In this deep reflection, Master Woo Myung reveals that the human mind is not the true self, but a collection of images taken from the world—a copy, not reality. Though man was created to resemble God, this resemblance is not the same as Truth itself. Only when one discards the false human mind through repentance and self-reflection, can the original mind of Truth arise.
Through Santa Clara Meditation, one can discover Heaven and Truth within, not as concepts or beliefs, but as a living reality that exists only when the false mind is discarded. God, Buddha, and Heaven all exist inside oneself when the mind becomes one with Truth.
Let Us Find Heaven and the Origin of Truth Inside Ourselves
In the Bible it says that man was created to resemble God. This means that man was created to only resemble God, not as God himself. Man takes pictures of the physical forms of God that is the true world, and stores these pictures inside his mind. If one takes a picture of the real world that exists, that picture resembles the world but it is not real. Likewise, one’s mind is false because it is made by taking pictures of the world, the land of God; it might resemble the real thing but it is false. When one throws away the human mind within his self that is false and his human mind becomes the originally existing mind that is real, the world that is true exists inside man’s mind. This world is heaven, and Truth which is God and Buddha exists in one’s self.
In other words, a person who has Truth inside him knows Truth and also knows heaven. When man discards his own mind and his mind becomes real by repenting, he becomes the true world and he can be born and live in heaven while he is living.
– Woo Myung
