- Gohng-ooh Believes the Lord of Heaven Has Come
- 1 Accompanied by Shin Wun-il, Bahk Gohng-ooh, and a few other disciples, Sahng-jeh-nim arrived in Sahl-po-jung-ee Village, Tae-in County, and went to an inn to rest.
- 2 All of a sudden, there were flashes of lightning followed by terrific cracks of thunder.
- 3 It seemed that lightning would strike the inn at any moment. Everyone was panic-stricken.
- 4 Sahng-jeh-nim yelled at the sky, “Stop that disruptive lightning at once!” The lightning ceased immediately.
- 5 In Dae-heung Village, Gohng-ooh had witnessed Sahng-jeh-nim create thunder by pasting some writing on the wall, and now he saw Sahng-jeh-nim stop thunder and lightning in an instant with words of reprimand.
- 6 This gave him insight into how Sahng-jeh-nim wielded heaven and earth’s power of creative change. Gohng-ooh revered Sahng-jeh-nim even more.
- 7 One day, Sahng-jeh-nim said to Gohng-ooh, “For years, you have faithfully prayed before each meal. Now that you have met the one you were meant to meet, offer your prayers to Me.”
- 8 “I will,” Gohng-ooh answered, happy that his lifelong dream had come true.
- 9 Before meals, Eastern Learning followers usually prayed, “Great spiritual teacher, please respond to me.” But Gohng-ooh instead had always prayed, “Lord of Heaven, please allow me to see You.”
- 10 Listening to Sahng-jeh-nim, Gohng-ooh realized that Sahng-jeh-nim could read his mind.
- 11 Seeing Sahng-jeh-nim freely use heaven and earth’s power of creative change convinced Gohng-ooh that the Lord of Heaven had come to this world.
- Transferring the Qi of General’s Spring
- 12 Traveling with His disciples, Sahng-jeh-nim passed through Gwa-gyo Village in Jung-eup County.
- 13 Gohng-ooh said, “There is a spring on that hill over there. It is called General’s Spring.”
“Go get us some water,” Sahng-jeh-nim said.
- 14 Following Sahng-jeh-nim’s order, Gohng-ooh fetched some water; and when he drank a bowl himself, he suddenly felt strong enough to lift a mountain. Astonished, he said, “I feel uncontrollable power welling up inside me.”
- 15 Sahng-jeh-nim said, “Remove it.” Immediately, the strength in Gohng-ooh subsided and he returned to his usual self.
- 16 A disciple asked, “General’s Spring has been no more than a name until now. Many have drunk from it with no effect. Why is it that Gohng-ooh felt strength welling up inside him?”
- 17 “To give and to take away is that easy,” Sahng-jeh-nim replied.
- (JSD Dojeon 3,137)