💡 INTRODUCTION
What does the ancient Zen question, “What is this?” truly point to?
In this insightful writing, Master Woo Myung explains that the question is not about any particular object—it is a deep inquiry into the origin of all things. Whether the subject is a person, an object, or even an animal, the true answer lies not in the form, but in the source.
🌀 Everything that exists comes from the mind—the original energy of the Universe.
This mind is the real self, the mother of all creations, and the mysterious source from which all individuality arises. The koan challenges us to see beyond appearances and recognize the metaphysical substance within ourselves and all things.
Dive deeper below into this profound teaching on oneness and origin.
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📝 ORIGINAL WRITING BY MASTER WOO MYUNG
What Does the Koan, “What Is This?” Mean?
This koan asks about the origin of the subject, whatever it happens to be – object, vegetable or animal.
Man is originally complete as a man, and all creations (things that are in existence) are all complete in their individuality,
but they all came from me. This me is the energy of the origin – the original body of the Universe.
The metaphysical real substance is the mind. Everything in the world was born from this mind.
Mind, that is the metaphysical real substance, is man’s real self, and this real self is the mother of all creations.
Man is, in himself, a complete real substance as a man,
but the place that this substance comes from and goes back to is the mind.
If the subject of the koan, “What is this?” is a person,
his complete or perfect self exists in the greatness of that mind.
Therefore, the mind is mysterious and miraculous.
– Woo Myung
🌱 REFLECT AT SANTA CLARA MEDITATION
Who are you? What is this moment? What is the world?
The answer lies in the mind of the Universe, not in concepts.
🌌 Discover your true origin, the energy of the Universe
🧘 Experience self-discovery through discarding the false self
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