How to Stop the Monkey Mind

How to Stop the Monkey Mind

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”Mooji, Can You Please Help Me to Drop the Ego?”

After a powerful experience in the 2024 Lisbon Intensive, a participant shares that a lot of resistance came up, and asks for Moojibaba’s help to drop the ego. “Forget about experiencing the dropping of the ego. Experience resting in your own Self. Detachment is so powerful. Let ...  Show more

The Key to Freedom—Detached Observing

Moojibaba offers a clear, potent deep dive into his core pointings, highlighting the problem of personhood, and revealing the space of Being. "The best way of using the mind is to observe it, but with detachment. Observe what arises, emotionally, energetically, mentally, but try ...  Show more

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