6-2. Practice of subtraction chronologically

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Meditation: A way to achieve your goals in your life

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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Meditation: A way to achieve your goals in your life

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Do we truly think that we have lived for ourselves? Perhaps we have lived for money, love, fame, family and pride etc.? Therefore, we don’t seem to be satisfied even though we are full of those things. It is because that we don’t know ourselves. Eric Fromm talked about human nature as two modes of being: “To Have” and “To Be”. If we are “Having” the nature of possessions, we are not satisfied, and feel empty and futile. Then, how can we be “Being” the nature of our inner-selves? Sometimes, we happened to be aware of this “Being” nature and try to change ourselves, but fail. But, because of our daily routines, it’s easily forgotten. And more it is hard to escape from our unwanted minds controlling us. From now on, let us reflect on ourselves and look at our minds leading up to today! Don’t we achieve our goals after knowing ourselves? And let us find the “Being” nature of our original selves after escaping from the minds restraining and controlling us. In this lecture, the definition and principle of the mind are explained in simple and clear ways. You can make sure and practice the methodology of finding the true original mind of inner-self by escaping from the false mind of possession. Self-reflection is the first step to meditate. You can know yourselves most objectively through meditation and you will realize that all the thoughts and actions are due to your minds which are nonexistent and false. If you throw away the false mind, you will find the true mind. Meditation is now world-wide sensation. There are many research reports that show people can be leaders if you have a habit of self-reflection through meditation. Now meditation at school and the workplace are popular. Happiness is having no worries. You can really relax yourself if there is no bundle of thoughts and you can be successful when you know yourself truly. Worries come from the memorized thoughts of the false mind. Your inner potential of positive power are revealed, your peaceful and happiest mind will be in your mind, and you can live the life you wanted through meditation. This method of meditation is very practical and everybody can follow the methodology. As an engineer, I will guide you step by step to practice this meditation. I am sure that this lecture becomes a turning point in your life.

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6 Starting point of new life, life with wisdom and the peaceful world

Let’s start the peaceful life with wisdom: (1) Draw your life graph again, (2)People at school and the office practicing self-reflection continuously, (3) Meaning of self-reflection in social aspects (through reflections on communication and relationships), (4) Starting point of the peaceful life with wisdom

6-1. Importance of self-reflection; meditation expert's view15:10

6-2. Practice of subtraction chronologically11:55

6-3. Meaning of self-reflection in social aspects through subtraction on relationships11:15

6-4. Meaning of self-reflection in social aspects through subtraction on communication14:22

6-5. People at school practicing self-reflection continuously20:24

6-6. People at the office practicing self-reflection continuously23:49

6-7. Starting point of peaceful life with wisdom14:26

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Duck-Joo Lee
Professor
Aerospace Engineering

[MUSIC]

Hello, this is Professor Duck-Joo Lee.

Last time, we met a meditation instructor and

heard the importance of self reflection and the mind subtraction.

By doing so, we can solve our problems, and

be able to live the happy life we want as a result.

Okay, let us suppose that I have become perfectly happy through meditation.

Then what will happen next?

Naturally, my happiness will pass around.

There won��t be much meaning if my happiness only stayed with me.

Because I'm connected to the world and we are one.

As we have done the self-reflection up until now, we realized that

from the moment we were born until now, we were never free from relationships.

We also realized that the state of my mind affects others.

For an example, let's say I have an uncomfortable relationship with someone.

I feel uncomfortable being with that person.

and I don't like the way that person acts and talks.

Even though I don't express this, as long as I have such minds,

that person is also uncomfortable being near me.

But, what'll happen if I throw away my picture world of

��I feel uncomfortable because of that person's actions.��

through the subtraction meditation.

Then, I will be able to treat that person with ease.

so the other person's attitude will also change.

Thus, it seems like I meditate for myself, but at the end,

this is for the people around me and the world.

Okay, I want us to subtract all the pictures we brought up until now.

We have brought up an apple and

threw it away in the fourth week lecture.

I told you that, mind subjection is the same principle

as thinking of an apple and the putting it into a trash can.

Yes, it is correct.

Don't make it too complicated.

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Imagine that you give an apple to an elephant at the zoo.

Instantly, the elephant will eat the apple and

The point is that it will disappear.

The mind world is invisible.,

we can throw away the invisible mind,

thoughts, and imagination.

Although we cannot see with our eyes, when we think about it, the pictures came out.

Just like that, we must have the faith and

conviction that if we throw them away they will disappear.

Let us close our eyes.

Time passes on. 10 years pass by.

20 years pass by.

50 years, 100 years,

200 years pass by.

If you feel comfortable with the method,

think that 1,000 years has passed by.

I died.

It is okay to think that ��it's me who is thinking now.��

Nobody can live up to 1,000 years.

so I have died.

Once I have recognized that in my mind,

you can follow along.

I who died and became a spirit leaves the Earth.

and goes up to the universe.

Behind me is the Big Dipper.

and a huge black hole in front of me.

As we all know, the black hole in the universe

pulls in the other celestial bodies around it.

The black hole cleanses

the floating trash in the Universe by pulling it in strongly.,

it also pulls in the things that come up in my mind.

and they disappear.

From now on, we will throw away my life and

memories from Earth chronologically.

Please open your eyes now.

You can imagine the black dot you see in front of you as the black hole.

Throw away everything that comes up into that black hole.

Please think about the earliest memory from the childhood.

Think about elementary school.

The playground, classroom, or

any scene where many students were,

goes into the black hole.

Can you think of your teacher?

Can you think of your best friend?

As the scenes come up, throw them into the black hole.

I become a middle school student.

There were times I was fighting with a friend,

teasing a friend, reading a good book,

or going to the movies.

I become a high school student.

Think about myself who was studying hard.,

and throw this picture into the black hole.

Were you happy to get accepted by a school you wanted.

or were you in despair because you didn't get accepted?

I go to college now.

Dating, break up, and meeting a new person.

going to graduate school or applying for a job.

Living and working in the community,

getting married, all the way up until now.

Like a scene from a movie, put the pictures

of my life into a black hole, one by one.

Don't try to bring them up forcefully,.

Just comfortably,

throw away the pictures that come up.

We will do this much today.

Please close your eyes again.

All the pictures I thought about today disappeared into the black hole.

You can open your eyes now.

Okay, very simply, we practiced subtraction.

Instead of expecting an instant change, now

please focus on understanding and following the method.

It is because everything takes time to follow the course and steps.

What's clear is that if you subtract the picture world of the past step by step,

your mind will become empty and the stress will disappear.

Imagine,. if I didn't have any stress, how would I act towards others?

Looking back, how was your relationships with your siblings,

parents, and the children?

What about your relations with friends and co-workers?

Who should change first?

In my daily life, if I want to become happy and

make others happy too, through the subtraction meditation,

you can achieve your dreams.

Not just talking or in theory.,

this meditation works in reality.

Then, I will see you in the next class.

Thank you.

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