Doalnara

Doalnara Restoration Society

Type	Non-profit organization
Purpose	Advocacy, education
Headquarters	Korea
Region served	Worldwide (as of late 2021 in nine countries)
Website	www.doalnara.org

The Doalnara Restoration Society was established in South Korea in 1980 in accordance with the teachings of Teacher Suk Sun.

Doalnara (which means "Stone Country" in Korean) refers to a society of people with similar goals, whose characters are firm and whose hearts are unchanging as stone. Doalnara developed 10 organic farms in Korea; and there are also Doalnara branches outside of Korea, in the United States, Japan, China, the Philippines, Kenya, Brazil, and more.

Additionally, as a religious organization, it is named the Ten Commandments Stone National Assembly and is a newly emerging religious group. Many members of the Ten Commandments Stone National Assembly live in religious communities in rural areas. In South Korea, the Protestant community considers Dolnara to be a heretical group.

History

As a religious organization, it initially began in 1984 with the leader Park Myung-ho (real name: Park Kwang-kyu), who came out of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and started under the name Elijah Gospel Missionary Society. In 1994, claiming that North Korea would invade the South, all members were relocated to rural villages as a refuge, and it was declared a religious community, transitioning into a reclusive religious community. At this time, the name of the religious organization was also changed to 'Dolnara Hanong Restoration Association.' Subsequently, on July 2, 2000, through a sermon titled 'When the Holy Spirit Comes Upon Me,' Park Myung-ho announced a new ideology called the 'Harlot's Cross,' which claimed to give birth to a new Jesus Christ in unity with himself.

In 2017, it was reported that members of this organization were relocating to a farm in Bahia, Brazil. JTBC also reported human rights violations during the relocation process. In the first trial, Dolnara partially won a correction request against JTBC, but in the second trial, JTBC's reports were deemed entirely correct, overturning Dolnara's partial victory and deciding in favor of JTBC. This decision was confirmed by the Supreme Court on April 1, 2021.In April 2022, a tragic accident occurred at the Dolnara Oasis Farm (Fazenda Doalnara Oasis) in Brazil during septic tank construction, where five Korean children were buried and killed by a collapsing mound of earth.

Major Activities

• Approved as an eco-certification body (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, No. 2) (2002)
• First in Korea to be approved as an organic produce certification body for overseas importers (National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service)
• Joined the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) (2003)
• Supplied all organic wheat flour to Kyrgyzstan (2004-2009)
• Qualified 4 inspectors for international organic certification (US IOIA) (2004-2005)
• Operated and achieved results at the Uljin World Eco-Farming Expo Organic Pavilion (2005)
• Designated as an international organic certification body by IFOAM (2006)
• Signed MOU with the representative office of Mongolian agricultural reform (2008)
• Emphasized implementation of Brazil's overseas agricultural development project (2008-present)
• Participated in the "Protecting Korea" event in Daegu (food security and safety) (2013)
• Conducted the "Protecting Korea" 1 million signature campaign (2014)

Key principles

Doalnara's principles are based on lessons by Teacher Suk Sun, whose teachings include:

First: When you trace back to the origins and root of humanity, we all came from the same parents and are one family. This is not just a sentiment or theory.

Second: All of humanity's countless troubles and problems originate from our hearts. Eliminating selfishness in the heart will change the earth into a happier world.

Third: The true happiness humanity seeks is fulfilled when our household becomes a “mini-heaven”. Not when we "go to" heaven.

The Decalogue

Doalnara keeps the Decalogue, or Ten Commandments, but the commandments are simplified into an easier-to-understand sentence: “With your heart, love your Heavenly Real Parents who begot you, and do not fight with your brethren but live happily.” Doalnara communities do not have or support the use of alcohol, tobacco, violence, verbal and physical abuse, agricultural chemicals, chemical additives, and the like.

Doalnara members observe the Sabbath, from Friday evening to Saturday evening, in accordance with the fourth commandment.

New Agriculture: Respecting the Land

All Doalnara regions throughout the world adhere to agricultural practices that value the soil and seek to understand nature (instead of using conventional agricultural practices which has a propensity to focus on convenience and economics). Instead of using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and/or herbicides, Doalnara only uses organic farming methods with environmental restoration as its highest priority. As a result, all products grown by Doalnara are free from agricultural chemicals.

Doalnara members eat foods grown from unharmed and unsprayed soil. Besides sharing and consuming fresh foods, by research and development, Doalnara also uses its produce to make various health food products.

Doalnara organizations

• Doalnara Hannong Educational Center is a place to learn Doalnara lessons, sustainable farming practices, natural diet, and restorative medicine and treatments.
• Doalnara Trade and GB Root is responsible for “Project Guarding Korea” and other overseas agricultural projects.
• Doalnara Certified Organic Korea certifies farms and facilities according to national and international standards as South Korea's second accredited certification body (CB).
• Doalnara Hannong School of the Arts develops future minds and talent in the areas of music, dance, and visual arts.
• Doalnara Hannong Foods makes products from foods grown organically on Doalnara farmlands.
• Hannong Pharmaceutical researches and develops health and treatment products, including Korea's only registered activated-carbon antidote.
• Hannong Steel manufactures materials and products to build better rural residences.
• “Honoring Your Parents Movement” and “Aid the Koreis Movement” are campaigns in operation to raise awareness to create a more respectful and compassionate world.
• Doalnara Arts Group holds modern and traditional music performances.

Doalnara Arts Group performing at Daegu, South Korea during Korea Daegu Festival on December 18, 2013.