TaeUIJu Healing Meditation (TaeUIJu, TaeUIJu healing, TaeUIJu meditation)

Mode of meditation promoted by JeungSanDo, an organization founded in 1871 by "Supreme Lord" JeungSan SangJeNim, in Korea. Supposedly, TaeUIJu meditation is a process of returning to the magnanimous "bosom" of the original "Mother," and the first step to eternal life. The practice of TaeUIJu amounts to (a) sitting comfortably and (b) repeatedly, patiently chanting a "mantra" whose meaning is that one wants to return to the "Origin of the Universe." JeungSanDo defines "mantra" as "a set of words that contain concentrated energy of the universe." The aforementioned "Origin" purportedly can cure all mental and physical illnesses. Allegedly, the "original healing mantra," called "TaeUIJu," protects one from sudden accidents and helps to fight disease and to resolve conflicts. Apparently, the leading teacher of TaeUIJu meditation in the United States is Jaenam Kim, author of The Road to Awakening.