INTRODUCTION
Master Woo Myung offers a profound perspective on overcoming severe addictions. He explains that true freedom from smoking, drugs, and alcohol does not come from sheer willpower alone, but from completely eliminating the deeply ingrained mental memories of the addicted self. By clearing away these inner anecdotes and returning to the Origin, the self that relies on these substances disappears entirely, making it possible to finally break free.
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📖 EXCERPT BY MASTER WOO MYUNG
“It is very difficult for people to just quit smoking, drugs, and alcohol. When a person eliminates all the anecdotes of smoking, drugs, and alcohol in his mind and his self, he returns to the Origin. When one is reborn from the Origin, the self who used to smoke, do drugs, and drink alcohol disappears. At that time, he quits when told, “The way to quit smoking, doing drugs, and drinking alcohol is to just stop doing it.” I have seen this to be the case for many people. For those who cannot quit, they all quit when they are asked, “Are you going to let the cigarette, drugs, and alcohol get the best of you?””
🌱 REFLECT AT SANTA CLARA MEDITATION
At Santa Clara Meditation, we often see individuals exhausted from battling their addictions, trapped in a painful cycle of quitting and relapsing. Master Woo Myung pinpoints exactly why this struggle is so difficult: the “self” that craves these substances is built from countless stored pictures, past experiences, and memories (anecdotes) of smoking, drinking, or using drugs. As long as this false, addicted mind exists in the background, the physical cravings and mental triggers will always persist.
Through our step-by-step subtraction method, you have a practical way to pull these destructive habits out by their very roots. By systematically discarding the recorded pictures of your substance use and the false ego that constantly seeks an escape, the addicted self is completely eliminated. When you empty this cluttered mind and return to the pure Origin, you are reborn without those ingrained dependencies. At that point, the simple decision to “just stop” becomes surprisingly effortless and permanent, because the internal battle is finally over. You no longer have to let cigarettes, drugs, or alcohol get the best of you.
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