INTRODUCTION

โœจ In this concise yet profound writing, Master Woo Myung explains the true nature of creation from both Godโ€™s viewpoint and manโ€™s viewpoint. ๐ŸŒฟ From God, all things come forth, and therefore everything that exists is Godโ€™s creation. From the human perspective, creation appears through the harmony of Heaven and earth and the conditions of earth, water, fire, and wind.

Master Woo Myung teaches that these perspectives are not separate or contradictory. ๐ŸŒŒ When seen from Godโ€™s viewpoint, individuals and objects are not merely created by Godโ€”they are God. Thus, creation coming forth โ€œof its own accordโ€ is true only when one understands that God and creation are one.

This writing reveals that all explanations of creation ultimately point to the same Truth: the oneness of God, nature, and all existence. ๐ŸŒ 


ORIGINAL WRITING BY MASTER WOO MYUNG

The Creation of All Things

It is by God
that all things are created.
From God all things come forth,
which is why from Godโ€™s viewpoint,
everything is His creation.

Everything is brought forth
by the harmony of Heaven and earth –
due to the conditions of earth, water, fire, and wind –
and from manโ€™s viewpoint
this is how all things are created.

And for creation
to have come forth of its own accord
is accurate only
when we view individuals and objects
from Godโ€™s viewpoint,
because from Godโ€™s point of view,
individuals and objects are God.

Consequently,
all of the above statements
mean the same thing.

โ€“ Woo Myung


REFLECT AT SANTA CLARA MEDITATION

At Santa Clara Meditation, practitioners are guided to see creation from Godโ€™s viewpoint. ๐ŸŒฟ Through meditation, one realizes the harmony of Heaven and earth and awakens to the Truth that all existence, nature, and creation are one with God.