(This essay is an excerpt from my new book, Miraculous Ideas: Thoughts on A Course in Miracles, which contains expanded versions of
some of these blog essays, as well as several new essays, in a convenient book
format.)
The ‘monkey mind’ is a popular term that refers to the
seemingly endless monologues going on inside our heads. It’s called the monkey
mind, because like the activity of a monkey jumping from one thing to another,
our thoughts seem to randomly jump around no matter how much we try to
concentrate and control them.
