Teacher Woo Myung – Poem of Wisdom – Human life III
This is a poem to awaken the mind to heavenly Truth. Do not sing or dance about human life. There is nothing to be had in it; there is nothing one can leave with.
What is something I can start doing today to improve my mental health overall?
People say the first step to overcoming mental challenges is seeing oneself. However, since we are self-centered, it is not easy to see ourselves objectively. In my case, meditation enabled me to overcome being an obsessive perfectionist and improve my mental health.
What are some ways to deal with failure?
The reason why we suffer after failing is because we feel ashamed (i.e. our pride is hurt), and/or we feel like we’ve missed out on an opportunity in life (this is due to our inferiority complex/greed). Through meditation we can get rid of our pride, inferiority complex, and greed. The more we do this, the less we will get hung up in situations where things don’t go as we had hoped.