Barun Maek is now featured in a Column Series in the Chinese and Korean language publication of Dajiyuan (Epoch Times) based in South Korea. This image is from the publication and has an English summary below the article.
The 1st column was published on May 19 2025 in Chinese Language Epoch Times in Korea
Article Translation:
The ancient Chinese Yin-Yang and Five Elements thought system—characteristics of “Cognition”
On “Cognition” in ancient China, the key feature is that they believe true “Knowledge” should permeate the universe, so it is not just knowledge, but it is wisdom, and absolute truth, and only the Way. Only those who are virtuous and chosen by the Creator can truly understand such a truth. Therefore, Ancient scholars who simultaneously study the human body, life, and the universe, actively cultivate oneself for improving one’s “Way” and “Virtue” because they know it’s the only way and commitment to reach a higher level for a more comprehensive understanding of the cosmic laws created by the Creator. The only way for them is also reasonable.
For ancient people who have a holistic consideration of the human body, life, and the universe, changes in the human body—whether positive or not negative — all reflections of life and cosmic phenomena, it is through the human body bestowed by the Creator. The reflection offers an opportunity to glimpse its essence. However, as peoples view “Cognition,” which runs through the human body, life, and the universe gradually changed, and no longer believe that those studying these fields should bear the virtuous responsibility. Hence, the ancient Chinese Yin-Yang and Five Elements thought system that had served a long time in East Asia as the standard for insight began to decline.
In the ‘Barun Maek Research‘, the Yin-Yang and Five Elements thought system has been applied to daily life as a modern practice, placing importance on the attitude and moral needs of the lost ‘cognition’. As a result, we rediscovered the wisdom that made us think integratively about the human body, life, and the universe and brought the traditional system of thought that flourished in East Asia. Also, we were precisely able to understand the wisdom that the ancestors chose and beneficially apply in our lifestyle.
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