Category: Jeung San Do Terms

A core precept of Jeung San Do. A central goal of Sangjenim’s spiritual work—Cheonjigongsa—was the resolution of the bitterness and grief of all spirits and humans that had accumulated throughout the Early Heaven, to facilitate a world of harmony in the Later Heaven. The Korean word for the resolution of bitterness and grief, haewon, may … Continue reading “Resolution of Bitterness and Grief”

A core precept of Jeung San Do. It maintains that life is created, sustained, and advanced through countless interactions within nature. In this process, benevolence, which is inherent in all relationships, is given and received. On a grand scale, heaven and earth’s acts of benevolence produce and sustain life. Benevolence exists in society, as well … Continue reading “Requital of Benevolence”

A core precept of Jeung San Do and a universal principle of the cosmic autumn. Seeking out and returning to the origin signifies the return of life to its origin in accordance with the principle of autumn’s maturation and unification. This process is typified by the cycle in which seeds sown in spring grow into … Continue reading “seeking out the beginning and returning to the origin”

(Sang, “mutual”; saeng, “life” or “to give birth to life.”) A core precept of Jeung San Do. In Eastern philosophy, sangsaeng is a natural dynamic of the five elements in which one phase engenders another (i.e., water engenders wood, wood engenders fire, fire engenders earth, earth engenders metal, and metal engenders water). In terms of … Continue reading “Sangsaeng”

(Sang, “mutual”; geuk “to subdue,” “to overcome,” or “to restrain.”) Sanggeuk is a natural dynamic of conflict, competition, and division that serves as a catalyst in creating and advancing life. In terms of the five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) in Eastern philosophy, sanggeuk is a natural dynamic in which one element restrains another … Continue reading “Sanggeuk”

The civilization of enlightenment, sublime maturation, mansaji (“omniscience”), oneness between humans and spirits, and ageless longevity that will arise in the Later Heaven. The term “immortality,” in the context of Jeung San Do, signifies the living of long lives without illness and aging and describes a culture that enhances rather than consumes life. The Paradise … Continue reading “Paradise of Immortality”

The epochal transition from the era of the Early Heaven to the Later Heaven. Since this transition also marks the shift from cosmic summer to cosmic autumn, it is synonymous with the Autumn Gaebyeok. The Later Heaven Gaebyeok will be marked by major global upheavals such as a pole shift and the advent of a … Continue reading “Later Heaven Gaebyeok”

A term derived from the Korean expression cheon-gae-ji-byeok, “heaven opens, earth opens.” The term gaebyeok is principally used when referring to the beginning of a new heaven and earth, but gaebyeok also refers to transformations or renewals that can happen on many other levels (e.g., nature; civilization; an individual’s body, mind, and spirit). In cosmology, … Continue reading “Gaebyeok”

The cosmic autumn and winter, the second half of the 129,600-year cosmic year cycle, an era characterized by equal yin and yang, unity, harmony, and maturity. (Humanity can actually exist during only fifty thousand years of this era, a period sometimes referred to as “the Later Heaven’s fifty thousand years.”) THE COSMIC YEAR (129,600 Calendar … Continue reading “Later Heaven”

The cosmic spring and summer, the first half of the 129,600-year cosmic year cycle, an era characterized by birth and growth, yang dominance, diversity, and conflict. (Humanity can actually exist during only fifty thousand years of this era, a period sometimes referred to as “the Early Heaven’s fifty thousand years.”) THE COSMIC YEAR (129,600 Calendar … Continue reading “Early Heaven”