¹Most of the disciples with the surname Gahng, who had entreated Taemonim to reside in Jojong-ri Village, were so absorbed in their greed for position and power that they touted their contributions and were seized with a rapacious desire for enlightenment.²Consequently, Taemonim on several occasions counseled them with words of caution and instructed them to correct their reprehensible ways, yet they showed no sign of remorse or repentance.

³When May arrived, Taemonim—now deeply troubled by the festering within the dojang—changed its organizational leadership,⁴appointing Go Min-hwan as the head of the dojang’s internal affairs, Go Chan-hong as the head of external affairs, Jeon Jun-yeop as the principal of the east, Yi Geun-mok as the principal of the south, Gahng Won-seop as the principal of the west, and Gahng Un-seo as the principal of the north.

⁵Hence, among all the earliest Gahng disciples of Jojong-ri Village, only Gahng Won-seop and Gahng Un-seo were chosen as principals of the four directions.⁶Gahng Eung-chil and Gahng Sa-seong thus harbored deep discontentment and returned to their houses, and thereafter, Eung-chil ceased coming to the dojang altogether.

⁷From that time forth, the Gahng followers aired their discontentment before Taemonim and schemed to eliminate Go Min-hwan.⁸Taemonim was aware of this, and whenever She had to travel somewhere to conduct works of renewal, She hid Min-hwan behind a large folding screen before She departed.⁹A day eventually came when Taemonim warned Min-hwan, “Do not remain here; remove yourself.”¹⁰Min-hwan hence escaped under the cover of night and returned to his home in Okgu County.