INTRODUCTION
🌿 In this profound yet simple poem, Master Woo Myung portrays the drifter—a symbol of the wandering human mind.
The drifter has no home, no wants, and yet is full of thoughts, loneliness, and sorrow.
He drifts through life without direction, bound by his own self, time, and resentment.
Through this poem, Master Woo Myung exposes the truth of the human condition:
man, lost in delusion, does not know the logic of the Universe and thus lives as a drifter, repeating the endless cycle of birth, aging, and death.
Only by returning to the Mind of the Universe can one find true home and freedom. 🌌
ORIGINAL WRITING BY MASTER WOO MYUNG
Drifter
A drifter has no home.
A drifter has no wants.
A drifter is man.
A drifter’s mind is nervous.
A drifter is lonely.
A drifter is one who has many thoughts.
A drifter is one who has a mind that is outside of
the Mind.
A drifter is one who has a thought-mass.
A drifter blames time.
A drifter harbors deep resentment.
A drifter harbors sorrow.
A drifter harbors sadness.
A drifter harbors his self.
A drifter gets drunk.
A drifter does not know where to go.
A drifter blames others.
A drifter is one with agony.
A drifter is one who does not know the logic of
the Universe.
A drifter ages, dies, is born, and is young.
To live bound to all of these things is the drifter’s lot.
– Woo Myung
REFLECT AT SANTA CLARA MEDITATION
At Santa Clara Meditation, we reflect on the truth that all humans are drifters until they find their true home within the Mind of the Universe. 🌠
Through meditation, one learns to discard thoughts, sorrows, and the self, awakening to the unchanging peace of the eternal home.
When the wandering ceases, the drifter becomes one with the world, free from the endless tide of loneliness and attachment.
