Message #27972

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On days it is difficult to be still, I am beginning to practice conscious breathing. 20 breaths- standing or sitting. What happens after is a magic of its own.

Thank you once more Elfun for this thread and Steve for adding your wisdom too.

In the video above, I believe the monkey mind the monk is describing is the subconscious. Those who study health have described the subconscious mind as a machine which is different from our soul or the source of creative inspirations. It is interesting to see the similarity when in the video he says to give the monkey mind a job which is to focus on the breath.