Spirit Teaching: The Fount of Confucianism, Buddhism, Immortalism, and Christianity *Dojeon 1:6

1 Confucianism, Buddhism, Immortalism, and Christianity all originated from Spirit Teaching, but their individual regions and civilizations influenced them and hence caused them to diverge into separate paths.

2 At the approach of the autumn era of maturation and unity, Sangjenim incarnated into Joseon, the land in the direction of Gan,

3 thereby fulfilling the words of the sages of these teachings concerning the incarnation of the Lord of Heaven and Earth into this world.

Spirit Teaching(Singyo) is the primordial form of spirituality, the ur-religion, that began at the dawn of human civilization. Spirit Teaching signifies ‘imparting the teachings of God,’ ‘teaching all matters based on the way of spirits,’ or ‘placing God as the center of all human edification.’

Jeung San Do consolidates ‘Confucianism, which is fundamentally about propriety,’ ‘Buddhism, which is fundamentally about the substance of all forms,’ and ‘Immortalism, which is fundamentally about creation-transformation,’ and subsequently bears the fruit seed of a single truth. It is the unified culture of fruition that consolidates politics, religion, economics, culture, society, and numerous other fields into one.

The Best of All Flowers *Dojeon 8:2

1 Sangjenim loved the company of people, the more the better.
2 One day in 1902 (DG 32) as Sangjenim was sitting in a room with the disciples, gazing upon them, He said, “If you are bored, do something to amuse yourselves.”

3 So, the disciples sang a song about flowers, and Sangjenim asked them, “Of all the flowers, which do you like best?”
4 “Rice flowers,” someone answered. Another said, “Cotton flowers.” Yet another answered, “Tobacco flowers.”
5 Sangjenim declared, “Flowers that bloom inside the home are the best. Affection for an object wanes after it is beheld once or twice,

6 but affection for people grows each time they are beheld. Indeed, among all flowers, the human flower is the best.”

In a large pond, there are mayflies, minnows, frogs, snakes, fish, plants, and many other forms of life. That is why a pond is sometimes referred to as ‘a pond nation.’ A nation in a pond! This signifies that a pond accommodates a vast array of life. No matter how narrow-minded a person is, shouldn’t they at least possess the capacity of a large pond? Those who strive to become an ilkkun of heaven and earth, who carry out the work on behalf of heaven and earth, must become a vessel great enough to accommodate the earth!

The Sixty-Year Devotion and Virtue of Ancestral Spirits *Dojeon 2:101

1 “It takes infinite dedication for heaven to beget a human being,

2 and thus ancestral spirits devote more than sixty years to the receiving of a single worthy descendant from heaven, yet many spirits still do not succeed in begetting any descendants

3 How can you—the culmination of such arduous labors—spend your fleeting dream of a life in vain?

4 You must cherish the devotion and virtue of your ancestral spirits.”

Descendants are the ‘breathing holes’ of their ancestors! Just as a thousand-year-old tree will regain life if a single sprout survives and grows, a primogenitor forefather lives onward if even one of his descendants survives. As long as that descendant can produce at least a single child through sexual union, his countless ancestors spanning hundreds of generations will live onward in the realm of spirits.

For everyone, what is most precious in the world is none other than ourselves. Who, then, gave birth to me, the most precious being? My parents, of course—my ancestors. I was born into the world through my ancestors, and so, for me, my ancestors are my foremost God, taking precedence even over Okhwang-Sangjenim.

Spirit Teaching and Triune-Spirit Sangjenim *Dojeon 1:1:1~3

1 At the great beginning, heaven and earth opened in a single instant.

2 Amidst the glorious resplendence of the sudden opening of the universe was the Triune Spirit (Samsin). The Triune Spirit is the One Spirit, the universe’s Holy Spirit of Creation-Transformation.
3 The Triune Spirit gave birth to heaven and earth and begets all that exist.

We hope to become the people who observe the precepts of the Triune Spirit.

At this time, all the Nine Hwan Clans worshipped the Triune Spirit as their original ancestor.

When engendering creation and change, the Holy Spirit of creation-transformation functions as the Triune Spirit of Creation-Transformation, Edification and Governance. The Governing God that rules over heaven, earth, humanity and all creation upon achieving unity with the Triune Spirit is called Sangjenim or Triune-Spirit Sangjenim.

The Workers Hold Life and Death in Their Hands *Dojeon 8:70

1 “You hold within your hand the word saeng(生), which means ‘to save life’—is now not the autumn, in which humans fulfill the will of heaven and earth? My work shall be accomplished through three stages of change.

2 The work of heaven and earth rests at the divide between life and death. Our ceaseless struggle is the work of three meals a day for all.

3 Our work is to survive when others die and to flourish with glory and prosperity when others merely survive.”

In Sangjenim’s truth, only the culture of mutual life-giving and life-saving is possible. Only if others live well can one also thrive; people can live well only if all do so together. If a single person lives well, will others allow this situation to continue? The culture of the past was a culture in which one lived life by trampling others. Sangjenim proclaimed, “Through Me, everything shall begin anew.” Although the world of the past was dominated by the principle of mutual conflict and domination, thievery and destruction will spontaneously disappear in the coming world, in accordance with Sangjenim’s proclamation, and a new culture of mutual life-giving and life-saving will be established instead.

When Gaebyeok Occurs *Dojeon 7:12

1 Sangjenim revealed, “I ensured that the time of gaebyeok would not be known by even enlightened sages.

2 For all your anxious yearning, gaebyeok will occur in the blink of an eye. Gaebyeok will be swift when it unfolds.”

3 He also declared, “The day of gaebyeok will arrive only when heaven and earth will it; the day will arrive only when the time is ripe.

5 Just as a baby emerges from its mother’s womb only after ten months, the gaebyeok of heaven and earth will occur only at the proper moment.

6 In the future, time will streak past in years, then in months, days, hours, and finally minutes. Keep careful watch on the tides of the world.”

By disassembling and reconstructing heaven and earth, I have firmly and seamlessly woven together dosu, and new turning points shall unfold as these dosu become fulfilled.

Do not merely wait for the coming of the time.

Since My work shall unfold only as the new milestones of destiny are reached, do not succumb to greed. If you place greed first, your devotion will never be ardent.

Successfully Surmount the Coming Dire Straits *Dojeon 7:15

1 “As the destiny of gaebyeok draws nearer, dao becomes all the more elusive, so keep your mind steadfast and successfully surmount the coming dire straits.

2 Those of wealth, prestige, and power shall be afflicted with vengeful qi and plucked like bean sprouts.

3 “Clarify your blood lineage, for now is the age of seeking out the beginning and returning to the origin. All who change or disavow their fathers and ancestors shall die.”

Autumn is the time of ‘seeking out the beginning and returning to the origin.’ Since it is the time of recovering one’s original self, those who betray their roots are doomed to perish. In very simple terms, even a blade of grass as fine as a needle must return its essence, or sap, to its roots. But if this does not occur and the essence is lost, then the roots wither and die. When the next spring arrives, no new life can arise from these roots. Similarly, if one betrays their ancestors―their roots―there is no way to survive.

Now is the age when all existence seeks out and returns to its origin, for such is nature’s principle. Humanity must also seek out and return to its origin, and so in terms of mantras, all people must chant the mantra of seeking out and returning to the origin. The mantra of seeking out and discovering one’s self and one’s roots is the Taeeulju Mantra.

Sangjenim Obtains Hyeong-ryeol’s Pledge Three Times *Dojeon 3:7

9 Sangjenim then asked Hyeong-ryeol, “What say you that together we conduct the Work of Renewing Heaven and Earth?”

10 Hyeong-ryeol could only reply by inquiring, “Work of Renewing Heaven and Earth? What, may I ask, do You mean?”

11 “Since the tides of heaven and earth dictate that the destiny of the Early Heaven shall give way to the onrushing destiny of the Later Heaven, I shall bring forth a new heaven and remake humanity to raise up the Paradise of Immortality. It is now the age for a new order to arise.

12 The autumn destiny of heaven and earth has now arrived, so I shall rebuild the gate of life and return the workings of heaven and earth to their origin to rouse new vitality in all directions—such is the Work of Renewing Heaven and Earth.”

There is gaebyeok in the Early Heaven, and there is gaebyeok in the Later Heaven.

The order of heaven and earth is changing from the Early Heaven to the Later Heaven and from cosmic summer to cosmic autumn. Changes are taking place through which the era of division in summer is giving way to the era of maturity, the era of the great unification in autumn. Under these circumstances, it is critically important for us to recognize and boldly confront these changes in the order of heaven and earth. We should scrutinize the current situation with keen insight and hence understand that we are facing the Autumn Gaebyeok.

The Fate of the Heads of Religion Who Lack True Understanding *Dojeon 2:74

1 “The heads of religions deceive people by promising salvation and blessings when they do not even know how to save their own families, so how can they expect to escape the consequences?

2 Confucius taught from true understanding, yet humanity still harbors bitterness; and Shakyamuni taught from true understanding, yet he could not unravel humanity’s knots of bitterness and resentment;

3 so those who lack all true understanding but still gather followers are digging their own graves.”

That which is built with truth cannot be cast down even by heaven and earth; that which is built with lies is doomed to fall.

One should have true understanding to teach others. If one without true understanding deceives people and gathers followers, he shall be the first to die. The most dreadful sin under heaven is for one who lacks true understanding to gather followers.

Tribulations at the Time of the Autumn Gaebyeok *Dojeon 2:118

1 “In the future, the West shall become a vast lake.

2 Japan shall be struck by fire and the West shall be struck by water.
3 “When the world is struck by fire, the mountains and fields will turn crimson. You will be too overwhelmed to even snatch your precious children from harm’s way.

As you know well, the earth’s axis leans about 23.5 degrees to the east. When gaebyeok happens, turning cosmic summer into autumn, this leaning pole shifts upright. This will not happen gradually. It will happen suddenly. At that time, some places will sink into the sea, while new land will rise up from the ocean, forming new continents. There is no way to stop this from happening. Whether people want it or not, because gaebyeok is the principle of nature, when the time comes it will happen.

The Later Heaven Gaebyeok is a gaebyeok based on Jeongyeok [the principle of change and transformation in which the universe fulfills its purpose]. In the near future, earth’s rotational axis will become upright. The order of the universe will transform into a perfect order. The earth year will be comprised of 360 days. The solar and lunar calendars will coincide. The four seasons will be harmonious. Extreme cold and extreme heat will cease. According to Sangjenim’s work of renewing heaven and earth, the new civilization of the Later Heaven will be a new civilization of long life. It will give rise to paradise on earth.