궁궁/GoongGoong

The mind

Our world is the mind. I always thought the the mind was only thinking. Now I understand the mind to be the fabric of our entire experience. The state of the mind is the state of us. The mind is what brings together all of our essence, like a railroad connecting the stations.

The stations connect in harmony through the mind. 

I have had a hard time with my farming career. Everyone I work with has such strong ego. They have to win and be right! How could I grow beyond that when everyone I work with was dragging me towards ego? To grow is the answer, and right now I grow by letting it flow and letting go.

Simplicity in Complexity

Life is complex. But is it?

Yes, it is… Are we sure?  What makes us so sure about it?

These questions started popping up in my head.

Is LIFE complex, or do we make it complex, or do we make it feel like it is complex?

Do the ants, cats, dogs, or other living creatures consider their lives to be complex?

People like talking about how life used to be simpler. By their theory, people who had to hunt and gather food to stay alive had more simple life…what a strange notion…

So, why do we choose to see our day-to-day life as complex? Do we always compare to something else or someone else? We have an image of what a more simple life should look like, though it is blurry, and we do not necessarily want it either. This vague image is stuck in our brain. What if some solutions are so straightforward that we cannot fathom them.

We hold an uncomfortable position; our legs start shaking. Our Teacher says “So what? Let them shake”. Huh…what a simple solution to the problem…

We feel tightness in our chest, stress building up…we need to breathe, though maybe we need to learn how to breathe…but isn’t that a simple solution? Simple does not mean instant, it means seeing path towards solution clearly.

We have uncomfortable thoughts, unpleasant memories…so? We can recognize them, spend whatever time we need to process them, file them, and move on…most people would say that it is not that simple. But isn’t that up to us to make that decision?

I am rewiring my brain to see simple solutions clearly…

Profession-ally personal

Possibility

Professional development?

Fulfillment?

What is at the core?

Flow

A train rumbles past the train tracks.

I‘m in a field next to it. I wait as our bean planter comes into the field.

It’s dry. Very dry. There is rain in the forecast 5 days away, but with each passing day it keeps getting moved back. We do what we can.

We adapt.

We’re farmers.

We have to work with the nature.

The nature changes too, just like me.

Change is constant. If change wasn’t constant then I couldn’t grow myself. I’m working to grow myself.

Energy is flowing. The next stage on my journey is my energy. I may let it flow. Do I sit in it? Sit with it? Feel it?

Easier said than done.  

🌊 Beneath the Hanl, the Hour of Oneness

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In the vast great river,
dreams like starlight scatter,
tiny hearts slipping beneath the earth.

Beneath the hanl, no space lies empty—
the rain falls,
the sun streams in,
and from their strength, new shoots rise.

A child becomes a mother, a father,
and as they do,
they come to know their beloved’s heart.

So may my love grow strong and true,
until your will and mine become one.

May that day be today,
may that hour be this very hour—
I will wait
until the day I can reach your hand.


💭 Author’s Note

This poem reflects on love, growth, and the quiet strength of waiting—where time, like nature, brings all things to bloom. Originally written in Korean, I’ve translated it here with care to preserve its spirit.

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