- Without One Mind, There Is No Universe
- 1 All things in heaven and earth
start from one mind
and finish with one mind.
- 2 “Without one mind, there is no universe.
- 3 Conduct all matters with one mind.
- 4 When you have one mind, nothing is impossible.
- 5 Only those with one mind will gain new life.
- 6 Those with one mind will be found whether they are under water or amidst fire.
- 7 Even if I am in the most distant land, I will find everyone who maintains one mind.”
- 8 Whenever a disciple complained of not having the capacity to carry out a particular order,
- 9 Sahng-jeh-nim would immediately rebuke him. “No matter what the task is, it can be done if you resolve to do it.
- 10 If you say out of fear that you cannot do it, the qi of failure will take over.”
- 11 If anyone said, “It cannot be done,” referring to something Sahng-jeh-nim was about to do, Sahng-jeh-nim would reprehend that person for speaking rashly.
- (JSD Dojeon 8,33)
