The Tool of Practice; Energy Flow and the Journey to Self-Acquirement

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In English

On 29th October 2023
After returning from the event in Germany, today I take a moment to reflect and write the following.

Königswinter in Germany in 2023

In 2023, having traveled to Mexico, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, and just last week, Germany, and inquiring about "Energy Flow" from many people, the response is nearly unanimous: "I know it."

The question is whether you have equipped yourself with the tool for a proper human life, specifically whether your practice of martial arts, which originates from the energy flow at its core (KiMu-Che), is fully realized.

Jinyoung Ssangkum Ryu Haedong Kumdo is one of the martial arts rooted in Ki-Mu-Che cultivation, which stands as the fundamental and ultimate goal for practicing martial arts and leading a correct life.

This makes such practice through Kimu training accessible to all practitioners for the first time in the 21st century.

In essence, it signifies the path to advanced martial arts and aims to lead a healthier and happier life.

Kimu Training in Bonn, Germany

Haedong Kumdo, through its practice with a tool, Self-Acquirement:

1. Transforms one's thinking (Reflection, Gratitude, and Commitment).
2. Equips the practitioner with the tool for life in accordance with the principle of Nature (Cheduk, Self-Acquirement).
3. Becomes a lifelong companion (Wisdom).
4. Constantly renews one's consciousness (Enlightenment).
5. Ensures that one always strives to remain on the right path at every moment (Right path, Jungdo).

Experience how to move the body automatically

Living in harmony with the principle of Nature throughout life, accumulating Faith and Love leads to a happy and healthy existence.

This is the essence of martial arts practice, and it signifies the attainment and benefits of The Idea of Nothingness(공사상의 성취, 혹은 수혜)

Practice, in other words, human life. Under the pretext of practice, many people, knowingly or unknowingly, sometimes get involved in superstitious, unreal, and mystical beliefs.

In the end, even when they go their last way, they are still confused, and their minds are unclear about where they are going.

No matter how knowledgeable one is, whether a famous philosopher discussing philosophy extensively or a clergyman or religious figure respected by many,
if you could not find the truth and essence of practice in daily life,
depending on one's abilities and level, you might be able to come close to it, but if you can go to your last destination without suffering,
you are extremely fortunate, after all, knowing the true and unique "one reality" is impossible, which is the reality of Love ❤️ .

The tool of practice with the repeated experience of mindfulness and awareness during one's life is essential for mastering the functions of the body and mind at their roots.

I've named that tool 'Self-Acquirement' or 'Self-Magnetization.' In Korean, it's simply 'Cheduk(체득).'

Twirling with two swords

Through Energy Flow, you can also express it as implanting that energy to your body and mind, but you can also think of it as downloading it from nature, among various metaphorical expressions.

The term 'Energy Flow' refers to the flow of energy itself, so anyone can feel it and understand it very easily and clearly.

I often ask many people about 'energy flow,' and almost all of them say, 'I know.'

Just knowing it is vastly different from what I want to convey or understand.

Even if you can sense the flow of energy well or see it, or teach correct practices, if teaching and learning become a lifelong routine, you might mistakenly believe you already know it.

Feeling things more keenly than others or seeing something as special in itself provides solace and comfort, but it is not more or less than that.

Even if you surpass others in knowledge, achieve recognition by teaching many people over an extended period, and become a renowned scholar, philosopher, religious figure, or expert, it doesn't necessarily imply that the tool has been fully equipped.

The term 'equipped' can also be explained in many ways.

In religious terms, it can also be expressed as Enlightenment, or forming Trinity.

Ultimately, it speaks of the principle of the world where the three(3) are returned to one(1). It is the principle of nature that countless pioneers and sages have emphasized repeatedly since the history of humankind, and it is unchanging.

Over countless years, under the pretext of Practice, doing things that do not need to be done, forced on ordinary people to maintain the privileges and interests of a small number of vested interests, or to maintain political continuity and power, are too many. I still see it too often around me.

The question 'Do you know?' is about whether the tool of practice, the torch, and the guide of human life is equipped or not. Its presence or absence can be recognized immediately, regardless of time and space.

Without it, the empty talk becomes noisy, words get longer, and it always deviates from the essence.

Equipping it is similar to the pillar of light above your head in the stained glass windows of a German cathedral.

However, such expressions are never enough, and there is no evidence to show it to everyone. Each person can only understand it by going there.

But one thing is clear: you must equip the tool of practice to make proper prayer and meditation possible. That is the beginning of a proper life.' Otherwise, it will lead to entrusting one's soul to delusion."