Meditation for May 22nd, 2016
Monkey Brain
Inside our minds that help us make decisions, know things, problem solve and communicate is our monkey brain. That monkey brain is going to fuck everything up.
You will make huge relationship mistakes because monkey brain will yell, “SEX NOW!” Your rational mind will tell you all the reasons that this relationship is doomed to fail and your creative mind will tell you that there is no excitement with this person, but your monkey brain will win because you are nothing but a stupid animal.
You will always make the most selfish choices because your monkey brain will make you. You will throw your loved ones under the bus just because your monkey brain will make you get what you want at all cost because you are no better than a dog.
You won’t ever be healthy because your monkey brain will make you eat too much. You will fill up because your monkey brain will think you won’t know when you’ll eat again. The only reason you are not over eating and hitting the gym all the time is because your monkey brain is telling you that you will die alone unless you look like a Greek statue.
You will overreact to what people say because your monkey brain will think someone is trying to kill you and breed with your mate.
Your monkey brain will try and stop you from getting close to anyone because your monkey brain wants you to mate with several mates.
Your monkey brain will make you buy lots of stuff because your monkey brain knows more is better.
Your monkey brain will get angry when people disagree with you because your monkey brain thinks that a different pack is in your territory and all none pack members should be killed.
Your monkey brain will lead you astray. If you ever think fighting, yelling, walking away or typing up an open letter to take down a person or idea, then you are letting your monkey brain guide your life.
Prayer
Enki,
God of Civilizarion,
Help me to not be an animal.
Gods don’t help animals like Gods help man.
I want to be so rational that feelings are just theories.
I don’t want to be reactionary anymore like a silverback gorilla on meth.
I want to be a stone faced intellectual.
I want to be stoic.
I don’t want to be a “feelings” person.
I just want to turn up my nose at emotionally charged obstacles.
So help me not be an animal.
Help me to shed Morher Narure’s cruel ball and chains.
I want to be a person of rational thought.
Amen.
Craft
Don’t react to anything. Being reactionary is animalistic. Humans are better than animals.
Thumbs.
Language.
Names.
Better than animals.
Arguing is savage and belongs in nature. Get civilized.
Goal
Stop making decisions with the monkey brain. Stop reacting to other drivers, the weather, political memes on Facebook or if mandolins can be in traditional bluegrass or not. Be a human, not a rabid squirrel.