Understanding the Monkey Mind with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Monkey mind loves to create problems for us. In this video, Mingyur Rinpoche clarifies that what monkey mind is doing is not terribly important. Instead, what is important is how you relate to monkey mind. This teaching is from the Joy of Living Level 1 Online Program bit.ly/3s9gXK9
In brief, if you are able to avoid empowering the monkey mind as the “boss” on one hand and trying to dominate it on the other, the qualities of the mind-such as pliability and flexibility-will naturally emerge, and the monkey will rest.Subtitles are offered in multiple languages.
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[@saralamuni]

Once you realize your thoughts are not smart at all, that they are in fact quite stupid and of no use to the weal of the world, then they will stop bothering you. Like you are sitting in a house and you are watching out the window, then you see a cow pass by, then you see a horse, but you just sit there drinking your tea. It’s attention that gives power to your thoughts. Your thoughts are stupid, let go of your stupid thoughts.

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Sir... You are the God for who has no control on his mind.. It works but after some time mind again become boss.. Then again we have to control.... Don't know what is going on....

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There are 3 things you can watch forever: fire burning, water running and Mingyur talking 😌 pure joy and positivity 🙏🏻

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And the 4th one is the monkey minds of our wandering around.

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Ha ha great saying

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[@buddhaexhumed9922]

Very well said. I love listening to him. ASIDE Very educative. I love his videos. Please allow me to interrupt. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you. Great.

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I just finished the morning meditation. I was on a platform in space with my spirit guide Running Horse. She said we are watching the conjunction of Mars Uranus and fixed star Agol. She said this is beneficial. I looked whete the prayer circle you were there. You said stay calm meditate think about your breathing. I have to take a nap. I almost fell asleep trying to write you.

[@KlaasVKH]

I read something somewhere a while ago and it really stuck with me. Maybe some people here will have a use for it: ''You are focusing hard and trying to banish the thoughts, and they are not going away. This is the nature of the mind, but it looks like you are very prejudiced against your mind. When you are doing your meditation, you don’t mind if your kidneys or your lungs are functioning or if your heart is beating. You don’t mind all the other processes in the body - only your brain should not function! The notion that if you do something spiritual, your brain should stop working is simply wrong. Do not be concerned about your thoughts. Above all, do not try to stop them. Let them happen like the activity of your kidneys is happening. Do not bother about your thoughts or about how to control your thoughts. Depending upon what is there inside today, thoughts will flow. There is no significance or consequence to this. You just need to do the meditation - do not do the thoughts. The kidneys will do their own thing; the liver will do its own thing; the brain will do its own thing; you do the meditation - that is all.''

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I like that a lot! Thanks for the insight! Also I think that plays a role in helping with the general mental issues as well like depression, anxiety, etc. that most, if not all of us experience

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when i was introduced to this, i felt almost stupid by how fast the title and then a moment of "oh that's perfect!" washed over me. there's no better way to describe this.

[@garryryan4022]

I've been to Rinpoche and received teachings... When I first heard him talk about the monkey mind it just clicked... Ever since I was a child I've always said that if you look into my mind you'll see one of those wind up monkeys, you know the one on a bike going around in circles bashing it's simbels together. Then after hearing these teachings it all made sense. Peace and blessings folks

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Can you tell me how much Meditation we have to practice and i how many days we will see results?

[@garryryan4022]

@@agnirelaxgaming Everyday and after 30 days. X

[@agnirelaxgaming]

@@garryryan4022 How much time Meditation each day? 10 or 20 or 30min?

[@garryryan4022]

@@agnirelaxgaming as Rinpoche says short times many times.. But you would be better off asking someone who is more quilified than me or read the joy of living numbet 1.blessings garry

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I sincerely hope that someone will animate this one day.

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Have a read of a book called mind management

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Thats exactly what i was thinking! Im imaging some 2D cartoon with funny monkeys

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After Skool should do thus

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[@nemofawn8033]

It is actually ironic that you cant spell monkey without the word "monk" - reminded me of how you can turn monkey mind into a beneficial experience of wisdom through contemplation. 🙈🙉🙊

[@jordanjansen7733]

How I perceive "monkey mind" is the relationship you have with the things you perceive as insecurities about yourself. The more you let them control your thoughts subconsciously, the more you give them room to disrupt your way of living. The more you acknowledge them, work on them if possible or accept them if not, the calmer your mind will be, allowing you to reach a higher level of perception.

[@TheMoogaKing]

How does one do this? He touches on it briefly, but doesn’t go into detail.

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@@TheMoogaKing take small steps. write it out if you have too, & tackle one problem n then another

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@@TheMoogaKing he did explain how to work with the monkey mind, you need to give it a job.

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Namo Buddhay. Namaste.

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"Cheek bone is terrible". This made me laugh so much 😂

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Positive energy is attracted to positive energy.

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Thats nonsense

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Nope... It's the opposite. It will attract negative ones

[@yaksauce]

Important concept to bring forward in conversation. I learned the 3 Elements of Monkey Mind are: (1) limitless greed - nothing is ever enough, especially if something brings pleasure (relevant to a world dominated by materialism/consumerism/exploitation); (2) tireless fear - people live in constant fear even in the absence of threat (the genesis of ego is caused by fear), especially fearful of new or novel stimulus/information/arisings; (3) constant seeking of highest position - Monkey Mind reacts to threats by assuming highest position (this is to protect the ego/status/self-identity) and in absence of threat Monkey Mind schemes to gain advantage/status/control over other beings. But to our great fortune Monkey Mind is subject to impermanence, and requires practice to achieve rewarding success. If the practitioner knows how to overcome ego identity by generating a clearing in the mind space, then Monkey Mind simply atrophies and the result is a good Human Being able to benefit and serve others. The Path to Liberation begins with dispelling of Monkey Mind. And since we are all seeking Liberation from the Cyclic Existence of Samsara, dispelling Monkey Mind is an imperative first step. Namaste 🙏🏼

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[@akashraheja7203]

I learned about this during Vipassana course

[@atomchild2619]

These words are truly helpful, thank you a lot. I hope one day I will be able to accept and cope with life in a healthy way again

[@spacer4660]

Sholin monks are masters of breaking Monkey Mind to effortlessly progress up the Mountain of blissfully calm abiding mind and a space in which everything is possible. Good magic wins, every time! 🤣🙏🏼✌🏻

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What transition? Things look the same to me.

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Self awareness has always been a mystery to many , only through self inquiry you can achieve the state of pure awareness of becoming an observer

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Your teachings are so simple and so helpful. Thank you very much Rinpoche.

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Thank you very much for the teaching, master rinpoche!

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You are the master Rinpoche and I am your willing student. Thank you for your teachings. 🙏🏼

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Watching Vinny's Monke streams lead this to get recommend to me,and watching this actually helped me find a way to deal with my adhd

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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I´ll keep you in my practices!!!

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Thank you for giving us this great lesson!

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I LOVED THIS! Thank you!

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Thank you for this lesson yongey renpoche

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Thank you..🙏namaste

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Thank you, Bhante, for this wonderful video.

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Wonderful! Thank you.

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Thank you Rinpuhe.

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That is really really fantastic. Thank you very much!!!

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This has got to be my favorite explanation of the monkey mind and meditation. Thank you 🙏

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Very well explained with easy example.I have never heard such an example of our monkey mind.Thanks a lot master !

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thank you for doing these videos

[@shokoofeharzi9152]

Hi thanks for sharing this great tips. I used to fight with my thoughts but now I do my best to don't control it. I try to observe everything happening around me also all my thoughts since I learned meditation. So I need a example to understand how give a job to monkey mind.

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Thank You So Much💖

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Love this one! He made me laugh a few times.

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A Yotuber Rinpoche?...that´s awesome. Subscribed without thinking twice. You´re right. Monkey mind has been messing with me for quite some time. Thanks Yongey!

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Thank you!

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Thank you so much

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As a senior meditation practioner (10+years), I can tell you - it really works. I have much less thoughts, If I don't need my mind to think about smth (work).

[@agnirelaxgaming]

How much time you invested in Meditation per day and in how many days you got results?

[@shyrishdhyani]

I have anxiety and my muscles become stiff during meditation. Any tips for that

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@@shyrishdhyani Position is not the most important thing. You can sit on a chair and reach deeper levels of Awareness. The are people who meditate laying down in bed or on the floor and still come out with that deep Awareness. I know this is true because I've tried many positions while meditating over the past 7 years and I've had no issues going within and reaching those deeper levels.

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​@@Philani_Ndlovucan ocd be recovered from meditation?

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@@bk24682 Yes yes yes. Absolutely. It might require a desire and commitment to keep going as it might take time to neutralize those excessive and deeply rooted thoughts that causes those compulsive actions. However as the time goes through your commitment of regular/daily Meditation, you will begin to see things getting better and better. You can't help but become better because meditation helps one get better control of their mind, you see.

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This is great!!!

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monkey mind meditation... I actually tried it for a few days recently... thanks so very very much.. ... in the morning... 3AM... eyes 👀.. monkey mind chatter instead of my quiet time before dawn... "monkey 🐒 mind ok".. in a very happy voice.. and... ahhhh.. hello monkeys.. let's watch the sun come up Peace ✌️

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thank you Master Rinpoche... forever ♾️ Namaste

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🙏Thank you Dearest Monk🌹 ❤

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Thank you 🙏🏽💕🎶

[@TheMoogaKing]

I would love more videos on this subject. I’ve been suffering from Monkey mind for too long.

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That is super important to anxious people like me, to work with the monkey mind, not fighting it but embracing it, welcome it! Thank you so so much I mean, I started medidation last week and with all your advices, I just don't want to stop and pursue for all the beneficials that comes with practicing medidation. It is an amazing journey. Thanks again Master Rinpoche and thanks to all the people that helps with medidation as well, we truly need that 👍👍

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Thank you so much for this video it has made me understand more about our minds 🙏

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