Taming the Animal Mind

Lesson Two

Cultivating curiosity and kindness

Our animal minds…

Our minds seem to have

wild and uncontrollable

lives of their own

For this reason, the mind has often been

compared to certain animals

Which ones?

David Attenborough clip

How is he with the animals?

“David Attenborough” attitude

Curiosity&

KindnessGiving space

Not interfering

Patiently noticing

‘Being with’

Allowing

Feet on Floor, Bum on ChairFOFBOC

Fighting with the mind aggravates it

Giving it space allows it to settle

When the mind gets stormy…

Allow the

storm to pass

Drop the anchor of your attention into the lower half of the body

‘Anchoring’ helps calm mind & body

Home practice

Listen to FOFBOC sound file once a day

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Each day, jot down some of the changing sensations you noticed in the table

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