Monkey Mind: a Buddhist metaphor meaning unsettled; restless; capricious; whimsical; fanciful; inconstant; confused; indecisive; uncontrollable; unsettled in mind; fluctuating; wavering in purpose; erratic.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Overcoming Monkey Mind

Sit quietly, close your eyes, look straight ahead and slightly downward, when the monkey-mind distracts you, with eyes still closed, return to looking straight ahead and slightly downward.