π‘ INTRODUCTION
Master Woo Myung defines true enlightenment not as acquiring mysterious hidden knowledge, but as the natural result of discarding the false, copied mind world. Using the simple analogy of washing dirty clothes or erasing scribbles on a piece of paper, he reveals that enlightenment is simply returning to our original, clean state by throwing away illusionary pictures.
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π EXCERPT BY MASTER WOO MYUNG
“Manβs mind is made up of illusionary pictures. Consequently, when he throws away these pictures Truth will enter into his mind, and he will know Truth to the extent of what he has discarded. This is enlightenment. Only when one repents, can one gain enlightenment and go to the place of Truth. It is the same principle as washing dirty clothes – the more you clean the dirt away, the more it goes back to its original state.”
π± REFLECT AT SANTA CLARA MEDITATION
At Santa Clara Meditation, we often meet people who believe that enlightenment is something grand and complicated, requiring years of intellectual study, special rituals, or mystical experiences. Master Woo Myung cuts through these misconceptions with profound simplicity. Because we spend our lives taking pictures of the world through our senses and storing them inside, our minds are like pieces of paper completely covered in scribbles, or clothes heavily stained with dirt. We try to find peace while looking through this messy, cluttered lens, mistaking our own mental notes for reality.
Enlightenment is not about adding new concepts to your head; it is purely a matter of subtraction. Through our step-by-step meditation method, you have the exact, practical way to wash away the dirt of your mind. By systematically discarding your stored memories, judgments, and the false ego, you erase the scribbles one by one. To the exact extent that you throw away these illusionary pictures, the true mind of the Universe fills your consciousness. When the paper is completely clean, you naturally awaken to the true state of existence and step into the living land of Truth.
π NEXT STEPS
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