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Sep 2023
17m 6s

How to Stop the Monkey Mind

Mooji
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Many seekers of truth complain of how noisy and restless the monkey mind can play, especially when there is an intention to be self aware as presence. Moojibaba offers a straightforward guidance that exposes the monkey identity and reveals the pure space of the uninvolved witness. “How to stop the monkey mind? — When you observe the mind with detachment, ... Show More
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