Over 2,500 years ago Siddhārtha Gautama, The Buddha, ascetic and sage, came up with the term ‘Kapicitta’, or ‘Monkey Mind’. The Buddha vividly described the human mind as being filled with drunken monkeys, screeching, chattering, carrying on endlessly. We all have monkey minds, he said, with dozens of monkeys all clamouring for attention. With all the monkeys creating chaos in our minds, jumping from branch to branch, he urged his disciples to develop “a mind like a forest deer”, noting that deer, being especially gentle creatures, are able to remain aware and alert no matter the circumstances. Quiet, undistracted, focusing on the here and now. NAMING OUR MONKEY MIND I’m…