๐ Introduction
Many people spend years carrying emotional burdens without realizing how deeply those thoughts affect their relationships, work, stress levels, and daily life.
Resentment, guilt, pride, emotional wounds, and painful memories quietly accumulate inside the mind, eventually becoming heavy burdens that feel impossible to escape.
This heartfelt meditation testimonial shares the story of Hank L., an apartment manager who spent years handling complaints, conflicts, misunderstandings, and stressful situations while working in apartment management.
Although he had explored religion and self-reflection before, truly cleansing the mind always felt distant and impossible.
But through meditation and learning how to let go of painful memories and emotional burdens one by one, he gradually experienced profound inner change.
As his mind became lighter and calmer, his relationships improved, stressful situations became easier to handle, and he gained the ability to observe himself more objectively and peacefully.
This meditation testimonial beautifully shows how changing the mind can transform not only inner peace, but also the way we experience work, relationships, and everyday life itself.
๐ฌ Meditation Testimonial: โI Gained the Strength to See My Own Mind and Change Myselfโ
By Hyung L. | Apartment Manager
In November 2006, when I had been working as an apartment management office director for nearly four years, I came across a booklet about this meditation.
At the time, I had finally begun feeling somewhat stable in my career, and I was almost finished studying for several professional certifications related to apartment management.
Perhaps because of that, I became curious about this meditation.
For several days, I repeatedly read the booklet.
Eventually, I decided to try it, thinking:
โIf itโs not what I expected, I can always quit.โ
๐ฑ I Challenged Myself to Cleanse My Mind
Before encountering this meditation, I had already experienced various religious practices.
I understood that people needed to cleanse their minds, and honestly, I deeply wanted to do that as well.
But it always felt impossible in reality.
At times, I even comforted myself by thinking:
โMaybe cleansing the mind is impossible in this lifetime.
Perhaps in another life Iโll have the opportunity.โ
Yet no matter how much I tried ignoring it, the desire to purify my mind never disappeared.
So when I encountered this meditation, I felt genuinely grateful and happy.
The meditation center was close to my home, and most importantly, I could practice every single day.
I began discarding painful memories one by one:
The emotional wounds from growing up in poverty.
The resentment I carried toward my parents.
The guilt of changing jobs frequently and not supporting my family properly.
The regret of feeling that I had not lived my life doing my best.
Then one day, about two months after beginning meditation, something extraordinary happened.
The heavy mental burdens that had felt like enormous weight pressing down on my shoulders suddenly disappeared all at once.
It felt as though I had gained the entire world.
At that moment, I realized something important:
Those painful mental images had never truly existed in reality.
They were only false images I had continuously carried inside my own mind.
And yet, I had spent my entire life suffering beneath them.
After those minds disappeared, the emptiness that remained felt completely open, refreshing, and peaceful.
๐ฟ Living With an Emptied Mind Changed My Daily Life
As I continued practicing meditation, whenever conflicts arose with residents or employees, I naturally began reflecting on my own mind first.
Every day at the meditation center, I tried applying what I learned about โemptying the mindโ directly into real life.
In the past, I could never tolerate having my opinions challenged.
If my pride became hurt, I reacted emotionally very easily.
But after experiencing the state of having no mind, there was no longer any reason to react that way.
Little by little, situations began changing.
Even angry residents gradually calmed down after seeing how relaxed and peaceful I remained.
And even when people misunderstood me, disliked me, or falsely accused me, resentment no longer arose inside my mind.
Because there was no hatred inside me, conflict naturally disappeared.
Even when people attacked me harshly, arguments no longer escalated because my own emotional reactions had faded greatly.
Through experiences like these, I was eventually able to peacefully complete work at an apartment complex that had once been filled with difficult and complicated problems.
๐จโ๐ง โDad, Something About You Has Changedโ
About seven months after I began meditation, my second daughter returned home after living in Japan for a year.
After spending several days together, she suddenly said:
โDad, something about you has changedโฆ
but I canโt explain exactly what it is.โ
Later, after hearing that I had been practicing meditation, she read every booklet she could find about it.
She has not started meditating yet, but quietly, I hope she will someday.
โจ The Joy of Applying Meditation to Real Life
Even without telling people that I practice meditation, they somehow notice the changes in me.
And honestly, that makes sense.
Among apartment managers, I am probably one of the calmest and most relaxed people.
Many people obtain apartment management certifications and begin working as office directors, but not everyone remains in the profession.
In reality, many quit because they cannot endure the heavy stress and responsibility.
It is not easy dealing with residents of many different personalities:
Complaints.
Demands.
Arguments.
Misunderstandings.
Prejudice.
Sometimes apartment managers even become isolated because of those conflicts.
Because of the nature of this profession, I sometimes ask myself:
โIf I had never practiced this meditation and learned how to respond wisely, could I still be doing this work today?โ
Whenever I think about that, I feel deeply grateful.
Now, I have gained the ability to calmly observe the changes arising inside my own mind.
I also gained the calmness to objectively view difficult situations.
Meditation does not mean hardships completely disappear from life.
But once you gain the wisdom to overcome them, hardships no longer feel like hardships.
There is deep meaning and joy in discovering these truths one by one and applying them directly to everyday life.
I sincerely hope not only my family, but also my neighbors and many others, can practice this meditation together and live truly happy lives.
