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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWith a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If in the past the way we understood the world was to understand 10 percent, the way science understands the world today is to understand 70 percent. Just as in the medieval era, the saying, 'This is not the word of God,' became synonymous with not being true. Today, the term 'nonscientific' to us has become synonymous with being false. However, we shouldn't assume that we can understand 100% through science. Because in the future, a new way to understand the world more fully may be discovered. Rather than saying that people back then were foolish and that we have become smarter now, we must understand that the standard of value for viewing things has changed between then and now. The framework for understanding the world has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The question of whether the Four Pillars of Life is scientific is based on a definite awareness that what is scientific is unconditionally the truth, and what is not scientific is not the truth. However, our happiness today cannot be fully revealed by science. Enlightenment has a nature that transcends even rationality. Rationality is also an absolute concept. You must give up even that to reach true freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If in the past the way we understood the world was to understand 10 percent, the way science understands the world today is to understand 70 percent. Just as in the medieval era, the saying, 'This is not the word of God,' became synonymous with not being true. Today, the term 'nonscientific' to us has become synonymous with being false. However, we shouldn't assume that we can understand 100% through science. Because in the future, a new way to understand the world more fully may be discovered. Rather than saying that people back then were foolish and that we have become smarter now, we must understand that the standard of value for viewing things has changed between then and now. The framework for understanding the world has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science is how we understand the world today. Currently, the scientific method is the easiest way for us to understand the world. However, in the future, when eras change, things may happen that are difficult to understand even in a scientific way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The question of whether the Four Pillars of Life is scientific is based on a definite awareness that what is scientific is unconditionally the truth, and what is not scientific is not the truth. However, our happiness today cannot be fully revealed by science. Enlightenment has a nature that transcends even rationality. Rationality is also an absolute concept. You must give up even that to reach true freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If in the past the way we understood the world was to understand 10 percent, the way science understands the world today is to understand 70 percent. Just as in the medieval era, the saying, 'This is not the word of God,' became synonymous with not being true. Today, the term 'nonscientific' to us has become synonymous with being false. However, we shouldn't assume that we can understand 100% through science. Because in the future, a new way to understand the world more fully may be discovered. Rather than saying that people back then were foolish and that we have become smarter now, we must understand that the standard of value for viewing things has changed between then and now. The framework for understanding the world has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science is how we understand the world today. Currently, the scientific method is the easiest way for us to understand the world. However, in the future, when eras change, things may happen that are difficult to understand even in a scientific way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The question of whether the Four Pillars of Life is scientific is based on a definite awareness that what is scientific is unconditionally the truth, and what is not scientific is not the truth. However, our happiness today cannot be fully revealed by science. Enlightenment has a nature that transcends even rationality. Rationality is also an absolute concept. You must give up even that to reach true freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If in the past the way we understood the world was to understand 10 percent, the way science understands the world today is to understand 70 percent. Just as in the medieval era, the saying, 'This is not the word of God,' became synonymous with not being true. Today, the term 'nonscientific' to us has become synonymous with being false. However, we shouldn't assume that we can understand 100% through science. Because in the future, a new way to understand the world more fully may be discovered. Rather than saying that people back then were foolish and that we have become smarter now, we must understand that the standard of value for viewing things has changed between then and now. The framework for understanding the world has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"2600 years ago, in the time of Buddha, it was very difficult to understand human inequality. At that time, Indian people understood that inequality was caused by karma from previous lives. In China or Korea, people understood that inequalities stemmed from differences in birth date and time. Elsewhere, they understood it as the will of God. So, you can consider Four Pillars of Destiny as one way of understanding the world under the conditions of that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science is how we understand the world today. Currently, the scientific method is the easiest way for us to understand the world. However, in the future, when eras change, things may happen that are difficult to understand even in a scientific way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The question of whether the Four Pillars of Life is scientific is based on a definite awareness that what is scientific is unconditionally the truth, and what is not scientific is not the truth. However, our happiness today cannot be fully revealed by science. Enlightenment has a nature that transcends even rationality. Rationality is also an absolute concept. You must give up even that to reach true freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If in the past the way we understood the world was to understand 10 percent, the way science understands the world today is to understand 70 percent. Just as in the medieval era, the saying, 'This is not the word of God,' became synonymous with not being true. Today, the term 'nonscientific' to us has become synonymous with being false. However, we shouldn't assume that we can understand 100% through science. Because in the future, a new way to understand the world more fully may be discovered. Rather than saying that people back then were foolish and that we have become smarter now, we must understand that the standard of value for viewing things has changed between then and now. The framework for understanding the world has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe last question is \u2018do you believe in Sa Ju Pal Ja?\u2019 Is it science-based?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"2600 years ago, in the time of Buddha, it was very difficult to understand human inequality. At that time, Indian people understood that inequality was caused by karma from previous lives. In China or Korea, people understood that inequalities stemmed from differences in birth date and time. Elsewhere, they understood it as the will of God. So, you can consider Four Pillars of Destiny as one way of understanding the world under the conditions of that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science is how we understand the world today. Currently, the scientific method is the easiest way for us to understand the world. However, in the future, when eras change, things may happen that are difficult to understand even in a scientific way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The question of whether the Four Pillars of Life is scientific is based on a definite awareness that what is scientific is unconditionally the truth, and what is not scientific is not the truth. However, our happiness today cannot be fully revealed by science. Enlightenment has a nature that transcends even rationality. Rationality is also an absolute concept. You must give up even that to reach true freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If in the past the way we understood the world was to understand 10 percent, the way science understands the world today is to understand 70 percent. Just as in the medieval era, the saying, 'This is not the word of God,' became synonymous with not being true. Today, the term 'nonscientific' to us has become synonymous with being false. However, we shouldn't assume that we can understand 100% through science. Because in the future, a new way to understand the world more fully may be discovered. Rather than saying that people back then were foolish and that we have become smarter now, we must understand that the standard of value for viewing things has changed between then and now. The framework for understanding the world has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Does <\/strong>the Four Pillars of Destiny (Sa Ju Pal Ja) <\/strong>have a scientific basis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe last question is \u2018do you believe in Sa Ju Pal Ja?\u2019 Is it science-based?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"2600 years ago, in the time of Buddha, it was very difficult to understand human inequality. At that time, Indian people understood that inequality was caused by karma from previous lives. In China or Korea, people understood that inequalities stemmed from differences in birth date and time. Elsewhere, they understood it as the will of God. So, you can consider Four Pillars of Destiny as one way of understanding the world under the conditions of that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science is how we understand the world today. Currently, the scientific method is the easiest way for us to understand the world. However, in the future, when eras change, things may happen that are difficult to understand even in a scientific way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The question of whether the Four Pillars of Life is scientific is based on a definite awareness that what is scientific is unconditionally the truth, and what is not scientific is not the truth. However, our happiness today cannot be fully revealed by science. Enlightenment has a nature that transcends even rationality. Rationality is also an absolute concept. You must give up even that to reach true freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If in the past the way we understood the world was to understand 10 percent, the way science understands the world today is to understand 70 percent. Just as in the medieval era, the saying, 'This is not the word of God,' became synonymous with not being true. Today, the term 'nonscientific' to us has become synonymous with being false. However, we shouldn't assume that we can understand 100% through science. Because in the future, a new way to understand the world more fully may be discovered. Rather than saying that people back then were foolish and that we have become smarter now, we must understand that the standard of value for viewing things has changed between then and now. The framework for understanding the world has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Does <\/strong>the Four Pillars of Destiny (Sa Ju Pal Ja) <\/strong>have a scientific basis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe last question is \u2018do you believe in Sa Ju Pal Ja?\u2019 Is it science-based?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"2600 years ago, in the time of Buddha, it was very difficult to understand human inequality. At that time, Indian people understood that inequality was caused by karma from previous lives. In China or Korea, people understood that inequalities stemmed from differences in birth date and time. Elsewhere, they understood it as the will of God. So, you can consider Four Pillars of Destiny as one way of understanding the world under the conditions of that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science is how we understand the world today. Currently, the scientific method is the easiest way for us to understand the world. However, in the future, when eras change, things may happen that are difficult to understand even in a scientific way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The question of whether the Four Pillars of Life is scientific is based on a definite awareness that what is scientific is unconditionally the truth, and what is not scientific is not the truth. However, our happiness today cannot be fully revealed by science. Enlightenment has a nature that transcends even rationality. Rationality is also an absolute concept. You must give up even that to reach true freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If in the past the way we understood the world was to understand 10 percent, the way science understands the world today is to understand 70 percent. Just as in the medieval era, the saying, 'This is not the word of God,' became synonymous with not being true. Today, the term 'nonscientific' to us has become synonymous with being false. However, we shouldn't assume that we can understand 100% through science. Because in the future, a new way to understand the world more fully may be discovered. Rather than saying that people back then were foolish and that we have become smarter now, we must understand that the standard of value for viewing things has changed between then and now. The framework for understanding the world has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And he asked whether the Four Pillars of Destiny (Sa Ju Pal Ja) really existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Does <\/strong>the Four Pillars of Destiny (Sa Ju Pal Ja) <\/strong>have a scientific basis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe last question is \u2018do you believe in Sa Ju Pal Ja?\u2019 Is it science-based?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"2600 years ago, in the time of Buddha, it was very difficult to understand human inequality. At that time, Indian people understood that inequality was caused by karma from previous lives. In China or Korea, people understood that inequalities stemmed from differences in birth date and time. Elsewhere, they understood it as the will of God. So, you can consider Four Pillars of Destiny as one way of understanding the world under the conditions of that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science is how we understand the world today. Currently, the scientific method is the easiest way for us to understand the world. However, in the future, when eras change, things may happen that are difficult to understand even in a scientific way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The question of whether the Four Pillars of Life is scientific is based on a definite awareness that what is scientific is unconditionally the truth, and what is not scientific is not the truth. However, our happiness today cannot be fully revealed by science. Enlightenment has a nature that transcends even rationality. Rationality is also an absolute concept. You must give up even that to reach true freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If in the past the way we understood the world was to understand 10 percent, the way science understands the world today is to understand 70 percent. Just as in the medieval era, the saying, 'This is not the word of God,' became synonymous with not being true. Today, the term 'nonscientific' to us has become synonymous with being false. However, we shouldn't assume that we can understand 100% through science. Because in the future, a new way to understand the world more fully may be discovered. Rather than saying that people back then were foolish and that we have become smarter now, we must understand that the standard of value for viewing things has changed between then and now. The framework for understanding the world has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe must have the perspective that we can lead a happy life even if we are born blind. It's just a little uncomfortable because you can't see. And society must come up with a mechanism to compensate for this inconvenience. However, being born blind is not in itself unequal. Is it unequal to be born with white or dark skin? Is being tall or short unequal? It's not like that. Regardless of how they were born, everyone can live a happy life.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n And he asked whether the Four Pillars of Destiny (Sa Ju Pal Ja) really existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Does <\/strong>the Four Pillars of Destiny (Sa Ju Pal Ja) <\/strong>have a scientific basis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe last question is \u2018do you believe in Sa Ju Pal Ja?\u2019 Is it science-based?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"2600 years ago, in the time of Buddha, it was very difficult to understand human inequality. At that time, Indian people understood that inequality was caused by karma from previous lives. In China or Korea, people understood that inequalities stemmed from differences in birth date and time. Elsewhere, they understood it as the will of God. So, you can consider Four Pillars of Destiny as one way of understanding the world under the conditions of that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science is how we understand the world today. Currently, the scientific method is the easiest way for us to understand the world. However, in the future, when eras change, things may happen that are difficult to understand even in a scientific way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The question of whether the Four Pillars of Life is scientific is based on a definite awareness that what is scientific is unconditionally the truth, and what is not scientific is not the truth. However, our happiness today cannot be fully revealed by science. Enlightenment has a nature that transcends even rationality. Rationality is also an absolute concept. You must give up even that to reach true freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If in the past the way we understood the world was to understand 10 percent, the way science understands the world today is to understand 70 percent. Just as in the medieval era, the saying, 'This is not the word of God,' became synonymous with not being true. Today, the term 'nonscientific' to us has become synonymous with being false. However, we shouldn't assume that we can understand 100% through science. Because in the future, a new way to understand the world more fully may be discovered. Rather than saying that people back then were foolish and that we have become smarter now, we must understand that the standard of value for viewing things has changed between then and now. The framework for understanding the world has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe must have the perspective that we can lead a happy life even if we are born blind. It's just a little uncomfortable because you can't see. And society must come up with a mechanism to compensate for this inconvenience. However, being born blind is not in itself unequal. Is it unequal to be born with white or dark skin? Is being tall or short unequal? It's not like that. Regardless of how they were born, everyone can live a happy life.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n And he asked whether the Four Pillars of Destiny (Sa Ju Pal Ja) really existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Does <\/strong>the Four Pillars of Destiny (Sa Ju Pal Ja) <\/strong>have a scientific basis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe last question is \u2018do you believe in Sa Ju Pal Ja?\u2019 Is it science-based?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"2600 years ago, in the time of Buddha, it was very difficult to understand human inequality. At that time, Indian people understood that inequality was caused by karma from previous lives. In China or Korea, people understood that inequalities stemmed from differences in birth date and time. Elsewhere, they understood it as the will of God. So, you can consider Four Pillars of Destiny as one way of understanding the world under the conditions of that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science is how we understand the world today. Currently, the scientific method is the easiest way for us to understand the world. However, in the future, when eras change, things may happen that are difficult to understand even in a scientific way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The question of whether the Four Pillars of Life is scientific is based on a definite awareness that what is scientific is unconditionally the truth, and what is not scientific is not the truth. However, our happiness today cannot be fully revealed by science. Enlightenment has a nature that transcends even rationality. Rationality is also an absolute concept. You must give up even that to reach true freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If in the past the way we understood the world was to understand 10 percent, the way science understands the world today is to understand 70 percent. Just as in the medieval era, the saying, 'This is not the word of God,' became synonymous with not being true. Today, the term 'nonscientific' to us has become synonymous with being false. However, we shouldn't assume that we can understand 100% through science. Because in the future, a new way to understand the world more fully may be discovered. Rather than saying that people back then were foolish and that we have become smarter now, we must understand that the standard of value for viewing things has changed between then and now. The framework for understanding the world has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAm I understanding that if I was born as a blind person for example, then am I supposed to accept the fact that I was born in an unfortunate circumstance and live the best I can? How would you advise that person?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe must have the perspective that we can lead a happy life even if we are born blind. It's just a little uncomfortable because you can't see. And society must come up with a mechanism to compensate for this inconvenience. However, being born blind is not in itself unequal. Is it unequal to be born with white or dark skin? Is being tall or short unequal? It's not like that. Regardless of how they were born, everyone can live a happy life.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n And he asked whether the Four Pillars of Destiny (Sa Ju Pal Ja) really existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Does <\/strong>the Four Pillars of Destiny (Sa Ju Pal Ja) <\/strong>have a scientific basis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe last question is \u2018do you believe in Sa Ju Pal Ja?\u2019 Is it science-based?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"2600 years ago, in the time of Buddha, it was very difficult to understand human inequality. At that time, Indian people understood that inequality was caused by karma from previous lives. In China or Korea, people understood that inequalities stemmed from differences in birth date and time. Elsewhere, they understood it as the will of God. So, you can consider Four Pillars of Destiny as one way of understanding the world under the conditions of that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science is how we understand the world today. Currently, the scientific method is the easiest way for us to understand the world. However, in the future, when eras change, things may happen that are difficult to understand even in a scientific way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The question of whether the Four Pillars of Life is scientific is based on a definite awareness that what is scientific is unconditionally the truth, and what is not scientific is not the truth. However, our happiness today cannot be fully revealed by science. Enlightenment has a nature that transcends even rationality. Rationality is also an absolute concept. You must give up even that to reach true freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If in the past the way we understood the world was to understand 10 percent, the way science understands the world today is to understand 70 percent. Just as in the medieval era, the saying, 'This is not the word of God,' became synonymous with not being true. Today, the term 'nonscientific' to us has become synonymous with being false. However, we shouldn't assume that we can understand 100% through science. Because in the future, a new way to understand the world more fully may be discovered. Rather than saying that people back then were foolish and that we have become smarter now, we must understand that the standard of value for viewing things has changed between then and now. The framework for understanding the world has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What if you were born into unfortunate circumstances?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAm I understanding that if I was born as a blind person for example, then am I supposed to accept the fact that I was born in an unfortunate circumstance and live the best I can? How would you advise that person?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe must have the perspective that we can lead a happy life even if we are born blind. It's just a little uncomfortable because you can't see. And society must come up with a mechanism to compensate for this inconvenience. However, being born blind is not in itself unequal. Is it unequal to be born with white or dark skin? Is being tall or short unequal? It's not like that. Regardless of how they were born, everyone can live a happy life.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n And he asked whether the Four Pillars of Destiny (Sa Ju Pal Ja) really existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Does <\/strong>the Four Pillars of Destiny (Sa Ju Pal Ja) <\/strong>have a scientific basis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe last question is \u2018do you believe in Sa Ju Pal Ja?\u2019 Is it science-based?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"2600 years ago, in the time of Buddha, it was very difficult to understand human inequality. At that time, Indian people understood that inequality was caused by karma from previous lives. In China or Korea, people understood that inequalities stemmed from differences in birth date and time. Elsewhere, they understood it as the will of God. So, you can consider Four Pillars of Destiny as one way of understanding the world under the conditions of that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science is how we understand the world today. Currently, the scientific method is the easiest way for us to understand the world. However, in the future, when eras change, things may happen that are difficult to understand even in a scientific way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The question of whether the Four Pillars of Life is scientific is based on a definite awareness that what is scientific is unconditionally the truth, and what is not scientific is not the truth. However, our happiness today cannot be fully revealed by science. Enlightenment has a nature that transcends even rationality. Rationality is also an absolute concept. You must give up even that to reach true freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If in the past the way we understood the world was to understand 10 percent, the way science understands the world today is to understand 70 percent. Just as in the medieval era, the saying, 'This is not the word of God,' became synonymous with not being true. Today, the term 'nonscientific' to us has become synonymous with being false. However, we shouldn't assume that we can understand 100% through science. Because in the future, a new way to understand the world more fully may be discovered. Rather than saying that people back then were foolish and that we have become smarter now, we must understand that the standard of value for viewing things has changed between then and now. The framework for understanding the world has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason why the rapid changes in today's society confuse you is not because the world is confusing, but because the changed world cannot be understood with the framework of perception I have had so far. The world seems confusing because I don't understand. To properly understand the world, you need to change your frame of perception, but there is no problem with the world. The world just changes. If possible, I hope you can change your karma a little more so that you can see the world as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing that, we can live in any world without suffering. This should not be misunderstood to mean that \u2018the world is always good.\u2019 If necessary, we must change the world. You may make sacrifices along the way. However, it means that even that sacrifice can be made without suffering. It means that if it's the path we've chosen, we should willingly walk it, no matter the difficulties there may be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a big round of applause, the Dharma Q&A came to an end. Sunim left the lecture hall and immediately headed to San Jose Airport. Tomorrow, he will continue his overseas Dharma Talk tour in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What if you were born into unfortunate circumstances?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAm I understanding that if I was born as a blind person for example, then am I supposed to accept the fact that I was born in an unfortunate circumstance and live the best I can? How would you advise that person?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe must have the perspective that we can lead a happy life even if we are born blind. It's just a little uncomfortable because you can't see. And society must come up with a mechanism to compensate for this inconvenience. However, being born blind is not in itself unequal. Is it unequal to be born with white or dark skin? Is being tall or short unequal? It's not like that. Regardless of how they were born, everyone can live a happy life.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n And he asked whether the Four Pillars of Destiny (Sa Ju Pal Ja) really existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Does <\/strong>the Four Pillars of Destiny (Sa Ju Pal Ja) <\/strong>have a scientific basis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe last question is \u2018do you believe in Sa Ju Pal Ja?\u2019 Is it science-based?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"2600 years ago, in the time of Buddha, it was very difficult to understand human inequality. At that time, Indian people understood that inequality was caused by karma from previous lives. In China or Korea, people understood that inequalities stemmed from differences in birth date and time. Elsewhere, they understood it as the will of God. 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