Honheo ipjin (混虛入眞)

There is one expression 'Honheo ipjin (混虛入眞) which summarizes all methods of mind cultivation. Honheo (混虛) is called the state of nothingness in both the tangible and intangible, it is the state of no color or no light to the eyes. 'Through this state of consciousness, Honheo (混虛), we will enter (入) the realm of truth (眞).' That is the 'Honheo ipjin (混虛入眞)'. However, you should not force yourself artificially to enter (入) the realm of truth (眞). Once your study is mature enough then, you will naturally enter this state of truth (入眞).

The longer you do meditate, the lesser the worldly thoughts appear. Ten thoughts will be reduced to nine, eight, five, three, two, and eventually the worldly thoughts will be totally vanished. Through such process, you could enter the state of oneness with the nature. When you do meditate continuously within such state, you will eventually attain the state of 'Manghyung mangje (忘形忘在)'; forgetting your form, forgetting your existence.

You will totally lose the awareness of yourself; both your existence and non-existence in this universe. 'you will even forget what you are doing in your position.' - That state of consciousness is called as Honheo (混虛) in which you will indeed enter (入) the realm of truth (眞). That is the meaning of 'Honheo ipjin (混虛入眞)'.

-From the lecture of His Holiness Jongdosanim of Jeungsando on 1440716-

-Roughly translated on July 17, 2014-

Will You Follow Me, Even Through Water and Fire?

[Will You Follow Me, Even Through Water and Fire?]

On November 22, Taemonim asked the disciples, "Will you follow Me, even through water and fire?" The disciples pledged that they would. While making an offering of wine during a chiseong early in the morning of the twenty-fifth, Taemonim asked the disciples, "How many drops of wine have fallen on the table?"

They counted and told Her, "Twenty-three." She asked them again, and when they counted the second time, they found twenty-four.

When they told Her how many there were, She said, "It should be so."

[Taemonim Is Detained by the Police]

In those days, scandalous events beset Cha Gyeong-seok's organization every day, prompting constant surveillance by the regional police, which eventually led to the arrest of eighteen senior organization officials, including Cha Yun-chil, and their severe torture at the police station in Mokpo. At that time, Yi Sang-ho of Gyeong-seok's organization took the lead in resolving the incident and blamed everything on Taemonim. 

The police subsequently set out for Jojong-ri Village to arrest Her. On October 25, around noon, the policemen arrived in the village and questioned Gang Sa-seong about Taemonim's whereabouts. Alarmed, Eung-chil rushed to Taemonim and urged Her, "There is certain to be trouble. Please hide for a while."

"Why should I flee whatever comes My way?" Taemonim replied. Then, She took a sheet of paper bearing a talisman for expelling harm, and She wrote on it the Haemaju Mantra. "I already knew of this, but I must accept what is to come without reservation to prevent repercussions," said Taemonim as She sat in serenity. 

"Hiding is out of the question." Soon, the police came and asked for Taemonim. From inside, She called out for the followers to lead the police to Her. She and the policemen exchanged a few words and then, with Eung-chil, they all left for the Mokpo Police Station.

-JSD Dojeon 11:35-

[Persecution by Jang Hyo-sun]

On January 15, 1904, Sangjenim lay down half-asleep after drinking some rice wine. The young son of a man named Jang Heung-hae suddenly became critically ill and neared death, and the child's grandfather, Jang Hyo-sun, rushed to Sangjenim and begged Him to cure his grandson. Still lying on His back, Sangjenim replied, "Give the child some fresh, cold water to drink."

When Hyo-sun did as instructed, the child suddenly died. Hyo-sun, who was nicknamed 'The Tempestuous' because of his violent temper, grew enraged and conceived a grudge against Sangjenim, declaring, "My grandchild is dead because He instructed me to give the child the wrong prescription. I have seen one touch of His hand revive a dead man and one word from His mouth cure someone on the verge of death, so He must have killed my grandchild willfully. With that man's extraordinary dao mastery, a handful of earth, let alone a glass of water, could have cured the child."

Hyo-sun captured Sangjenim, bound His hands behind His back, and dragged Him toward the local officials' quarters. On the way, Hyo-sun, seeming to regret his action, unexpectedly untied Sangjenim and said, "I am the one at fault here. The child simply died of a sudden illness. How can I blame You?" Desiring to once again be on good terms with Sangjenim, Hyo-sun invited Him to stay at his house. Sangjenim declined the offer and went to stay at Seo Won-gyu's house, and the next day, He continued onward to Yi Jik-bu's house.

That day, Hyo-sun went to Won-gyu's house, expecting to find Sangjenim there, and he grew enraged when he discovered that Sangjenim had gone. "The murderer has escaped!" Hyo-sun roared in fury and then began searching for Sangjenim everywhere.

-JSD Dojeon 3: 44-

[The Suffering of Sangjenim's Family]

Knowing that Sangjenim's family had recently moved into a small room in Hwajeong-ri Village in Jeonju County, Hyo-sun and his family decided to travel there and cause an uproar. Sangjenim had gone to Jeonju and asked His father's concubine to brew some rice wine. Before He left, He repeatedly said to her, "No one should taste this wine."

But when the Sacred Father came home, the concubine forgot what she had been told and offered him a bowl of the rice wine. Before long, Sangjenim returned home and discovered that someone had been drinking the rice wine.

"Who drank this rice wine?"

"Your mother," the concubine lied.

"Disaster approaches," Sangjenim warned. "Flee from this place immediately!" And Sangjenim Himself then left the house.

A short time later, Hyo-sun and his family burst into the house. They made the Sacred Mother kneel down and violently beat her until she was soaked with blood. Suddenly, an old man with white hair entered the house and rebuked the intruders, "Of what transgression is this woman guilty? How can you beat her for the actions of her son?" These words drove Hyo-sun and his family away.

Later, Sangjenim returned to visit His mother and learned what had taken place. He said to her, "Crush some raw foxglove and apply it to your wounds." She did so and completely recovered within a day.

The trouble caused by Hyo-sun's family forced Sangjenim's family to flee to Gulchi Village in Taein County.

-JSD Dojeon 3: 45-

[Sangjenim Accepts the Qi of Strife to Dissolve It]

Meanwhile, unaware of the uproar that Hyo-sun was causing, Hyeong-ryeol went to Hwajeong-ri Village to seek out news of Sangjenim. Hyo-sun's family promptly captured Hyeong-ryeol, bound him, and took him to Won-gyu's house, where they tried to coerce him into revealing Sangjenim's whereabouts. Unable to obtain any information from Hyeong-ryeol, they became enraged and beat both him and Won-gyu. It was not until late at night that Hyeong-ryeol escaped.

Unable to tolerate the harassment occurring day after day, Won-gyu closed his herbal medicine shop and took his family to hide in Iksan County.

The campaign of persecution by Hyo-sun caused Hyeong-ryeol to lose track of the whereabouts of Sangjenim and His family, and Hyeong-ryeol searched for them everywhere. Eventually, he found Gap-chil in Gobu County, and Gap-chil told him that Sangjenim was staying in a small farmhouse at the foot of Duseungsan Mountain. Hyeong-ryeol immediately visited Sangjenim and returned home after arranging to meet again.

One day, a disciple asked Sangjenim, "You have limitless power, so why did You tolerate Jang Hyo-sun's persecution?"

Sangjenim explained, "Strife within the family of dao or within your own family brings about disorder in the governance of the spirit realm, and such strife, left unchecked, would lead to mighty disasters worldwide. So I, Myself, embraced the qi of strife to dissolve it. It is for these reasons that I have always counseled you to insist on peace."

-JSD Dojeon 3: 46-

[Jang Hyo-sun's Death]

In June, Sangjenim visited Hyeong-ryeol and told him, "Go to Gim Byeong-uk in Jeonju County and arrange for him to visit Me later." Carrying out Sangjenim's order, Hyeong-ryeol made an appointment for Byeong-uk to see Sangjenim the following night. On his way back, he heard that Jang Hyo-sun had died.

When Hyeong-ryeol arrived home, he informed Sangjenim about the appointment and Hyo-sun's death, adding, "That man should have died at our hands. It is a shame that he died of natural causes. How can we say that heaven is just?"

"What are you saying? The dead are to be pitied." Sangjenim remonstrated. "Everyone's fortune or misfortune, superiority or inferiority, strength or weakness all depends upon their mind."

The next day, instead of seeing Byeong-uk, Sangjenim left for Gobu County with Hyeong-ryeol. Hyeong-ryeol thought it strange for Sangjenim to break His appointment and inquired about the reason for this, but Sangjenim simply laughed without replying.

-JSD Dojeon 3: 51-

[The Power of the Taeeulju and Unjangju Mantras]

One day, Sangjenim revealed to the disciples, "I have tested the Taeeulju Mantra and the Unjangju Mantra. Chant them repeatedly. Gim Byeong-uk's tribulation was resolved by the Taeeulju Mantra, and the Jang Hyo-sun's uproar was resolved by the Unjangju Mantra. The Taeeulju Mantra will open the prison gate even if you have committed treason, and the Unjangju Mantra will open the prison gate even if you are convicted of murder."

The Seeker's Path

[The Seeker's Path]

Sangjenim said to the disciples, "Long ago, a man who wanted to learn the mastery of Immortalism wandered in search of a master. Finally, a master consented to teach him. 'Prove your devotion for ten years,' the master said, and so the man lived as a farmhand and devoted himself to working the master's land.

"When the ten years had passed, the master praised the man's sincerity and said, 'I will now teach you the mastery of Immortalism.' The master took him to a pond nearby and told him, 'Climb up that willow tree and onto the branch extending over the water. When you jump into the water, you will become enlightened into the mastery of Immortalism.'

"Firmly believing in the master's words, the man climbed up the tree and jumped off the branch. In the instant before he would have plunged into the water, clouds of every hue swirled around him to the accompaniment of celestial music, and a shining chariot swept him away to heaven.

"Was this owing to the dao mastery of the master? Or was it due to the sincerity and devotion of the student? Contemplate this story well."

-JSD Dojeon 8:9-

[Choe's Foresight of Impending Cataclysm]

One day, Sangjenim said to the disciples, "In Goheung County, around the time of the Japanese invasion in 1592, there lived a man with the surname Choe who was a lowly township official. Though Choe's speech and manner seemed crude like those of a drunk, when given a task, he would carry it out intelligently and decisively.

"A village school teacher named Ryu regarded him highly for this. When they heard a rumor that the Japanese would invade the country, Ryu asked Choe how to take refuge. Choe declined to answer several times, saying he did not know, but eventually said, 'Sell all your possessions and land, and leave the money with me.'

"Ryu consented and left his money in Choe's care. Choe began drinking and reveling with the money, but Ryu chose to overlook this.

"One day, Ryu received a message that Choe had died. Shocked, Ryu rushed to Choe's house and found that he was, indeed, dead. Ryu asked Choe's son, 'Did he leave any final words?'

"The son answered, 'My father said you and your family should dress in mourners' clothes and follow his funeral procession to a valley in Jiraesan Mountain where the funeral will be held.'

"Still firmly believing in Choe, Ryu went home and discussed the matter with his family, but everyone except his youngest son refused to do it. Only the father and the son followed the funeral bier to the mountain.

"When they arrived in the valley, they heard a voice from above, 'Leave the funeral bier and come with me.' They looked up and saw Choe at the top of the valley. They left the bier and followed Choe to a house with an ample store of food.

"Some time later, when they climbed to the top of the mountain and looked down at where they used to live, they saw a great fire raging. When they asked what had happened, Choe answered, 'The Japanese invaders are burning the entire village.' It was said that when they met Choe in the valley, his face was a little different than before."

-JSD Dojeon 7:64-

[One Mind: The Mindset for Heaven and Earth's Ilkkun]

Sangjenim said, "This is the work of rowing the Ship of South Joseon. The spirits of virtuous sages venerated with sacrificial offerings for a thousand autumns row the ship, and Jeon Myeong-suk is the head oarsman. When asked how they have come to merit veneration with sacrificial offerings for a thousand autumns, these spirits answer that everything came of having one mind. Only those of one mind may board the ship."

After conducting all appropriate rituals, Sangjenim burned the paper upon which He had written.

-JSD Dojeon 6:51-

Chilseong (七星)- Seven Stars

[Meditation at the Seven Stars Shrine of Daewonsa Temple]

1Jeung-san finished meditating atop Sirusan Mountain on June 16, then left Gaengmang-ri Village and journeyed to Daewonsa Temple on Moaksan Mountain, where He immediately entered into meditation at the Seven Stars Shrine.

-JSD Dojeon 2:2-


[Sangjenim Opens the Great Gate of the Spirit World and Assumes Authority over the Three Realms]

1Beginning on July 1, His fifteenth day at Daewonsa Temple, Jeung-san abstained from eating and drinking for seven days, meditating with one mind without once rising from the spot upon which He sat.
2On July 7, His twenty-first day at (the Seven Stars shrine of) the temple, thunder roared, the earth shook, and an auspicious heavy rain began to fall. 3Amidst all of these portents, Jeung-san, through His boundless dao, opened the great gate of the spirit world. 4From this time onward, He reassumed His supreme authority over the three realms and wielded the universe's power of creative change at will.

-JSD Dojeon 2:10-

[A Forty-Nine-Day Work of Renewal at the Seven Stars Shrine of Daewonsa Temple]

1In the spring of 1909, Sangjenim went to Daewonsa Temple accompanied by Nae-seong, Hyeong-ryeol, and several other disciples, and there performed a work of renewal in which He entrusted great tasks to the disciples present. 2While at the temple, He declared to Head Monk Geum-gok and the disciples present, "I will now enter the Seven Stars Shrine. Seal the door with paper. 3Do not draw near the shrine until I call for you."
4Sangjenim entered the shrine, offered a bowl of pure water in a southern direction, and then locked the door. 5For weeks, Sangjenim devoted Himself solely to meditation, observing a fast so complete that He did not take even a single sip of water. Hearing nothing from inside the shrine beyond an occasional cough, Geum-gok and the disciples grew concerned.
6On the forty-ninth day, Sangjenim came forth once more, and a splendid radiance shone from His face as He stretched wide His arms, proclaiming, "It is done! Let us go."
7Geum-gok exclaimed, "He surely must be the Lord of Heaven for how could a human meditate for forty-nine days without so much as a sip of water?"
8Sangjenim gave Nae-seong His right sock, and Nae-seong discovered that was full of phlegm.
9Afterward, Geum-gok esteemed the shrine room in which Sangjenim had meditated as though it were of gold. Geum-gok said, "When Maitreya Buddha's holy presence is felt, what use is Shakyamuni Buddha?" For the rest of his life, Geum-gok never again offered prayers to Shakyamuni Buddha.
10Many years later, Nae-seong's eldest son, Mun-hwan, entered the shrine and discovered that the place where Sangjenim had sat during His forty-nine-day meditation was warm as if heated.

-JSD Dojeon 3:200-

[I Must Establish the Reversion Dosu]

1One day in 1904, Sangjenim declared, "Heaven and earth are undergoing a reversion, so I must inevitably establish the Reversion Dosu." He then conducted a work of renewal in which He wrote:
左旋 四三八 天地 端紀 主張
九五一 日月 鋤王 主張
二七六 星辰 七星 主張
2Counterclockwise:
Four, three, eight—
heaven and earth are presided over by mangnyang.
3Nine, five, one—
sun and moon are presided over by jowang.
4Two, seven, six—
the stars are presided over by the Seven Stars.

-JSD Dojeon 4:39-

[I Gain the World on Horseback]

1Sangjenim once told Hyeong-ryeol, "I mastered the principles of heaven in 1900, then attained enlightenment in 1901 2when I was meditating at Daewonsa Temple, attended on by Bak Geum-gok."
3Sangjenim also declared;
I am Okhwang-Sangje.
4I am Maitreya.
5I am South Three-Ri-Fire (三離火).
6I am the Seven Stars.
7I am heaven, earth, sun, and moon.
8I will return as fire.
9I gain the world on horseback."

-JSD Dojeon 6:8- 

[Hiding the Seven Stars]

7When they reached Choe Chang-jo's house, Sangjenim buried a written decree for lightning. Instantly, a storm of furious thunder and lightning shook the earth. Then, Sangjenim ended the storm just as abruptly.
The next day, Sangjenim returned to the medicine room in Guritgol Village. 8There, Sin Won-il asked, "Is it true that Great Monk Jin-muk hid the Seven Stars for seven days?"
9"I will now illustrate for you," said Sangjenim, and He hid the Seven Stars for three months. 10He later commented, "Though there are many people in the world who study the principles of the heavens, not one of them reported the disappearance of the Seven Stars."

-JSD Dojeon 3:183-


[Sangjenim Seals the Gate to Enlightenment]

1As Sangjenim and Bak Gong-u one day traveled to Jeonju County, they stopped for their midday meal in Soenae Village. 2Gong-u led Sangjenim to a house where they could eat, for it belonged to a friend—a follower of Go Song-am.
3In the midst of the meal, Sangjenim suddenly declared, "I drove away the qi of the West, but there was a sign that it was once more returning. I thought this strange. I did not know that someone in a backroom was engaged in a plot." 4He then commanded Gong-u, "Go to Go Song-am's house and offer your condolences on his death." 5Sangjenim then changed the position of the word mungok in the Chilseonggyeong Mantra to seal the gate to enlightenment.

-JSD Dojeon 5:135-
 

[Removing Buddha's Qi from Geumgangsan Mountain]

1When Sangjenim was staying in Nongbau Village, Sunchang County, after completing the work of renewal for Joseon's destiny, He told Hyeong-ryeol, 2"Sustenance is infused within each of the twelve thousand wooden tiles of Gangseonnu Pavilion in Seongcheon County, which Heo Mi-su renovated. 3The twelve thousand peaks of Geumgangsan Mountain are being stifled by malevolent qi, and this qi must now be purged."

4"Take Gwang-chan and Won-il with you to Guritgol Village. The three of you will fill a large pot with pure water and pour it into twenty-four bowls twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, for ten days. 5At night, chant the Chilseonggyeong Mantra twenty-one times and cut pieces of white paper about one inch long on all four sides. Each of you must write the word si (侍) on each of four hundred pieces of paper. Paste these pieces on the four walls and wait for Me." 6He sternly warned, "When you paste the pieces of paper on the walls, there must be no overlap or even the slightest gap—the edges must fit perfectly."

7When Won-il received Sangjenim's instructions from Hyeong-ryeol, Won-il's face betrayed his exasperation. When Hyeong-ryeol reported this to Sangjenim, He replied, "Then take Yi Do-sam to carry out the task, instead."

8Hyeong-ryeol returned to Guritgol Village with Do-sam and Gwang-chan and carried out the work as ordered. After ten days, the papers written with the word si totaled twelve thousand, and these pieces of paper were pasted on the walls without any gaps.

-JSD Dojeon 5:129-

[A Work of Renewal Concerning the Chilseonggyeong Mantra]

1One day, Sangjenim gave Gim Deok-chan a piece of Western paper and said, "Write out the Chilseonggyeong Mantra." 2When Deok-chan asked how large he should write it on the paper, Sangjenim said, "Do as you wish."
3When Gim Deok-chan finished, the writing filled the paper, leaving only enough space for three more characters. 4Seeing this, Sangjenim said, "Write the three characters chil, seong, and gyeong." Afterward, Sangjenim burned the paper.
5Sangjenim then declared, "The Chilseonggyeong Mantra is a great sacred writing for defeating disaster and misfortune and for seeking blessings. The Gaebyeokju Mantra contains heaven and earth's supreme power."
6When Sangjenim had the disciples meditate, He usually had them chant the Chilseonggyeong Mantra and then the Gaebyeokju Mantra.

[The Chilseonggyeong Mantra]

七星如來 大帝君 北斗九辰 中天大神
Chil-seong-yeo-rye Dae-jae-gun Buk-du-gu-jin Jung-cheon-dae-sin
上朝金闕 下覆崑崙 調理綱紀 統制乾坤
Sang-jo-geum-gweol Ha-bu-gon-lyun Jo-ri-gang-gi Tong-jae-geon-gon
大魁貪狼 文曲巨門 祿存廉貞 武曲破軍
Dae-gwe-tam-lang Mun-gok-geo-mun Nok-jon-yeom-jeong Mu-gok-pa-gun
高上玉皇 紫微帝君 大周天際 細入微塵
Go-sang-ok-hwang Ja-mi-jae-gun Dae-ju-cheon-jae Sae-ip-mi-jin
何災不滅 何福不臻 元皇正氣 來合我身
Ha-jae-bul-meol Ha-bok-bu-jin Won-hwang-jeong-gi Nae-hap-a-sin
天勍所指 晝夜相輪
Cheon-gang-so-ji Ju-ya-sang-ryun
俗居小人 ○○生 ○○○ 好道求靈
Sok-geo-so-in ———saeng ———ho-do-gu-lyeong
願見尊儀 永保長生 三台虛精 六淳曲生
Won-gyeong-jon-eui Yeong-bo-jang-saeng Sam-tae-heo-jeong Yuk-sun-gok-saeng
生我 養我 護我 形我 許身形
Saeng-a Yang-a Ho-a Hyeong-a Heo-sin-hyeong
魁★★★ ★★★ 尊帝★★ 如律令

Gwe-jak-gwan-haeng Hwa-bo-pyo Jon-jae-geup-geup Yeo-yul-lyeong

-JSD Dojeon 5:230- 

[Ho-yeon's Meditation]

1On September 9, 1905, Sangjenim ordered two rolls of stiff cotton cloth purchased. 2He had the cloth used to make a tent big enough for two people in the front yard of Ho-yeon's family's house in Heukseokgol Village, and He had Ho-yeon meditate in this tent.

[Seeing with Her Spiritual Eye]

9Sangjenim told Ho-yeon to chant the Chilseonggyeong Mantra and the Gaebyeokju Mantra and to: "Close your outer eyes and open your inner eyes."
10With her spiritual eye, Ho-yeon saw mullet and carp noisily drinking water from a big bowl. Later, she could even see them with her eyes open. 11Another time, she saw carp, catfish, mullet, and other fish swimming in the bowl she had set before herself. 12When the carp swam to the surface, female immortals descended from heaven. When the catfish came to the surface, an army of dignified soldiers armed with lances and swords charged into the valley and filled the yard. 13When the mullet swam to the surface, the seven astral monarchs of the Seven Stars descended adorned with transparent crowns, and fearsome spirits on horseback drew up in two lines before her tent. The child fainted at the sight.

-JSD Dojeon 3:88-

[The Seven Stars Dosu for Long Life Without Aging]

1In September, Sangjenim wrote a mirror image of the following writing on seven pieces of Western paper:
病 自己而發
2Illness arises from one's self.
葬死病衰旺冠帶浴生養胎胞
3Burial, death, illness, debilitation, flourishing, crowning, clothing, bathing, birth, gestation, formation of an embryo, conception.
4After folding and sealing each of the seven papers, He gave them to Hyeong-ryeol and commanded, "Go to Jeonju, and whenever you meet someone you know, give them one of these papers. Return before nightfall."
5When disciples asked the meaning of the writing, Sangjenim answered, "Even if I explained it to you, you would not understand. Only after it is published will understanding dawn upon you."

[You Do Not Even Know Seven People?]

6Hyeong-ryeol went to Jeonju and gave papers to only five people: Gim Nak-beom, Gim Byeong-uk, Gim Gwang-chan, Gim Jun-chan, and Gim Yun-geun. 7Not wanting to disobey Sangjenim's order to return before nightfall, Hyeong-ryeol returned to Guritgol Village at dusk and gave the remaining two pieces of paper to Sangjenim.
8Sangjenim rebuked Hyeong-ryeol, "You live in this land, yet you do not even know seven people?" 9And He ordered, "Spread a straw mat in the middle of the yard, offer a jar of pure water on the center of the mat, and burn the remaining two pieces of paper." Hyeong-ryeol scrupulously carried out this order.
10When Hyeong-ryeol later asked about the significance of this work of renewal, Sangjenim said, "I was conducting a work for the Seven Stars Dosu."

-JSD Dojeon 5:230- 



[The Seven Stars Dosu, Which Will Usher in the Later Heaven's Paradise of Creative Change]

1One day, Sangjenim wrote a summons on a piece of white paper and burned it. He then poured the ashes into a bowl of water and threw the water outside, yelling, "Geumok on Gyeryongsan Mountain!" He did so to summon the female spirit Geumok.
3Immediately after Sangjenim's yell, a sound like the chirping of a bird was heard and something flew onto His hand, which He had stretched out toward the door. 4"Step down," Sangjenim said. "Go request several gourd dippers from your elder and bring them here."
5But the spirit replied, "I have heard that there are no gourds because none were planted in the Seven Stars."
"How could anyone be as foolish as you?" Sangjenim thundered and slapped her face. 6Those who could not see the spirit heard a slapping sound coming from thin air. 7He continued, "You fool, do you wish to be struck again? Go quickly!"
8Sangjenim marked dots on paper using a writing brush, while Hyeong-ryeol drew horses. Ho-yeon said, "Please let me try."
9In a consoling tone, Sangjenim said, "I am commanding the comings and goings of heaven and earth's spirits. How could you understand such things? I'll teach you someday."

[Testing the Spirits' Strength]

10After a time, the spirit Geumok arrived with three gourd dippers of different sizes and, giving them to Sangjenim, said, "I brought them as You ordered. But may I ask what will You do with them?"
11"These are no ordinary gourds," Sangjenim said. "When used by Me, they become gourds of creative change."
12A while later, Sangjenim opened the door and called out into the empty air, summoning another spirit. 13He told this spirit, "I will choose a day for a contest of strength with the commander spirits so that I can judge your power. Prepare yourselves well for the contest. I will have no use for those who prove weak. Inscribe this in your mind."
14"I will do as You command," the spirit said. "Perhaps, the contest could be held on the third day of the third lunar month?"
15"Very well," Sangjenim answered. "You need not return here. Let us instead meet at the pavilion on the archery range at Ok Road." When the spirit reported that it did not know the place, 16Sangjenim chastised, "Should you not, as a spirit, possess such knowledge? How can such a fool conduct the work of heaven and earth? 17Even spirits must be clever. Go and make the preparations quickly." The spirit bowed and left.

-JSD Dojeon 5:267-


[The Medicine Cabinet's Layout and Its Significance in the Work of Renewal]

1The medicine cabinet was approximately three and three-tenths ja in width and two and a half ja in height. 2At the bottom was one large drawer; just above it, a row of three middle-sized drawers; above that, three rows of small drawers, five in each row. 3On the drawer in the center of the fifteen small drawers, Sangjenim wrote, "Danzhu receives a mandate." Then, He placed tree peony bark in this drawer. 4On the same drawer, He wrote, "Steadfast against gales, thunder, and rain" and "Taeeulju Mantra." 5In the drawer above that, He placed snakegourd root, and in the drawer below, honeysuckle flower. 6On a long strip of Western paper, He wrote the characters of the Chilseonggyeong Mantra in one vertical line. 7Under that, in a horizontal line, He wrote, "Striding as swiftly as King Yu, ascend to a resplendent world." 8At the bottom of the paper, He wrote, "Solar calendar, June 20. Lunar calendar, June 20." He then pasted the strip of paper on top and down the back of the cabinet.
9Inside the chest, He wrote "eight gates transformation (八門遁甲)," and over that, He used a hot iron to brand the words "tongue gate (舌門)." Around the two characters, He marked twenty-four dots with red ink.

-JSD Dojeon 5:179-


[Time Is Running Out]

1In 1908, Sangjenim visited Gyeong-seok's house and wrote on a large sheet of paper, "The greatest palace under heaven, Efang Palace (天下之大阿房宮)." 2Below this, He wrote various mantras, including the Taeeulju, Jeolhuju, Jinaekju, Chilseongju, Twenty-Four Generals, Twenty-Eight Generals, Jinbeopju, Unjangju, Gaebyeokju, and Yegoju mantras. He then pasted the paper on the southern wall of the room.

3Sangjenim next had the disciples sit cross-legged, and standing behind them, He said, "Those of you who are learned should memorize these mantras by reciting them aloud, while those who are unlearned should put your hands together and memorize these mantras by contemplating them." 4As the disciples studied, Sangjenim urged them to memorize the mantras quickly, proclaiming, "Time is running short!"

Those who could not read the mantras were the first to recite them by heart, chanting the mantras loudly. 5Sangjenim slapped His knee and exclaimed, "Of course. The unlearned have become the enlightened!"

-JSD Dojeon 6:52- 


[The Sangssireum Is for People with a Sangdu]

1While walking on Bonghwangsan Mountain in Gimje County accompanied by Bak Gong-u, Sangjenim said, 2"This mountain is Yellow Ox Mountain. Once the children and youths have wrestled, the adults wrestle in the sangssireum for the prize of a yellow ox. 3The contender in the sangssireum is one who has braced himself with meat and wine aplenty—he defeats his opponent with a single mighty shout and then goes forth from the ring with the yellow ox. 4The sangssireum is for people with a sangdu."

[Sangdu Refers to the Seven Stars]

5When Gong-u asked about the meaning of the word sangdu, Sangjenim answered, "Sangdu (上斗) refers to the North Stars, which are the Seven Stars."

-JSD Dojeon 6:60-


[The Seven Stars Dosu; Proclaim the Teachings Through the Taeeulju Mantra]

8One day, Sangjenim said, "Proclaim the teachings through the Taeeulju Mantra. Each of you, convey the teachings to one thousand people."
9Though all other disciples answered that this was impossible, Ja-hyeon and Hyeong-ryeol said, "Yes, we will do so."
10Sangjenim explained, "It is easy. First, you convey it to seven people, and then each of them conveys it to seven others. One thousand people may seem like many, but once you have begun, it is easy."
11He also said, "Only through the Taeejulju Mantra will virtue spread across the world and save people everywhere. 12The Practice of the Taeeulju Mantra is the practice of governing the world."

吽哆
太乙天 上元君 吽哩哆口耶都來 吽哩口咸哩 裟婆詞
吽哆

Hum-chi Hum-chi
Tae-eul-cheon Sang-won-gun
Hum-ni-chi-ya-do-rae Hum-ni-ham-ni-sa-pa-ha

-JSD Dojeon 7:57- 


[Descendents Are Born Through the Qi of the Seven Stars]

12Gang Chil-seong of Jojong-ri Village always lamented that he did not have a son.
13One day, Taemonim told Chil-seong, "Have faith in Me and pray with devotion." 14She visited Chil-seong's house for three nights and chanted for him the Chilseonggyeong Mantra. After that, Chil-seong's wife became pregnant and gave birth to a son.
15Taemonim told the disciples, "The qi of the Seven Stars is a source of life; descendants are born through the qi of the Seven Stars."

[Chanting the Samsingyeong Mantra to Grant Descendants]

16One day, Taemonim said to Yi Yong-gi, "Yong-gi! Someone will come today, asking for a child."
17Shortly afterward, a man filled with grief because he was without a son came to Taemonim and implored Her to grant him a son. Taemonim chanted the Samsingyeong Mantra and granted him a line of descendants.
18At this time, Yong-gi's spiritual eye opened and he observed that when the rituals for receiving the qi of samsin and of the Seven Stars were performed, the two energies united to conceive a life.

-JSD Dojeon 11:43-


[Head Disciple Go Min-hwan and a Work of Renewal for Governing with the Seven Stars]

1One day, upon selecting Go Min-hwan as Her head disciple, Taemonim conducted a work of renewal for governing with the Seven Stars. 2She told Gang Eung-chil, "Bring your gat and outer robe here." She donned these, making Herself look like a man. 3Then, She told Min-hwan, "Bring Me your gat and clothes." She dressed into these, too. 4She had Min-hwan wear Her own clothes so that he looked like a woman and had him remain in Her room.
5After a while, Taemonim went outside and said, "I am Jeung-san. 6Add seven to Min-hwan's age of forty and it becomes My age of forty-seven. Subtract seven from My age of forty-seven and it becomes Min-hwan's age of forty. 7Min-hwan is My representative and Jeung-san's representative as well."

[Seven Young Men and the Seven Stars Dosu]

8Taemonim then conducted a work of renewal in which She established the Seven Stars Dosu by selecting seven young men. She had them wear new clothes and assist in Her work. 9She said, "Only the union of spirits and humans can establish the basis of all creative change."
10She then had Go Min-hwan sit on a baduk board, hung a scale on him, and said, "You will manage the scale." 11She announced, "I will entrust Min-hwan with all matters from this time onward."
12Wearing male attire, Taemonim stayed in the guest room for three days and drank only rice wine, forgoing food. 13Since Taemonim consulted Min-hwan in conducting all dojang affairs, the disciples believed him to be Her designated successor.
14The Gangs of Jojong-ri Village harbored discontentment because, during Her work of renewal, Taemonim had not worn Gang Eung-chil's clothes and had conferred the dosu on Min-hwan. The Gangs' disgruntlement began on the night of this work of renewal.

[Bringing Forth the People of the Later Heaven]

15Taemonim then said, "The work of renewal involving the Seven Stars is the work of bringing forth the people of the Later Heaven. It is the work of giving birth to and nurturing these people. 16The qi of the Later Heaven is the Seven Stars Dosu, which nurtures people. The coming world will be managed by the Seven Stars."
17She also said, "Sangjenim's Cheonjigongsa is for giving birth. My Cheonjigongsa is for nurturing."
18One day, Taemonim said, "The Seven Stars Dosu is the dosu that concludes Cheonjigongsa."

-JSD Dojeon 11:81- 


[Warning of Dao Wars]

1Taemonim conducted with Min-hwan the work of renewal for governing with the Seven Stars, drawing upon the seven-year age difference between Her and Min-hwan to establish the Dosu of Seven. 2Some people, ignorant of the meaning of this dosu, became jealous and formed a group, causing disruption. 3Consequently, Min-hwan recollected Sangjenim's words, "Trouble at home leads to war worldwide. In the future, there will be dao wars." Thus, Min-hwan grew apprehensive about the imminence of discord within and without dao.

[Harmony with One Another Is Most Difficult]

7Taemonim said, "People speak with one another without knowing each other's minds. 8Enlightenment into the principles of heaven encompasses the mastery of how yin and yang circulate throughout the four seasons. 9Enlightenment into the principles of earth encompasses the mastery of the ways of bountifully harvesting myriad crops. 10Enlightenment into the completion of humanity encompasses the mastery of how all things and beings arise and evolve. 11It is most difficult to attain harmony if we do not first understand one another's minds."

-JSD Dojeon 11:82-


[Granting Blessings, Sustenance, and Longevity Equally to All]

1After a chiseong on March 25, 1929, Taemonim gathered dozens of male and female followers and announced, 2"Since everything depends on the Seven Stars, I will perform a work of renewal concerning the Central Heaven. 3In the Early Heaven, a person's lif span was determined by Myeongbu. But in the Later Heaven, the realm of the Central Heaven spirits will assume this responsibility and determine everyone's longevity with fairness and equality. 4Throughout the fifty thousand years of the Later Heaven, heaven and earth will grant blessings and sustenance equally, plentifully, and endlessly." 5Looking up at the sky, She called out, "Central Heaven spirits! Central Heaven spirits! Central Heaven spirits!" 6In the sky, a cloud formed in the shape of a person with head bowed as if receiving an order.

[The Central Heaven Spirits Determine Life and Death]

7One day, Taemonim said, "Chant the Chilseonggyeong Mantra time and time again. 8Your ancestors will thrive if you pray to the Central Heaven spirits, since the Central Heaven spirits determine life and death."
9She also said, "In 1902, when Sangjenim conducted a work of renewal concerning Myeongbu, He dissolved the Myeongbu of the Early Heaven and established the Myeongbu of the Later Heaven."

-JSD Dojeon 11:144- 
 

On another occasion, Taemonim said, "Samsin gives birth; the Seven Stars nurture."
      
-JSD Dojeon 11:148- 

     
8The Chilseonggyeong Mantra (七星經) is a sacred mantra that brings blessings, defeats misfortune, and grants a healthy body and eternal life.

-JSD Dojeon 11:161-  


[The Boy Will Return to Life]

1The grandson of Chae Sa-heung of Seosu-ri Village died after ten days of repeated convulsions. 2Go Chun-ja, who had been treating the child, went to Taemonim and reported the story. 3Taemonim said, "Return to the child, sit beside the body, and chant the Gaebyeokju Mantra three times, the Chilseonggyeong Mantra seven times, and the Gaengsaengju Mantra twenty-one times. The boy will return to life."
4Chun-ja returned and faithfully carried out Taemonim's command, and the child's life was immediately restored.

-JSD Dojeon 11:179-


[Food Offerings for Chiseongs]

3Speaking about foods offered in chiseongs, Taemonim said, "When performing works of renewal, Sangjenim used dog meat and pork, but did not use mutton. 4Dog meat is for the mangnyang spirits, and pork is for the spirits of generals and ministers. Fruit is for the Seven Stars, and rice cake and fried meat are for the jowang spirits. 5Your Father likes chicken and I like vegetables. Beside My bowl place a spoon and chopsticks for the mountain spirits."

[The Pursuit of Becoming Generals and Ministers]

6On one occasion, Taemonim announced, "Nourish yourselves well, for your pursuit is the pursuit of becoming generals and ministers. Eat meat by the basinful, drink by the vat, and eat rice by the kettleful."

[Pray in This Way to Heaven and Earth Before Every Meal]

11One day, Taemonim spoke of meal prayers, "You receive your sustenance through heaven and earth's grace, so when you pray before a meal, pray in this way: 12'I am grateful for receiving sustenance through heaven and earth's grace. O ancestral spirits, your humble descendant desires a communion with you through this meal. Humbly, I beg forgiveness for my sins.'"
13Taemonim also said, "Though it is you who eat the food, your ancestral spirits also partake."

-JSD Dojeon 11:237-