Fighting it is fruitless. One of the most effective ways that has been found to tame the monkey mind is by embracing stillness and focusing on the here and now. Vipassana translates to “seeing things ...

But there's a cool trick to quiet the chatter and find some inner peace meditation. It's not about forcing your mind to be totally blank, but more like learning to watch your thoughts without ...

Used by Buddhists to keep the ‘monkey mind’ at bay, and by Sikhs to get rid of mental dirt, meditation also is a key theme, teaching students the benefits of disconnecting for a while.

The scientific community calls this “mind wandering” (Shakya, 2023). While meditation has been a spiritual practice advised for those with monkey mind, it’s now known for its overall ...