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Some find the term, monkey mind, upsetting, derogatory, and insulting. This is a shame, as the point is lost, the ego is involved, and a natural human defense goes up. After all, we are supposed to be the king of the primates, arent we?

The first time I heard the expression, monkey mind, in regard to meditation, I thought of Swayambhunath Stupa, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Sometimes, this is named, the monkey temple, and it made me laugh inside, as monkeys need supervision in human settings. The picture of unsupervised monkeys got into my head, and I was suppressing laughter during a serious conversation.

Monkeys can be nuisances, when allowed to roam without some guidance, and it is the same with the untrained mind that runs from topic to topic, without getting much accomplished. So please dont waste time being offended by the term, and try to look at the comical side.

When you allow yourself to enjoy life, and try not to take anything too seriously, you can see that monkeys dont have it so bad after all. Very often, the human mind spends too much time defending, worrying, posturing, influencing, fearing, and feeling embarrassed, to enjoy life to its fullest potential.

In fact, you are not your mind. You are responsible for your actions, but many things happen in the thought process before you do take action. For example: when you think, images and options are created. As a result of those images, you get a physical feeling somewhere around your heart.

Whether the feeling is, good or bad, you process it into action, or treat it as a fleeting thought that passes and may be forgotten. So if you have a fleeting evil thought and it passes - should you waste time feeling guilty about it? The natural safeguard for ethical behavior is your heart or gut feeling. This is the best indicator of wrong or right.

Mankind has the ability to influence the universe, and create different realities, but separating what is sacred, from what is evil, has been a dilemma for thousands of years. The disconnection from your inner self, nature, and God, has led to excessive confusion.

Thank God for meditation; it allows you to harness the power of the mind, settle down, and focus, on one subject at a time. If you take the time for a daily meditation practice, your decision-making process will be much more controlled and clear. The end result will be to look at the monkey with much more respect, appreciation, and a bit of humor.

Paul Jerard is a co-owner and the director of yoga teacher training at: Aura Wellness Center, in north Providence, RI. He has been a certified Master Yoga teacher since 1995. He is a master instructor of martial arts, with multiple Black Belts, four martial arts teaching credentials, and was recently inducted into the USA martial Arts Hall of Fame. He teaches yoga, martial arts, and fitness to children, adults, and seniors in the greater Providence area. Recently he wrote: Is Running a yoga Business Right for You? For yoga students, who may be considering a new career as a yoga teacher. http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org/index.html

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two way radios are slowly becoming an integral part of our lives. The benefits of using them have been realised not only in the commercial sphere but in personal interaction as well. Despite the fact that they are limited by a fixed frequency, which limits their range of functioning, they are still emerging as a popular communication device. The reason probably is that the price range of these handsets is substantially lower than a mobile phone, and the user also does not need to pay for any of the calls made to the other handset.

There are numerous two way radios available in the market with frequencies ranging from one mile to 15 miles. In fact the technology used in radio handsets that are used for commercial purposes (in offices, etc.) and the ones used by a family are completely different.

The General mobile radio service (GMRS) is the type of two way radios that are used for outdoor or commercial purposes. They have been in use since the 1940s and the major advantage of using these is that they have the ability to transmit between five to ten miles. Because of the greater range covered by them, they are ideal for professionals who have a travelling job profile, like people in sales and marketing. Even police men and soldiers find great use for this type of two way radios. They transmit at higher power levels of one to five watts and are more expensive than other types of radio handsets.

The other type of two way radios is the one used for personal/family communication. This type is called the family radio service (FRS) and was created in 1996. They are specifically used for communication within a small area, and that is why their frequency range is a maximum of two miles. They are also less expensive than GMRS bands and have a maximum power output of watt (500 milliwatts). Generally radios sets these days have only FRS or a combination of FRS and GMRS.

one thing to be kept in mind while using FRS and GMRS two way radios is that while no license is required to use the FRS band, the user of the GMRS band service requires a GMRS license.

Dennis Jaylon is a renowned business writer who has years of experience in writing technical reviews, product descriptions and product feature analysis of technical gadgets and gizmos. He has won appreciation especially for enlightening people about the latest communication gizmos...the Two Way Radios

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