Taming the Tiger
Taming the Tiger
Like a tiger
Eating what it caught
Like your mind
Latching on to what it thought
Like a tiger
Hunting down its prey
Like the mind
Following distraction all day
So tame the tiger
Calm the mind
Come into the moment
Leave the busyness behind
Notice your breathing
Be with your pain
Sit with your feelings
Repeat again and again
Into the space
Where nothing exists
Return the breath
When those thoughts persist
The tiger now lies
With one eye open
Keep it calm
You must be softly spoken
But the tiger
Needs to eat
Just as your mind
Wants thoughts to meet
Practice the skills
Of taming the tiger
Your constant distraction
Will be the reminder
By Jonathan Lee
Tags: Mind wandering, distraction, discipline
Post Date: June 2016