Ep 458 - Korea - Become the Root Part 1
Korea - Become the Root 93-18-12-40 - January 26, 2022
Today I’d like to talk about “Korea -- become the root” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
HSA-UWC's 60 years have been like the wilderness course. Now, True Parents have opened the new era of Cheon Il Guk. You have worked hard until now. You went through great difficulty, doing your best through the persecution you received from others in a challenging and unprepared environment. However, when we look back on the past, we had many inadequacies. We went through much trial and error in the process. Looking back on those instances, we need to make new resolutions. We must reflect on our mistakes of the past, reflect on our past efforts and lives of faith to understand how we could not offer more to Heaven, and then truly repent.
Using these 60 years as a foundation, hasn't a new era, a new providential age, begun thanks to True Parents? We have True Parents' absolutely perfect foundation with us. We have received special grace thanks to True Parents. True Parents said that true love means to continuously give, to forget and to give again. You should double your efforts to reach those people that have lived in the same era as True Parents but who still do not know about them. If you realize in the next 60 years what you could not do in the past 60 years, Heaven will bless you, regardless of your age. (2014.05.01, Cheon Jeong Gung)
Now we need to proceed under a single system of leadership centering on True Parents. Korea became the homeland of humanity through True Parents. Therefore, Korea must set an example in front of the world. In other words, it must become the world leader in practicing true love. A true leader cannot keep only his own interests in mind. Though we have learned about living for the sake of others and tried to practice such a way of life, the truth is that, as people who received the marriage Blessing before others in the world, we are lacking in many ways when compared to them. If you live your life on earth solely for the pleasures of the flesh, you cannot become eligible to enter the eternal world. The life you lead on earth should be one where you practice true love in accordance with True Parents' words. What that means is that you should not be in a position where you alone have come to know about True Parents and received the Blessing. That is why True Father's last words were that each of you should bless 430 couples as heavenly tribal messiahs. (2014.11.20, Cheon Jeong Gung)
True Mother said Korea became the homeland of humanity through True Parents. Therefore, Korea must set a good example in front of the world. In other words, it must become the world leader in practicing true love.
Then, through True Father, we will find out what kind of Homeland God wants.
Where is the Homeland that God Desires?
<Cheon Seong Gyeong P. 1084> Korea is destined to bring together and harmonize all religions of humankind that have existed throughout history, in accordance with God’s Will. It is the nation that bears the responsibility to build a united world and united kingdom of heaven. When North and South Korea unify on the basis of their shared cultural background, they will influence the world’s religions and peoples to manifest a harmonious religious sphere. Then they also will establish the harmonious spheres of people and nation, fulfilling the Will that God had when He chose Israel.
<Cheon Seong Gyeong P. 1330> Where is the homeland that God desires? Where is the original hometown of humankind? That historic, universal and global original hometown is the place where True Parents were born.
You need to inherit these ancestors’ worldview and traditions; otherwise you will be treated as stepchildren. At this time in history, the Korean people are called to become the chosen people. For this to happen, I have to turn things inside out.
If Korea is truly to be the original homeland, the original fatherland, then all civilizations of the world will have to bear fruit in Korea. Further, if we are to make Korea into the original homeland, we must resolve to become offerings of loyalty, devotion, love and sacrifice. Otherwise Korea will lose the qualification to be the original homeland. It requires action to create something good. We must accomplish it, even at the cost of our blood, sweat and tears.
Where is the homeland that God desires? Where is the original hometown of humankind?
The place where True Parents were born is the historic, universal and global original hometown.
These days, I'm talking to you about Origin-Division-Union action while dealing with the Living Divine Principle, but we should always value the Origin.
True Parents are our eternal origin. Therefore, Korea, where True Parents were born, is the origin of all mankind. It is the eternal homeland, Father’s land, eternal holy ground, and eternal fatherland, our True Parents’ hometown.
You should raise your blessed children so that they always admire Korea. No matter how economically difficult it is, you should have them stop by Cheongpyeong where True Parents are and bow to them.
While living abroad or in your country, you should bring your children with you at least once to Korea, let them study True Parents’ tradition, and smell True Parents’ fragrance while visiting the holy grounds in Korea before they get blessed. And when they are in middle and high school, you have to let them come to Korea for a year to learn Korean, the native language.
In this way, we have to thoroughly educate our children about the origin. The origin is very important. You should always educate your children, "Do you know where you're from? Do you know who True Parents are? Do you know where you need to go? Do you know what to live for? Don't you miss True Parents?" You have to educate them about True Parents like this while showing them the Cheongpyeong Holy Land.
When you raise your children -- second generation, third generation, fourth generation and future generations -- always remind them where our origin is. “Do you know about True Parents? They are(?) in Korea. What a beautiful land (it is. It is our) fatherland.” Tell them good stories about True Parents and (tell them) how beautiful the CheongPyeong holy ground is. Let them have a longing heart to go to Korea.
Parents (should) raise their children from their young years to have a longing heart: “Who is Father Moon? Who is Mother Moon? Where is Korea?” Let them have a longing heart: “I really want to go (to Korea).” Parents (should) have that mindset to educate our children and continually emphasize the importance of learning the Korean language. Parents' education is very important. Our children are very influenced by their parents. Parents’ concern, parents’ attitude is very important.
That’s why you need to save money every month, (at least) a little bit, for your children to go to Korea someday. Let them see Korea. Let them meet True Mother. If you have more finances, let them go to Korea for one year to learn the Korean language. If all blessed families really respect the origin, then our children will really change because of the parents’ influence. That kind of attitude is very important.
When I was the continental director of Asia, I had most of the second generation blessed children attend the Top Gun workshops.
True Mother really admired that I brought so many second generation children, first generation, third generation children, more than any other continent. Whenever I brought them to Korea, I let them see True Mother. I am telling you, those who met True Mother had unforgettable experiences. “Can you imagine True Mother’s value? Who is she?” Let them see her. When they visited CheongPyeong, many of them had incredible spiritual experiences. Many were possessed by the holy spirit. They shed many tears because CheongPyeong is very much protected by the good spiritual world.
Children who come to Korea for the first time and see True Mother will have unforgettable memories forever.
Blessed parents should save money for their children, even though only a little. (Children need) that kind of heart, longing for True Mother, longing for True Father, longing for the father’s land.
Heavenly Father needs to bless that couple.(?) A Nepalese(?) couple had that kind of mindset of the origin, longing for the origin. God surely will bless them.
You can find the money. Your vision makes reality all the time. If you never think you will bring your children to Korea, it will never happen. Vision makes reality. Vision makes money. “Oh, I am very poor; (I have) no money.” What are you talking about? Vision always comes true as long as you have heavenly vision, True Parents’ vision. That’s why we need to raise our children to have a longing heart for True Parents. As long as the mother has that kind of heart, surely our children will have that mindset.
Children of people who don't regard the origin as precious just leave to the outside world.
(Korea is our) fatherland, our original hometown, a very precious land.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: Principle of Creation 13 - Life of Origin-Division-Union
We are again talking about a life of origin-division-union. Let’s study EDP content.
The process of God's creation begins when the dual characteristics within God form a common base through the prompting of His universal prime energy. As they engage in give and take action, they generate a force which engenders multiplication. This force projects the dual characteristics into discrete substantial object partners, each relating to God as its center.
These object partners to God then assume the position of subject partner and object partner to each other as they are prompted by the universal prime energy to form a common base and engage in give and take action. They then join together in one harmonious union to form a new object partner to God.
This whole process - in which out of God, the Origin, two entities are separately manifested and reunited in oneness - is called origin-division-union action.
Let’s study origin-division-union action in more detail.
III. Union: Every Subject and Object Join Together in One Harmonious Union Through Give and Take Action Centered on Jeong
Therefore a family model is also composed of origin-division-union. It should lead to three stages: grandparents, parents, and children. If Adam and Eve had become one, they would have become a model family for tens of thousands of generations.
However, due to the fall Adam and Eve lost the origin. As a result, the descendants of the fallen Adam and Eve lost the right path and became unable to give and take true love, habitually conflicting due to envy, jealousy, pride, and lust leading to resentment, lament, and cursing and ending with the tragic end of life.
Those who lost the origin, what kind of phenomena appear? Envy, jealousy, pride, and lust leading to resentment, lament and cursing. This (is their) character. One who has lost his origin (experiences?) these kinds of phenomena.
To achieve a true family, you must go through the three-step process of grandparents, parents and children through the origin-division-union action centered on the origin.
However, Adam and Eve lost their origins due to the Fall. To lose (the) origin is to lose everything.
So, the most important thing is to find the origin in our life of faith. God's providence of restoration is to find the origin and realize true love through the three-step process of grandparents, parents, and children through origin-division-union action together with the Messiah.
The origin-division-union action is the process of growth and the passage of time to realize true love.
This is the conclusion. Why does origin-division-union exist? For what purpose? Origin-division-union is the process of growth to realize true love.
True love doesn’t just drop from heaven in one second or one day. A process of growth is necessary. It takes time -- among(?) children, siblings, couples and parents.
Through a process of origin-division-union even God is growing. When Adam and Eve became babies, God’s heart also became (that of a) baby. When they became teenagers, God also became a teenager. When they became 17 or 18 years old and (about to) marry …, then Heavenly Father’s heart was something like that. If they (had) become a couple, then God’s heart (would have) become like that. If they (had) become parents, then finally God (would have) become parents. Parents (would have been) growing up together with their children. If Adam and Eve (had) become perfect beings, finally who (could have) become a perfect being? God would have become a perfect being. Without human beings becoming perfect, God’s completion is not met (accomplished?). God is not yet a perfect God. We need to know about that.
If the object partner has not become perfect, how can the subject partner become perfect? (The) subject partner and object partner cannot be separated. In terms of this process, God has not yet become complete. When the object partner becomes perfect through growing up, through origin-division-union action and finally becomes True Parents, then God really becomes True Parents.
That’s why origin-division-union action is the process of growth to realize true love. This is the main point.
Additionally, the position of jeong which every human subject and object must absolutely be centered on has been replaced by a false truth. Even now many people’s hearts are filled and moved by false ideals instead of jeong. For example, Reverend Moon said the thesis-antithesis-synthesis theory in dialectical materialism is wrong. Turning origin around and opposing it are all ideals centered on Satan. Therefore, the thesis-antithesis-synthesis action becomes the antithesis of jeong and breaks up. Thus the more movement and the more conflict, the more unfortunate events happen.
The Fall means that false ideas centered on Satan have taken the place of the origin. That false idea is the thesis-antithesis-synthesis theory in dialectical materialism.
The thesis-antithesis-synthesis theory is not about unification and peace, but about struggle. That is why, as long as Satan is always in the place of origin, the peace of mankind cannot come forever.
Humans in the 20th century have experienced plenty of chaos due to dialectical materialism. Hundreds of people were sacrificed. This ideology influenced not only politics but all of economics, society, and culture. Therefore our country’s social aspect still has widespread ideologies opposing the origin, in other words ideals of conflict. Through such ideals it is impossible to establish a peaceful and happy world.
Conclusion of Origin-Division-Union
A new peace ideal must emerge. This is none other than the origin-division-union action which the unification principle teaches. Consequently, when all of humankind adopts the origin-division-union action presented in the unification principle as an absolute ideology, accepts God as the origin and becomes the substantial object partner of God, and performs give and take action in the position of subject and object, a happy family, society, country and world can be established.
God's principle of creation is the origin-division-union action centered on God. However, due to the human fall, Satan and Satan-centered ideas are driving God out of the place of origin where God should be, occupying it, and confusing history. That's why the world is getting more confused and causing chaos.
Therefore, a new peace ideal centered on origin-division-union action must emerge. This origin-division-union action is an absolute truth. Satan is talking about thesis-antithesis-synthesis action. A world of peace, harmony, unity, and happiness cannot emerge from thesis-antithesis-synthesis action. In thesis-antithesis-synthesis theory, there are only struggles and conflicts, envy, jealousy, and wars.
Because of this wrong theory how many people have died? Because of these wrong theories in communism, (they died).
We need to restore the origin. Who is our origin? God is our origin. We need to bring God back to his original place. That’s why our life begins when we really understand our origin. Where are you from?
Origin-Division-Union Action Mutually Attracts
<275-311> In origin-division-union action origin is plus and division is minus. While the couple attract each other from both sides to become closer, would they attract or reject God? Also would God attract or reject love? Which is it? 「He would attract.」 Would God attract an existence where two became one, or would He push it away? Also would the existence where two became one attract or reject God? 「Attract.」 Therefore God pulls humans up, and humans pull God down. That’s why couples roll over while loving. God also sings out and dances when seeing this appearance.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: A Life of Growing What’s True and Finding Goodness
1. How do you find goodness? I have to practice goodness by distinguishing between good and evil in my environment and position. I must realize goodness by finding it in my environment. Goodness is not realized by going to heaven after death. You can never realize goodness by living carelessly, only thinking about tomorrow and putting off practicing goodness while thinking you will become good someday. So first, you need to know what goodness is and second, you need to know well where to realize goodness. If this is ambiguous for you, you can never realize goodness. This is a big problem.
2. In our faith today, the present is more important than the past or the future. You should think that only the "now" that is given to you exists. This is because I have to realize goodness in the time and environment of "now." You can't realize goodness outside of "now." I can say that a life of practicing goodness in my current environment is a life of finding what’s true sincerity. Therefore, I have to find goodness in my environment today and establish a parent-child relationship with God.
We are talking about goodness, how to practice it.
For example, I returned home from work in the United States. Then, when I come back here to my home, where will I find goodness and practice it? Of course, we must pray for the providence of America and the world and for True Mother.
(I need to have) give and take with Naokimi and with the leaders and (check on) what is going on over there. It is important, too.
But since I am staying here in Australia, I must practice good in the place where I am, the present. I have to think of my family as the representative of the world and the center of the providence. I must believe that God's will is in my family now and love my family more than anywhere else centered on here and now.
Also, when I go to Korea, I have to practice goodness in the current environment I am in in Korea. It's a waste of time to think of where I'm staying as just a temporary place to go. Then I am just wasting my time.
Do not think that the place where I am now is going to stay for a while. Just temporary. Then I will not be faithful to where I am and will not do good. We must think that there is no such thing as temporary in our life of faith.
You have to think that now is forever, now is eternity. Every moment is connected to eternity. You should think that you are practicing good at this time right now and here. Those who study should focus on what they are studying now, thinking that it is God's will. You need to focus on your studies… You (may) think about, “After I graduate, what should I do? What will I do when I go back home” and you (may) not concentrate centered on your present moment here and now. This is a problem. I am asking you, “When (where?) can we practice goodness? Not the past, not the future, centering on here and now.
When we eat, we need to think this is God’s will. Focus on what we eat. “Wow! It is very delicious. I very much appreciate it.” Chew more. “Wow! God prepared beautiful food for me.” Fully appreciate it and practice goodness.
When we are in an airplane, then we should think that God’s will is in the airplane and practice goodness there. Whatever you do, where should I be alive(?) with God-centered goodness?(?) Be present(?) in the situation here and now.
3. For example, how do you find and practice goodness in sibling relationships? The older brother should have a heart to treat his younger brother in the position of his parents. Loving your younger brother on behalf of your parents is a life of practicing goodness and finding what’s true. On the other hand, the younger brother should regard his older brother as his parents. He has to serve his older brother like a second parent. This is the life of finding goodness and what’s true. We all have faith, but we make mistakes in close relationships.
Mostly in the relationship between parents and children you can relate very well. The serious problem is … while practicing goodness in our daily life in the relationship between brothers and sisters. … The older brother should have the heart to treat his younger brother in the position of his parents. “On behalf of my parents, I need to embrace him and love him because my parents love him.” I need to think about my parents' position. I need to embrace my younger brother on behalf of my parents. This is the way to practice goodness and to find what to do.
On the other hand, the younger brother should regard his older brother as his parents. “Wow! My older brother loves me so much on behalf of my father and mother. My older brother is like a second parent.” And the older brother embraces (the younger brother) and (has a) parental heart and takes care of the younger brother. The younger brother respects the older brother: “You are like my father, like my mother. You take care of me so much.” This is the way to build good sibling relationships between brothers and sisters. This is the way to really practice goodness in sibling relationships.
4. Where is the most important place to find and practice the truth and goodness that God wants? Family is important. Why is family so important? This is because the center of the cosmos is the family, and the center of heaven is realized based on the family in the end. The miniature body of heaven is the family. The family is the smallest unit of a small kingdom of heaven. Therefore, you have to first find what’s true in yourself and practice goodness in the environment which is your family.
5. Jesus said he was true. He came as a true person. In other words, Jesus came as the body of goodness. Because Jesus came as the body of goodness and truth, he said that he owned true life. Because the Lord was able to give true life to others, he called it true. Doing good is giving the true life to others. It is to save people.
I again and again realize since I joined the church for 47 years, you know my character, right? I focus very much. When I go to my mission place, I don’t care about other things. One thing I regret is that I did not care very much for my family. I do not know how much my wife shed tears taking care of children without me.
One day my wife called me. She was struggling and struggling with me and went to Cheongpyeong. Then what should I do? At that time Father came to Cheongpyeong and she heard Father’s word. She was really healed by Father’s word. After that time my wife said, “I offer my husband to God’s will. My job is to focus on the family. Then we can make a balance.”
I am so grateful. (At) this time I have come home. When should I practice goodness? At the present moment here and now. My family is my frontline. I brought out each family one by one and talked to them and listened to them. Mostly I listened and listened: “Do you have any wishes? Do you want to talk with me about something?” And I listened. Later on we had a family gathering together. I said (proposed?) our family motto: Let’s become God’s filial children. Return joy to Heavenly Parents.
2. Let’s become beautiful royal family. We have several traditions.
Seven generations need to keep hoondokhae, absolute purity, Blessing, Tithing. Seven things. Every morning we recite these seven things after family pledge and before the prayer. It is really beautiful. Every morning everybody attends.
I checked one by one: “All of you keep purity. That’s fine. All of you received the blessing. That’s fine. From now on you need to raise your grandchildren well. Do not rely on your father and mother. You really have to be responsible for your children.”
Then I checked each of the three children: “Did you become a Cheonbo family or not?” My first child, my daughter’s family has become a Cheonbo family. The third child has become a Cheonbo family. The second child’s family has not (become a Cheonbo family) yet because the wife’s side mother has not yet completed the liberation ceremonies. They will finish this year.
One thing I mentioned: “How about tithing? I tell you, my children, so far your daddy and mommy, no matter what, keep the tithing condition absolutely. That is why so far, nobody has died and no one has gotten a serious sickness. God protected us, even though we are not a rich family.”
I asked my daughter’s family, “Are you tithing?” They are thoroughly tithing.
Our second one got a job six months ago. I asked him (about tithing). He has not given tithing yet; he is only keeping (it). “Why don’t you give?” He sent some yesterday.
And then our third child I asked, “Are you tithing or not?” My last child said, “My job has not yet started. The end of this month I start. But whenever I receive money from you or somebody, I divided off ten percent and offer (it). When I have a job, I will surely offer a tithe.”
So I take care of each of the children. I told them, “If as a leader, I do not show the model, I need to step down.” My children…
Adam’s family (had) family problems. Noah’s family (had) family problems. Everywhere (there are) family problems. Where is the most important place to find and practice truth and goodness? In the family, my children, not only just (you) children need to restrain (?train?) yourself. According to Father, you need to go until seven generations and then the blood lineage will be really purified. That is why our goal is not (only) three generations, not four generations, (but) until seven generations.
One thing I realized is that vision really makes reality. Whatever we declare, whatever we decide, it always comes true.
I feel my children sometimes struggle with each other because of different characters. Anyway they get along sometimes like that (?)
While I am here, I need to work harder than I did in America. It is not simple taking care of grandchildren and children. There are also many issues I have not brought out but anyway I think we are now … about that.
5. We have to make an effort to develop what’s true in ourselves. You should be a true person who can grieve with others when they are sad, rejoice when others are happy, and give hope when others are in despair. By doing so, true sincerity, truth and goodness grow within me. You have to grow what is true. If truth (true sincerity) does not grow, it loses its strength.
6. If you don't grow what’s true, your inner person will lose strength. People who don't love others lose their energy. Those who cannot stimulate joy in others' hearts lose strength in their inner person. If you give others joy by having compassion for and accepting them, your inner person will become healthier. Truth will grow well. That is because God is with us.
We are talking about practicing (which) includes(?) centering on now and here. The most important thing is whatever we do, (to do it with) utmost sincerity. We need to develop our utmost sincerity. If we don’t develop our utmost sincerity, your inner person will lose strength, Father says. How can we develop our utmost sincerity?
Whether God is looking at me or not, whether someone is watching me or not does not matter. How can I have that kind of utmost sincerity visibly or invisibly (in) whatever I do? This is a key point. When we practice goodness, we need to be very sincere moment by moment. There must be no lies(?) and more diligence in the reality we are faced with and the time entrusted to us. If we are not sincere in the reality we are facing and do not practice goodness and we have all kinds of miscellaneous thoughts, (they will) result in our committing a crime before time(?). Every moment is to bring true love to fruition. We must become those of us who feel to practice good without fantasies even for one minute or one second.♦
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