Ilchi Lee's Blog, page 60

True Enlightenment Is . . .

Many people think "enlightenment" is a state of extreme peace and happiness, free of any pain, in which you have mysterious spiritual abilities.

Enlightenment, however, means loving and accepting unconditionally even pain, which is one of the phenomena of life, as well as peace and happiness.

That’s why enlightenment brings us great worries in place of life’s little worri...

For New Hopes and Dreams of Creating Human Peace

I believe in the power of the dreams that people cherish in their hearts. A great and beautiful dream makes a person great and beautiful. Just as individuals have dreams and corporations have dreams, a country must have a dream and humankind also has to have a dream. Dreams turn wandering into adventure, change apathy into passion, and bring separated hearts together as one.

It has been 16 year...

Brain Education-Related Organizations Co-Sponsor Global Internship

From January 11 to January 18, 2016, sixteen university students participated in the World Peace Leadership program as part of the Global Internship run in partnership by the Global Cyber University and the IBREA Foundation. Ilchi Lee is the president of both organizations. This was the fifth time the leadership program took place and the first term of the Global Internship. The students came from...

To Dream Successfully, Check Carefully

Last Sunday morning, I went for a walk over land that is very precious to me. This wide expanse of earth on the North Island of New Zealand is where I hope to fulfill my dream of building an Earth Village. That day was hazy and overcast; I felt an occasional drizzle. As I looked at the land, my eyes saw the forest of pines, many wild hwangchil trees, and various fruit trees. But my mind's eye ...

Swimming from the River to the Ocean

A fish that lives in a river cannot survive in the ocean. It would need a completely different constitution.

And yet, that's where we're headed. The consciousness and energy of the planet, which has so far been like a river, is changing to that of an ocean. Likewise, the conscious beings on this planet, the human beings, need to change our constitution to match that of the ocean. We nee...

Living Tao Review Contest Winners

The publisher of Ilchi Lee's latest book, Living Tao: Timeless Principles for Everyday Enlightenment, held a book review contest from January 1st through 31st. They asked contestants to write a review of the book on either Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, or Goodreads.com for a chance to win a cash prize plus a signed copy of the book. The following winners have been chosen by the publisher:
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Find Strength in Compliments: The Cow vs. The Tiger

There’s a story I told at the end of a gathering of the first term Benjamin students. This is the story of how a cow defeated a tiger.

Long ago, there were tigers in the mountains of Korea. A farmer had a cow and was going over the mountain when he came across a tiger. So the cow was shaking with fear and the farmer was shaking with fear. But if the farmer ran away because he was sca...

Water Meditation for Natural Healing

You are a creative soul. In the purity of nature, your soul can be born anew.

Imagine you hear the sound of the flowing water. Taste it with your whole body.

Release all superfluous thoughts, emotions, and preconceptions. Let the sound of the water carry them away as you feel your brain becoming lighter and brighter.

Entrust everything to the energy. Let the flow of energy take care of it for...

Are You Part of the Information Era?

We are now in what I call the "Information Era"—a time in which information actualizes into material reality. In the past, only those who had power and/or vast knowledge gained success. However, in the Information Era—the age of the interconnectedness of the internet—information is transmitted and distributed beyond the limitations of nationality, religion, culture, h...

Do You Realize How Important You Are?

The latest tour group to come to our Mago Holiday Park is actually made of middle school and high school students from South Korea who participate in a program to develop their character. One of the program prerequisites is to walk on their hands, which they learn through a 12-step process.





I had a chance to talk to this group of bright youth today, so I asked them to demonstrate their handst...