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  "translation_revision": "T01",
  "title": "Introductory Notes",
  "translated_text": "1.\nUntil now,\nwe\n\nhave lived\na left-brain-centered\nlife.\n\n2.\nA left-brain-centered\nlife\n\nrefers to\na dualistic life\n\nof choosing\none over another,\n\ncentered\naround\nthought.\n\n3.\nConsequently,\n\nthe human being\nand the world\n\nhave become skewed\ntoward\n\na male-dominated society,\na materialistic society,\n\nand a society\nof omnipotent\nscience and technology.\n\nIn the end,\nthis is what\nwe have\nbecome.\n\n4.\nTherefore,\n\nto rectify\nthe human being\nskewed toward the left brain,\n\nthrough the cultivation\nof the right brain,\n\nour left and right\nmust be balanced,\n\nand our brain\nand heart\nmust commune,\n\nso that we may undergo\na complete transformation\ninto a mature\nhuman being;\n\nwe have reached\nthe critical moment\nwhere we must\ndo so.\n\n5.\nDepending on\nthe degree to which\nthe right brain is cultivated,\n\nthe inner self\nwill be valued\nalong with the outer,\n\nwomen\nwill be valued\nalong with men,\n\nspirit\nwill be valued,\nnot just matter,\n\nand the evolution\nof consciousness\nwill be valued,\nnot just\nscience and technology.\n\nThus,\na completely\nbalanced\n\nhuman being\nand world\nwill be\nborn.\n\n6.\nThe question\nis,\n\nhow\nto cultivate\nthe right brain\nof a human being\nskewed toward the left brain,\n\nso that\nthe left and right\nmay collaborate,\n\nbecoming\na harmonious pair\nof Yin and Yang.\n\n7.\nIf the left brain\nis the form of time,\nthe right brain\nis the form of space.\n\n8.\nIf the left brain\nis analytical,\n\nthe right brain\nis holistic.\n\n9.\nIf the left brain\nis extroverted and masculine,\n\nthe right brain\nis introverted and feminine.\n\n10.\nTherefore,\n\nnow is the time\nto devote\nour heart and soul\nto the cultivation\nof the right brain,\n\nwhich has been\nlong delayed.\n\n11.\nHere lies\n\na groundbreaking path\nto right-brain-cultivation.\n\n12.\nYou only need\nto shift\n\nto a life of\nDora-bom,\nBara-bom,\n\nand Neul-bom.\n\n13.\nLiving in such a way,\nyou become\nthe very one\nwho takes your place\nin infinite space\nand sets eternal time\nin motion.\n\n14.\nAll wishes\nare fulfilled.\n\n15.\nThis book\n\nmust not\nbe merely read\nand understood.\n\n16.\nYou must read it\nrepeatedly\n\nuntil the \"Life of Neul-bom\"\ntakes root\nand becomes\nfully internalized.",
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  "source_language": "ko",
  "source_title": "읽어두기",
  "source_revision": "R01",
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  "volume_number": 1,
  "volume_title_ko": "늘봄의 생활",
  "book_order_index": 1,
  "local_bom_number": null,
  "author": "유종열",
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  "translation_notes": "The Korean title *Bom* is intentionally preserved rather than translated. Depending on context, *bom* may suggest spring, seeing, or awakening. Rather than selecting a single meaning, this translation leaves the title open, as the original does."
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