¹In 1918, Jo Cheol-je, greedily coveting enlightenment, entered Gim Hyeong-ryeol’s dao order, but he could not achieve his desire despite his adherence to the teachings.²In 1919, he led many of his trusted subordinates to the Yi ancestral memorial offering ritual house in Tongsa-dong Village and there dedicated themselves to intensive meditation to attain enlightenment.

³Cheol-je had earlier observed that as Gyeong-seok spread the teachings, serving Taemonim, the following and influence of their dao order grew day after day.⁴Concluding that if he also served Taemonim he would attain enlightenment and gain a vast following of his own, Cheol-je sent a messenger to Jojong-ri Village to express his desire to serve Taemonim.

⁵One day as Taemonim was traveling to Bak No-il’s house in Yeonjipyeong Village, She visited the Yi ancestral memorial offering ritual house, and when She saw Cheol-je, She became enraged and severely reprimanded him,⁶“You are worse than a dog! I would rather sit on a spot where a dog had died than sit here where you sit, so how could I sojourn here for even a night?” With this, She struck his forehead with Her tobacco pipe.

⁷Unable to endure this any longer, Cheol-je rushed outside, declaring, “Only someone like Cha Gyeong-seok can cope with Her. Someone like me cannot cope with Her at all.” Cheol-je hence abandoned his plans to serve Taemonim.

⁸On March 3, 1921 (DG 51), Jo Cheol-je, once again driven by his greed for enlightenment, had eight loyal subordinates dig up and remove Sangjenim’s holy remains.