Monkey mind versus monks mind!

Deeply considered and wise words from amiable and likable compound archer Anto Corcoran Edited by Andrew Wayland I have heard it said that archery is a very white belt sport. ( white belt mentality is simply remaining open to a lifetime of learning). ‘Monkey mind’ appears to know everything already, it is that constant ,distracting voice that takes over. ‘Monk mind’ knows that we should always be open to new thoughts and ideas. Going about my everyday life ,archery is ever present at the forefront of my mind, yet i find when i’m at the shooting line at full draw, all my ‘Monkey mind’ thoughts are suddenly present.  So how do we get from the noise of monkey mind to the quiet calm and focus of ‘Monk mind” to achieve the goal we have set ourselves?  Even though our aim in archery (pun intended) is to repeat the same shot everytime, this may not always…