We live in an era where our minds are shaken and exhausted dozens of times a day. Endlessly pouring news, unpredictable events, and the pressure that we will fall behind if we stop. Our bodies move busily, but our minds race even faster through anxiety and comparison.
So, at some point, many people ask:
“Where am I going right now?” “Is it okay to live like this?”
The recently aired Docu ON ‘Meditation Humanity’ starts from this exact question. What this documentary focuses on is not simple ‘healing,’ but meditation as a ‘means to not lose oneself.’
The documentary states:
“The faster the era changes, the easier it is for us to lose ourselves.”
Therefore, meditation is no longer an option but a ‘survival skill.’
π§ The Real Changes Created by Meditation
Various people appear in the documentary: singers, office workers, neuroscientists, writers, parents, and even students. Their ages and worries differ, but everyone shares the same story:
“Meditation gives me the strength to take a step back amidst the chaos and look at my mind.”
Neuroscientist Dr. Jang Dong-seon says: “Meditation is one of the most effective tools for changing the brain.”
It is not just a simple belief; actual changes occur in the brain. According to research introduced in the program:
- Meditating consistently for just 30 days improves concentration and cognitive ability.
- After 90 days, stress hormones significantly decrease.
Also, a case is shown of a school that has run a daily meditation period for 30 years. With just a short meditation, the students’ facial expressions change, their concentration increases, and their anxiety decreases. Knowing ‘how to pause for a moment’ changes even the emotional well-being of children.
π« The Story of a Couple Practicing Ma-eum Su-ryun Meditation
The story of one couple in particular appears impressively in the documentary.
- The husband was someone who easily got angry and shut down conversations.
- The wife was someone who struggled, trapped in the thought, “Why is it only unfair to me?”
Their emotions were always at odds, and their relationship couldn’t find an answer. However, even in the midst of their busy daily lives, the two started dropping by the Ma-eum Su-ryun meditation center to reflect on their day and empty their minds. They say that doing it consistently for just half a month brought about tangible, positive changes in their relationship.
πΏ Once Again, The Practice of Returning to Myself
Docu ON ‘Meditation Humanity’ ultimately reveals one truth: The faster the era changes, what is truly needed is not more achievements, but ‘the strength to not lose oneself.’
Meditation is not simple rest, but the skill of objectively observing and emptying one’s thoughts and emotions. When unnecessary comparisons, anxieties, and distracting thoughts decrease, the mind becomes simple and clear.
The ‘subtraction meditation’ of Ma-eum Su-ryun is one of the meditation methods aligned with this trend. It is the process of organizing the mind through emptying and meeting the real “me” again. Because of this, people these days are asking deeper questions:
“Who am I?” “How should I live to be happy?”
Meditation is the path that follows those questions to the very end, stepping out of the path of thoughts you have created, and returning to the real you. Right now, at this moment, perhaps what we need is not more achievements, but the strength to pause for a moment so as not to lose ourselves.
