The Destiny of Mutual Conflict and Domination (Sanggeuk) in the Early Heaven

The Destiny of Mutual Conflict and Domination (Sanggeuk) in the Early Heaven *DOJEON 2:13

4 “The Early Heaven is the time of the destiny of mutual conflict and domination.

5 The principle of mutual conflict and domination has governed all humans and all existence, and so heaven and earth have never known a single moment free of war.

6 Therefore, bitterness and grief now fills all the world.

7 As I now set out to bring the destiny of mutual conflict and domination to an end, colossal catastrophes threaten to erupt all at once, annihilating the human world.

8 If all the bitterness and grief born of mutual conflict and domination were allowed to explode, the universe itself would collapse into ruin.

mutual conflict and domination(sanggeuk) : Mutual conflict and domination is a natural dynamic of 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, mutual conflict and domination is a natural dynamic in which one element restrains another (i.e., wood restrains earth, earth restrains water, water restrains fire, fire restrains metal, and metal restrains wood). In the context of the cosmic year, mutual conflict and domination is the prevailing dynamic of the Early Heaven. In terms of human relations, mutual conflict and domination describes a process of growth through conflict and competition.