💡 INTRODUCTION
Why do we feel grief and joy in life?
According to Master Woo Myung, while time flows like water and all things in nature simply live, it is only humans who laugh and cry—trapped in the illusions of their minds. We create our own emotions, then break them down again, unaware that our true nature is already complete.
💧 The cause of grief is not the world itself, but our own minds.
When we awaken to this truth, we can begin to live freely—without unnecessary sorrow or fleeting joy, but with lasting peace.
✨ In this short but powerful writing, Master Woo Myung shows how our thoughts and emotions are self-made constructions, and invites us to return to our true, unchanging nature.
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📝 ORIGINAL WRITING BY MASTER WOO MYUNG
Grief and Joy
Time that passes is like the flowing water;
and within that flow people laugh and cry;
they live meaninglessly.
All things live as they should,
but only we are laughing and crying.
All things are our own minds
that we ourselves make and then tear down.
People don’t realize the reason these minds exist –
that it is because their lives exist.
They are locked in sorrow,
not knowing their selves are already complete.
– Woo Myung
🌱 REFLECT AT SANTA CLARA MEDITATION
The emotions of grief and joy are born from the false self.
Through Santa Clara Meditation, you can discard the mind that creates those emotions and awaken to your complete and peaceful self—the one that needs nothing to be whole.
