¹Sangjenim one day declared, “People do not understand the preciousness of the Jeolhuju Mantra. ²The word jeolhu signifies the tide of the seasons. When a child lacks maturity, we say, ‘That child cannot even understand the tide of the seasons,’³whereas if a child uses good sense, we say, ‘That child understands the tide of the seasons.’ When an old person is foolish, we say, ‘That person is no more than a child who cannot even understand the tide of the seasons.’”

⁴절후주 (節候呪)
The Jeolhuju Mantra

冬至 小寒 大寒 立春 雨水 驚蟄
동지 소한 대한 입춘 우수 경칩
Dong-ji So-han Dae-han Ip-chun U-su Gyeong-chip

春分 淸明 穀雨 立夏 小滿 芒種
춘분 청명 곡우 입하 소만 망종
Chun-bun Cheong-myeong Gok-u Ip-ha So-man Mang-jong

夏至 小暑 大暑 立秋 處暑 白露
하지 소서 대서 입추 처서 백로
Ha-ji So-seo Dae-seo Ip-chu Cheo-seo Baek-ro

秋分 寒露 霜降 立冬 小雪 大雪
추분 한로 상강 입동 소설 대설
Chu-bun Han-ro Sang-gang Ip-dong So-seol Dae-seol

⁵One winter solstice, Sangjenim revealed, “The winter solstice will become the New Year in the Later Heaven.”

⁶Gong-u one day noted, “One of Su-un’s lyrics says, ‘Green pine and green bamboo are sources of enlightenment.’”

⁷“All living things in the world observe the seasons,” Sangjenim remarked. “Pine and bamboo alone remain ignorant of the seasons, remaining green all winter and summer.”