Hitopadesha

The Hitopadesha is an ancient Indian text written by Narayana. It roughly translates to “beneficial advice”.

Likely written between 800 and 950 CE. The last surviving text is from roughly the 12th century.

Jay Shetty writes the name as Hitopadeśa, however Wikipedia writes the name as Hitopadesha.

In the Hitopadesha, the mind is compared to a drunken monkey that’s been bitten by a scorpion and haunted by a ghost. (see: Monkey Brain)