michael dickes
  • Art
  • Music
  • About
  • Portfolio

Notes to Self

What the Monkey In Your Mind Will show you...

9/27/2017

 
Monkey Mind as Teacher

If you become frustrated while meditating because your mind is busy swinging like a monkey from thought to thought to thought, you should recognize that the very fact that you are watching the tangle of thoughts in your head is an amazing gift of enlightenment.  By observing mind activity, your are watching from the seat of your true nature, separate from thoughts. Let the monkey swing. When you realize that you have been distracted, promptly return your awareness to the breath. Every time you do this, you are rewiring the brain, so that with enough practice, the distractions will diminish and you will remain more and more permanently rooted in the pure and peaceful state of natural awareness.   -MD 


Comments are closed.

    Picture
    from and for Michael Dickes

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All
    Absurdism
    Advice
    Applied Buddhism
    Breath Of Fire
    Buddhism
    Consciousness
    Cutting Edge
    Death
    History
    Inspiration
    Kundalini
    Meditation
    Mind
    Nei Gong
    Note To Self
    Philosophy
    Quantum Physics
    Reality
    Science
    Science & Medicine
    Sleep
    Taoism
    Technology
    Wisdom

    Picture
    Picture
    D.T. Suzuki Image
    Picture
    Sri Ramana Maharishi
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    Archives

    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    February 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    September 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015

    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
Contact
Copyright 2019. All Rights Reserved.
Photos used under Creative Commons from ipi6r, Guilherme Yagui, TMAB2003, goldsardine, Paul Stevenson, Mr. Theklan, SAASphotography, colinpoe
  • Art
  • Music
  • About
  • Portfolio