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- Mongolian government officials and representatives visited the Daesoon Jinrihoe Yeoju Headquarters
On November 2, five Mongolian government officials and representatives, including Gan-Ochir Ser-Od, Director of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Petroleum and Mining, and the Department of Mining Audit and Permits, visited the Yeoju Headquarters. The delegation first discussed various exchanges at Daejin University, including plans to train Mongolian geological and mining experts and recruit Mongolian students to the Department of Energy Engineering. They were then invited by President Yoon Eun-do to visit the Yeoju Headquarters for a meeting. At the meeting, Director Gan-Ochir said, "We have become like family through 10 years of exchanges with Daesoon Jinrihoe. We will work hard to make the name of 'Daejin' widely known in Mongolia through even deeper exchanges in the future." The Daesoon Jinrihoe Yeoju Headquarters visited Mongolia in 2014 at the invitation of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. This is when the mutual cooperation exchanges between Daesoon Jinrihoe and Mongolian government began. Meanwhile, Mongolia is one of the top 10 resource-rich countries in the world, and many countries, including Korea, are exchanging with Mongolia for resource development.
2023-12-02
- World-renowned scholars gather to address the crisis of modern civilization - Daesoon Academy of Sciences hosts the 3rd World SangSaeng Forum International Conference in 2023
The 3rd World SangSaeng Forum International Academic Conference was held successfully at the Lotte Hotel World in Seoul from October 4 to 6, 2023, under the theme of "How Can Religions Help the World Solve Its Civilizational Crises?" The conference was hosted and organized by the Daesoon Academy of Sciences of Daejin University, sponsored by the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), the International Taoism Association, and the Daesoon Jinrihoe Yeoju Headquarters Temple Complex. Over 200 domestic and international scholars and religious leaders from 12 countries participated in the three-day conference, sharing their wisdom on how to overcome and solve the modern civilizational crises that humanity is facing. In the first and second sessions, eight keynote speeches were delivered by Eileen Barker, Honorary Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Massimo Introvigne, President of CESNUR, Bae Gyu-han, Director of the Daesoon Thought Research Institute, Livia Kohn, Honorary Professor at Boston University and President of the International Taoism Association, Sung-min Ryu, Honorary Professor at Hanyang University and former President of the Korean Association for Religious Studies, Jung-ja Seo, Honorary Professor at Ewha Womans University and former President of the Korean Association for Taoism Studies, Kim Hun, Professor at Peking University and Executive Director of the China Religious Culture Research Institute, and Bernadette Rigal-Cellard, Honorary Professor at the University of Bordeaux Montaigne and Director of the European Institute for the Study of Religion and Secularism. In the third to ninth sessions, scholars of international renown, including Holly Folk (United States), Michael Walsh (United States), Terry Clemans (United States), Huang Fuqi (Taiwan), Edward Irons (United States), Cha Seon-geun (South Korea), and David Kim (Australia), presented and discussed various academic perspectives on religion, philosophy, and science to address the world civilizational crisis. In particular, Eileen Barker, a world-renowned scholar of new religious movements, emphasized the need for a paradigm shift from "what religions should do" to "what religions should not do" to solve the crisis of human civilization. Bae Gyu-han, Director of the Daesoon Academy of Sciences, argued that global practice of Haewon Sangseon is necessary for humanity to move towards a permanent world of peace in which humanity and nature are in harmony. Sung-min Ryu, former President of the Korean Association for Religious Studies, suggested that religion should be on the curve where peace is more important than war on the hyperbola of war and peace. Massimo Introvigne, President of CESNUR, said that the World Sangsaeng Forum International Academic Conference has now become a major international academic conference. Livia Kohn, President of the International Taoism Association, evaluated that the World SangSaeng Forum has played a role in the time when scholars and religious leaders from various countries and cultures need to meet and discuss in person to solve the world civilizational crisis. Participants said that the conference was a precious and meaningful time to examine the accumulated conflicts, clashes, and civilizational crises in the world, and at the same time, to newly examine and discuss various ideologies and theories that resolve them. In his welcome address, Yoon Eun-do, President of Daejin University (President of Yeoju Headquarters Temple Complex of Daesoon Jinrihoe), said, "This World SangSaeng Forum was a meaningful occasion to discuss the essential role of religion in coping with the various crises that threaten human civilization today. It has become an international academic conference where scholars and religious leaders from home and abroad gather in one place to communicate and exchange ideas under one theme." In his closing remarks, Bae Gyu-han said, "The 3rd World SangSaeng Forum was a meaningful time to academically discuss the ideas and wisdom of humanity on the civilizational crisis beyond the meaning of the conference theme. It was a timely academic conference that explored serious and interesting topics to find ideas, logic, and wisdom that would help overcome and solve the global complex crises that humanity is facing."
2023-11-06
- The Museum of Daesoon Jinrihoe Is Now Open for Tours
On March 4th, the Museum of Daesoon Jinrihoe at Yeoju Headquarters Temple Complex opened allowing visitors to easily take in the history of the Great Itineration of the Supreme God. The museum spans an underground library to the fourth floor exhibition hall. The 4th floor covers Sangje’s Reordering Works of Heaven and Earth, the 3rd floor is dedicated to Doju's Completion of the 50-Year Holy Work, the 2nd floor records Dojeon’s Spreading Sangje's Virtue All over the World, the 1st floor is a lounge for drinking coffee and having conversations, and basement level one is an underground library. The museum features a highly accurate mock-up of Donggok Clinic that provides visitors with the simulated experience of going back in time to visit it as it really was. Visitors can also view a variety of special exhibit pieces such as state of the art panoramic viewing rooms, replicas of the Transformation Chest and Cauldron, the first editions of The Canonical Scripture and The Guiding Compass of Daesoon, and other such audio-visual materials. The museum is open every Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
2023-03-21
- Affiliated High School Admission Statuses for 2023
The six high schools affiliated with Daejin University, made up of four general high schools and two specialized high schools, all showed a high admission rate into universities. At Daejin High School, Daejin Girls' High School, Bundang Daejin High School, and Ilsan Daejin High School, which are liberal arts high schools, 22 students were accepted into Seoul National University, 43 into Yonsei University, 75 into Korea University, and 30 into medical school. 71% entered into a 4-year university. Daejin Design High School and Daejin High School of Electronic & Communication, which are specialized high schools, showed 63% and 59% admission rates and 35% and 36% employment rates, respectively.
2023-03-21
- DAOS Provided Online Guest Lectures to American Universities
Upper-level Clergy Member, Kim Taesoo (affiliation: Daesoon Academy of Sciences; hereafter as DAOS) and researcher, Jason Greenberger (affiliation: DAOS) from the Religious Research and Edification Department of Daesoon Jinrihoe’s Yeoju Headquarters Temple Complex provided special guest lectures via Zoom to UC Berkeley (University of California, Berkeley), Sacramento State (California State University, Sacramento), and Santa Clara University. The content of the lecture covered understanding Daesoon Jinrihoe. In particular, thorough attention was given to key concepts such as the Resolution of Grievances for Mutual Beneficence, the tenets, creeds, aims, the Three Major Societal Works (Charity Aid, Social Welfare, and Education), the concept of divinity in relation to the Supreme God (Sangje), and Sangje’s Presiding over Cures. We hope that these special lectures serve as an opportunity for overseas students to gain a proper understanding of Daesoon Truth and promote interest in Daesoon Jinrihoe.
2023-03-21
