INTRODUCTION

🌌 In this philosophical reflection, Master Woo Myung engages with Leibniz’s theory of monads, a metaphysical attempt to explain the true substance of the Universe. Rather than seeing reality as composed of material atoms, Leibniz proposed that existence is made of simple, indivisible units of force or energy that contain within themselves a reflection of the entire cosmos.

✨ Master Woo Myung affirms the core insight of this view: that the real substance of the Universe is not material, but an invisible, metaphysical foundation that underlies all things. However, this substance is not merely a concept — it is the living Truth that can only be seen through inner realization, not physical sight. 🌿

ORIGINAL WRITING BY MASTER WOO MYUNG

Leibniz on Monads — What Is Right and Wrong

Leibniz claimed that the real substance of the Universe is not atoms but monads which are units of force or energy. He says that monads are the foundations of all entities, and that they are indivisible, simple and do not possess material or spatial characters. And unlike atoms, as metaphysical substances their fundamental application is representations. Due to the fact that they internally possess everything that exists externally, they can be related to the variety of outside forms despite their inherent simplicity, and the variety of those representations is the whole world. What is right and wrong about his claim?

His theory that the real substance of the Universe is monads is right. As a metaphysical real substance, all material comes from this. It cannot be seen by human eyes; it can be seen only by the inner eyes, and yet everything that we see in the world is monads. Thus what he claims is correct.

— Woo Myung

🌿 REFLECT AT SANTA CLARA MEDITATION

At Santa Clara Meditation, practitioners are guided beyond material perception to realize the invisible metaphysical foundation of reality. 🌠
Through inner awakening, one comes to see that what appears as matter is rooted in the one living Truth, just as taught by Master Woo Myung.