¹Soon after the disciples had begun their meditation at the Yi ancestral memorial offering ritual house, Bak Jung-bin joined the gathering.

²In his earlier days, Jung-bin had earned his living by peddling rice taffy in Taein, Jeongeup, and other counties. During that time, he was taught of Sangjenim’s teachings on several occasions by one of his father’s cousins, Bak Gong-u.³Jung-bin later believed faithfully in Sangjenim beginning in the days of Taemonim’s Daeheung-ri Dojang, and he often traveled to the Maitreya Shrine of Geumsansa Temple and there offered prostrations and prayers.

⁴During this period, Jung-bin was suddenly seized with the notion of founding a dao order, so he resolved to pursue meditation to attain enlightenment and thus sought a proper method,⁵until he one day heard the news that “Several disciples who had served Sangjenim have gathered at the Yi ancestral memorial offering ritual house in Tongsa-dong Village and are immersed in meditation.” And so, he sincerely sought Gong-u’s support and was then able to join the meditation gathering.⁶However, when Gwang-chan’s unexpected bout of madness eventually forced the disciples to disperse and return to their homes, Jung-bin could not achieve his aspiration and could only return home as well.