💡 INTRODUCTION
🧓👶 The elderly and the young both live their lives, but their minds and priorities differ. According to Master Woo Myung, as people grow older, they come to understand the truth of discarding—not just possessions, but the self itself.
Discarding means the non-existence of ego—letting go of the memories, attachments, and false identity that make up the human mind.
The longer one lives, the more opportunities one has to reflect and shed layers of self-centeredness.
🌱 Ultimately, the reason to live until the natural end of one’s life is to reach a state of egolessness, where the true self—free from illusion—can emerge.
This reflection gently reminds us that the purpose of long life is not just survival, but spiritual awakening through subtraction.
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📝 ORIGINAL WRITING BY MASTER WOO MYUNG
The Natural Span of Life
The elderly live in their way,
and the young live in theirs;
they all live lives
but their thoughts differ.
When a person lives a long time,
he comes to know discarding.
Discarding is none other than
the non-existence of self.
To be without self
is to shed one’s ego.
To shed one’s ego
is to throw away one’s memories.
This is the reason people should live to
the natural end of their lives.
– Woo Myung
🌱 REFLECT AT SANTA CLARA MEDITATION
🧘 At Santa Clara Meditation, we guide you to understand the true purpose of life—to discard the false mind built from memory and ego.
✨ Through consistent practice, you can let go of the illusion of self, and uncover the eternal, unchanging Truth.
Rather than fearing aging, embrace it as a spiritual journey toward completion.
