Ep 516 - Efforts for a UN Office in Asia
Efforts for a UN Office in Asia 151-36-13-40 - March 25, 2022
Today is an exciting day for me to go to Chicago. I (will) start traveling again today.
Today I’d like to talk about “Efforts for a UN Office in Asia” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
The world today is experiencing confusion due to environmental pollution, conflicting ideologies, wars and political conflicts. This is also the reason we must attend True Parents as the center. Otherwise, the path to global unity will become prolonged. In order to attract the attention of the world, and particularly that of Asia, to the issue of the unification of the two Koreas, I declared that the 5th UN Office must be opened in Korea. All nations in Asia would wish to have a UN Office opened in their countries too. However, through the rally to promote the launching of the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace, this issue was well presented and all participating countries, including those in Asia, were inspired to help Korea. This is because it is the nation where True Parents were born and also because God must realize His Will through this nation at all costs. This nation, however, hasn't realized the importance of the position it is standing in. Hence, we must let it know. (2016.04.10, Beom-ll-Jeon, Busan)
The UN was established after World War II and is already celebrating its 70th year. And, whereas, there are UN Headquarters Offices in New York, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi, there is no such office in Asia. Yet, when we observe the current state of the world, the geopolitical, economic and political center of gravity of our world is shifting toward Asia. With this in mind, UPF and other affiliated organizations of our movement are advocating that the establishment of a 5th United Nations Office in the land where, 66 years ago, the UN intervened, shedding blood, sweat and tears for peace, be considered. (2016.02.15, National Assembly Members' Hall, Seoul, Korea)
Today, let's take a closer look at the establishment of a 5th United Nations Office in Korea.
The United Nations Secretariat is the branch/regional office of the United Nations Headquarters. The 1st Secretariat is headquartered in New York, USA in accordance with the United Nations Charter, the 2nd Secretariat is in Geneva, Switzerland for European affairs, the 3rd Secretariat is located in Vienna, Austria for nuclear-related affairs in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the 4th UN is located in Nairobi, Kenya, a region in Africa for environmental/ecological conservation work. If the next is hosted in Korea, it will be the 5th United Nations Secretariat.
The 5th UN Korea Induction Movement was the first to propose establishment of the 5th UN Secretariat at the “UN Peace Day” disarmament seminar held at the UN Secretariat in Geneva on September 22, 2009, when Park Joong-hyun, president of the Korean Peninsula Peace International Cooperation Network, was invited as a religious leader.
At the IIFWP Millennium General Assembly held at the United Nations Headquarters on August 18, 2000, True Parents advocated for the “DMZ Peace Globalization,” including a UN Peace Park, as shown below.
“I hope the entire demilitarized zone along the 155-mile military demarcation line that crosses the Korean Peninsula can be turned into a peace zone under UN jurisdiction. I believe the United Nations will take the lead in this effort and build exhibition halls, museums, educational sites, and peace parks in this zone in order to teach visitors important lessons regarding peace.”
True Mother also consistently emphasized the need to host the 5th UN Secretariat in Korea, and has been promoting it through UPF, Women's Federation for World Peace, and the Unification Korea Federation. In September 29, 2019, the 2019 Rally of Hope to Advance the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula was hosted to pray for the UN Secretariat to be hosted in Korea and the construction of the DMZ World Peace Park.
We would like to ask for your interest in True Mother’s advocacy for the movement for the 5th UN Secretariat to be hosted in Korea -- (that it) goes well with heavenly fortune and contributes greatly to the reunification of the Korean Peninsula.
In God's providence of restoration centering on Korea, everything is coming to a conclusion by True Mother, who came to this earth as the only begotten Daughter.
True Mother is determined to finish all of God’s providence in her lifetime.
Let’s really unite with True Mother and especially support the Korean peninsula providence.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: Principle of Creation 27 - Family Perfection is the Completion of the 4 Great Realms of Heart (Centered on True Father’s Words)
I would like to talk about this based on True Father’s word.
The Root Principle of Existence
<259-44>Adam and Eve stood in the position of God’s most beloved substantial object partner as the 2nd creator and inherited everything God feels as the 1st creator. It is the happiness of the 2nd creator to reproduce children in order to experience the 1st creator’s position and feel the happiness of child-sibling-couple-parent in place of God.
God is the 1st creator, Adam and Eve the 2nd creator, and their children were to become the 3rd creator. These four great realms of heart become the formal category, the root principle of existence humanity cannot help but follow
God's original purpose of creation was for Him to take the place of 1st Creator, Adam and Eve as the 2nd Creators, and Adam and Eve's children as the 3rd Creators.
Because of the Fall, God is the 1st Creator, True Parents are the 2nd Creators, blessed couples are the 3rd Creators, and the blessed children are the 4th Creators.
Based on this principle, True Parents proclaimed the era of the 4th Adam.
The era of the 1st Adam is the age of the fallen Adam and Eve, the era of the 2nd Adam is the age centered on Jesus, the era of the 3rd Adam is the age centered on True Parents, and the era of the 4th Adam is the age of all blessed families. Now is the time for all people to restore the positions of the original Adam and Eve.
Now is the time for everyone to become the owners of Cheon Il Guk by becoming like True Parents. Our blessed families are in an era in which each family takes the position of the Creator in place of God and True Parents, the position of the 4th Adam realm, and the owners of Cheon Il Guk.
This is incredible guidance from True Parents. Everybody needs to be a fourth creator(?). We are living in the era of the fourth Adam’s realm. We need to inherit our True Parents foundation. All blessed couples without exception need to be in the position of the fourth Adam’s realm.
The Concentration of Peace, Freedom, Happiness, and Hope
<259－44> When looking at Adam and Eve, if up and down(parent & child) become connected, then left and right(couple) and front and back(siblings) become connected and the family becomes complete. This is the place to find God and unite the mind and body of each individual. Man and woman become one and by becoming the foundation that can safely arrive as the unified God, Adam, Eve, and children centered on God, it becomes the base of the concentration of peace, freedom, happiness and hope.
God’s Idealistic Headspring
<259-42> Adam and Eve, positioned as the tangible and substantial 2nd creator, were to actively experience the 3rd creator through reproducing children. Thus the family is the foundation to experience the child-sibling-couple-parent’s 4 great realms of heart generation by generation. The family is the base to complete true love. Therefore it is possible to completely own heaven and earth through the union of God, humankind, and love. Thus it becomes the beginning of the headspring for an idealistic child-sibling-couple-parent.
Centering on the completion of the four great realms of heart, the three Great Kingships will be completed and we must go to the position of the realm of the royal family, which will be recorded forever before the kingdom of heaven.
The completion of the realm of the royal family is a title that can only be possessed by the single nation of Cheon Il Guk. Even if you achieve the four great realms of heart and the three Great Kingships, if you do not find and establish the kingdom of God, Cheon Il Guk, you will not be able to acquire citizenship as a member of the royal family of the kingdom of God.
Since True Parents proclaimed Cheon Il Guk, anyone can enter the realm of the royal family in the kingdom of heaven when they complete the mission of Heavenly Tribal Messiahship.
That is why I would like to encourage each blessed family not only to establish the kingdom of heaven centered on the four great realms of heart and the three great kingships, but everybody without exception needs to register in Cheon Bo Won, the condition to become a (cheon il guk) citizen as a member of the royal family. Do you understand? Without restoring and establishing one nation as cheon il guk, it is impossible. However, True Parents clearly proclaimed the nation of cheon il guk. That is why we have received such a great benefit to receive citizenship as a member of the royal family.
The Inevitable Formula Course for Human Beings
<263－57> Every human being is born as a son or daughter, grows as a sibling, becomes a couple, and eventually a parent. This is an inevitable formula course for human beings. The person who doesn’t pass through this is miserable in the spirit world. The person who doesn’t know husband’s love, parent’s love, sibling’s love, or children’s love cannot go close to God. That is why the Unification Church talks about the 4 great realms of heart.
The reason why we need to experience the 4 Great Realms of Heart is to experience God's heart and love to complete true love.
Therefore, if you do not experience the four great realms of heart, you cannot know God's heart forever.
That is why we need to establish the four great realms of heart in order to experience God’s heart centering on true love.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: Keep the First Love (2)
I would like to repeat from yesterday about keeping the first love. This is very important content. I would like to remind our brothers and sisters over and over. Let’s study the Bible verse first.
Revelation 2:1 – 17 To the Church in Ephesus
1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.
3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.
5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
1. People who have faith tend to ignore people who do not have faith. A person who practices what he believes is right judges a person who does something wrong. Then it is easy to lose love in my heart. The life of faith is not the claim of any belief. That's why “Let's worship!! Let’s do this! Let’s do that!” is not appropriate in the life of faith to take the lead by force. In a house with good faith, parents and their children may become enemies when parents tell their children, “Let’s worship,” or “Let’s go to church.” The children protest, saying, “We have freedom of religion, so why does my father force me to believe when he believes?” Aren't there some young people who try to oppose their parents because they hear that religion has freedom when they are a little bigger? However, because it is their child, a parent may try to control this or that and then end up being a person who is not respected by their children.
I mentioned it yesterday, but I'm going to mention it again today because it's so important.
What was the church in Ephesus rebuked for by the Lord?
It was that they had lost their first love. So, when do you lose your first love?
The church in Ephesus also made good efforts to keep the Word, but they judged brothers and sisters easily and could not embrace them with love. There was judgment, but no love. As a result, the church was becoming colder, and one or two members stopped coming to the church.
Those who are always negative in their life of faith or easily judge and ignore others are those who have not been moved by resurrection in their life of faith. People who easily criticize or ignore others are people who have lost their first love. Most of these people are in the formation stage and have the faith of a servant.
A servant's faith is always dissatisfied with their master. They easily conflict with their own Abel, and find it easy to see Abel’s negative side rather than their positive side.
It is easier for servants to practice their life of faith with a sense of duty and mission than it is to act from the heart.
That’s why (we need to) really take care of our children well, showing a model as a parent. Just pushing them to worship, “Let’s go to church,” is not a good way. We always need to show (them) a good model and move children’s hearts. Then encouraging them to worship and go to church is fine. Without showing (them) a model and only pushing them out of a sense of duty and mission (leads them to) not respect their parents.
2. The same is true of leaders. As a leader, if you emphasize your assertion to those under you while saying, “Do this and that,” there will be a backlash. Leading others so that no backlash occurs is real leadership. A respected leader is someone who leads others to follow with joy. Then, if you want to become a leader who makes others obey with joy, you have to cry a lot for the object. That is why we must serve as servants for all people. In particular, a religious leader must serve as a servant for all sinners in order to stand in the leader's position. Even though Jesus had the power, he did not make a strong claim to “believe in me” and rather served as a servant. There were many people who ignored Jesus, but in the end, he moved them.
What is a true leader?
They have the ability to inspire and impress their subordinates.
They lead the object partner to obey with joy so that they do not resist.
They shed many tears for the object partner because Cain, who is disobedient, must be subjugated.
They always lead a life of service with the heart of a parent. They are afraid of giving orders to others until they are moved.
3. If Jesus had gone out strongly while conducting wonders and miracles, people would have been frightened and scared and would have run away saying that if they met that person, something terrible would happen, or they would have been trembling with fear. Therefore, he did not come out strong, so it took a lot of time for people to resurrect the life of their inner person. When Jesus came to this earth and showed precious love, those people should have received that love and raised the value of Jesus. Instead, they took the love of Jesus and abused it. They wasted the love of Jesus while concentrating on fulfilling only their wishes. As a result, Jesus came with God's love and gave a lot of it, but he could not receive much recognition from others, and suffered much opposition and persecution before he died on the cross. As the Church in Ephesus tried to obey God’s Word, they judged their brothers and sisters more often and eventually lost their tears.
4. Being rebuked means you have lost your compassionate heart that feels sorry for others. Seven stars means the foundation of faith. What do twinkling stars in a dark night mean? In this false world, longing for God is compared to a heart like a star, so this can be said to be the foundation of faith. Golden lampstands mean the foundation of substance. We have true faith only when we have a foundation where we can be respected by others on this earth. You have to have a heart like stars on a dark night and then become a person like a golden lampstand. This means that only those who are reliable and not fickle will receive testimony that they are truly reliable. Gold refers to unchanging light, and the lampstand refers to making an unchanging foundation where you can be trusted as an object.
It is easy to lose one's first love if there is no compassion for the other person. This is an important point.
Therefore, no matter what the circumstances, even if the other person has committed a great mistake, if you lose your compassionate heart for them, you will be judging that person.
Our hearts become cold when we judge others in any circumstance. And then we lose our first love.
When you see the mistakes of people, you lose your first love if you don't have the heart to regard their faults as your own.
In Matthew 18:21-22, we read about Jesus' forgiveness. “At that time Peter came and said, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how many times shall I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I tell you, not only seven times, but seventy times seven.
Why did Jesus tell us to forgive others over and over again after seeing us? It's because if I don't forgive the other person, I lose my first love. Because if I judge someone, I lose my first love. True love is embracing and embracing and forgiving. That way you can keep your first love.
If we judge someone, we change our heart and mind. Whenever we judge, criticize or blame someone, our heart changes and becomes very cold and dry.
Parents judge their children, but because they have a heart of love and compassion, the children return to their parents.
Dear brothers and sisters, from now on, when we see the shortcomings of our brothers and sisters, let us first think of them as our own weaknesses, our own fault. Second, let’s think “I’m responsible for them” and educate them. Third, let’s think that “I have a one sided love for someone who has my sibling’s shortcomings under any circumstances.”
We need that kind of parental heart. Without a parental heart, if we criticize and judge and blame someone, I am telling you, you will lose your heart, your first love. That is why Jesus said you need to forgive again and again, (even) 490 times. You need to forgive because if you only judge and blame without forgiving, you will lose your heart, your first love.
God leaves the church that has lost its first love. And even when new members come, there are no people that remain because there is no environment for them to settle down (in).
We are currently running a movement to find three spiritual children, that is, a movement to find three new lives on the North American continent. Let's all go back to our first love. Let's create a church where new lives remain by embracing and loving each other.
Any living being and breathing life must be given (to) and receive first. Second, it grows well. Third, (it) multiplies all the time.
You are a living being if you are alive. The first condition is what? Always have good give and take. Secondly, always grow well. Thirdly, always multiply very well.
Are you alive or dead? If you are really alive, a living being and breathing life, (you) always have good give and take with your brothers and sisters, with your Cain and your Abel.
Secondly, you can grow well day by day.
Thirdly, you can definitely multiply all the time.
Since we joined the church, how much could we multiply?
If we are not producing spiritual children, it means something is wrong. That means your spiritual life did not grow very well. We need to reflect on that.
Are we dead or alive? As long as we live and breathe we have a mission. When we wake up, “Oh, my life is alive! That means I have a mission.” My mission is what? My mission is to save human souls. When I save a dead soul, my life can also gain strength and come back to life. The dead cannot save lives. We need to go back to the word and be stimulated and restore our first love.
What is the best way to grow my spiritual life? That is to save people. When you save people you are so excited and stimulated all the time. The most exciting thing is to save people’s lives.
Most of our first love was lost in the relationship between brothers and sisters and between Cain and Abel. That is why we need to go back and love brothers and sisters. I need to love my Cain and my Abel no matter what.
The Finding-3-Spiritual-Children campaign is a movement to restore our first love. We ask all brothers and sisters to participate in the campaign to find 3 spiritual children.
If you create an environment where new family members come to visit, the second generation who don’t come to church will come back.
If we create that kind of beautiful environment, any new guest who comes to our movement can settle down. They are very happy to survive in our movement. If we create that kind of environment, we don’t need to worry about the second generation. Those who do not connect to our church, who have a distant relationship with our church, there is no need to worry (about them). They will come back to the church automatically. In any movement any new life who comes (will) settle down and enjoy our church. I am telling you, those who do not come to our church will come back gradually.
How can we create that kind of environment? That is the issue. We need to go back to our origin. How did True Father begin his mission? When he was in Heung Nam prison, his mission was to have 3 spiritual children. Then he restored 12 spiritual children.
After being liberated from Heung Nam Prison, he came to Pusan …After completing his Divine Principle, how did he start? His mission started by witnessing to three spiritual children first. Then he later restored 12 spiritual children. What was the beginning point? The beginning point was to start with 3 spiritual children.
Jesus came to earth 2,000 years ago. His mission started by restoring 3 spiritual children. Then he restored 12 spiritual children, then 70, then he sent out 120 disciples to the world.
Since I came to America, I realized that we need to go back again. Jesus started from 3 spiritual children. Our True Father started from 3 spiritual children. That was the original point.
In order to create the environment to restore 3 spiritual children, we need to keep our first love. We need to create that kind of beautiful environment of first love. Love each other. Embrace each other. Forgive each other. And we need to show the model with a parental heart always wearing a servant's body.
If you create an environment in which your family members come to visit, I am telling you, no one among the second generation, no one among those who left the church … If we create that kind of environment, they surely will come back because the spiritual world will have already helped us. (There will be a) different spiritual atmosphere.
Since I came to America, I realized we need to come back to the original point. We need to restore 3 spiritual children.
Let’s make the North American church anew. Let's create the heavenly North American church that True Mother desires. If at least 120 brothers and sisters restore at least 3 spiritual children (so that we have) created 360 new members, I am telling you, our American movement will reach a great turning point.
Father said if we restore 3 spiritual children, it is easy to restore 12 spiritual children. The starting point is to restore 3 spiritual children. If you don't have 3 spiritual children, you will remain Cain forever. You will not be able to graduate from the level of Cain. Without Cain, how can we become Abel? In order to become Abel and enter the growth stage, we need to have Cain.
When we have Cain, our spiritual life will always grow day by day.
Let‘s take it seriously. How can we revive America? How can we resurrect America? Start from 3 spiritual children.♦
(Response to sharing) Let’s create that kind of beautiful environment in our movement, in our church. The church should be a place of rebirth. Anyone who comes can feel, “Wow! It is so warm (here)! There is so much Holy Spirit! How come they love each other (so much). Wow! The kingdom of heaven is here.” When we create that kind of environment, anyone who comes to our church will not leave. If we create that kind of environment, all our second generation will surely come back.
We need to start with ourself first. I cannot expect someone to be like that (on their own). I need to start with myself. At (the very) least when I go to church, I need to greet 3 people, 4 people, 5 people, 10 people, from my heart. It starts with my greetings from my heart. That will already change the environment.♦
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