04/03/2023
I love this because it’s totally normal to have a monkey mind. We just need to ignore all those Crazy thoughts. Easier said than done of course but with practice it can be done 🦋
When the mind starts to busy itself crafting a story about how we've been wronged, or daydreaming about what our lives could be like if we could only find the right person or situation, we need to extinguish it. Earthkeepers do this through the practice of "no-mind".
Practicing no-mind requires you to break free of your thoughts and to get in touch with the sage within, who is beyond thoughts. When you become aware of how your mind foolishly jumps from thought to thought like a monkey, you can sit quietly, amused by its activity. The parade of thoughts will continue, but you won't get caught up in it. There will only be the sage.
Thus, you'll be able to say, "There goes my mind, obsessing about how it believes I was wronged. That's how my mind acts up when I'm feeling like a victim."
The chatter in our minds will only stop when the mind is extinguished. Until then, we can simply observe our thoughts, be amused by our "monkey mind," and not identify with it. One day we'll recognize that our genuine self, the sage, resides in the middle of the storm and is unaffected by all the commotion surrounding us.
The chaos around us subsides when we realize that it's merely a mirror of what's going on in our minds. Slowly, but unstoppably, the sage prevails, as the screen of our reality becomes a blank canvas for us to create and dream in.
