If you aren’t familiar with Maum Meditation it is a form of meditation that originated in Korea in 1996. They have over 350 centers worldwide now. I wanted to give my testimonial because it has benefited me greatly (including getting rid of my desire for alcohol) and I know it could help countless others.

I began Maum about a year ago and I have become so much happier and completely at peace. For years I struggled on and off with depression and anxiety. I did not feel fulfilled and I desperately wanted to find the truth of my existence. The world and all its violence and suffering did not make sense to me. I read a lot of spiritual and metaphysical books and spent time with meditation teachers and did meditation off and on for about 10 years. While these things helped some, it wasn’t until I found Maum that things really began to change.

As I went to the guided subtraction sessions, more and more of the false ideas that had coagulated in my mind began to dissolve. This allowed more freedom to open up in my life. The more I went, the better I felt. I felt like I was being cleansed each time I went and I still feel that way.

We all clean our houses, our cars, our bodies, but so few of us clean our minds. Our minds are constipated and full of junk. They are literally overflowing with illusions based on our past experiences and we live our lives through the illusions which cause us to be unhappy, irritated and not have any sense of Truth in our lives. We live in a hell-like state always seeking pleasure and avoiding pain.

The more darkness and constipation someone has in their mind, the more unhealthy and violent they could be. A good example of this would be the difference between a serial killer vs. a saint.

What happened with Maum is I saw beyond the body and mind and into something far more expansive, far more grounding and far more real. It is like entering into a 4th dimension when all you had known before was 3D. The world looks completely different now that this Truth has entered into my mind. Like a vacuum, it continues to suck up all that is false.

I no longer have depression or anxiety because I no longer have fear. Yes, I still feel emotions but I am not bound by them. To me, they are like I buzzing bee that passes with the breeze. They are nothing. I have seen the ground of being and where were come from and why we are here.  I understand why the world is the way it is. 

Spiritual texts now make sense to me when I was confused by them before. They are all speaking from that place of Truth that enlightened beings were pointing at. You can live in this Truth if you discard your illusions.

One of the most dramatic things that it has helped is that it got rid of my desire for alcohol. I had gotten into the habit of having too many drinks after work on way too many occasions. It was if there was this undercurrent of energy that I couldn’t stand to feel and only the alcohol could suppress that energy. But that energy dissolved with meditation and I have not had any alcohol since Dec. I have felt no need for it.

I am excited to wake up in the morning and I look forward to going to work rather than dreading it. I can see that duality is an illusion and therefore I have more compassion for others. The world appears more beautiful and vibrant because I don’t have all the mind junk clouding my vision anymore. I can see the world the way it is and not through the filters of my mind. I feel like I can breathe for the first time. It is so amazing to know Truth and live your life this way. It is living in Heaven. I have more energy because I have less dragging me down mentally and I am healthier because of it.

I could go on and on about all the changes, but it would take too long. I am only in Level 3 and I cannot imagine it getting much better than this but they say it does. Please give it a try. If you stick with, I can promise you, your life will only get better on every level.