Long Ago, one monk entered a village filled with fear. Another monk entered a village where people were starving. When the first monk, who was once a great warrior, left his village, the fear had turned to celebration. When the second monk, who had been orphaned as a little girl, left her village, hunger was no more. Both monks knew a secret, the secret of the monk’s choice. Both monks knew we each have a deep level of wisdom that holds answers to our challenges. That level of wisdom is as accessible to you today as it was to them in that ancient time.

The monks learned the secret of the monk’s choice by teachers of ancient wisdom. Our understanding of this powerful process comes from science. The scientists at the HeartMath Institute showed that accessing that profound wisdom was possible, easy and quick. It happens when we know how to make a specific choice, the monk’s choice. This book also contains the stories of people who are making the monk’s choice in today’s world, revealing that it is as powerful today as it was long ago.

The Monk’s Choice contains stories, ancient and contemporary, that illustrate the life-changing skill of making the monk’s choice. This choice activates a biophysical shift that enhances our brains and opens our hearts. The expanded intelligence it activates is different than that produced by our brains. It has been called heart intelligence, spiritual intelligence and wisdom. The scientists have described it as the major intelligence of the human system. You have answers to the questions before you. Here are the steps, used by the monks and used by people in today’s world, to access the deepest wisdom of your heart.