💡 INTRODUCTION
Master Woo Myung explains that the burdens we carry in life—our worries, accumulated knowledge, and endless desires—arise when we resist the natural flow of the Universe. We often mistakenly believe that our intellect and material accumulations give us wisdom and security, but they merely weigh us down. True freedom is found not in acquiring more, but in realizing the illusion of our heavy, self-made minds. When we completely let go of our false selves and what we think we know, the burdens disappear entirely.
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📖 EXCERPT FROM “ONE’S BURDENS” BY MASTER WOO MYUNG
“One must shoulder burdens if he is not of nature’s flow. One shoulders burdens because he defies the laws of Heaven. […]
One would have to shoulder nothing if he knew nothing, if he had nothing, and if he himself were no more. […]
Though it is a non-existent life, he lives thinking it is real; he lives bound to it, trembling with anxiety, anger, and greed. But he does not try to break free from it; instead he carries all of his burdens in his attempt to have everything.”
⭐ REFLECT AT SANTA CLARA MEDITATION
At Santa Clara Meditation, we see how exhausting it is to carry the heavy loads of our past experiences, anxieties, and stubborn preconceptions. We constantly try to add more to our lives—more knowledge, more possessions, more control—thinking it will bring us peace. Yet, as Master Woo Myung points out, this only increases our burden. Through our guided method of subtraction, you can learn how to actively put down these heavy bags. By discarding the false self and the illusions you hold onto, you finally align with nature’s flow, experiencing true lightness and absolute liberation from life’s unnecessary weight.
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