Teacher Woo Myung – Poem of Wisdom – Human life III
This is a poem to awaken the mind to heavenly Truth. Do not sing or dance about human life. There is nothing to be had in it; there is nothing one can leave with.
What is the most clever life hack you’ve learned?
Have you ever looked back on your life as if you were watching a movie? I looked objectively as if I was the main character in the film. In that movie, I was wandering my whole life in other to gain fame and money.
How to better recognize emotions?
Meditation was a method where I was able to release those tied emotions one by one. As part of the process, I learned not to suppress my feelings anymore and let them out while understanding why they are false. As a result, I realized that there is nothing bad about any feelings. I'm now used to looking back and throwing away without ignoring my feelings. Life becomes enjoyable and grateful.
How can I stop negative thinking?
The simple fact of the matter is that I’m living in a sea of negative thoughts, 24/7. I have to accept that reality about myself. When this realization clicked in my mind, I found peace within. A surprising calm ensued amid all the negative thoughts. The negative thoughts no longer defined me, and I slowly started to navigate.
How do I get rid of this laziness and procrastination?
As a result, we can see that laziness and procrastination come from the mind. If you find the cause of your mind and remove it, your behavior will change automatically. After I let go of the thoughts that filled my head, the compulsion to be perfect, and the burden on my shoulders, I became a person of action more than anyone else.
How do you keep yourself focused on your goals?
Things that hinder your goal are thoughts you accumulated in your mind. If you cleanse cluttered minds that hinder your goal, you can focus on one thing that you do. Through emptying my mind, my life became much simpler and happier.
How do you keep yourself disciplined?
For me, meditation has helped a lot with staying disciplined. Even when I lose discipline, I can quickly regain it. Thanks to meditation, my perspective changed to a much bigger and long-term one, and much less dramatic. These days, my life may seem dull, but that doesn’t bother me. My mind has become like an ocean where there are, of course, ripples, waves, storms, and the occasional ugly fish, but they don’t define me. Although I do get affected and freak out sometimes, I know it’s passing, and I can get myself back up on the horse.
What are the most effective habits for personal development and success?
When I meditate, wisdom arises in my heart. Because I can throw away the false mind I have, and the Truth is revealed. Meditation is the most powerful self-development tool for me.
What are some ways to grow spiritually and mentally?
Living a life of repentance, achieved by eliminating your mind through meditation, charts the course toward spiritual and mental growth, steering us toward becoming grounded and wise. The more we liberate our minds from clutter, the more our true and wise selves emerge from within. The source is within us—it's just a matter of uncovering it, a treasure within.
How can I make my life more positive?
The questions and answers were all within me. Through meditation, I was able to see the negative mind that was covering the positive mind and learned how to throw it away. To plant new trees, we cut off the branches of the tree, cut down the pillars, and pull out the roots. After that, we can plant new trees. We need that process, too.