📖 Introduction

Many of us feel like we are constantly running on a hamster wheel—living dark, difficult, and depressing lives while endlessly accumulating heavy thoughts and memories. We simply accept this cycle because we don’t know there is a way out. But what if you discovered that the heavy mind you’ve been carrying could actually be discarded?

In this post, two individuals share their profound moments of awakening through mind subtraction. One realized they could step off the exhausting hamster wheel of life, while the other experienced an overwhelming sense of universal connection that brought them to tears of joy.

Read their stories to see how discarding the mind can bring magical changes and an indescribable sense of freedom.

💬 Story 1: 🎠 “I Didn’t Know the Mind Could Be Discarded Too”

By Autumn Sky / Age 41 / Level 1

Through the lectures, “setting the exact direction” and “always like the beginning” became a great compass for me. Obscured by the pictures in my mind, I had become used to only taking and adding pictures of the mind, unable to escape a difficult life running on a hamster wheel, but I deeply realized that this was wrong.

“I didn’t know the mind could be discarded, and I didn’t know I was living in a picture world. As I started this meditation, I was able to cast off my past self that lived only darkly, difficultly, and depressingly.”

The things that were changing felt almost magical.

#Enlightenment #Change #DirectionOfLife

💬 Story 2: 💧 “Tears Poured Out in Joy and Aspiration That Are Hard to Express in Words”

By Oh Gwang-su / Age 63 / Level 1

When I was first introduced to it at a local center a few years ago, I was amazed by the perspective explaining the human body through the mechanism of a camera while reading a few books. Last year, I experienced an 11-day practice at this meditation center. To restore my relationship with my wife, we participated in a 2-day, 1-night couples healing camp at the Main Center, and I was very happy to see my wife deeply moved by the guide’s testimonials and excellent stage presence.

For financial reasons, I was recommended that one week at the Main Center would be more effective than a local center, so I registered for Level 1 after that. As I gradually adjusted to the intensive subtraction training, my mind became clearer, and my concentration began to improve. On Thursday morning, while listening to the poem ‘coexist’ being read after the subtraction training, suddenly all understanding brightly rushed in all at once like a tide, and I couldn’t hold back my tears.

“Barely calming down, during the first subtraction meditation of the next session, when I visualized the surrounding circumstances before I was born, I suddenly became convinced that my mother, father, grandfather, grandmother, and all other creations were connected as one, and unstoppable tears began to pour.”

For a long time, it was hard to handle the state of joy and aspiration—hard to express in words—which felt like I had found the answer to the koan: “What was my original face before my parents were born?” Tears welled up endlessly.

It was only long after taking a shower during the lunch break and eating my meal that I could barely return to normal. I will practice even harder from now on. Thank you.

#CouplesHealingCamp #EmptyingTheMind #Enlightenment #Tears #MindSubtraction

(Note: The third title “A grateful practice that allowed me to see the world with a new perspective” was omitted from the body as the story content was not provided.)

🌱 NEXT STEPS: Clear Your Mind Today

Whether you are feeling stuck on the hamster wheel of life, or searching for a deeper connection to the world around you, true relief begins when you let go of the burden. Discard the heavy thoughts and find your peace.

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