Gae-byuk

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1. meanings of Gae-byuk

Jeung San Do calls a sudden change in nature gae-byuk. Both syllables, gae and byuk, mean "to open." The word comes from the Sino-Korean chun-jee-gae-byuk, which means "heaven opens and earth opens."

Throughout a cosmic year there are major gae-byuk and minor gae-byuk. Every cosmic month (10,800 years) there is a minor gae-byuk accompnied by a minor but sudden shift in the earth's axis. Every cosmic season (20,000-50,000 years) there is a major gae-byuk with a more dramatic shift in the earth's axis.

Gae-byuk can also mean a dramatic change within a person, such as a transformation in one's physical condition or a sudden spiritual awakening. Or gae-byuk can refer to a transformation in society.

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2. Opening of the Cosmic Autumn

According to Jeung San Do's teachings, humanity is now living near the end of the cosmic summer. Cosmic summer and spring has been a time of growth, diversity, and conflict, but autumn will be a time of maturity, returning to oneness, and harmony. For this to happen, the autumn gae-byuk must take place on tree levels:

the transformation of nature,

the transformation of society,

and the transformation within a year,

but the transformation of individuals and society is in hand of humankind. Soon, the perfect balance between the yin and yang in autumn, and the earth's orbit around the sun will change to 360 degrees. These conditions will create a milder climate for the entire world. The autumn gae-byuk provides an opportunity for humanity to change with nature and reach a harmonious and spiritually awakened existence.

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3. Global epidemic disease is about to come

Obviously, a shifting if the earth's axis will be a worldwide natural disaster, unprecedented in our written history. But, according to Jeung San Do's teaching, the world will be faced with an even greater challange : global epidemic disease. With the supposed eradication of small pox in the 1960s, we naively thought that humanity had conquered infectious disease, but in the last thirty years, one or two new infectious diseases have appeared each year, and old diseases have mutated, making them more and more difficult to treat. The potential for a catastrophic global disease already exists.

The origin of the global disease is the accumulated suffering of humans. Because of the dominance of yang over yin in cosmic spring and summer, conflict has been the mode of development. Human have struggled to overcome nature and each other. Men have oppressed women, some races have oppressed others, and heaven has dominated earth. So many people have suffered and harbored inside them deep bitterness and grief. The energy of this bitterness and grief has accumulated and compounded over time and has turned into lethal energy. At the time of the autumn gae-byuk, this energy will be released as a global epidemic. Overcoming this outbreak of disease will be the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced and will be a catalyst for global unity. Jeung San Do calls this ui-tohng, which means "to heal and unit."

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4. Purpose of Life, Purpose of the Universe

Jeung San Do's teachings are a combination of harsh realities and gentle love and concern. We are living at the end of the cosmic summer, a time marked by war, disease, and inequality, and we will soon be faced with tragedies on a global scale. But, the conflict and suffering of cosmic summer is not without meaning and purpose. Spring exists for summer; summer exists for autumn. Overcoming conflict and suffering within one's life is a process of maturing for the individual. Overcoming the conflict and suffering of cosmic spring and summer is a process of maturing for humankind. Cosmic autumn is a time of peace, harmony, and enlightenment, the ultimate freedom from ignorance. We can already see the seeds of the autumn civilization such as concern for the environment, the movement for equality between men and women, advances leading to greater longevity and quality of life, and the movement for basic human rights for all people. In autumn, the effort of humanity come to fruition.