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- The International Students at Daejin University Visit Daesoonjinrihoe.
About 100 international students studying at Daejin University visited Daesoonjinrihoe and other historical sites in Yeoju during May 15-16 to understand Korean culture and Daesoonjinrihoe. On the 15th, they toured the royal tomb of King Sejong and the Sinreuksa Temple, followed by the Yeoju Headquarters Dojang. The students were given a comprehensive explanation on the basic tenet and proprieties; they also took a look around the dojang facilities. Ryu, who is a doctoral student in International Trade Dept., said she felt a solemn atmosphere when she entered the Sungdo Gate, so she found herself earnest. On the 16th, the students, being curious and interested, visited the Daesoonjinrihoe Social Welfare Foundation and toured the unitcare system, treatment units and other facilities in the geriatric hospital. In the evening, they enjoyed a meal that had been fixed by Daesoon Women's Association. After that, they participated in the welcome event prepared by Daesoon Hanmadang Pungmul Team, followed by the enjoyable recreation time and the talent contest. The student who won the talent contest said the event was a great help for international students to get closer since there were few opportunities to meet each other and she would take part in the event in the future.
2016-06-28
- The First Daesoon Volunteer Group Comes Home with Hope
The first Daesoon Volunteer Group came back home to Yeoju on Aug. 8 after the two weeks' of volunteer work in Ethiopia, Egypt and Turkey from July, 26 to Aug. 8. In his welcome speech, Seongam Yun Eun-Do asked the volunteers to play an important role on account of increasing chances to go abroad. The volunteers achieved four good results at home or abroad. First, they attained the practical assessment for joining the UN. Secondly, the network involving public and private organizations was successfully formed. Lastly, they could acquire appropriate information on international relief programs with know-how and set a good example for the young members of Daesoonjinrihoe guiding a new direction. On arriving, the Daesoon Volunteer Group were given a heart-felt welcome by the residents who gathered at the soup run. Director Seongam Baek Seung-Yeon greeted them with a smile and started work in a friendly atmosphere. On the second day, the group worked in full swing providing the residents with more sophisticated and systematic programs. KVO showed its gratitude that the volunteers offered practical help to the Ethiopia branch under KVO The volunteers helped serve food for 500 children. Other volunteer work regarding education includes physical training, medical check-up, and farming. The well-repairing, the fence-making for soccer ground, the soup run-painting were followed in order. They also visited needy families in the neighborhood and console them. In addition, the volunteers traveled through the unpaved roads to a remote village located at an altitude of 2,500m for hours to learn the accomplishment of international farm aid. In spite of the short period of volunteer work, the members and the locals were emotionally attached. They shed tears keeping their fingers crossed that they look forward to seeing each other again. With many members' concerns and encouragement, the volunteers held a ceremony to disband the group. The dojang staff and the laity joined the event to praise them for their hard work. In the ceremony, all the participants enjoyed the film on volunteer activities and expressed sympathy sharing their feelings and experiences. Followed by the briefing session, they suggested a direction and vision for the next term and looked forward to the second volunteer group wrapping up the ceremony of disbanding.
2016-06-28
- Wrapping Event Takes Place for Daesoon Relief Items
The first campaign on the Daesoon relief items for feeding African children and providing the educational support took place at the auditorium in Sinchuk Hall in Yeoju Headquarters Temple Complex on Jan. 16. About 100 odd members of Daesoonjinrihoe took part in the event. After Yang Hyeon-Suk from KVO had explained how to wrap the items, they started wrapping from the heart since the items would be delivered directly to the Kenyans suffering from the famine and poverty. The work included sorting out the relief items from clothing, stationery, general merchandise, kitchenware and appliances. Those goods were wrapped and put into big-sized boxes, which were brought up to the 3 containers having 892 boxes in total including 855 boxes of clothes, 9 boxes of stationery, and 28 the rest. As Chief Director Seongam Yun Eun-Do told Secretary General Yang that the relief could give hopes to the African children, she said she was surprised at so many items collected in such a short period of time, adding that the unity and devotion of Daesoonjinrihoe indeed impressed her. Furthermore, she promised to try her best to deliver our messages as well as devotion and hard work to the recipients. On that day, while our staff headed by Seongam Yun and KVO officials attended the event, the trailers left for the Busan Port to send the containers off to Africa.
2016-06-28
- Daesoon Youth Center Holds Grand Opening Ceremony
The Daesoon Religious Order opened Daesoon Youth Center on March 19 whose slogan is "completion of personality based on intelligence, generosity and sound body as well as loyalty, filial piety and appropriate manner." Daesoon Youth Center turned the first sod in Jan. 2012 and finally received the permit on the completion in Dec. 2012. It is located on the spacious site of 11,092??whose building area is as large as 8,643.95??in Gaya-ri, Gangcheon-myeon. The capacity and the building scale are 150 people and 4-stories including a basement, respectively. The auditorium on the basement area is prepared for seats arranged in tiers so as to hold performances and shows. The first floor has space for students to use facilities freely. The 2nd floor divided into 4 seminar rooms is equipped with the best audio system, desks and chairs and beam projectors. This space is planned to utilize for creative fieldwork involving the classes of 30-50 students. In addition, the 3rd and the 4th floor consist of 15 rooms with the capacity of 10 people and 11 double rooms. Daesoon Youth Center is anticipated to provide elementary and secondary schoolers with amenities during winter and summer training camps as well as camps for the unity of Bangmyeon members. At the grand opening, Chair of the Central Religious Council, Seongam Jo Tae-Yong, Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection, Seongam Ryu Gi-Chan and Chief Director of Yeoju Dojang, Seongam Yun Eun-Do, Assemblyman Jeong Byeong-Guk, Yeoju Mayor Kim Chun-Seok, Chair of Yeoju Council, Kim Gyu-Chang joining with about 2,000 people including over 100 celebrities dignified the ceremony.
2016-06-28
- Daesoon Institute of Religion and Culture Holds the 3rd East Asian Tao Culture International Academic Conference
Daesoon Institute of Religion and Culture and Beijing University Religion and Culture Institute held a joint international conference on "the Idea of Immortals Embedded in East Asian Tao Culture" from July 7 and 8 in Beijing, China. The conference was a forum for sound academic debate of Korea, China and Japan. From Daesoonjinrihoe, Seongam Cha Seon-Geun(Daesoon Institute of Religion and Culture) gave a presentation titled "Theories on Immortal Realm in Korea during Modern and Contemporary History-Focused on Immortal Realm-." It's the conference's 3rd year and the conference emerged to be the only place for in-depth discussions and presentations based on East Asian traditional religions From Korea, Hwang Seon-Myeong(former president of Korea Assoc. of New Religions), Chinese Rep. Prof. Kim Hun and Prof. Wang Zong-Yu(Beijing University) and from Japan, Hachiya Kunia(Honorary Prof. at Tokyo University) presented their researches at the conference. They agreed to continue to research on traditional cultures based on Tao of the three countries paying attention to the different aspects resulted from each country's circumstances.
2016-06-28
