I don't mind monkeys stealing my clothes - it's just the thought that they might look better in them than me.

Examples of "mind monkey" are predictably common in Chinese popular culture.

However, examples of "mind monkey" are surprisingly widespread in modern English culture.

For instance, there are blogs named "Mind Monkey!"

Master the Mind Monkey.

The Chinese Buddhist "mind monkey" metaphor refers to the unsettled, restless state of human mind.

Mind monkey or monkey mind, from Chinese xinyuan and Sino-Japanese shin'en 心猿 [lit.

Mind monkey and monkey mind both occur in English usage, originally as translations of xinyuan or shin'en and later as culturally-independent images.

English translations of Chinese xinyuan or Japanese shin'en commonly include "mind monkey", "monkey mind", and "monkey of the mind".

On the one hand, the Jataka tales say that Gautama Buddha was a benevolent monkey king in an earlier incarnation; and on the other hand, monkeys symbolized trickery and ignorance, represented by the Chan Buddhist "mind monkey" metaphor for the unsettled, restless nature of human mentality.

You can choose to use monkey mind or feel mountain.

So it is like meditation - but without the monkey mind.

My monkey mind went south three years ago.

For no good reason he had pursued it, for thus his little monkey mind functioned.

She recognised Loonys name, and a picture of the little black spaniel flashed into her monkey mind.

Your vacuous western culture has necessitated the endless chatter of the monkey mind.

Benson and Stark recommend something they call the "relaxation response" to counter-act the monkey mind.

Monkey mind control -- a breakthrough for paralysis?

There was no denying it--the monkey mind was in full control now.

And the winner is a Monkey Mind.

Like many people, my dad had a bad case of what some Buddhists call "monkey mind," a busy head crowded with lots of thoughts.

With yoga's emphasis on focus, you spend an hour quieting the "monkey mind" that is the bane of modern existence.

Concentration Concentration is necessary to discipline the "monkey mind''.

She explains how our wilful 'monkey mind' traps us with its multiple desires, and how we can free ourselves.

It helps to learn and to practise concentration strategies, to harness your monkey mind, so that it works at your will.

Grraf-Nig knew the poisons that would destroy a monkey mind; Hwass did not.

When one has a monkey mind, excessive brain activity can overload the system, making it difficult to concentrate, to learn new things, and to fall asleep."

But even terror fades; the monkey mind of a human being will not stay attuned even to the imminent threat of death.

Samba and the Monkey Mind.

He writes regularly about anxiety at his Web site, The Monkey Mind Chronicles.

"Mad Melancholy Monkey Mind" is a band.

Many of us know people who have tried to meditate and failed, defeated by thoughts that refused to stay put - what skilled practitioners call "monkey mind."

Monkey Minds in the Devil's Time is released on 11 March by Double Six.

Your Monkey Mind Connection.

Meditation is designed to help us tame our "monkey minds" by concentrating on our breath, a symbol, or a mantra - and anyone can do it.