3. The Meaning of Kouk Sun-Do

   Literally, Kouk Sun-Do means the way (Do) of nature that man and heaven (Sun) communicate each other within the universe (Kouk). In ancient Korean, Kouk Sun-Do is called "Park Dol Bup." "Park" means sun, brightness, and heaven. Our ancestors were in awe of and respected Park as an entity with the tremendous power which shows all living things infinite favor.
  "Dol" is a verb that means 'turn round and round' and "come round," and represents the yin-yang movement of Ki. It is the word expressing that all things return to the substance of the universe: they are created, become old, and seemingly disappear by changing form and circulating further within the universe. These are the laws of nature and the universe - the laws of creation and evolution.
  Therefore, Park Dol Bup (Kouk Sun-Do) can be defined as the practice of a method to respect Park, the source of being and life, and to receive its tremendous power into the mind and body. This is the method, with cultivation of the body and mind, to awaken the law of creation and evolution and to properly participate in the law of the universe. Kouk Sun-Do's objective, thus, is not only to preserve health, but also to cultivate the whole man with the absolute physical-strength, the ultimatemental-power, and the supreme noble-mind.