Lesson Two Our animal minds… Our minds seem to be wild and out of control at times Because of this, the mind has been compared to types of animals.
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Taming the Animal Mind
Lesson Two
Cultivating curiosity and kindness
Our animal minds…
Our minds seem to be wild
and out of control at times
Because of this, the mind has
been compared to types of
animals
Which ones?
David Attenborough clip
How is he with the animals?
“David” attitude
Curious &Kind
Giving space
Not getting in their way
Patiently looking
‘Being with’
Allowing
Feet on Floor, Bum on ChairFOFBOC
Why?
If we fight our minds when we feel upset, this just winds them up and
makes things worse.
When the mind gets stormy…
Allow the
storm to pass
Drop the anchor of your attention into the bottom half of the body
‘Anchor-ing’ calms mind & body
Home practice
Listen to the FOFBOC.mp3once a day
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Each day, note down someof the changing physicalsensations you noticedin the table
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