God Brings Union to Man and Woman

Yesterday's post focused on the attitude one needs to have of their spouse before marriage.  One of full acceptance and love for their spouse and not rejecting their spouses based on looks or educational background.  God himself puts Himself in a position of absolute love. 

What is man's relationship to God?  We are the substantial object to the invisible spiritual God.  Man and woman are eternally in the object position to God's love.  Love comes from and begins with a relationship with God.  God used love to create the first man and woman.

Moisture is ever present in the air and presents itself as condensation.

"Adam and Eve are like the droplets that appear from moist air when the temperature drops. When the temperature rises, then it is gas, and that is invisible, analogous to God."

The difference between man and woman is likened to a magnet;man is plus and woman is minus.  In order for energy to be generated, man needs woman and woman needs man.  Man and woman need absolute faith, love and obedience centered on God to come together as God's ideal of creation.


Adam is in the subject partner position and Eve is the object partner.  Why did God creat man and woman as convex and concave?  Can they fit perfectly without God's intervention?

God intervenes between convex and concave to meet each other and man needs God's permission as together man and woman are in the object position to the Heavenly Father.  Dialectical and communist theory would deny this reality. 

Their theory is that spirit and God does not exist, only material exist and is the reason for all existence.  Divine Principle crushes this theory. God as the origin of man and woman bringing them together and working through them and multiplying through His good lineage.

Man and woman truly fit one another through true love by first receiving heavenly true love, then man and woman meet each other.  Before they meet, they are each half perfect.  Man and woman alone cannot be perfect. 

Individuals nowadays try to obtain perfection on their own, but why did God create man and woman as convex and concave?  Because of love, God created man's and woman's sexual organs.

For love to stimulate the life of a man and woman, they need harmony with one another.  Man and woman are motivated to unite with each other when they center on true love.  Without the attraction power of love, they will run out of energy to sustain life or marriage.

Man and woman are not to just live for their own generation, but connect the next generation to their love activity.  Man's and woman's love are not two different entities, but are connected to one true love.  Centering on this one true love, then unity comes between them.  This love originates with God.

A man and woman meet each other centered on God.  They connect to one another to create one blood lineage.  A wife may have ten thousand generations connected to her physical cells.  Ancestors from thousand years ago are still connected to her body.  Through her life on earth, she connects these beings to the future.  Blood lineage never dies or disappears because it will always be connected to descendants. 

Do women believe in their man 100% absolutely these days?  We usually find that they are complaining about their man based on their own self-centered ideas.  This is an important issue concerning marriage.  To go the opposite way of this trend is to have absolute pure love for the spouse.  No matter the situation or the difficulty, your mind should be unchanging toward following the spouse who is centered on God.

Because we are descendants of a tainted blood lineage and are fallen individuals, we have become valueless people. Without knowing God, you don't know absolute obedience.

"Did you wear your best clothes today? When you wear it, you may feel you have the best clothes of anyone here. You never think you are second best. But you should think about how God looks at you. Then what idea comes?"

If God looks at you dressing up, is He positive or negative about it? I am looking at the woman’s side in all history. Did they use their sexual organ proudly or not? I am looking for such a woman in history. Maybe you want to be the woman with the number one sexual organ in the world.

Which side is greedier, man or woman?  When we look in history, can we evaluate if there has been women who have used their sexual organs properly in the sight of God?  What about man?  Have you ever wondered if there was any woman like Hitler who killed 6 million people.  Only man has led such atrocities.  It seems then that man is greedier than woman.

God has both convex and concave, feminine and masculine attributes.  This is why both man and woman love God.  This is also why a pregnant woman have three persons inside of her:  God, the father, and the mother. 

"Which is first, convex or concave? The rain falls down and the ground is flat. Think about concave: it expects the convex, that is why it is called concave. So convex is first. Why is this important? The sexual organ is God and Adam’s organ."

All men have two testicles. What is the central point? God. Woman’s sexual organ accepts the man’s. So it is soft but strong. Man and woman have love, and through that, life is transferred. True love is not enough; the relationship is important for the transfer of life. That’s why the sexual organ is the foundation of love, or base of love and the palace of love.

The  palace of love originally was to be Adam and Eve.  This may be weird if you are hearing this for the first time.  The author of the Divine Principle talks about the man and woman's sexual organs as the palace of love.

A nation can fall due to the misuse of the sexual organs, just take a look at kings and religious leaders of the past.

Without a great husband or wife, you cannot expect great children.  The man's palace of love is only accomplished through the woman's sexual organ and vice versa.  A man's life connects with woman's love and woman's life connects with man's love.

 

"In Korean, a woman’s sexual organ is called jago, which means the palace of children. The woman’s sexual organ gathers the blood lineage and connects it with life. All kinds of things happen there. Blood lineage is connected with the universe. There are two different lineages meeting there in the sexual organ; they mingle there and create a new one."

Originally, there was only supposed to be one lineage, instead, the satanic blood lineage runs through our veins.  God's idea was for His blood lineage was supposed to be for all of humankind.  Our lives were meant to live for the sake of others.  Through this lifestyle, we can bring selfless love.  A woman's love is not owned by woman herself.  Her love is connected to all of her ancestors.  This is why tradition is important to follow.  We need tradition.

When one woman connects her sexual organ to two men, this destroys the center.  Without a central point, it can not be eternal and clear.  Remember the account of Adam and Eve after they had given unto the "fruit".  They covered their sexual organs.

Why?

If the fruit they ate was an apple, they would cover their mouths, but the fruit was the misuse of their sexual organs so they covered their parts.  You hide your transgressions.  They were naked and unashamed before the fall, but they partake in love without God's permission and before their love was mature.

This is why we repeat over again, "absolute faith, love and obedience".  It is the most important in our relationship with God. If beside your husband there was another beautiful woman, could you be happy?  Free sex with a different lover every night is ruining this country.

You must absolutely love your husband.

Yet still as people of faith we contain fallen nature within us.  This is a source of self-destruction and a fearful thing, a thief within us.  You are against God's will when you complain about this and that.  Do you understand the meaning of absolute faith, love and obedience?

Even if we invest our lives to understand this concept it will still not be enough.  Future leaders should be pointed to Unification theological Seminary.  Even if a child goes to Harvard, they should still graduate from UTS to show church leadership.
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No matter how many master's one obtains, if they do not understand the spiritual side of matters, they did not prepare well.  Even if one can lead a business, leadership means to prepare to lead the church as well.  some people hesitate learning more because they do not know how much the spirit world affects our lives.

Money means nothing. If one does not follow the direction of the  higher true teachings of the spirit world in relation to man, no matter how much pride or money one has, they will fall at the end of their life.  The Completed Testament known as the Divine Principle should not be taken lightly.  The author invested all ideas in ways to save the world and sacrificed his life for the sake of humanity.  His whole life is an exemplary course.  Young people should be willing to follow this idea.

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Return for Tomorrow's Post: Return to God's Lineage

This text was rewritten and  taken from the speech: Standing on My Foundation, given by the Dr. Rev. Sun Myung Moon.

Qualification for Heaven

What does a heavenly person resemble?  Would you know if you came upon a person with this quality?  Dr. Reverend Sun Myung Moon gave a speech to Unification Theological Seminary graduares below:

"When you graduate, you have to go on and accomplish things. Eventually we are all heading toward one common goal. When you get to heaven, what assets will you have? Not money, not honor, not certificates. Only how much you influenced your fellow men to go to heaven. How much you practiced true love with your neighbors will be your only qualification.

The heavenly kingdom is vast. God's mansion is big and limitless. God wants many children to come, but few are qualified. First, you need to qualify yourself for heaven, and then you should bring many other people to qualify for heaven. Such a person is highly honored, and becomes the central figure of the spirit world.

There are two distinct ways: one leads to hell and the other to heaven. Which destination is more crowded? Which road has the traffic jam? [The road to hell.] God looks at the two passageways, and knows that not many people are coming to heaven. God's heart is always broken. If your children have to go to the hospital instead of attending school, are you a happy parent?

Your heart must be broken.

In the same way, God's heart is broken to see His children going the way to hell. As soon as you get to the spirit world, everything is revealed.

I am celebrating my seventy-third birthday. Will I live to the age of eighty? I spent twenty-one years in the prime of my life in the United States. Twenty years from now, how old will I be? Ninety-three. I have no guarantee that I will live to be ninety-three.

However, I know at least one thing: I spent twenty-one years of the prime of my life in the United States. Every day I'm getting closer to heaven. I need to conclude things here, organize everything, and put it into a system. By the year 2000, only several years from now, I have to tell the world how people must live and prosper in the heavenly way. I must show all of humanity a clear direction. That is my remaining job.

Those who think you will not die, raise your hands please. Life is amazing. Age does not necessarily determine the sequence of people going to the spirit world. Some of you might go ahead of me. Everyone must be ready and strive hard. Suddenly one day you will be lifted into heaven and you will find out that everything I said in this room was correct.

However, you will probably be heartbroken, because you didn't live up to it. Will you try to excuse yourself by saying that you were just sitting here listening to interesting words from some Asian man? It is not a matter of my words being interesting. It is a matter of life or death.

UTS graduates receive a certificate. However, you joined the Unification Church to receive something far more significant: your qualification for heaven. Did you shed tears for the sake of your country? I shed tears for this nation. As my children, you should inherit that tradition. Tears are the best way to show your honest feeling.

I have given you instructions many times before. I picked this particular time because this is an emergency for America with President Clinton in the White House. You are Americans. You must invest your flesh and bones for the sake of the nation. This nation is in difficulty and suffering, morally decadent and degraded.

I am the only source of hope for this nation. The Christian cultural sphere has no direction. Only if people look at my teaching can the Christian culture have some hope. This nation is based on Christian culture. No one is taking responsibility for this country except us. You are the chosen champions prepared for this day. Stand up and defend this nation. This is your duty.

This is the time for action. Arouse this country with a new spirit; engender it with the new spirit of life and resurrection. I am now planning for a nationwide revival and educational meeting. Last year United to Serve America completed over two thousand five hundred rallies throughout the country. This year I have a different goal. I would like to aim at American youth, and educate them with correct moral values. There are fifteen thousand high schools in America. We have to go there, and speak to the students."


Time for a Spiritual Exodus

"Those who were born after World War II are like the second generation that escaped the killing in Egypt and reached Canaan. Six hundred thousand Israelites left Egypt during the Exodus. The elder sons were generally killed, except those who were spared death because of the lamb's blood sprinkled on the door posts, so second sons were the primary force for the Exodus. They could have each brought one Egyptian of their age, doubling the numbers of the chosen people. If that had happened, the Exodus would have had an entirely different pattern.

We are in the time of Exodus. This time the movement is not geographical but spiritual. We are like the chosen people, saved by God. Your position is like that of the second son. You can make the exodus, and take another person with you. How many of you are forty seven or younger? When I was forty seven I felt incredible power and energy, boundless youthfulness and hope. When I proclaimed God's Day in 1968, I was forty seven. From that year on, the worldwide crusade began, and in 1971 I came to America.

Today I am launching a new worldwide crusade, centering upon UTS. Do you feel honored? [Yes] An athlete seeking an Olympic medal endures rigorous training and discipline. By the same token, you should regard yourselves as Olympic champions for heaven. I have to set up a program of rigorous domestic training for you before sending you out to the international level. Would you like to receive the most disciplined, meticulous training, or is mediocre training fine with you? You know the correct answer.

You have to become a champion in order to be on that plane. I will fly that IOWC into one country, and have them mobilize thirty professors, thirty media people, and thirty politicians for an incredible seminar. My teachings shall become known automatically in that country.

We have to eradicate lesbianism, homosexuality, the drug culture, AIDS, and all immoral sexual acts. Such crimes are the most abominable ones in the eyes of God. God may forgive everything else except them.

I also have a network of former heads of state. Former presidents have tremendous experience to pass on to others. They admire my global strategy. They hold summit councils on world peace and wait for my instructions. You can become a leader of the former presidents. They will be the platoon members, and you will be the platoon leader.

They will be happy to follow seminary graduates trained by Rev. Moon and listen to their instructions. They can go to South America, Central America, Asia, Africa, and Europe, and diagnose problems. They should go to crisis areas first. I have a special place in mind as a workshop site for such people: Diamond Mountain in North Korea. Situated right above the thirty-eighth parallel, it is a piece of heaven on earth.

This is the most incredibly spiritual mountain. This is a holy mountain of Korea, a real asset of the unified Korea. Kim Il Sung asked me to create one of the most important and elegant resorts on the earth on Diamond Mountain. That might be the very place for a workshop center for professors and former presidents. It has good air, good water, good mountain climbing, and a good spiritual atmosphere.

Maybe Kim Il Sung will come, and deliver the opening remarks.

Kim Il Sung is an expert in training spies. He is the number one teacher of clandestine operations. We can have him give a special lecture. Even satanic knowledge can be converted into use for heaven. Knowledge, like money, can be used for evil things, but it is very important for heavenly things. Things can be used for good or evil. We use them for good. [After speaking for awhile to women and then reading a list of instructions for our worldwide members, Father again talked to the seminarians, giving a variety of guidance:

"Be directly connected to a dispensational mission. Be a state church leader. Be a campus minister. Do a mission assigned by Father. Learn farming and other practical skills to teach people and eliminate starvation.

Ideally, five UTS graduates should be working in each state, in home town or tribal messiah ministry; they can become campus ministers, educate traditional Christians, and do interfaith work.

Only UTS graduates are entitled to use the title of reverend. You should not only be able to influence others, but also learn how to establish your own foundation. Eventually, this nation will call upon such people. People will notice your ability, your creative ideas, and your conduct. People will see leadership qualities in you, and they will draft you. If you want to stay with me, you have to prepare.

It is marching time. Get ready.

Those who have the vision and who have made good preparations will have the opportunity. Your period of youth comes only once in your lifetime. Map out your own course, and strive hard toward it. Nobody will come and cut your hair, for instance. You have to worry about yourself. I trust the ability of the UTS graduates. You are completely armed with my ideology, my spirit, and my truth. Many congressmen and senators have no vision, no truth, no real power, no real patriotism. We do.

Have hope and conviction. Don't stand around idly. Go around and visit every home. Create a good controversy. All my foundation will become your foundation. Learn how to take care of yourself. Manage your body, your energy. Of course, Mother is much younger than me. Do you think Mother is taking care of me? No, not at all. I will tell you the secret since Mother is not here: I am taking care of her.

Let us go forward with great hope and aspiration. We will see you again soon. You are marching forward to the ultimate victory. I am going to listen to the news of your victories through your leaders. Until we meet again, God bless you.

Communists were trained to give their life, if necessary, for the sake of their mission. We need to train women for a heavenly purpose, using them not against good but against Satan. I believe that American women have a great capacity for bravery.

You women can shout, "You, Satan, you are going to be destroyed by me." Women can be very skillful.  It was a woman who invited Satan into the house, so it must be women who cast him out from the Garden of Eden. In North Korea Kim Il Sung is like a king. There are one hundred fifty special palaces throughout the country. In each palace there are ten or maybe a hundred beautiful palace ladies. Among them are various Japanese, American, and European women. They were brainwashed into becoming their agents. We have to save them.

In order to save them you have to have a training that surpasses theirs. What do you think? Would you say, "Oh, I am not interested in that kind of thing. Father, don't look at me. I am not going." We have so many incredible things to give them to bring them salvation. There are many evil elements in society.

Here in New York, we find the Mafia, gambling casinos, triple-x-rated shows, and all kinds of prostitution. What if I lead you into one of those places and give you liquor, how would you feel? What if I invite all the Hollywood sex symbols to a banquet and drink with them.

What would you think? "Oh, Father is crazy. I am going now." Would you still follow me? [Yes] Because you trust that I was there for the heavenly purpose of saving them. All the doors of Hollywood, Las Vegas, and the Mafia must be opened so that they can find salvation. That is truly the restoration through indemnity.

I adamantly opposed communism throughout my entire life. Yet when the Kremlin crumbled and the Soviet empire was dismantled, the first one to move in to try to give good news and a message to save the country was Father.

I asked you to do that in Mother's place, going to every city. Have you done it? It was like a tornado lifting everyone up to the sky. In just one year, no woman in history has done so much work and made herself that famous. In just seven months there were one hundred thirteen rallies. It is truly a record.

Shall we make a women's movement in the United States? I like American women. You are good fighters. I know only one place I can find women evangelists and that is in the United States.

Only American women are entitled to it. I invited Women's Federation for World Peace leaders from Korea to come to a special training seminar in Texas; I brought them here for yesterday's celebration, spoke to them last night, and then they left for Washington.

They will return to Korea in the next couple of days. I told them, "I would like you to compete with American women. First, you must learn English." They were very inspired. For many of them this was their first visit to America. However, when Korean women are in a competitive mood and get down to work, watch out you may be defeated.

Do you want to be defeated or do you want to win? [Win] You have one deficiency. In battle, if you get one unpleasant reaction from the other side, you immediately react harshly. You become angry too quickly; you have no patience.

Korean women in that situation feel angry inside, but they don't show it. They won't say a word. American women overreact. However, American women are also very good at apologizing. They immediately say, "I am sorry." However, if you do such things three times, you will be completely subjugated by Oriental women.


Loving, Serving, Charming

You cannot fight Chinese women. They are worst and best. When you are mad at a Chinese woman, speaking loudly and with incredible energy, she will watch you, enjoying your face. They study you. It doesn't bother them at all. We call it "Chinese patience." You don't know Oriental women, especially Chinese women.

Japanese women are almost a cousin to you a little shallow, not deep enough. Twenty years from now all your children will get married. Blessed children will marry each other, combining all five colors of skins, all the races of the world. Twenty years later then you will see all the races intermingled. In one home there will be Japanese, German, American, black, white, South African you name it. All races in one family. Under such circumstances, would you lobby for white supremacy?

When the in-laws of such an international family assemble, the one who is most loving, most serving, and most charming will become the leader of the family. Do you think people want a leader who has a loose mouth and who is always criticizing and plaguing others?

The leader among them shall be someone more like a Buddha, who speaks little but is always doing things to serve people. This is logical, and your children will be living in that kind of era. In Korea there is an old saying that goes: "When three women get together, nothing is impossible.

Anything can happen, including dishes going up and down automatically, because they speak so wildly and loudly that even the dishes cannot stay still." It is somewhat correct, unfortunately. You will have the experience of working with Korean and Chinese women. That would be a great experience for you American women, wouldn't it?

Suppose women of various nationalities got together to do the chores, such as cooking, cleaning and laundry. Who would laugh the most? Who would keep going with no complaint? Western women, particularly American women, turn around and leave when they feel like it.

Oriental women, even though they are tired and don't want to do something, still push themselves and silently keep going. This is why American women are at a disadvantage in long-distance races. The 1.2 billion Chinese are a homogeneous people, still clinging together as one nation. Can you imagine that family of 1.2 billion people? One family is sometimes so big that a whole village is one family. It is the most incredible kind of situation to harmonize with everybody.

They can live ten people to a room in peace and harmony. Why? Because the Chinese women's character exemplifies great patience, endurance, and optimism. American women look for privacy and want their own room, while ten Chinese can live in one room. Who can digest China? By power can you conquer China?

If you want your sons and daughters to be great men and women, I recommend that you send them to study in China. Let them learn some Chinese characteristics. That knowledge will sustain them. Also Chinese friendship is extraordinary. Once you become a friend, they remain a friend for the rest of your life.

Today, I am speaking primarily about the WFWP. This is the movement in which True Parents were victorious in 1992, and we are going to carry on this year. Every American home will eventually receive the message of WFWP. We have to plant the seed at home. A country is nothing but the assemblage of homes. How many households are there in the United States?

About seventy million. We have to reach seventy million households and turn them around centering upon women. It's a large number to deal with, so door to door is virtually impossible. Therefore, I am thinking about mobilizing the media: the printed message, and broadcasts. All communication methods are very important."

Return for Tomorrow's Post: How to Witness to Others About God

This Speech was titled: How Well Do You Know Me?

Reverend Sun Myung Moon
January 29, 1993 World
Mission Center, New York, NY USA
Translated by Dr. Bo Hi Pak

Preparing Leaders to Save America

What makes a great leader?  Is is someone who gives commands to their subordinates easily, a person who has accumulated many degrees and years of knowledge?  It is a question the Dr. Reverend Sun Myung Moon has asked many times to his congregation.  Here he speaks to a class of Unification Theological Seminary graduates:

"You see me here, such a short distance from you, in a very intimate way. However, you have no idea what I have been doing during this time. Many things are going on in my heart, in my mind, and in my actions.

If you don't know what I am doing now, you are even less aware of what is happening spiritually. So much has been happening spiritually that you have no way of knowing about it. I originally asked how much you know me; it is not an exaggeration to say that you know me very little.

As recently as last night, I gave Bo Hi Pak a hard time and scolded him severely. His eyes popped out; he was completely shaken. Even someone as dedicated as he is, and someone who serves me so closely, didn't know me well. I know him completely, but he doesn't know me. Since I gave him such a hard time last night, I was waiting at breakfast time to see whether he would show up, and when he did show up I looked at his face to see whether his eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep. They weren't.

I treat leaders like that because I am preparing them to face greater difficulties in the future. I want the leaders always to be prepared. The best way is to scold them, and let them react. This is one of my strategies for training leaders. If you know my principles, you should strive to follow my example."

I personally trained the first UTS class

"I am very happy to see you UTS graduates. I feel a special affection and affiliation with you, because when the school was built, I drove from Tarrytown to Barrytown virtually every day for three years. I spent two and one half hours on the road every day in order to meet with you and speak with you. If one day passed without seeing you, I felt empty.

That is what I invested to raise you up. I trained you so much, because that first group was the pathfinders, the compass. Unless I put them into shape, establishing the right tradition, I would not leave a good tradition at UTS. I tried to set the best possible tradition at UTS by going there and teaching every day.

Members of that first class have unforgettable memories, because I put you through many strange experiences, such as carp fishing on the Hudson River. I sent shivering, frozen men and women into the water for many hours. I made fishing nets that are still there. Do you think I was just aiming for more carp?

I caught many carp, but not one ended up on my dinner table. I often went out deep-sea fishing, but not because I wanted to eat fish. My only focus was to give you unforgettable experiences and teach you my tradition. You went through difficult times. You were hungry and cold, but I was there with you, touching you, pulling you.

You used the net I made, and fished by my side. No money can buy such memories. This is the new tradition that you should leave to posterity. How many of you alumni here today still cherish the memory of those experiences? How many of you really value those days that you spent with me?"



This Nation Must Be Saved

"At that time I had a noble ambition. I knew that difficult times would come for the United States and I would need leadership prepared for that day. I knew that this great nation would diminish and probably even go down the tubes. Determined to raise up this nation and save it, I brought the leadership to UTS to prepare them for that day".

America could boast itself as a hopeful Christian nation full of strong families of faith and now we must reevaluate the situation of America today.  AIDS, immorality and drugs are rampant.  The young people in the nation are dying and alongside the physical death of the nation is the spiritual death.

This wealthy nation is in a poor spiritual state and needs to be saved.  There must be one champion that can stop the nation from slipping into the quicksand.

Reverend Moon continued to tell how he came to America as a doctor to cure the sick or a fireman to put out the flames in which the country has been blindly engulfed.

"One time Jesus passed a tree along the roadside that was not bearing fruit, and he cursed it. When I am going down the streets of the United States, and curse this nation for its lack of leadership to cure its ills, I always feel that I am the one, that I have my people to do this thing. This is how I think about you UTS graduates. I cannot let this great nation slip down the drain.

I toiled in this country for twenty-one years. My labor cannot have been in vain. If I leave America for good, how many of you would remain to pursue my goal to the end? Right now every one of you thinks you would. However, to back up your thoughts with deeds is something different. There is so much distance between your thoughts and your reality. Everyone knows that the United States is declining. America is decadent. In order to save this country, there must be sacrifice. A price must be paid to save this country."


You Must Take Over My Mission

"I cannot stay here permanently. I have a job to do in Asia. I have to bring unification to the Korean peninsula. There are 3.2 billion people there waiting for my message. I must move on. When I move on, how many seminarians will say, "Father, leave it to us. We shall guide this nation. We shall be Rev. Sun Myung Moons here. Don't worry about the United States"? By words and promises I would like to bind you together.

That's the purpose of your coming today. I would like to bind you together in a promise that UTS will initiate the "Save America" movement and take over my mission. Say, 'Yes, Father, we are your direct heirs, your champions, your children. We have inherited your tradition, your methods, your truth. We will take care of this country.'

The flame of UTS has been burning. Now I want to use that flame to burn up all the iniquity and unrighteousness in this country. Truly you will become the saviors of this nation. I can say this because only you were taught by me. There are no other people who deserve this kind of statement. Promise that you will multiply the flame three-fold, ten-fold, twelve-fold. Pass down the torch until the fire is burning everywhere in this country.

When you stop the decline of this nation, you will have truly carried out my role, which is to save America. You will ignite the resurrection of the American people. A firestorm of resurrection shall begin, but someone has to ignite the people, and I am looking at you seminarians to be the sparks. Two years from now, in 1995, you will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of UTS.

A great deal of time has elapsed. You have grown. By then there will be a thousand alumni or more. One thousand multiplied by two is two thousand; multiplied by three, is three thousand. These are the forces that shall ignite the moral and spiritual revolution in this country.

The flame, the torch, shall start burning high and bright in America. Good seeds must be taken and planted in other fields as well, all over the United States. Become a seed and plant yourself in this society. You are the heirs of my teaching and tradition and spirit. Those who pledge to begin this movement, raise your hands. God bless you. If you keep that pledge, America shall not decline."


Be the Savior of the Nation

"As much as I have trained you, led you, and guided you, giving you the tradition, you should lead your juniors, and guide your children. UTS is the forum of the movement. Recruit people for UTS, knowing that I need future leaders as well. Bring them in, thereby multiplying yourself. UTS will erupt in a volcanic explosion for America.

That campus shall ignite, and foment a revolution for America. When you look at me and the things I have done, can you feel to the bone that you will be responsible for the United States, that you are the saviors of this nation, that you will stop the decline of this nation, that you will make America prosper once again?  You shall be central figures for that mission.

As much as I love UTS and love you, you should love UTS, your juniors and your children, creating a patriotic movement that will inspire love of your country, love of your fellow man, and love of the world. This is how you shall expand the horizons of the people, so that we can make another golden era for the United States.

You built many things during your school days. We will preserve your accomplishments as part of the founding spirit of the school that started out from me. Thus the genuine love for your school can be translated into genuine patriotism."

When will Rev. Moon give us money to repair the Mission Center?

"That is a very irresponsible way of thinking. This is not my house; it is your house. Even if I have lots of money, still you should say, "Father, you have lots of places to spend your money. Here in America, we'll take care of things, particularly the World Mission Center. We will clean it, and make it the most incredible monument in New York." I have not heard even one person, even with a ten dollar bill in hand, say such a thing. Not even one person is concerned about it, as far as I have heard.

I am not an American citizen. My job is done. My mission is over. This World Mission Center shall be here fifty years from now, a hundred years from now. Certainly by that time I am not going to be here. I may not be on the earth. In the coming decades the entire world has to go through the Unification community, because there is no other hope for resurrecting humanity. This building is the monumental holy ground, a holy building. Somebody has to take care of it. This kind of thinking represents the hope of America, and the future is bright with this hope."


This text was taken from the speech, How Well Do You Know Me?  January 29, 1993 given at the World Mission Center, New York, NY USA andTranslated into English by Dr. Bo Hi Pak

The Satanic World is Declining

Welcome back to Achieve World Peace!  Hope everyone's holiday was full and eventful and we are all refreshed for a new year and new month of blogs.

Look forward to upcoming interesting topics continuing the subject of marriage and how to reach perfection through mind and body unity.  Today's topic was taken from a speech given by founder Dr. Reverend Sun Myung Moon to Unification Theological Seminary graduates during the International Leaders' Conference.


To Seminary Graduates

"How well do you know me? I would like to speak especially to graduates of the Unification Theological Seminary to begin with. There are two hundred sixty-four seminary graduates here. Let me ask you, do you know me? How well do you know me?

You know me according to your own observation, through your life experiences, according to your upbringing and education. You come with those experiences and try to understand me in your own way. Each True Child even has their own perception and understanding of True Parents. How can we arrive at a common understanding?

You may go out partying with a friend, and think you know that friend quite well, but you do not know the depths of that person. Watch how he overcomes great peril and you may find an incredible kind of courage and strength of character in him. The true side of that person emerges in a crisis, when life and death hang in the balance.

Observing how that person reacts to those situations gives the best insight into that person's true nature. A truly noble person is the one who, even in the face of utmost danger, does not bend his principles, but risks his life trying to live up to his convictions. Nobility and divinity can be seen in such a person. God must be looking for such an individual, so that God can entrust him with the responsibility of accomplishing His program.

When you pursue the noble ideal of God, all of a sudden you will encounter incredible danger, not only to yourself, but also to your family and your children; you will be confronted by many difficulties. Are you going to turn around, think twice, and go in a different direction, or will you pursue your original commitment? What you would do under such circumstances is the most crucial question any man or woman can face.

For God and the spirit world there is no death, so God's way is to overcome difficulty and move forward. There is no possibility that God will wiggle out of difficulty, or change His mind and retreat. God is looking for a similar character in men and women. Even though God never dies, He is always ready to give every ounce of His energy to the last minute. He can endure even the difficulty and suffering of death. He can overcome and transcend all hardship.

Since such commitment and determination are always there, there is no failure on God's part. Everything God does is always perfect. Even in the fallen world, if there is a person living such a godly way of life, moving forward towards the goal with untiring, undaunted commitment, that person will certainly not fail, but will eventually succeed.

God's way is the public way. On the other hand, Satan is going to face the difficulty of death centered upon himself; therefore, he always feels endangered. Satan easily retreats and gives up. When faced with the way of death, Satan will say, "No, I don't need it. I would rather go the other way." Therefore, the satanic world has an end. Satan operates with a limit. That is the difference between the heavenly way and the satanic way.

The moment Satan sees that his neck is going to be cut off, he says, "No more. I won't go there." In contrast, the heavenly way surmounts all limits. The difference between good and evil is apparent, with God's way of life representing the good side and Satan's way of life representing the evil side.

Therefore, good and evil are clearly manifested in the religious way of life. Religious leaders throughout history have been either very good or very evil. Good religious leaders are always ready to go the way of principle with unbending courage and determination, even unto their deaths. God wants to teach His people the way of overcoming, of committing one's life for the sake of principle, for the sake of goodness."

 

Love that Goes Beyond Death

When one reads Bible passages, they are sure to encounter verses that seem to contradict one another.  For instance, "For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."

Sometimes husband and wife get together and ask each other: "How much do you love me?" You answer, "Well, I love you so much, Honey." Many children will answer, "I love Daddy thiiiiiiis much." The ultimate answer is: "Even unto my death, my love for you shall not change. Even if I die I will come back to love you more; death shall not stop me loving you."

If any wife was to receive this answer from her husband, she would give him an medal and say ,"You are a really truthful, God-centered, wonderful husband.  You are my hero. Centering upon this love, we will always be together. In life and after death, we will be together."

Such a couple becomes a explosive force of true love. This realm will b the love kingdom of heaven, where love reigns and prevails. Jesus told his disciples to love him more than they loved their own family. This means that even if our life is sacrificed we will not separate from the Messiah or the life-giving word of God.

As long as there is life, there is unity, harmony, and oneness. Jesus also said that those who love their wives, husbands, children, or family more than him are not worthy of him. He also said that unless we bear our own cross and follow him, we are not worthy of him.

Let's examine these verses once more.

There is always a double meaning in the teachings of Jesus: love me more than your family; even if you sacrifice them, still you must follow me.

Furthermore, following my way is not easy: you have to bear your cross, committing yourself without regret. The cross means death; but even though we are bearing the cross, we cannot stop loving Jesus, the son of God.

That simple principle of how to gain your life for eternity prevails here on earth and in the entire spirit world. You must follow that principle in order to win your life for eternity. It is the most simple truth, but we find it is very difficult to practice.

This simple principle is the way to gain an eternal life and the way prevails here on the earth and in the entire spirit world.  All of humanity must follow that principle in order to win life for eternity.  Even though this truth is very simplistic, it is very difficult for people of faith to put into practice.

Dr. Reverend Sun Myung Moon the founder of UTS gave his account to the graduates of his stay in prison on charges of practicing religion in Korea during Japanese occupation.

"As you know, I have been in prison on many different occasions. When I looked at my hand cuffed arms, I thought, "This is linking me to death; this will pull me to death." I always felt, "I know what kind of person I am and where I am going. Now I may face death. These handcuffs are the witnesses."

The handcuffs signify my last moment of life, my last measure of devotion. Under such circumstances, many people's minds would be shaken, and they would try to dodge the danger and dash to safety. The great man is the one who maintains his original course with unbending spirit and courage. In my entire life I have not learned how to detour.

I am always going straight forward, breaking through whatever obstacle I encounter. It has not been easy. I have faced incredible difficulties, persecution, and torture. It is not easy to remain strong when you are all alone and everybody says: "You are no good; you are going the wrong way."

It is not easy to maintain your course, especially when not only outside people are going against you, but also your own parents, wife, and children leave, when they point their fingers at you, and cast you out. If you were put in solitary confinement, what attitude would you have? I never focus on getting out but on applying myself with greater devotion to my principles.

I know that when I get out and continue pursuing my course, I will again face persecution and rejection, particularly those heartbreaking ones coming from close family members who abandoned me. I came here to save this country

When I came to the United States, nobody knew my true heart and desire. My secret goal was to save this country. I knew that it would not be a happy stay: I had been in prison in North Korea, in South Korea, and in Japan. When I came to the United States, I knew, undoubtedly, that this country would throw me in jail.

In prison, your life is on the line all the time. Within three and one half years after my arrival in the United States, I had turned the United States upside down. I knew that unless I could, there would be no opportunity for me. Initially there was some welcome, but as soon as I had spoken in several cities and people began to listen to my message, that welcome turned into incredible persecution. Initially, newspapers announced my crusade in banner headlines, but day by day, the headlines got smaller and smaller and hidden on the back pages.

I realized that since I would not be known in this country as a good man although I am truly a good man in the sight of God I would rather be known as the most evil man first, and begin the road of restoration from that point. People looked at me with tinted eyeglasses and described me as a brainwasher, monster, mind-controller and slave driver.

I was accused of sending out young people in a virtually starving position to work to death, and then taking their money from them and putting it in my own pocket. When people saw members who didn't speak English, from Japan and other countries, going out and working morning to night and handing over all the money they gained, they called me a slave driver.

I went around to the fifty states of the United States like a whirlwind. Everywhere I appeared, people flocked to hear me, and I was called worse names than the Ayatollah or Mafia leaders. They said that, with my magic power, all I had to do was touch a person's head, and his mind would be controlled. Media played small instances up into dramatic stories. People waited eagerly for the next exaggerated story. When they heard I was coming to a certain city, picket signs would spring up.

People owe me an apology

Still I made up my mind that even though I had the worst reputation, I would turn this nation upside down in three and one half years. Among the two hundred forty million Americans, there were few who did not speak something unkind or evil about Rev. Moon. That means two hundred forty million people know about me; at least that is sure.


They pushed me into a corner, and the ultimate corner was prison. They thought, "Oh, we caught the monster and confined him in Danbury prison." They were watching. The inmates were worried, "Oh, we are living with a monster. What can we do?" The inmates were trembling, but the very first day they found out that I am just an ordinary, good-looking, benevolent grandfather. They were totally surprised to discover that I am the opposite of the way the media portrays me. "Oh, is that the Rev. Moon?" they asked in amazement.

Now, in the end, who won, the United States or me? Americans realized that, yes, Rev. Moon won. Moreover, they give me credit, because they know exactly how the government and the media and the American public treated me. Americans really owe me an apology.

There is a certain fairness about the American public's mind. I can see this is the strategy of God. If you put yourself in a situation of the most incredible suffering and torture, in the end people will surrender out of sympathy. They will repent for the evil they committed. This is the heavenly strategy.

The world that persecuted me is declining. They thought they could flourish by giving me a hard time. On the contrary, the persecutors will diminish, and those who were persecuted will flourish."

I Went to Danbury Without Tears

Reverend Moon has been imprisoned 6 times in different parts of the world and has always been released as innocent even though papers would not report these incidents or hide them on back pages.  Here he gives his account of Danbury prison in America.

"When I set out for Danbury that fateful day, many of you cried. However, I did not. I went to Danbury without shedding tears, because I knew that beyond Danbury lay something greater. Every time I have gone to prison whether in North Korea, South Korea or Japan many people shed tears, but not me.

I always went expecting to come out with a greater plan. When I came out, those who shed the tears were gone. As I entered Danbury, many members and leaders throughout the world repented, with tears streaming down their cheeks, but I was thinking: how many of you will stay faithful and serve me with an even greater determination?

The simple, central truth is that when it comes to your eternal life, no one else is responsible but you. You are the pioneer of your own eternal life. Eternal life cannot be defeated by the hill of death. No matter how many hills you cross, eternal life must survive."

 

This speech is titled How Well Do You Know Me?  Given on January 29, 1993 in the World Mission Center, New York, NY USA and was Translated into English by Dr. Bo Hi Pak.