- Sahng-jeh-nim Forbids Speaking Ill of Others
- 1 Quarreling over a trivial matter with Gim Hyung-yul’s relatives, Gohng-ooh shouted, “I’ll kill all the Gims in Gu-rit-gohl Village!” Sahng-jeh-nim stopped the quarrel by reprimanding him.
- 2 Later, when Gohng-ooh came to Hyung-yul’s house, he found the whole Gim family assembled there.
- 3 Sahng-jeh-nim said to Gohng-ooh, “You should not have come here. This is the place of your death.”
- 4 Gohng-ooh replied, “There are many Gims, but why should I be afraid?”
- 5 Hearing this, all the Gims laughed, and Gohng-ooh laughed as well. They were reconciled.
- 6 Sahng-jeh-nim forbade the disciples to speak ill of others, preventing the creation of vengeful energy that would backlash on them. This was to prevent the retaliation of vengeful spirits.
- (JSD Dojeon 3,180)
