In tonight’s bedtime meditation for kids, we head back to the mystical monkey temple where we learn about the monkeys' kindness and the way that they give back to their community. Today, they're making a delicious feast! Relax, get sleepy, and let’s begin!
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Narrator 🎙 Abbe Opher
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Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome back to Coco Sleep, the podcast of
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Speaker 1: original children's bedtime stories and meditations designed to make bedtime
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Speaker 1: a dream. Tonight, we're going back to the Mystical Monkey
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Speaker 1: Temple for some more meditation guidance, which I'm sure will
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Speaker 1: set you up nicely for a deep, soothing, dream filled sleep.
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Speaker 1: But before we begin, Coco and I have some big
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Speaker 1: hellos and welcomes to say to our newest Coco clubbers, Hi, Eleiana, Juliano, Zieeva, Theo,
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Speaker 1: Jack and ben Bianca and Miro. Welcome to the club.
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Speaker 1: Is great to have you join us. So back to tonight's
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Speaker 1: bedtime meditation, where we're going to spend some time at
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Speaker 1: the mystic call Monkey Temple again. This time we're going
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Speaker 1: to learn about the importance of helping others in making
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Speaker 1: the world a better place and allowing us to live
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Speaker 1: a happy life. Being kind is definitely a major feature
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Speaker 1: of a fulfilling and happy life, but I'm sure you
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Speaker 1: know that already. So first we'll have a meditation session
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Speaker 1: with the other monkeys from the temple. Then after you
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Speaker 1: finish your meditation, you'll learn about an idea that the
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Speaker 1: monkeys follow called service. Service is where you take time
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Speaker 1: to help others without expecting anything back in return. Let's
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Speaker 1: help the monkeys tonight and learn how good it feels
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Speaker 1: to help others. This is the mystical Monkeys helping others
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Speaker 1: by Joel Pim Let's start this meditation by asking yourself
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Speaker 1: a few questions. Can you feel how soft your mattresses?
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Speaker 1: Does the blanket feel like it's giving you a big hug?
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Speaker 1: Are you tired and ready for a lovely sleep? If
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Speaker 1: you want, you can wriggle around a little bit to
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Speaker 1: find the comfious position. You can wriggle as much as
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Speaker 1: you want. Now, let's give our arms a big shake.
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Speaker 1: Let all of your energy out. Shake, take a deep breath,
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Speaker 1: and ciy it out and relax.
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Speaker 2: That's right.
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Speaker 1: Let's now move further down our arms and relax our
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Speaker 1: hands and fingers. Clench your hands into a fist and
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Speaker 1: tighten them as hard as you can, squeeze, and then,
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Speaker 1: with a big sigh, relax your hands back down to
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Speaker 1: the mattress. Relax your chest and shoulders, letting your muscles
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Speaker 1: have a well deserved rest. As you move down your body,
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Speaker 1: focus on your legs and let them relax. Now we're
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Speaker 1: going to give our legs a big shake. That's right,
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Speaker 1: let all the energy out and relax again. Slowly bring
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Speaker 1: your legs back to your bed in a comfortable position.
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Speaker 1: Relax into your comforty bed, and you'll feel yourself becoming
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Speaker 1: calmer and calmer. Now's the time for you to recharge
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Speaker 1: your batteries so you can have lots of energy and
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Speaker 1: you can be the most energetic and happy person you
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Speaker 1: can be tomorrow. Now, let's take some breads, and with
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Speaker 1: every breath in, feel yourself getting lighter and lighter, and
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Speaker 1: with every breath out, feel yourself getting more and more
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Speaker 1: sleepy and relaxed. If you feel yourself drifting off already,
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Speaker 1: that's just fine. Imagine yourself at the top of a
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Speaker 1: large domed hill. In front of you, you see colorful
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Speaker 1: flags waving in the wind over a beautiful view of
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Speaker 1: the endless green jungle and the sparkling seas in the distance.
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Speaker 1: It looks so pretty. You think of every plant, tree
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Speaker 1: and flower that makes up the jungle, all coming together
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Speaker 1: to make a magical world full of amazing creatures. A
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Speaker 1: big smile seckles on your face. As you become calmer
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Speaker 1: and calmer, the sun reaches from behind the clouds and
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Speaker 1: shines brightly on your face, filling your heart with light
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Speaker 1: and warmth. You feel so cozy and peaceful. Slowly, you
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Speaker 1: turn around to see a large temple. It's a beautiful
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Speaker 1: building made out of white stone, draped with beautifully colored flags.
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Speaker 1: At the entrance, you see something burning. Instantly, the smell
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Speaker 1: hits you. It has a sweet but woody scent. As
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Speaker 1: the smell fills your nostrils and lungs, you feel a
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Speaker 1: comfort to fill your body. At the sides of the temple,
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Speaker 1: you see large green trees and gardens bordering the temple.
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Speaker 1: They have been well looked after, with a range of
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Speaker 1: flowers and a greenhouse used to grow vegetables. In front
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Speaker 1: of the temple, you see a big wheel that makes
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Speaker 1: a chiming sound every time it's in the wind. A
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Speaker 1: feeling of fulfillment fills your body, allowing your heart to
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Speaker 1: fill with a warm, fuzzy feeling. There is something so
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Speaker 1: special about this place. As you turned back around to
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Speaker 1: where you were looking before, you see an old monkey
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Speaker 1: draped in robes sitting by the edge of the hill.
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Speaker 1: You'd been looking at the same view before without seeing him.
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Speaker 1: How strange he must have sneaked there while you were
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Speaker 1: admiring the enchanting temple. You see the wise old monkey
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Speaker 1: has his eyes easily shut with a little smile on
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Speaker 1: his face. It looks like he has been sitting in
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Speaker 1: this same position for years without moving a muscle. You
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Speaker 1: are curious and start walking towards the old one monkey.
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Speaker 1: As you approach, the monkey slowly opens up his eyes
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Speaker 1: and offers out a hand, gesturing for you to sit
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Speaker 1: next to him. Are you ready for your morning meditation practice,
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Speaker 1: he says softly. You nod slowly and easily sit down
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Speaker 1: next to him, enjoying the view of the divine kingdom
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Speaker 1: once again. You take a deep breath in and let
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Speaker 1: it go through your nose. In this meditation, we're going
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Speaker 1: to focus on our breathing nice and slow. Make sure
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Speaker 1: you're sitting comfortably, and take a deep breath in. Feel
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Speaker 1: yourself inflate like a bloom with each breath in and out.
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Speaker 1: As you breathe in, you feel yourself being filled up with.
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Speaker 2: Love and light. Then, as you breathe out, you imagine
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Speaker 2: any worries or fears drift off into the distance. You
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Speaker 2: know it is completely normal to feel sad, worried, or scared.
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Speaker 2: We can just watch these feelings like clouds passing across
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Speaker 2: the sky.
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Speaker 1: Sometimes it might feel stormy, but this is okay. All
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Speaker 1: storms pass eventually, often leaving behind a sunny, clear sky.
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Speaker 1: Let's watch as different feelings come into our head, stay
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Speaker 1: around for a little while, and then drift off. We
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Speaker 1: will now do as simple breathing exercise together. This will
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Speaker 1: help us relax and get our bodies ready for sleep. Together,
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Speaker 1: we will breathe in for four seconds, hold for four seconds,
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Speaker 1: and exhale for four seconds. Just take it nice and easy,
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Speaker 1: and maybe imagine your breath coming in and out like
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Speaker 1: waves lapping against the beach. Here we go. Let's start
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Speaker 1: with a deep breath in one two three four. Hold
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Speaker 1: your breath one two three four and breathe out one
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Speaker 1: two three four. Breathe in one two three.
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Speaker 2: Four, hold one.
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Speaker 1: Two three four, breathe out one two three for breathing
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Speaker 1: one two three for hold that breath one two three
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Speaker 1: four and let it all go one two three four.
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Speaker 1: Breathe in one two three for hold that breath one
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Speaker 1: two three four and let it all go one two
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Speaker 1: three four. Now let your breath come back to a
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Speaker 1: nice and easy pace. That's right. Allow every breath in
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Speaker 1: to bring energy and happiness, and every breath out to
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Speaker 1: remove sadness and unhappiness. Our breath is almost like a superpower.
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Speaker 1: It keeps us alive and strong without us even needing
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Speaker 1: to think about it. By coming back to our breath,
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Speaker 1: we can slow down and allow ourselves to calm down
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Speaker 1: when we're feeling upset or scared. With a few deep breaths,
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Speaker 1: we can go from being angry or sad to being
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Speaker 1: relaxed and happier. Your breath is your secret weapon for
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Speaker 1: when you need to be brave. When you need to
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Speaker 1: be brave, take a few deep breaths and do what
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Speaker 1: you think is right. When you're ready, emerge back into
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Speaker 1: the magical Monkey Kingdom. As you look over the view again,
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Speaker 1: you start to see everything in a different way, almost
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Speaker 1: as if before you were wearing funny glasses that didn't
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Speaker 1: allow you to see clearly. You look again at the
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Speaker 1: colorful flags, you can hardly believe your eyes. As the
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Speaker 1: Magical Kingdom has become brighter and brighter, your senses expand
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Speaker 1: as you can now experience each sight, sound, smell, and
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Speaker 1: touch different than before. You can feel the strands of
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Speaker 1: grass beneath you, growing and moving in the wind. You
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Speaker 1: put your hand on the grass as you experience how
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Speaker 1: it feels. Then you get drawn to the smell of
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Speaker 1: dinner being made in the temple kitchen. It smells so
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Speaker 1: good that you could almost taste the food being prepared,
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Speaker 1: a delicious meal of sweet, salty, and sour. You then
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Speaker 1: notice the faint sound of the other monkeys singing and
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Speaker 1: chanting songs together. You are not able to hear the
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Speaker 1: singing before, but now you can hear it loud and clear,
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Speaker 1: almost like your ears have been given a magnifying glass.
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Speaker 1: To the sound, You notice all the different things you
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Speaker 1: are experiencing. You feel your heart beating your chest, and
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Speaker 1: you watch how your chest rises and falls with each breath.
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Speaker 1: Your breath is always there, like a good friend that
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Speaker 1: you can always rely on. You look back to your
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Speaker 1: left and see the wise old monkey smiling inwardly, still
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Speaker 1: in a deep state of meditation. You have never seen
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Speaker 1: anyone seems so happy even when nothing is happening. Without
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Speaker 1: opening his eyes or moving his body, the wise monkey
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Speaker 1: starts to speak quietly again. Now that you have finished
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Speaker 1: your meditation, you can now learn about what else monkeys
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Speaker 1: from the temple get up to you can go to
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Speaker 1: the entrance and join the other monkeys for a day
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Speaker 1: of service. Following the instructions of the old monkey, you
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Speaker 1: walk towards the temple entrance. As you are walking, you
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Speaker 1: feel yourself becoming drawn to the nature around you. You
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Speaker 1: take time to look closely at all of the nature
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Speaker 1: around you, from the tall, dark green trees that line
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Speaker 1: the path, to leaves rustling in the breeze, to the
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Speaker 1: sun rays that dance around the landscape. A smile naturally
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Speaker 1: falls on your face, and you feel a deep thankfulness
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Speaker 1: for the world around you. A feeling of peace and
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Speaker 1: harmony washes over you as you walk with a spring
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Speaker 1: in your step along the path. As you see the
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Speaker 1: temple at the end of the path, a sense of
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Speaker 1: adventure fills your heart. You notice that some of the
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Speaker 1: other monkeys from the temple have now started to work
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Speaker 1: on the garden, moving soil and plants around the front
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Speaker 1: of the temple. You see one monkey carefully feeding the
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Speaker 1: plants with fresh water. They seem to be caring for
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Speaker 1: the plants in a way you've never seen before. They
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Speaker 1: seem to be treating the plants as carefully as you
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Speaker 1: would treat a person. You are amazed by the care
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Speaker 1: taken by these monkeys to maintain their environment.
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Speaker 2: As you watch the other.
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Speaker 1: Monkeys working, a monkey comes and taps you on the shoulder.
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Speaker 1: She has a massive grin on her face as she
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Speaker 1: directs you towards the greenhouse. My name is Sam, and
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Speaker 1: I'm here to show you how we can be of
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Speaker 1: service by harvesting fruits and vegetables, she says, calmly is
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Speaker 1: when you give to others without the idea of getting
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Speaker 1: something back. We serve to make the other people around
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Speaker 1: us feel happier. First we grow the ingredients, then we
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Speaker 1: can cook a big meal to give to people in
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Speaker 1: our community. You follow Sam into the greenhouse, eager to
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Speaker 1: understand how you can help. At first, you feel nervous
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Speaker 1: and you've never worked in a garden like this before.
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Speaker 1: As soon as you enter the greenhouse, you are struck
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Speaker 1: by the earthy smell of the soil and the sweet
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Speaker 1: scent of the flowers. On both sides of the greenhouse,
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Speaker 1: you see monkeys caring for the needs of the plants,
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Speaker 1: making sure they are nourished and watered. As you walk
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Speaker 1: around the greenhouse, you look at the plants, taking time
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Speaker 1: to see how they move in the breeze and how
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Speaker 1: their leaves shine in the light. Check out the patterns
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Speaker 1: on the petals of the flowers and the fruits and
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Speaker 1: veggies growing on the vines. As you are admiring nature's beauty,
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Speaker 1: Sam gives you some guidance on how to look after
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Speaker 1: the plants. The first thing we have to know when
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Speaker 1: taking care of plants is that it is important to
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Speaker 1: treat the plant as a living being. All we want
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Speaker 1: to do is support it on its journey by nourishing
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Speaker 1: it with the things that it needs to thrive. The
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Speaker 1: second thing is taking care of plants. It's a process
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Speaker 1: that needs patience and love. You learn that each little
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Speaker 1: thing you do to take care of the plants can
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Speaker 1: help them grow bigger and stronger. These juicy fruits and
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Speaker 1: vegetables are as they are because we spend time making
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Speaker 1: sure that they have everything that they need across their life.
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Speaker 1: Sam then hands you are watering, can to give some
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Speaker 1: of the plants on the other side of the greenhouse
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Speaker 1: a little drink. You watch as the water trickles down
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Speaker 1: to the soil, slowly seeping down to the roots. You
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Speaker 1: imagine the plant growing big and strong, making lots of
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Speaker 1: juicy fruit for us to enjoy. After some time watering
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Speaker 1: the plants, you are called over by Sam to help
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Speaker 1: harvest some of the rosy red tomatoes that are ripe
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Speaker 1: and ready to be picked. You grab a big basket
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Speaker 1: and start to pick some of the juicy tomatoes. You
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Speaker 1: smile as you realize the time and effort that this
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Speaker 1: plant has taken to produce this fruit. Also, so many
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Speaker 1: hours of work have been put into watering and nourishing
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Speaker 1: the plants by the other monkeys. You harvest all of
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Speaker 1: the ripe tomatoes and follow Sam out of the greenhouse
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Speaker 1: and into the temple. As you walk into the temple,
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Speaker 1: you are greeted with a feeling of peace and happiness.
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Speaker 1: Everyone in the temple seems to have a big, happy
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Speaker 1: grin on their face going about their daily routine of service.
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Speaker 1: It feels like a really special place, a place filled
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Speaker 1: with joy and peace. As you walk through the hallway,
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Speaker 1: you see pretty decorations like colorful flags, statues, and candles.
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Speaker 1: You keep on following Sam as she directs you towards
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Speaker 1: the kitchen. Inside the kitchen, you see monkeys rushing to
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Speaker 1: prepare food for the evening meal. A large bell chimes
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Speaker 1: from the top of the temple, telling everyone that it
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Speaker 1: is dinner time. As you walk into the dining room,
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Speaker 1: you see a wide range of animals, from the old
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Speaker 1: wise master that you meditated with to local animals that
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Speaker 1: also get given a meal. Everyone is sitting on the
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Speaker 1: floor and gets the same meal no matter who they are.
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Speaker 1: You look around and see everyone enjoying their home grown food.
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Speaker 1: After finishing your meal, you start to feel sleepy and
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Speaker 1: decide to return to your room and sleep. You thank
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Speaker 1: the kitchen staff and the other guests and start to
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Speaker 1: walk back to your room. As you enter your room,
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Speaker 1: you get into bed then wrap your self in their
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Speaker 1: comfy bedding. Your eyes slowly start to close. As you
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Speaker 1: start to drift off. You close your eyes and take
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Speaker 1: a moment to think about all the happy faces that
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Speaker 1: were at the meal, all those happy faces around the
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Speaker 1: room enjoying a meal together. You take a deep breath,
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Speaker 1: allowing yourself to relax. Slowly, your breathing becomes quieter and
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Speaker 1: quieter until you drift into a deep, relaxing sleep. The
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Speaker 1: a the cats