behind situations? Give your mind a break. Let down your guard.
Try adopting a 'chilled out' attitude from time to time. Do not try to figure the meaning of life or the significance behind your existance on this planet. You're putting lots of pressure on your little brain and creating enormous amounts of
Did you know our mind is often compared to a monkey?
The 'monkey mind' is a common metaphor used to describe our constantly spinning minds.
Imagine sitting at your desk all set to tackle an essay as part of an assignment. Suddenly you feel like eating something which you believe will allow you to better concentrate. Now that eating is out of the way, you get back at your desk. Just under a minute you decide to fix the printer. Once fixed, you get back again to writing your essay. What happens next?
You guessed it!
Your mind wanders off again and you find something else to do. Half of the day is gone and your essay remains untouched. That's called the 'monkey mind' .
Our minds keep jumping …show more content…
Understand it. Listen to it. Believe that your mind is your friend. Acknowledge both negative and positive thoughts and help your mind work around those thoughts.
Imagine your mind is a supermarket. The thoughts that arise are the commodities on the shelves. Will you grab every single product on the shelves? Obviously not! Similarly when thousands of thoughts arise during the course of the day. Give yourself permission to pick and choose. You do not have to pay attention to every thought or solve that comes to your mind. A friendly direction is what your mind looks for.
2. Feed your mind with positive affirmations
The positive effects affirmations can have on our minds can never be overstated. But the importance of it is often disregarded. Imagine setting yourself a goal to refrain from eating junk food for a period of 6 months. But your mind keeps drifting away from that goal. It tries tempting you to eat what you really want. At times convincing you that staying away from junk food isn't going to …show more content…
There is so much more to this world than just you. Free yourself from the prison of your mind. Step outside and see the beauty in nature. Let go of the thoughts that are holding you captive and strive to make a difference in the lives of others. Help yourself by helping others. Engage in social or physical activities that brings out the good qualities hidden in you. Discipline your mind to observe whatever's happening around you. "Get out of your head and get into your greatness" Les Brown
6. "Lose your mind and come to your senses"
This quote is so deep in meaning and it summarizes what we should be doing in order to discipline our monkey mind.
Why do we insist on making sense of everything that happens to us? Why do we tend to over analyze and at times over react to a given situation? Why do we always have to find the logic behind situations? Give your mind a break. Let down your guard.
Try adopting a 'chilled out' attitude from time to time. Do not try to figure the meaning of life or the significance behind your existance on this planet. You're putting lots of pressure on your little brain and creating enormous amounts of