Writer: Pranjul Sharma (Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India)

Editor: Prachi Vaid (Delhi, India)

Hallyu Culture is the biggest sensation rising worldwide. I’m also deeply immersed in the Hallyu wave, and to better understand Hallyu Culture, I decided to participate in various activities; meditation was one of them. After joining the meditation classes offered by the Sangsaeng Cultural Research Institute, I learned that meditation is a very old tradition of South Korea, but unfortunately, not known to the people of South Korea themselves.

I feel pleased to share my journey, where I received the opportunity to meditate and learn the true meditation culture of South Korea. This dynamic custom of meditation in South Korea is not just fascinating but also deeply rooted in its rich history, helping people suffering from the pressures of modern life. Its diversifying stems have now started growing not only in South Korea, but also in Western countries.

THE ESSENCE OF MEDITATION: TO ATTAIN ONE MIND

In today’s fast-paced world, humans have completely forgotten the concept of enlightenment, the original form of spiritual culture. According to Sangsaeng Cultural Research Institute, meditation connects us to oneness, one mind with the Heaven and Earth. One refers to unity, which is also symbolised as the beginning or the origin. Here, “meditation to attain one mind” basically refers to the unity of humanity, where all humans can peacefully come together, forget the differences, become one, and experience the oneness of harmonised humanity. 

 HEALING MEDITATION

The word Meditation originates from the Latin word meditari, which means “to reflect or think deeply.” It is related to the word mederi, meaning “to heal,” from which words like medicus (doctor) and medicine are also derived. This shows that meditation is not only about thinking but is also connected to the idea of healing oneself. Meditation is rest, where one can experience peace. It is the process of seeing our original self, our inner nature. It is the greatest revolution to enter eternal life within us. In a variety of meditation methods like sound meditation, colour meditation, and breathing meditation, Sangsaeng Cultural Research Institute insists on healing meditation. 

PURPOSE OF HEALING MEDITATION

To devote ourselves to cultivating pure energies and spreading harmony, meditation gives a new frequency to our waves of consciousness. Healing meditation is a traditional way that includes deep breathing and mantra chanting. With healing meditation, one can purify their bad energies into good energies by concentrating with one’s mind and soul. One can ascend water energies in themselves while descending the fire energies, and can heal themselves from several diseases or bad health. 

Every day practicing meditation through the Zoom meeting was an amazing experience that I can never gain from anywhere. With the sessions, I got to know that the culture of meditation is more than 6000 years old in South Korea. It was a 100-day K-healing meditation practice program, where not only did I receive the teachings to perform the meditation well, but also learned many more aspects of meditation and Korean culture.

Nowadays, people of South Korea and the rest of the world are also becoming aware of Healing Meditation and are practicing it. I hope that the beautiful purpose of healing humanity and attaining harmony will soon be accomplished.

Would you like to explore the tranquility of healing meditation? Let us know in the comments what other mindful practices you’d like to learn about.