Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Realm of the Mind

Realm of the Mind


If heaven provides meager rain and dew, 
   woes inevitably arise in all lands.

If earth employs meager water and soil in nurturing all life, 
   woes inevitably arise in all life.

If people live their lives with meager virtue, 
   woes inevitably arise in all affairs.

The provision of rain and dew by heaven, 
The employment of water and soil by earth,
and the upholding of virtue by people 

-all depend on the mind.

~Dojeon 4:78~


In heaven, sun and moon shine.
On earth, plants and trees flourish.

The dao of heaven lies in the radiance of sun and moon,
and huminity lives in concord with their cycle.

The dao of earth lies in the begetting and nurturing of all life,
and humanity is sustained by plants and trees.

~Dojeon 7: 56~


We usually think Heaven and Earth is just inanimate mechanical system but they are the parents or creator of all humanity and other beings. We need to think about Heaven and Earth not only their material side but also spirit side deeply. What are their souls; the owner or controller of their system? How do they manage their very accurate movement system? And what is their principle of creative changes, development and management? Today, while dialogging with the small discussion group of people, I mentioned that the deep reason of our negative side of current world situation like all the human conflicts, nature disasters and various animal diseases is not because of our human faults. And with our human mental power or our group activities, we can not change the grand scale of this way of distractive trend. It's because of timing; the spirit of this era or time is the main reason. We will experience more and more negative and serious human conflicts and violence from nature. It is actually the short-term process of purification. It is time for Heaven and Earth to adjust its old negative system for the idealistic world which is the dream or goal of humanity. By understanding JSD Cosmology, People will know it is time for the universe to change its principle from the period of Yang; diversification, development, mutual conflicts into the era of Yin; unification, maturation, mutual life-giving. 


Heaven, Earth and Humanity are the main factors in Eastern Philosophy. 





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