Chapter Two : Doctrine 7 The Founding Master said, “The truth of Il-Won is epitomized by voidness (kong), completeness (won), and rightness (chŏng). With regard to nourishing one’s nature, voidness means to contemplate the realm that transcends being and nonbeing; completeness means that state of mind in which thoughts neither come nor go; rightness means that the mind remains impartial. With regard to seeing one’s nature, voidness means to know the realm where the pathways of words and speech are eradicated and the realm that does not involve mental activity, owing to exhaustive knowledge of the truth of Il-Won; completeness means that state in which the extent of one’s knowledge is vast and unobstructed; rightness means to observe correctly and to adjudicate correctly all things, owing to precise understanding. With regard to commanding one’s nature, voidness means to engage in the practice of no-thought in all matters; completeness means to engage in the practice of nonattachment in all matters; rightness means to engage in the practice of the Middle Way in all matters.” http://www.wonbuddhism.org/
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