Ep 741 - The Twenty-first Century and the Mission of Women Part 2
The Twenty-First Century and the Mission of Women - November 5, 2022
PDF Printable Text and Images + Testimony Alexandra Saki
Key Points
To resolve gender equality issues, women need to know the Principle of Creation’ Dual Characteristics of the pair system.
Instead of imitating, coveting or seeking to acquire men's nature and role, women – and men – should give what is theirs to the other through true love, thus perfecting the other and becoming one with the other.
For a slip of the tongue True Father repented for seven months and said he could not be forgiven for it.
How much more we who make many mistakes need to repent.
The most serious mistake is marrying wrongly, especially for the second generation. To recover from it can take tens of thousands of years.
We should realize how devastating a momentary mistake can be.
A blessed couple must think that when they are walking together, all heaven and earth are following them.
Sometimes the wrong word is poison. What we say should only come from the heart, from God.
The filial heart solves sin. If we truly love our parent, we cannot sin against them.
Our love organ belongs to our partner, not to us.
There is no spare key; only one key (to the door of love).
We can live with a voluntary and an active mind in everything by always being grateful for and rejoicing in everything, and living with the spirit of ownership spontaneously from the heart.
TF: We must keep the appointed and promised time by longing for it and arriving early.
Sunday worship service and communicating heartistically with brothers and sisters are very important for our growth.
No matter what, you need to put God as your top priority.
The person who keeps the promised time well is the one who always prepares ahead of time in his heart.
We can maintain activity that we engage in if it is spontaneous, happy and grateful; it can resurrect our hearts. But if we do it out of a sense of duty or obligation or because we were ordered to do it or because we want to show off or save face, it will not endure and will not resurrect us.
We need to dominate and transcend rituals, systems and customs and be liberated.
How? Think, “This is God’s will.” Own your work with joy, gratitude, heart, and autonomy.
Faith is treating myself as God’s belonging, prioritizing God’s circumstances and heart within relationships. Then I will experience incredible joy.
Transcripts from November 3, 2021 to the present, personal notes from November 11, 2020 until November 2, 2021 and slides from August 29, 2021 to the present are available at MD.Hoondok.com as PDF files.♦
I am excited to see our beautiful MC again!
Today is already Saturday. We are going to have an ACLC event in New York today.
Today I’d like to talk about “The Twenty-First Century and the Mission of Women” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 2.
<This speech was given at a seminar for women leaders held on October 12, 1994 at the Little Angels Performing Arts Center (now the Universal Arts Center) in Seoul.> On the verge of entering the twenty-first century, when we examine history we see that men have been ignorant of the true value of women and have not treated women fairly. The women's movement of modern times, which began with the nineteenth-century campaign of western women to gain suffrage, has continued to develop under the banner of women's liberation. In general, it has been a movement carried out against men to restore women's rights, including the extension of women's rights, gender equality, and the women's labor movement. Therefore, the mainstream of the women's movement generally took the form of opposing men only for the sake of women. The movement I am carrying out through the Women's Federation for World Peace is different from the American women's movement. It is a women's movement not only for women. It is for everyone, carried out on the foundation of the new teaching centered on God's ideal of creation.
Chauvinists assert that men are destined naturally to assume the superior position and men and women are designed for certain roles they are meant to play. Their theory is that men and women are born with different natures and that accordingly their roles also differ. They believe that men and women naturally assume the superior and the inferior positions, respectively, in terms of identity and status and that men are established as the superior. I believe that feminists until now primarily have been responding to this view. They have tried to secure an equal status with men in all respects, by imitating them and assuming the same roles as men. In spite of their efforts, complete gender equity could not be achieved. This was because they did not know the essence of the problem.
The fact that the role of women and their inborn nature differ from those of men does not mean that the value of women is less than that of men and that their status is inferior. The unhappiness of women stemmed from not realizing the preciousness of their God-given original nature and role. Problems arose from the fact that many women forgot what they possessed and tried to imitate the nature and role of men, as if men were the exemplars for women.
I would like to repeat important words from True Mother.
Until now, women have been shouting for gender equality, but complete gender equality has not yet been realized. This is because they didn't know the essence of the problem.
That is why they need to know the Principle of Creation Dual Characteristics of the pair system. Without learning the Divine Principle, they could not find out how to resolve the gender equality issues.
The fact that the role of women and their inborn nature differ from those of men does not mean that the value of women is less than that of men and that their status is inferior.
The unhappiness of women stemmed from not realizing the preciousness of their God-given original nature and role.
Problems arose from the fact that many women forgot what they possessed and tried to imitate the nature and role of men, as if men were the exemplars for women.
Men and women are not in an antagonistic relationship, in which they need to imitate, covet or somehow acquire the other's nature and role.
Instead, they are in a relationship in which they share with one another, by giving what is theirs to the other through true love. Thus each perfects the other and becomes one with the other.
Only the Divine Principle can clearly guide them about what gender equality is. Even in our own movement our own brothers and sisters do not understand what gender equality is. That is why we can learn from True Mother’s and True Father’s word.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: The Human Fall 6 - About Adultery
• We have explained that both the angel and the human beings fell due to illicit sexual love.
• Human beings and angels are the only spiritual beings in the universe who are capable of having love relationships.
• We can deduce that the illicit sexual relationship must have involved the angel and human beings.
• Jesus said in John 8:44, "You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires." Since the Devil is identified as Satan in Rev. 12:9, we can assert that human beings are descendants of Satan, the "ancient serpent" who tempted human beings.
Let’s study Father’s word.
The Recovery From a Mistake of Love Takes
More Than Ten Thousands of Years
<118-244> So, now I have a story for you. There was an episode of my own that I had been repenting for 7 months but still could not be forgiven because of my tongue slip in the past. Then what if you get married in a wrong way? How would it be if you love in a wrong way? It will take tens of thousands of years to recover it. I know that very clearly. I, myself do know it. So, the marriage is the happiest and the scariest and the most fearful thing at the same time through the whole life. Have you thought about this? You must think that when your couple is together walking, all heaven and earth are following you and the whole universe is with you and then the sun is following you as if it directs a searchlight to you. It must be like this if it’s a focus of the love said above, a focus of the love of God.
True Father said, “There was an episode of my own that I had been repenting for, for 7 months but still could not be forgiven because of my tongue slip in the past.” True Father is a very honest person.
When I was young, I also thought that True Father could make mistakes. Then Father really honestly shared with us that one time he made a mistake because of a wrong word. Even though he repented for seven months, he could not solve the problem. These words (of Father) really (make us) think a lot.
(If) this is true of True Father's experience, (then) looking back on our past, how many times did we say wrong things?
Father is a perfect man. That is why when he made (even) a small mistake, he repented for seven months. When we look back on our past, how many times did we say wrong things to our spouse, our children, our parents, our Abel, our leadership? Can you imagine? We are spiritually not sensitive even though we (have) made a mistake, right? What will happen if you are not forgiven for saying something wrong, even if you repent for seven months?
What will happen if you marry wrongly? Such mistakes bring great indemnity and bad luck. You need to marry properly centered on God. Father spoke about second generation, our young children, if they marry by themselves without permission from their parents or (from) True Parents, if they have a wrong marriage, what will happen?
That is why (in) our life of faith, (we need to be) very serious about that. What happens when the wrong man and woman meet and fall into the wrong first love? True Father said it will take tens of thousands of years to recover it. Mistakes are made in an instant, but recovery from them (may) take thousands of years. This is especially the case with sex centered on wrong love. Therefore, marriage is at the same time the happiest, the scariest and the most fearful (event) in life.
It is a fact that the false love between Adam and Eve has not been resolved after 6,000 years. It is still going on, right? In that sense, you don't know how important it is to keep purity.
It took 400 years for God to find Abraham to recover Noah's son Ham's mistake, and Abraham's failure to cut the doves caused his descendants to be slaves in Egypt for 430 years.
Just one small mistake. That is why we have to be careful when we say something – just one word said wrongly.
Therefore, we need to clearly know how devastating a momentary mistake you make without realizing can be and how much time it takes to indemnify it.
However, if we really marry the wrong way, what will happen? Therefore, we need to clearly know how devastating a momentary mistake can be without realizing it and how much time it will take to indemnify it.
So you don't know how important the life of a blessed couple is. You must think that when your couple is walking together, all heaven and earth are following you and the whole universe is with you and the sun is following you as if it directs a searchlight on you. Our couple should be like that.
Today Father honestly shared about the episode when he made a mistake and repented for seven months, but still felt uncomfortable, still felt unforgiven by God. Wow! When I think back on my life, how many mistakes I made, how much I hurt my brothers and sisters through my words, even my wife, my children, my Abel, my neighbor. Wow! If we use the wrong word, hitting(?) a person, sometimes the wrong word is poison. That’s why we always have to be careful; whenever we say something, these words (should) come from God. These words really (should) come from the heart.
You always need to think very seriously about your married life. When you are matched, is your determination clear? Marrying wrongly (affects) not only your entire life, but it can affect your eternal life. That is why especially with love issues, we have to really be careful, especially Chapter Two problems. Once we make a Chapter Two problem ... Of course, we may feel pangs of conscience, but this is a secondary matter. When we have a wrong love relationship, when Heavenly Father looks at us, how painful and worried his heart must be.
Just now I was really inspired by Nancy Makowski’s prayer. It is amazing that she is so sensitive. She really comforted God and tried to understand his heart. When we worry about our children and pray to God, how much Heavenly Father worries about us in the parents’ position, right? That is why a filial heart and filial piety are important. When we truly feel filial, when we have a filial heart toward God, we cannot make mistakes. When we make mistakes, God worries about us. God suffers more than we do. That is filial heart is the key. If we truly love God, if we truly love our parent, we cannot make a mistake, we cannot commit sin. That is why filial heart is the key. Those who (are?) not a filial son can make any mistake and cannot feel the pangs of conscience. Wow! How can we use the right word and how can we have the right match? This is very important.
Who Owns my Organ of Love?
<142-335> People Sitting Here, Does the organ of love of a prominent professor belong to you?(people laughing) Don’t laugh but think closely about it. You are not the master of the organ. You haven’t been knowing the truth. And the organ of love of a woman is not for herself but for a man. But the man became a thief and committed adultery. He misused it even though the master of the organ is his wife. I am sorry.(people laughing) God said that it is the biggest sin ever among the sin of humankind! A man has to be punished if he commits a sin, his wife is to be the judge. Men, you must not do anything as you please with your organ. As I knew this, I’ve been obliged to my wife with no way out like this. (people laughing)
What is the truth of truths? It is that the love organ you have is not yours, but your partner’s. We didn’t know this truth. A thief who uses his own love organs without the master's permission is a thief.
Wow! This is an incredible declaration! So far, no philosopher, no saint, (not) even Jesus spoke about this. But Father clearly declared, “Your love organ belongs to your spouse. (It is) not yours.” The plus exists for the sake of the minus; the minus exists for the sake of the plus. That is why the owner of the plus is the minus, and the owner of the minus is the plus. Minus needs plus; plus needs minus. This principle is amazing, but we did not know that.
You can say, “Honey, today I am going to use my organ of love with another woman, can you please allow me?” My love organ belongs to my opponent. But how would my partner allow it?
There is no spare key; only one key. Who has your key? Your spouse. That’s why we need to know that this is fundamental. That is why Father said this is the truth of truths. If Adam and Eve had known the truth of truths – my love organ does not belong to me but to God and my spouse – they never (would have) fallen.
After True Father found this truth, he became obliged to True Mother.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: A Life of Being Considered Right in the Formation Stage
A Life of Being Considered Right in the Formation Stage (1)
1) We are not to rejoice just because the environment is good. We are also not to take a severe blow just because the environment is bad. Why is that so? It is because I have a purpose I need to go towards. Therefore, in order to be considered right in relationships and in our given time, we conclude that we must have a voluntary attitude. In the formation stage, we are considered right by the responsibility of keeping time. It is not easy for a young child to keep time. It is also not easy for a church goer to keep time for worship. Since going to worship is welcoming the time I wished for, I must be voluntary. Only then can I be a living believer. A person who attends church but does not attend sometimes due to busy situations cannot be trusted by God. A person who does not value Sunday service in their life of faith cannot be seen as righteous by God. In the formation stage, we need to focus on our own original mind and act according to it. Such a person is righteous.
Whether the environment is good or bad, we must live unaffected with a voluntary mind. Then, how can we live with a voluntary mind and an active mind in everything?
It is to always be grateful for everything, rejoice in everything, and live with the spirit of ownership in everything. Then, because my activities are active, spontaneous, and come from the heart, I can always be considered right in my life.
In the formation stage, we are considered right by the responsibility of keeping time. It is not easy for a young child to keep time. It is also not easy for a church (goer) to keep time for worship or for a student to keep time for classes.
So, how can I be punctual and be considered right? “Oh, I need to go. I need to be there on time. Sunday Service starts at ten o’clock. I need to be on time.” or “School starts at 9 o’clock. I need to be there on time.” Then you can keep your time punctually.
Father said a very important thing here: We must keep the appointed time and the promised time by longing for it. We should welcome it thinking that it is the day of hope that we have been truly longing for.
It's like when I meet someone I love, longing precedes me, so I come to the meeting place first and wait. A person who longs to attend worship and longs to see friends and teachers at school is not only punctual, but also goes ahead and waits. Only then can I be a living believer.
A person who cannot attend worship due to some circumstances or does not keep an appointment time cannot be considered righteous by God. Whether a person is sincere or not can be known by looking at the attitude of their heart when attending worship service.
Sunday worship service is very important for our growth. Also communicating heartistically with my brothers and sisters (is as well). If you don’t care about attending Sunday Service, sometimes you come, sometimes you don’t, (with) this kind of life style in your life of faith, God cannot trust you. How much do I prepare with a longing heart? I want to see my pastor; I miss and long for God’s word; I want to see my own brothers and sisters; I want to see my own spiritual father and mother; I want to see my spiritual children with a longing heart, then I am spiritually alive.
If, however, you attend Sunday service but you sometimes miss it, sometimes attend it, one can see your attitude; (in this case) one can see everything actually. To attend Sunday Service is very important. Of course, sometimes there is a very difficult situation, then it is ok (to miss it) just one or two times. But no matter what, you need to put God as the top priority, right?
A Life of Being Considered Right in the Formation Stage (2)
2) In the formation stage, we are considered right through keeping time. Since the level of the spirit is still young in the formation stage, one is not yet on the level of missing and longing for the pastor or going to church because they like the Word so much, but someone who goes to church ahead of time to prepare has responsibility. Such a person will go to church and comprehend something. They will unknowingly realize something. Through that time, even if they do not really know, they will realize that they did something according to the wishes of the original mind and think that that they understand their responsibility. People who regret “I shouldn't have done that back then” are people who show off. Going to church out of a sense of duty because one believes in God is a heteronomous attitude. People who behave in this heteronomous way are all dead. Aren’t people who miss the moment all show-offs? Even if they aren’t so internally, they show themselves as saving face, showing-off, and pretending.
In the formation stage, you are justified through punctuality. Since the level of the spirit is still young in the formation stage, one is not yet on the level of missing and longing for the pastor or going to church because they like the Word so much, but someone who goes to church ahead of time to prepare has responsibility.
The person who keeps the promised time well is the one who always prepares ahead of time in his heart. Such a person goes to worship and learns something spiritually. They are led by God without knowing it. They realize once again that they really have to live according to their original nature and gain strength.
Those who already regret their past actions are those who admit that they have shown off. Going to church out of a sense of duty and habit because one believes in God is a heteronomous attitude.
A person who is heteronomous will inevitably get tired on the way. People who behave in this heteronomous way will not be able to resurrect their hearts in the end, so their hearts will die and have no life. People who miss the moment are all show offs.
Behavior that is only an external response but is not spontaneous, happy, or grateful on the inside, is just saving face, showing-off, and pretending.
The Reason We Call This World We Are Living In “a Dead World”
3) The reason we call this world today “a dead world” is because it is habitual, formal, and shows off. We have food and clothes, systems, and laws, but we cannot be dominated by those. We must transcend those things and gain strength by acting freely. Faith is treating myself as God’s belonging. That is why I must have a taste of joy within this relationship of faith. Faith means a life of not affirming myself and a life of not tolerating my circumstances but prioritizing God’s circumstances and heart within relationships. It is not good to search for faith when thinking of one’s own circumstances first and tolerating them. That is not good in the family, within groups, or within the four position foundation of my position.
Why do we call this world today a hopeless and dead world? It is because people simply live habitually, formally and showing off according to secular rules (laws) without love and heart.
We live within the bounds of rituals, systems, customs, traditions, and laws, but our minds must not be dominated by them. Our has to be the subject. If we do something because of rituals, systems, customs or traditions, then we are dominated by them. We need to dominate rituals, systems and customs. We have to be free. We must transcend them and be liberated.
So how can you be freed? First, I have to think that the work I have been entrusted with is God-given and the will, and I have to think that this work is the work I have truly longed for.
I am amazed by Father’s guidance. When he was in Danbury Prison, (he said,) “This is God’s will. If I go this way, God has great hope. God’s providence will develop incredibly.” We need to have that kind of attitude.
Second, you have to have a sense of ownership and act with a voluntary and active attitude so that you are not controlled by your work or orders. Thirdly, we must fulfill the task given to us with joy, gratitude, heart, and autonomy. Whenever you do something without joy, gratitude, heart and autonomy, then are dominated by the work and become a slave to it. We need to take ownership. The spirit of the owner is always joyful, always grateful, always it comes out from the heart, always autonomous.
Faith is treating myself as God’s belonging. That is why if I treat myself as God's in this relationship of faith, I will experience incredible joy.
Faith means a life of not affirming myself and a life of not tolerating my circumstances but prioritizing God’s circumstances and heart within relationships.
It is not good to search for faith when thinking of one’s own circumstances first and tolerating them. That is not good in the family, within groups, or within the four position foundation of my position.
Today we learned very beautiful things, right?
Today I talked about “A Life of Being Considered Right in the Formation Stage.”
(Testimony Alexandra Saki(?), CIG Missionary from Albany)♦
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