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The monkey is the messenger : meditation and what your busy mind is trying to tell you / Ralph De la Rosa ; foreword by Susan Piver.

by De La Rosa, Ralph.

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Shambhala, 2018.

Meditation -- Buddhism.

9781611805840 (pbk.)

xx, 261 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-261).

Body the monkey is a meditator -- Taking responsibility for your own happiness -- The magnificent mismatch -- Befriending the body in meditation -- Evolving the monkey's motivations -- Mind a monkey molded by model scenes -- The body of breath -- Our monkeys, ourselves -- How you breathe is how you feel -- The stories we tell ourselves -- How we get stuck : trauma and the unconscious mind -- How we get stuck -- Heart the monkey's ultimate message -- The challenge of self-love -- The monkey is a mensch -- Love : level 10 -- The gifts of difficulty -- The family within -- Working with the inner critic and other harsh inner voices -- Putting it all together : integrating Buddhist meditation with parts work.

The author uses neuroscience and psychology and his long practice of meditation and yoga to discuss why repetitive thoughts during meditation might actually be a good thing.

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