In Jeung San Do, the most emphasized precepts are ‘seeking
out the beginning and returning to the origin,’ ‘the requital of
benevolence,’ ‘the resolution of bitterness and grief,’ and ‘mutual
life-bettering and life-saving.’ Mutual life-bettering and lifesaving
is the pinnacle of these precepts. The original Korean
term for ‘mutual life-bettering and life-saving’ is sangsaeng (상생;
相生), with sang meaning “mutual” and saeng meaning “to save a
life.” Hence, this term refers to saving oneself by first saving others.
The precept of mutual life-bettering and life-saving is both a
standard for living one’s daily life and a means of survival. This
is the original teaching of Jeung San Do, first declared by Jeungsan
Sangjenim.
What are the foundational tenets of Jeung San Do?
In Jeung San Do, the most emphasized precepts are ‘seekingout the beginning and returning to the origin,’ ‘the requital ofbenevolence,’ ‘the resolution of bitterness and grief,’ and ‘mutuallife-bettering and life-saving.’…
