I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the monkey mind. The thoughts that swing from limb to limb, stopping only to… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“The mind cannot really rest or be still: it is either busy, or non-existent.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Meditation produces, in an awake man, calmness that rivals that of a sleeping boy.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Don't believe your thoughts; they are just neurotransmitters locking into receptor sites, not reality. ... As I studied and practiced more, I… — Judith Hanson Lasater Copy Share Image
“Our mind cannot be freed into the present moment while we are caged by the illusion of multitasking.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“The route of true happiness, the Buddha argued, was to achieve a visceral understanding of impermanence, which would take you off the… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness is the difficult art of simply replacing thinking with experiencing.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Only about two percent of one percent of our thoughts deserve to be taken seriously.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“2. I’m just caging my monkey mind on paper so I can get on with my fucking day.” — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness is by far the most supreme expression of gratefulness for being alive.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“The mind is a sweetheart, when it is wondering; and a bitch, when it is wandering.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Like most humanoids, I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the "monkey mind"--the thoughts that swing from limb to limb, stopping… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“My faith is with technology and with psychedelics. Politics aren't going to take us much further. We're awakening as a planet to… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
In a way, fasting is like the "calming of the monkey mind" effected by the rosary prayer: both are means of stilling… — Robert Barron Copy Share Image
“Truth: last week I online shopped too much. Then I ate 2 pounds of jelly beans to feel better about that. In… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“Some people are not really good listeners. They are merely good at keeping quiet for a long time, while someone is talking… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Meditation is generally an alternation between the feeling of bliss and the witnessing of a thought having a problem with the having… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“We cannot really experience something while we are thinking, not even the act of thinking.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“After giving it some thought, I've decided to name my monkey mind Ricky Bobby. I was thinking about Latin names like Javier,… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“God can and does use anything God chooses to get our attention. Who's to say the hawk wasn't sent as an agent… — Cathleen Falsani Copy Share Image
“The mind is a drama queen that gets too embarrassed to continue acting up, after only a few seconds of getting our… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I find, however, it's a much more freeing way to live. It certainly beats walking around with the "Don't you know who… — Patrick Fabian Copy Share Image
“Photography created, and then social media aggravated, the vast majority of people’s inability to enjoy what is happening … without the urge… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
