- From Goon-sahn to Seoul by Ship
- 1 As Sahng-jeh-nim and the others set out for Goon-sahn, He had Gim Byung-sun recite:
- 永世花長乾坤位 大方日明艮兌宮
- 2 When Gun (
) and Gohn (
) take their proper positions,
the flower of eternal peace blooms.
When Gahn (
) and Tae (
) take their proper positions,
all lands are filled with brightness.
- 3 When they arrived in Goon-sahn, Sahng-jeh-nim asked the disciples, “Which is better, calming the wind or letting it blow?”
- 4 “It is better to let the wind blow,” Gim Gwahng-chahn answered.
- 5 Before they boarded the ship, Sahng-jeh-nim told the disciples, “Prepare a smoked prune for each person.”
- 6 A strong wind blew and the ship was violently tossed about on the waves. The disciples got seasick. Sahng-jeh-nim had them put the prunes in their mouths to ease the nausea.
- 7 He took the lenses from the eyeglasses, rolled the paper into a point, and with it pricked the inside of His nostril, making His nose bleed. He coated the lenses with the blood and wrapped them up again.
- 8 He then gave this to Gim Gahp-chil. “Throw this toward the north, into the sea.”
- 9 Gahp-chil went out on deck and hesitated, unable to decide on the direction. Sahng-jeh-nim called him back and asked, “Why did you not throw it immediately?”
- 10 “I do not know which way is north,” Gahp-chil answered.
- 11 “Throw it toward the direction of the lightning,” said Sahng-jeh-nim.
- 12 Gahp-chil again went on deck and looked around. When lightning suddenly flashed, he threw it toward that direction.
- 13 The next day, they arrived at the port in Incheon and took the train to Seoul. Sahng-jeh-nim said to the disciples, “All of you, refrain from smoking.”
- 14 Accompanied by Gwahng-chahn, Sahng-jeh-nim went to Gim Yung-sun’s house near Hwahng Bridge. Yung-sun was Gwahng-chahn’s younger cousin.
- (JSD Dojeon 5,94)
