In this insightful message, Master Woo Myung reveals a deep truth: reality is what exists in the world, not what exists in oneβs illusionary mind. Myths, religious stories, and even modern scientific breakthroughs become meaningful only when viewed from the perspective of the true world, not the limited individual perspective.
Master Woo Myung explains that when one becomes one with the world and discards the false mind, they can see clearly what is true and false. Only those who have achieved this state can understand the deeper meanings behind ancient scriptures and cultural legends. Through Santa Clara Meditation, people can awaken from illusion and perceive the world as it truly isβfree from the distortions of personal belief and mental images.
What Exists in the World Exists, and What Does Not Exist in the World Does Not Exist
There are many, many things in the world. In the past when there were no elephants, giraffes or monkeys in Korea, some people did not believe they existed.
It was foretold in a book of prophecy that people in the future would have wisdom and be able to see places thousands of leagues away from where they are sitting. Today we are able to see things thousands of miles away all around the world via television. The origin of the world, the Creator, created all creations according to universal order. People have also helped plant and animal populations to multiply.
There are stories in each religion about people going to heaven. There are also similar stories in Korean folk legends, such as the story of the snail-wife, the children who became a star and moon, the thousand year-old fox girl, as well as many others.
These stories are sometimes taken literally but these are misinterpretations. A person who is born in the true world that is righteous can interpret them correctly but those who are trapped inside the human mind cannot interpret these stories, or the stories in the Bible and Buddhist scriptures. All scriptures were written from the perspective of the world and not from the individual human perspective. When man becomes one with the world, it is possible to know the ways of the world, what is true and false, as well as all of Truth.
The world is just as one sees it, it is just as it exists, but those who have a false world cannot see it just as it is and as it exists. They can only speak and act according to what they have in their illusionary worlds. Only that which exists in the world actually exists, and what does not exist in the world β that which only exists in manβs mind β does not exist. The world can be seen correctly only when man becomes one with the mind of the world.
βΒ Woo Myung
