INTRODUCTION
✨ In this profound teaching, Master Woo Myung reveals that memories are the roots of the human mind. They form karma, which shapes the present life and destiny. Since memories are bound to the past, they tie people to suffering and illusion.
True liberation comes when one sets all memories ablaze—burning away karma and freeing oneself from burdens. 🌌 To live without memories is to live without greed, without judgment, and with the poor in spirit mind that can enter heaven.
ORIGINAL WRITING BY MASTER WOO MYUNG
Memories
Every person has memories.
Memories are what one remembers of the past.
Past memories become the roots of one’s mind,
and they form the present,
which is lived with this karma.
Karma is a form of past memories,
and their roots are deep.
One’s present life is lived
with the karma from his previous lives.
So in a way, his present life is his past lives.
How one lives now – his destiny –
is decided by his memories.
Past events are meaningless,
as are all things of the present,
so one should not continue to dwell on
the memories of a meaningless life.
There is one great thing in life –
it is setting all your memories ablaze.
Setting alight your memories means
setting your karma aflame,
freeing you from the sufferings of your burdens
for eternity, even after your death.
When you have karma,
you receive the judgment of this karma.
Human life is lived with karma that are memories,
so a person without minds reaches heaven.
That one is poor in spirit, that he has no minds,
means he does not have memories.
Being without memories
means one does not have any greed in his mind.
– Woo Myung
REFLECT AT SANTA CLARA MEDITATION
At Santa Clara Meditation, practitioners are guided to discard the false self and memories that create karma. 🔥 By burning away the roots of the past, one becomes free of greed, judgment, and suffering. This is the path to eternal liberation and heaven within.
