This Korean form of meditation that I learned at a young age is active, dynamic, and woven into our everyday experience. More philosophy than active practice, it’s a living meditation that helps us engage with life more deeply and discover our place and purpose in the world. Of course, these lessons do not come overnight! But by practicing the following eight keys of Myung Sung, you can begin finding this greater sense of peace and connection —without needing to sit still on a meditation pillow: The true decision is the reflection of our inner state. It’s how we feel about a situation and what our true self is telling us is best. The right decision is what is best for everyone else involved. According to Myung Sung philosophy, the correct choice balances what is right and what is true. As we become more in tune with ourselves and the greater connectedness, we develop a moral compass that makes it easier to make decisions. People who are doe chi are only concerned with their own self-interests. They see life through tunnel vision, never the whole picture, which makes them blind to the solutions to their problems. It is as if you were wearing sunglasses all day and night and complaining that everything is too dark—and then going on to blame others for the darkness. Yet your vision is obscured because you have sunglasses on. No matter how much you complain or try to have others remedy the situation for you, nothing will ever change until you see that the answer is solely dependent on you. To practice Myung Sung, we must widen our perspective, putting ourselves in the shoes of others involved and seeing the bigger picture, and then we must take accountability for our actions and see our circumstances clearly. Through this, we become empowered to change our own reality. Too often, we focus on gaining material possessions, wealth, and fleeting forms of happiness and leave nothing of true value after we’re gone. When we begin looking for ways to plant seeds of goodness for future generations, we often notice that there are small, everyday opportunities to do so all around us. Recognizing and honoring our connectedness means responding to the world with kindness and compassion because we never know fully what others have been through and we never want to add any sort of harm into the universe. When we let our inner world determine our outer reality instead, we can cultivate a sense of deep peace and strength to carry us through every situation. We become empowered and can take on new challenges and handle times of tension and discomfort with a greater sense of ease, knowing that they are temporary. We are able to hold a clear vision for greater things on the horizon. Dr. Kim is devoted to integrating the philosophy, medical wisdom, and expertise of East Asia with the advancements of modern life and medicine of the West in order to touch and positively affect the lives of others. Dr. Kim is carrying on the medical knowledge and wisdom of her lineage, which is rooted in the teachings of the great Dr. Heo Jun (1539-1615), a royal doctor of the great Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Dr. Heo Jun compiled the Dongui Bogam, a 25-volume medical encyclopedia, that was completed in 1613, with its basic theories based on the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic (Huangdi Neijing). Dr. Kim is the first female in her lineage to hold the treasury of her family’s proprietary Bi Bong® formulas that have been passed down for centuries and the first to share them on such a large scale. With almost 20 years in the beauty and wellness industry, Dr. Kim has formulated some of the first all-natural luxury products carried in high-end spas across the world including Ritz Carlton, Four Season & Mandarin Oriental high-end retailers such as Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus & Bergdorf Goodman, and in the natural marketplace in stores such as Whole Foods Market & Sprouts.
