HOW WE WILL PROTEST
We will perform a small action of civil disobedience to protest allowing social, racial, and religion pressure to influence its decisions.

• We will block the entrance to Mago Statue, disallowing the cranes access the Mago Statue, which will force Tao Fellowship to be out of compliance with the unfair demands of the City Council.
• We will display picket signs and banners.
• We will invite the general public and the media.
• We will hand out educational materials on the facts of the case.

We know that, due to the decision of the City representatives and Tao Fellowship, this matter is already closed on paper, but we refuse to allow it and demand a change in outcome.

But here's what you REALLY should know: The most well known historical recording of DG is written in SamGukYuSa. Like all mythology, DG story contains ridiculous claims by today’s knowledge.

According to the book, DG’s parents were a heavenly being WhanWoong (father) and WoongNyeo (a bear who became a woman after eating garlic and Artemisia in a cave for 100 days). Many primitive societies have totem religions with animal stories like this. DG ruled Korea for 1500, and became an enlightened god when he was 1908 years old. Some Ilchi’s organization members claim the bear ate garlic and Artemisia for 21 before became a human to match Ilchi’s claim of 21 days enlightenment at Moak Mountain.

Now, this story is too fictitious so the story is changed as symbolic representation of great teachings by Ilchi’s GukHak, and they are now saying actually the bear did not become a woman, but it was actually name of a town called “Bear”. Also, DG did not live nearly 2000 year, but DG was a title (like King) that was inherited for 47 generations.

Story of DG is not the only Korean mythology Ilchi fabricated according to his needs. The story of Mago, which Ilchi claims to be Korean history written in BuDoGi, is also a crap, too. The book BuDoJi doesn’t exist and the first print of the book were in 1986 (only 24 years ago). No other book or text in Korean history ever mentioned BuDoJi. If the book existed or important, at least some mention of the story would have passed down.

All these “changes” are systematically fabricated at Ilchi’s organization named “GukHakWon” to support his demented Korean history.

So why is Ilchi so adamant about DG story, and supposedly 3 ancient holy books of Korea – ChunBuKyung, SamIlShinGo and ChamJeonGyeKyung?

DG as a religion diety that did not exist before early 20th century in Korea. DG only existed as shamanic diety. In early 20th century, Japan ruled Korea for 36 years, and Korean nationalism was at the worst shape eclipsed by Japanese imperialism. During the time of turmoil, many nationalistic DG (DongHak) cults sprouted all over Korea feeding on the bad time. Some of them went through elaborate scam of fabricating ancient texts to justify their religion.

The worst one was BaekBaekGyo. The charismatic leader JungWoon-Chun claimed he went into GumGang Mountain for 3 years where he gained the knowledge of ChunJiKiUn and Dahn-gun sprit. He said the doomsday will come on 1904 and everyone will die except BaekBaekGyo followers with white cloth. They will be lead to the land of enlightened paradise and will live forever. To make this paradise more convincing, he used “ancient” stories like BuDoJi and SamIlShinGo.

But when 1904 came and went, the world didn’t end, his followers started to revolt against the leader Chun. But his deception continued on till 1930. After he was caught in 1930, the police found 346 dead bodies and god knows how many he actually killed. He is also known to be a psychopath that buried people alive without guilt. He is known to have more than 60 second wives and biggest temple at the time.

The reason Ilchi is copying dahn-gun cults like BaekBaekGyo’s old doctrine is because of the prophecy of “BulGuangSunIn” (sounds familiar???) or “JungDoRyung” who is the Messiah that will take his followers to the enlighten place. Ilchi is trying to make he is the one – thus dahn-gun face look like him, etc.

This kind of primitive religious organization based on shamanic tradition is almost eliminated from modern Korea, since people are more educated and knowledgeable. But Ilchi is trying to revive this under pretense of “modernization” of Korean tradition GukHak. All I can say is, don’t just accept 3 Korean holy books just because Ilchi tells you so. Get some background and historical context. Then you will realize you are wasting your precious time with this cult organization.

O, one last thing. All 3 books are about the Heaven and the One. These are some clues:

• Ilchi calls himself Ilchi – he is the One. ChunBuKyung POINTS to the One.
• SamIlShinGo and ChamJeonGyeKung are books of trinity – Heaven Earth and Human.
• Ilchi wrote a holy book called Chun Suh (The book of Heaven)
• When Ilchi teaches, it’s called Gang Chun (heaven descending or teachings of heaven)
• When Ilchi went to the jail it’s called YukChunIl (against the heaven day)
• When 27 masters sued him it’s 2nd YukCHunIl (2nd against the heaven day)
• Chun Bu Sung (the heavenly star where all his enlightned followers will go in golden turtle shaped space ship)
• ChunHwaWon (the DW training center means be one with the Heaven)

This is the truth behind Ilchi’s demented psychopathic cult ambition. Some better cult leaders trying to get there by virtue, integrity, deed and spirituality. Ilchi doesn’t have any of those qualities, so he is trying to be the One with money willingly "donated" by his followers: hiring lawyers, buying honors, and hiding like a rat until people forget. If you don’t get this, you deserve to be in that organization.

Getting their money back is exactly what healers in Chicago tried to do. They were upset after viewing the CBS report on Dahn which aired on 6/17/09, and they wanted refunds on their "investments" into BBCs. This is when they discovered that Dahn had violated Illinois law by taking the money from them in the first place. As a result, Dahn was forced to refund all BBC franchise fees in the Chicago area.

• Ilchi Lee is a convicted criminal. In 1993, Ilchi was sentenced to 2 and half years in prison and a large fine for the following crimes:
  (A) VIolation of Act on Special Measures for the Control of Public Health Crimes.
  (B) Violation of Food Sanitation Act.
  (C) Violation of Pharmaceutical Affairs Act.
  (D) Violation of Act on Special Measures fo the Registration of Real Estate.
  (E) Violation of Education Act.
If asked, Dahn Yoga has a rehearsed "explanation" for Lee's prison sentence. Don't buy it. In fact, Lee's crimes were a big deal in Korea and received a lot of media attention. It was after his release from prison that he migrated to the United States.
• Ilchi Lee Proclamation days - Dahn masters are instructed to trumpet "Ilchi Lee Day" to members at their centers. In truth, there is no honor in this. Anyone can apply for this and cities give them out liberally. You can get such an "honor" for your own grandmother's 80th birthday.
• Ilchi Lee is not a real doctor - neither M.D. nor Ph.D. He has two honorary doctorate degrees from Yuin University and South Baylo University. These are known diploma mills. If you don't really understand what a diploma mill is, this is it: a diploma mill is (from Wikipedia) "an organization that awards academic degrees and diplomas with substandard or no academic study and without recognition by official educational accrediting bodies. The purchaser can then claim to hold an academic degree, and the organization is motivated by making a profit. These degrees are often awarded based on vaguely construed life experience." If this doesn't seem offensive enough to you, think about it this way: how would you feel if your friend Jeff Black suddenly began referring to himself as Dr. Jeff Black, simply because he had purchased a degree from a diploma mill that was awarded to him based on his "life experience"? You would think this was ridiculous, right? And what if your friend Jeff began witing books using the name "Dr. Jeff Black," not mentioning to his readers where he got his "doctor" title? You would think this was not just ridiculous, but bordering on fraud, right? For your reference, here is a link to a list of known diploma mill scams compiled by a Consumer Fraud Reporting site (Yuin University is on this list): Click here >>
• At one time, Dahn World was trumpeting Brain Respiration from every street corner. It was eventually replaced by HSP, which has now been pushed aside by Brain Wave Vibration, which in turn will be replaced by something else in a couple of years. In the Nov. 15, 1999 edition of the Boston Phoenix, they wrote a story about Dahn that included this statement: "Toward the end of the session, Master Lee cites the phenomenal success of Brain Respiration in Korea, where students have learned to read books without opening them." Ten years later, we know this is a complete lie. Students in Korea are not reading books with their eyes closed. Brain Respiration did not enjoy "phenomenal success" anywhere. If it was so successful, what happened to it? Why did Lee let it fade out? Why is Dahn World focusing its energy on something completely different now? Think about it. Really think. What is especially sad is that, even in 2009, there are still a few people who believe BR and HSP can train them to be clairvoyants.
• If you have spent any time in Dahn World, you will have heard of the Korea Institute of Brian Science (another organization created by Ilchi Lee). Dahn likes to proclaim that it holds "Consultative Status with the United Nations." In truth, the Korea Institute of Brian Science is in roster Consultative Status. We predict that even this status will be taken away once the United Nations takes time to actually look into Ilchi Lee's background and credentials.
• There is a smokescreen of deception surrounding the practice of Dahn Mu Do. Let us blow away the smoke for you, so that you can see it for what it is. Don't be fooled. You have been told that this is a traditional Korean martial arts practice, but anyone with any knowledge of either Korean history or martial arts can tell you that these claims are absolutely untrue. This practice is neither traditional, nor is it martial arts. It is an energy dance, and that is all. The marketing surrounding this practice has crossed the line into outright deception. Stand alongside a true martial artist while they watch a Dahn Mu Do demonstration, and hear what they have to say. Did you know, for example, that tai chi demonstrations are often used in place of Dahn Mu Do demonstrations, and that it's all such a nonsensical hodge-podge of moves, that no one participating seems to know the difference?