Ep 474 - Europe Part 2
Europe 109-34-12-40 - February 11, 2022
Today is the plenary(?). We are going to attend the World Summit very soon. I am excited to participate. Please, North American brothers and sisters, pray for today’s major event.
Today I’d like to talk about “Europe ” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
We must reveal the truth. You must awaken European Christians, who are unaware that the returning Messiah, who is to come amid the Christian cultural sphere, has emerged as the True Parents and that over 50 years they have accomplished amazing things. As of today, a new cultural revolution will begin on this continent. I sincerely hope that you become proud Unification Church blessed families that fulfill their responsibilities and hasten the day that all people become one family that attends our Heavenly Parent and True Parents. It took 2,000 years for Christian culture, which arose centered on Europe, to establish its foundation on the global level. As we reflect again on the past 50 years, how should the Unification Church civilization move in this Era After the Coming of Heaven? Please remember that you must continue to grow roots that are big, thick and deep until you breathe your last.
I came with the heart that I will graft the Christian cultural sphere—which has endured the past 2,000 years with a heart desperate to meet the Returning Messiah as their last ray of hope—to True Parents' true love. What then should all of you do? You must reveal to all people of the world, who are living in ignorance and clinging to the past, that blessed families of the Unification Church are beacons and can bear the fruit of hope for the future. Please fulfill each of your tribal responsibilities and rapidly expand your environment to the tribe, ethnic group, nation and world. I conclude my message by expressing the sincere hope that you will become blessed family members who can be remembered for eternity as those who invested themselves fully throughout their lives, and that you can all become proud true ancestors. (2015.05.10, Vienna Center, Austria)
True Mother said, “It took 2,000 years for Christian culture, which arose centered on Europe, to establish its foundation on the global level.”
The ultimate fruit of Christian culture is to meet True Parents. However, Christians do not know that True Parents came and laid the foundation for more than 50 years.
The mission of our Unification Church members is to (en)graft True Parents into the Christian culture that has endured for 2,000 years with a desperate desire to meet the Second Coming.
True Mother emphasized that “blessed families should become a fruit of hope in the future and a lamp of hope.”
Then, what can be done to (en)graft the Christian culture with True Parents as soon as possible?
It is for each of the blessed families to fulfill their responsibilities as a tribal messiah and expand the environment in the tribe, race, nation, and world as soon as possible.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: Principle of Creation 18 - The Life of Circular and Spherical Movement
For the second time I would like to talk about The Life of Circular and Spherical Movement.
The Mode Of Existence of the Four Position Foundation
• As the subject and object partners begin a give and take action, the object partner revolves around the subject partner in a circular motion, and thus they become harmonious and unified.
• In the same manner, the subject partner becomes an object partner to God, revolving around God and thus attaining oneness with Him. When the object partner becomes completely one with its subject partner, their union can stand before God as a new object partner resembling His dual characteristics.
• In this union of subject and object partners, they are themselves composed of dual characteristics, and by the same principle of give and take action, they carry on their own circular motions.
• Thus, we see circular motions of give and take action within both the subject partner and object partner, which are simultaneously engaged in the greater circular motion within their union.
• Although there are moments when the two levels of circular motion among subject and object partners may happen to have orbits on the same plane, in general, because the angle of revolution around the subject partner is constantly changing, this circular movement becomes a spherical movement, and hence the union always exists in three dimensions.
• When the circular movement of the subject partner and the obiect partner on a single plane becomes a spherical movement in a three-dimensional orbit, the dynamism and creativity of the universe unfolds.
• Variations in each orbit's distance, shape, state, direction, angle, force and velocity are manifest as the beauty of creation in its infinite variety.
A Circular Movement And Spherical Movement
1. In a circular and spherical movement, who is at the center of this give and take action? You must give and take centering on the center (God).
2. Only when it becomes a spherical movement where you give and take with God can you live a three-dimensional life. A movement that revolves without God at its center remains only a circular movement.
What is a circular movement and spherical movement?
Yesterday we learned that circular movement is horizontal give and take action between the subject partner and object partner on a single plane.
(On the other hand), spherical movement is three-dimensional give and take action between the subject partner and object partner when they give and take in all four directions beyond vertical and horizontal and circular movement.
In order to develop from circular movement to spherical movement, God must be at the center of the motion. It is easy to stop at the circular movement. Therefore, in order to develop into a three-dimensional spherical movement beyond the circular movement, you must heartistically experience that God is the center of the universe and that the relationship between God and humans is the relationship of parent and children.
In order to give and receive three-dimensionally through a spherical movement centered on God, there must be an exchange of hearts with God. In addition, there must be a heartistic exchange in the relationship with humans as well. The reason we have not been able to feel God heartistically and do the spherical movement until now is because we have only dealt with God in a formal and ideological way.
God is a conceptual God for us. That is the problem. We have not reached the level of heart. When we reach the level of heart centering on three-dimensional movement centering on God, then surely we will (attain) a different standard. Then we can have an experience of the meaning of spherical movement.
When You Are In A Spherical Movement With God
1. When you are in a spherical movement with God
a. By inheriting God’s true love, we become human beings who have fulfilled the purpose of creation.
b. We become three-dimensional beings and dominate even the incorporeal world.
2. You must open up the world of your heart, achieve mind-body unity, meet God, and advance to the stage of attaining mastery even over the incorporeal world.
a. You will experience the heart of God and build an unforgettable parent and child relationship with God forever.
b. In the end, humans become the second creator, and become the master of all things.
Spherical Movement Of All Beings
1. The center of external form is internal nature; the center of internal nature is God.
2. In this way, the mind is the center of the body, and God is the center of the mind.
3. The center of creation is human beings, and the center of human beings is God. Consequently, the ultimate center of all spherical movements in the universe is God.
4. The world of all creation is in spherical movement that is aligned with God. Therefore, God must be at the center of human beings as well.
5. Therefore, unless we do a spherical movement centered on God, human beings can never become the substance of true love.
That’s why we need to understand that the center of the spherical movement of all things is God.
Let’s study Father’s word based on this content.
<113-225> Of the things that revolve, what revolves with the best style? A complete sphere has the most complete orbit when it revolves. A sphere that revolves centering on a complete ninety-degree angle is the most ideal in the entire universe. From the center of a sphere, everything is at the same distance at a ninety-degree angle. Everything is filled up. If you slice this at a ninety degree angle, there is nothing that does not fit. Even if you cut it at a ninety-degree angle and arrange it in all 360 degrees, it will all fall into place. Do you understand what I am saying?
The distance from the center of 90 degrees is the most direct route. The angle of true love is 90 degrees. Therefore, the angle of true love is the most direct route that can be connected with God and all beings.
Are you standing at 90 degrees vertically to God or not? Or 30 degrees? 50 degrees? How aligned are you with God?
Let’s say you are just standing at 45 degrees. In order to reach 90 degrees, you need to work harder. If your vertical alignment is only 30%, you cannot feel God. You need to be closer and closer and closer: 40 degrees to 50 degrees, 50 degrees to 70 degrees, 70 degrees to 80 degrees, 80 degrees to 90 degrees angle. That is the moment God can directly intervene (with) you.
When we stand at 90 degrees vertically to God, we live a life of high noon settlement where no shadow is cast. Father talks about this often. And I am in a position where God dominates or intervenes with me directly. In this way, when God and I stand in a vertical position, there should be a spherical movement beyond the circular movement.
The reason we have not yet met and felt God is because our alignment with God is not at a 90 degree angle. We need to check how upright we are all the time. We need to check if our position is 90 degrees or not.
If your alignment is very clear, then centering on a 90 degree angle, surely without exception you can see God and the universe and you can read people’s minds. You can reach everything. How can we stand in that kind of position at a 90 degree angle? That is our challenge.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: The Primary Characteristics of the Fallen Nature (2)
1. In the Principle, fallen nature is divided into four primary characteristics. Yesterday we studied the first and second of the Fallen nature. The third is reversing dominion, and the fourth is multiplying the criminal act.
Reversing dominion is a change in the order of subject and object. In order to overcome reversing dominion, you have to cherish the relationship of Lord and object partner as your own life. You cannot be conceited. You cannot run ahead of Abel. You have to live a life of faith, going through Abel. You have to impress Abel. In order to reverse dominion, you have to have results that you impressed Abel. You have to be recognized by Abel.
We are talking about reversing dominion. In order to correct the position of who is the subject partner and who is the object partner, who is my Abel, in order to restore reversing dominion, you have to live a life of faith going through Abel. You have to impress Abel. You need to touch Abel’s heart -- not just go straight to heaven. How can I move or touch Abel’s heart? Then Abel will talk to Cain: “Let’s go.” This naturally allows Cain to connect to Heavenly Parent.
That’s why in order to overcome the reversal of dominion, as a Cain figure you need to understand how you can move your Abel’s heart. We need to treat everyone as “my Abel figure.”
It doesn’t matter if you are older or younger, or if you have the position of children or of a spouse. I need to treat everybody as my Abel. I am the Cain figure. There is only one way to reverse dominion. Not only serving them well. That is not enough. I need to move my Abel’s heart. It means I need to win over my Abel’s heart. Through that moving and touching is natural surrender through moving or touching (a person’s) heart. My Abel figure or Cain figure completely surrenders. Our job is what? “How can I move Cain’s heart? How can I move Abel’s heart? How can I move God’s heart?”
Why did God confess to Abraham, “From now on I belong to Abraham. I am the God of Abraham.” That means that Abraham really touched God’s heart. “You won me over!” That is why God confessed, “I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” This is a real point.
2. This primary characteristic of the fallen nature (Reversing dominion) causes a state of uncontrolled anger. Uncontrollable anger lurks in the background of the breakdown of a lot of families by divorce. A husband gets angry at his wife, and vice versa. That is the way to cause the collapse of the family. When parents get angry at their children, they run away from home and can become anti-social delinquents. That is why people leave from those who get angry a lot. For that reason, the most vulnerable to uncontrollable anger are themselves. You have to remove the fallen nature of the uncontrollable anger completely and have the mindset that you always obediently submit to the providence of heaven and your Abel.
The Life of Original Nature
3. Since we know the four types of fallen nature, if we live keeping the original nature of creation, we will always be peaceful. A person who always goes out after setting up a mediator is always humble. A person who keeps their own subjectivity is a righteous person. Next, one who is not stubborn but is unchanging and loyal centering on their center is a righteous person. In general, we can see that examining ourselves well is important. We should live scaling ourselves. We should really be able to distinguish whether my heart is of original nature or fallen nature.
4. To know what kind of person I am, you can tell by your feelings. When I meet people, how much joy wells up? When I see someone above me, do I have a heart that really wants to serve them? When I see someone below me, do I really have a heart that wants to cooperate with them? In our lives, gratitude should well up and joy should be overflowing. On the other hand, if there is feeling of decrease and sorrow in my heart and (if I) easily feel lonely, this is where sin begins. It is letting evil forces enter. Then dissatisfaction and complaints change the position of the center.
5. People who always stand in the position of Heaven have a heart of gratitude. Then, it will feel like Father is always by their side; they will pray about God’s wishes and the heart will always be reassured and peaceful. One who sets a mediator will always develop. In family life, there are many cases between siblings where the younger brother who receives love from the parents end up ignoring his older brother. The younger brother who has his parents’ love all to himself ignores the older sibling and tries to form a direct relationship with their mother. Then the older brother tries to stop his younger brother and ends up disliking him. However, if the younger brother receives love by going through his older brother, it is peaceful. People who do not know the Principle do not know anything about the mediator or order. At times, parents easily raise children narrow-minded. You should know order and deal with people.
6. When the order is crooked, people become disappointed. When you cannot stay in your position and keep order, sometimes you have fallen nature and sometimes you have original nature, your path of faith will become rugged and twisted. What a snake symbolizes is going back and forth from fallen nature to original nature and from original nature to fallen nature. When receiving love, original nature comes out, but when treated badly, fallen nature comes out. This kind of faith is what we call twisted and snake-like faith. Therefore, I must measure myself well to tell whether I am someone who lives with original nature or someone who lives with characteristics of fallen nature. We must each measure our feelings well. We must measure well the feeling of waking up from sleep, the feeling while eating, the feeling while studying, and the feeling during class.
What Kind Of Person Lives By Fallen Nature?
I want to summarize the content from yesterday when I spoke about fallen nature and original nature.
1. They are always centered on oneself. They do everything their own way. It is almost impossible to think of God's position or the parents' position.
They do not think about what filial piety is. The filial son and daughter are always thinking centering on God’s point of view, which is the parents’ point of view. But (for a person with) Fallen nature, (it) is impossible to think about that.
2. They treat people formally. They cannot become deeper. There is no joy or longing for people.
Are you “carrying” fallen nature or not? Normally you do not know. But when you see people, you can immediately check yourself. When you see people, do you have a happy heart, a welcoming heart? Are you joyful? Do you have a longing for people? If not, you are very external, very formal(?). Nothing comes out of your heart. That (would be) why you carry fallen nature all the time.
3. Since they always put themselves first, there is no mediator.
For anyone with fallen nature there is no mediator. Because he is the one who is subject all the time. He makes decisions by himself. There is no need for Abel. “Why do I need to discuss (something) with anybody. My life is my life. I can make decisions by myself.”
4. They always try to take control of the other person and are strong in their assertion. They think about using the other person first.
5. They have no alignment with the central figure, and they treat the central figure horizontally.
This is a problem. Our alignment centering on God is our lifeline. If there is no alignment with God, no alignment with True Parents, no alignment with True Mother, then we have confusion and chaos. You don’t know the reason, but really you are not happy. Somehow you try to follow some direction; you may try to follow some spiritual group and deny True Mother. You need to reflect on that. Your heart is not so peaceful at all. The more you deny True Mother, the more uneasy you feel. You really struggle, even though you do not express it. Even if you don’t express it, your original mind will tell you if you deny God and deny True Parents.
Your alignment is very important. Those who “carry” fallen nature (have) no alignment. They are very horizontal, very humanistic, very much egoistic. That is fallen nature.
6. They are always vigorous, easily become jealous, and feel a sense of loss in love.
7. They always blame others when things go wrong.
They are never responsible for somebody. If something is wrong, it is always “your problem.” “This is my Cain’s problem.” “This is my Abel’s problem.” “This is your problem.” Then you start to argue with each other.
8. They are always dominated by the environment and are drawn to physical desires.
It is very easy for them to be dominated by the environment. When you see a woman, you cannot control your emotions and sexual desires. You are always possessed by Chapter Two desires. It is not easy to get away from there. (You are) always living centered on physical emotions and desires, (and are) not controlled by your spiritual desires.
9. They can't stick with their determinations, and are very fickle.
We cannot trust them because they are always changeable, like the weather. How can you trust that kind of guy?
10. They always complain a lot, see the shortcomings of others, and cannot forgive their enemies.
Those who “carry” fallen nature, because they are self-centered, their heart is so narrow. They cannot forgive their enemies or others. When someone makes a mistake, “I cannot forgive (you).” They are so narrow minded. They are always thinking centered on their emotions and feelings. That is why you need to check: someone who cannot forgive, their heart is very narrow. In such a narrow heart, how can Heavenly Father survive? He cannot.
Why does everyone go to Jesus? Because Jesus embraces and forgives his enemies. The container of his heart is so big and wide (that) he can embrace the universe. He can embrace anyone, including enemies.
How about the container of your heart?
What Kind Of Person Lives By Original Nature?
1. They always overflow with gratitude.
The Bible says gratitude is one of God’s will(?).
No matter what happens, they are always grateful, so thankful with tears.
Fallen nature never has that feeling of gratitude.
2. They always feel nice and happy to meet people. They always want to help whenever they meet a person below them.
When you see Abel, “I really want to attend (him). I want to serve (him). I want to be with him. Whenever you see someone, you always show a big smile with a really happy heart. Then you are living centered on original nature.
3. You can feel that Heavenly Father is always by their side.
4. They always pray for Heaven's wishes.
(They) always try to connect to God, to True Parents. Their alignment is always looking for “Who is my central figure?”
5. They feel at ease and peaceful because they always serve Abel.
As long as you serve your Abel, your heart is always peaceful and thankful.
6. They always develop because they always go through the mediator.
They always go to Abel. It looks as if it takes more time, but (actually it is) faster.
You need to treat everybody as if they are “my Abel, my mediator,” in order to connect to Heavenly Parent and my Abel.
7. Like a spring, the heart always springs up spontaneously.
Always volunteering. Always happy and joyful. That is the original nature. If Adam and Eve had not fallen, then (people would) always be smiling, happy, joyful, embracing each other. The heart springs up spontaneously, voluntarily, happily, joyfully, thankfully.
8. When they see a person who is loved by the central figure, they think of that person as the Abel of love.
Rather than jealousy. Someone receives love from Abel. Wow. How can he receive love from my Abel. I need to learn and resemble one who receives more love than I do from Abel. He is my Abel figure. (He) decides(?) everything centering on the level of heart and love.
9. They are always humble because they are not assertive.
10. They have a righteous heart because they are always loyal to the central figure. So, once they make a decision, they stick to it to the end.
Everybody “carries” original nature. Sometimes we have fallen nature. We need to reduce and graduate from our fallen nature, and we need to enter the world of our original nature.♦
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