{{Unreferenced, date=April 2008 Wonsibanbon (

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: 원시반본,

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: 原始反本) is one of the main teachings of

Jeung San Do Jeung San Do (), occasionally called Jeungsanism ( ''Jeungsangyo''), meaning "The Dao/Tao of Jeung-san", although this term is better reserved for a larger family of movements, is a new religious movement founded in South Korea in 1974. It is one ...

. Won(原) means "origin" or "primitive" and Shi(始) means "beginning" or "start". Ban(反) means "reverse" or "opposite" and Bon(本) means "origin" or "base". Its literal meaning is that returning to the origin.

How Wonsibanbon appears in our daily life?

Before understanding Wonsibanbon further, it is recommended that you understand both Cosmic year and

Gaebyeok Gaebyeok ( ko, 開闢, the "great opening", literally "opening dawn") is a sudden change in nature, society and people in the Korean religion of Jeungism or Jeung San Do.Robert Pearson Flaherty. 2021. "Jeungsando." In James Crossley and Alastair ...

because Wonsibanbon can be explained in more detail in the context of Cosmic year. The one constant in the universe is change, and at the time of the Autumn

, the direction of that change is returning to the origin. In our lives we often have the desire to return to our origins whether it means returning home after a long journey, discovering our ethnic and cultural roots, seeking the original purpose of our lives, or returning to the origin of life through meditation. The practice of returning to the origin is discovering who we truly are. It can also entail solving a problem at its root.

Why Wonsibanbon is important?

According to the eastern philosophy, everything is changing and it has its own cycle. It is not difficult to find a cycle. Even our planet earth has its own cycle. Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. This cycle is divided with four different seasons, but the principle below is always

yin and yang Yin and yang ( and ) is a Chinese philosophy, Chinese philosophical concept that describes opposite but interconnected forces. In Chinese cosmology, the universe creates itself out of a primary chaos of material energy, organized into the c ...

. When yang (positive energy) reaches its end, it must return to its origin. Just like a cannonball shot to the sky directly, it goes up to the sky and at a certain point, it returns to the ground. This action of return at the turning point is called Geukjeukban (克卽反). As it is explained above, earth's four seasons can be contained in

. Spring and summer represent yang (positive energy) and autumn and winter represents yin (negative energy). When summer reaches its end (end of positive energy), just like a cannonball reaches its turning point, it returns to its origin from its farther-reached-end. This principle is important because Wonsibanbon is happening regardless we acknowledge it or not. Also, it is important to accept and do our action with Wonsibanbon this time of our life because it is natural like a shot cannonball returning to the ground from the sky. For this reason, many people meditate to be back to their origin. Quote from

Dojeon A sacred text of Jeungism, the original Dojeon was published in Korean on October 25, 1992. The Dojeon has been translated into eight languages, including Korean, English, Japanese, German, Spanish, French, Russian and Chinese. Background Over o ...

:There is dao. :within dao there is virtue. :from virtue there is edification. :from edification there is growth. :with growth there are people. :from people there are multitudes. :there is one person the multitudes would want to uphold. :they would uphold a sage king like Yao. :Dojeon 4:87:2-9

How Wonsibanbon appears in our daily life?

Why Wonsibanbon is important?

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