Month: July 2011

Confronted with such enormous disasters, what can humans accomplish even if they do become masters of their own destiny and brave a path through these calamities? If you focus solely upon humanity’s present predicament—upon the approaching problems—you may become pessimistic. However, the proclamation of the Era of Humanity’s Nobility, the declaration that humans should become … Continue reading “What Is the Genuine Achievement Celebrated by Both Humanity and Heaven and Earth?”

If it is nature’s providence that the cosmic seasons change, bringing the Autumn Gaebyeok, then is it not true that there is little human beings can do? Is it not the case that people should simply remain passive, entrusting themselves to the providence of the universe? That is not true. The core of Jeung San … Continue reading “The Era of Humanity’s Nobility Has Arrived, and People Should Overcome Gaebyeok on Their Own”

As a person who knows little about Jeung San Do, I would like to ask you directly: exactly when will gaebyeok take place? When will gaebyeok occur? I am certain that the answer to this question is one which people would most dearly like to know. In fact, when I give lectures on gaebyeok to … Continue reading “The Timing of Gaebyeok Is Signaled by the Abnormal Phenomena Afflicting the World”

How does gaebyeok differ from eschatology? People tend to fixate too much upon the fact that all will die at the time of gaebyeok. Strictly speaking, this is just a minor element of gaebyeok. It is not desirable to focus your attention upon the fact that gaebyeok shall ‘destroy’ the existing world, its order and … Continue reading “The Autumn Gaebyeok Is the Creative Process of Building a New World”

What is this gaebyeok, which shall transform the order of the Early Heaven’s world into that of the Later Heaven? That is indeed Jeung-san Sangjenim’s view of gaebyeok. Briefly expressed, gaebyeok signifies the disassembly of the order of heaven and earth that has governed the Early Heaven and the reconstruction of a new order befitting … Continue reading “The Order of Heaven and Earth Shall Change from sanggeuk to sangsaeng”

First, what is the Early Heaven Gaebyeok? [Within the context of a cosmic year,] the Early Heaven Gaebyeok occurs at the beginning of the cosmic spring. In the Early Heaven Gaebyeok, heaven and earth are violently shaken, giving birth to all life including humanity. This provides momentum to the beginning of the cosmic cycle. Human … Continue reading “The Early Heaven Gaebyeok Gives Birth to Life; The Later Heaven Gaebyeok Takes Away Life”

This is part 2 of ‘Dao Talk,’ which was first published in July 2009. Will humanity naturally cross from the Early Heaven into the world of the Later Heaven in accordance with the principle of heaven and earth’s cycle? That is correct. After the Early Heaven of the cosmic spring and summer comes to an … Continue reading “Autumn Gaebyeok: The High Threshold That Precedes the Later Heaven”

What are some specific characteristics of the Later Heaven under the transformed order of sangsaeng? A great many things will change, and as a result, the Later Heaven’s world will possess new and varied characteristics. First of all, the order of the world will be reestablished as a culture of one family. That is, the … Continue reading “The World Will Become One Family”

You mentioned earlier the Early Heaven and the Later Heaven. How are they related to the cycle of the universe? This theory of the Early Heaven and the Later Heaven is central to Jeung San Do’s teachings. Recently, people who study Eastern philosophy—including I Ching, Jeongyeok, or Confucianism, Buddhism, and Immortalism—have frequently mentioned the terms … Continue reading “The Early Heaven and the Later Heaven”