- Ho-yun’s Meditation
- 1 On September 9, 1905, Sahng-jeh-nim gave orders to buy two rolls of stiff cotton cloth.
- 2 The material was used to make a tent, big enough for two people, for Ho-yun to meditate in near a spring in Heuk-suk Valley.
- 3 She was forbidden to leave the tent under any circumstances. A woman named Sohng Eun-ju would visit at dawn to wash her.
- 4 Always busy with His work, Sahng-jeh-nim was unable to visit her in the daytime, but said, “Wherever I am, I know what you are doing.”
- 5 Sometimes, in the middle of the night, Sahng-jeh-nim would arrive and from outside the tent whisper, “Ho-yun, Ho-yun.”
- 6 “Yes?” she would answer.
“You’re not sleeping, are you? Shall I bring you something to eat?”
“I don’t want anything,” she would answer.
He would then ask, “Do you want to sleep?” If she did not answer, He would leave, saying, “If you won’t speak, I’ll make you mute.”
- 7 When Ho-yun slept, she would lean forward on a blanket rather than lie down. She would awake at about three in the morning, at which time Eun-ju would come with a basin to wash her. Eun-ju would also bring her meals.
- 8 Sometimes, Sahng-jeh-nim would bring her a bowl of bean sprout soup with rice wine and rice mixed into it.
- Seeing with Her Spiritual Eye
- 9 Sahng-jeh-nim told Ho-yun to chant the Chil-sung-gyung Mantra and the Gae-byuk Mantra. “And close your outer eyes and open your inner eyes.”
- 10 With her spiritual eye, she saw mullet and carp noisily drinking water from a big bowl. Later, she could even see them with her eyes open.
- 11 Another time, she saw carp, catfish, mullet, and other fish swimming in the bowl she had set before herself.
- 12 When the carp came to the surface, female immortals descended from heaven. When the catfish came up, an army of dignified soldiers armed with lances and swords charged into the valley and filled the yard.
- 13 Also, the seven astral monarchs of the Seven Stars descended adorned with transparent crowns; then, fearsome spirits on horseback drew up in two lines before her tent. The child fainted at the sight of them.
- 14 Sahng-jeh-nim patted Ho-yun on the back with a bamboo stick, saying, “Horse carriage, horse carriage, horse carriage.”
She soon awoke, asking, “Am I a horse?” Sahng-jeh-nim gave her some water.
- The Spread of Ho-yun’s Testimony
- 15 On another occasion, Sahng-jeh-nim said to Ho-yun, “Strengthen your mind. You must keep your mind as steadfast as an evergreen tree and as straight as bamboo to live among the spirits in heaven and earth.
- 16 My dear child, Ho-yun, after you talk to one person in Korea, your testimony will spread throughout the world.”
- 17 On January 15, 1906, Sahng-jeh-nim had Ho-yun end her period of meditation.
- 18 Because she had kept a kneeling posture throughout, her knees stiffened and could not stretch easily. Sahng-jeh-nim took the stiffness from her knees by massaging them.
- Someone to Take Care of Ho-yun
- 19 Later that day, Sahng-jeh-nim said to Ho-yun, “You have done well.” He washed her, sat her down, and said,
- 20 “Even if I die, do not be disheartened. Someone will definitely come to give you new life.”
- 21 “Who will give me new life?”
- 22 “Just wait and see. See if My words are seeds or not. As there is a plan in heaven and earth, there will be someone to take care of you.
- 23 Besides, My death will only be physical. I will continue to watch over you.”
- (JSD Dojeon 3,88)
