Think Only of the Multitudes

Think Only of the Multitudes *Dojeon 8:66

1 “Do not lead a prodigal life of wine and lust; instead, follow your true nature and preserve a true mind.

2 Your deeds are like the stars in the night sky: when they finally become visible, all the world can see them with utter clarity.

3 People wish riches and renown for their descendants, but I urge you to refrain from doing so.

4 Abandon such selfish desires and think only of the multitudes, for our work is the work of bringing prosperity to all the world’s people.

5 All your brothers and sisters face calamity, so how can you not strive to save them? All people throughout the four seas are your kin.”

 

Sangjenim said, “At the coming of the time, heaven and earth shall strike down all but one person in ten ri, but should not some seeds of humanity be saved?” This is Sangjenim’s declaration that we must save many lives. Sangjenim’s lamentation is heart-wrenching. It would be unacceptable if you, as practitioners of His teachings, forget His words and seek only self-preservation.

In the midst of the innumerable disasters and mountains of problems that will come upon us, those who dedicate themselves to the work of spreading Jeung San Do’s teachings and of saving many people will attain a genuine achievement. This is the very thing that humans living in this era should accomplish as masters of their own destiny.