Ep 525 - The Need For Environmental Protection Part 1
The Need for Environmental Protection 160-5-14-40-525 - April 3, 2022
Today is a very beautiful Sunday.
Yesterday, we had a lunch meeting with the Young Professionals at the Clifton Church in New Jersey. I think all of them are second generation.
They shared their concerns and excitement honestly and I shared with them the importance of educating their own children, ownership, and responsibility.
(We took a) group photo with Crescentia and all the staff of the Clifton Church. It was a beautiful time with the young generation.
And then, we had a meeting with Japanese members at the Clifton Church.
More than 70 members gathered and introduced themselves and shared one by one. It took a long time, but I wanted to hear each of their brief reports and sharing and greeting. It was a beautiful and incredible time. I really love all of them. Thank you for coming and joining us. Some came from far away, even Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I was so inspired to hear from them and offered some comments.
(We made a) group photo
Today I’d like to talk about “The Need for Environmental Protection” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
True Father loved nature. In particular he loved the ocean. The reason for that was that he wanted to solve the food problem for the people of the future. He worked very hard for that. In the future, you must continue to research and educate people.
A crisis is coming to our Earth. While hiking on several high mountains in the Alps, I also explored some ice caves. But the ice caves had begun to melt, and it shocked me. It seems likely that things like this are not happening only in the Alps. With ice at the North Pole melting and breaking off, the water level of the oceans is rising. Gradually the areas where people eat and live are being threatened. The Earth is being destroyed through the bad habits of human populations, but this must be prevented. We must save the Earth.
Our Heavenly Parent created heaven and earth with the dream of loving humankind. We must not let the Earth be destroyed while humankind has still not fully felt the embrace of God's heart. People who first come to know these things must educate others and prevent that destruction. We must begin a movement that attends God, the true owner. That is the only way for human beings to live and for the ecosystem of the Earth to survive. Together with his grandchildren True Father watched many videos about the coral reefs, and he thought about what had to be done to save the oceans. Because of people's shortsightedness and prioritizing their own needs above those of the world as a whole, the coral reefs are being destroyed. If the coral reefs are destroyed, the fish of the ocean cannot survive. As a result, people will not be able to eat and live. (2015.05.11, Hilton Hotel, Vienna, Austria).
True Father loved the ocean very much. He loved the ocean. The reason for that was that he wanted to solve the food problem for the people of the future. Our members must focus on the ocean providence more than True Parents loved the ocean. We must find young people to inherit True Parents’ ocean providence.
That is why I am seriously searching for someone who can really become involved in and inherit True Parents ocean providence. Now I am going to have a workshop for young people centered on the ocean providence.
True Mother continuously emphasizes to all mankind and warns “A crisis is coming to our Earth. The water level of the oceans is rising due to global warming. Gradually the areas where people eat and live are being threatened.” Therefore, we must educate people. We must save the Earth.
Then what must we do to solve this problem? Regarding the answer to this, True Mother said, “It cannot be done with the current laws or systems. We must begin a movement that attends God, the true owner. That is the only way for human beings to live and for the ecosystem of the Earth to survive.”
True Mother is saying that all problems can be solved only through the word of the principle and beginning a movement to love nature, the movement to love people and the movement that attends God.
That is why this is the same thing: loving nature, loving people, loving God. I think True Mother is very concerned about this global situation.
Let’s study more about True Father words regarding environmental issues.
<Cheon Seong Gyeong, P. 1398> Beloved citizens of Cheon Il Guk, in the Era after the Coming of Heaven it is possible to recover the ideal world of creation that was lost as a result of the Fall. God created all things in the universe, our natural environment, which are absolutely necessary for human prosperity.
People are meant to harmonize with nature; we as the subject partners of love and nature as the object partner, thriving under our management and perfected in beauty by our creativity. Let us not destroy nature and pollute the environment.
As citizens of Cheon Il Guk, please have the wisdom to protect and love nature. Return to nature and enjoy a life of liberation and complete inner freedom. To love nature is to love God and humanity. When human life resonates with nature, human character can blossom in perfection. The flowers of a true culture of heart, a true artistic world, will bloom. It will be the garden of Eden, the original ideal where God, people, and all creation live in complete harmony and express their original nature.
If you practice such true love in your daily life, how can God do anything but bestow great blessings upon you? You will live for all eternity in blessing and happiness.
True Father speaks of the present age as the Era after the Coming of Heaven, and says that it is the age of rebuilding the original ideal world that was lost due to the fall of mankind.
In the ideal world of creation, people are meant to harmonize with nature; we as the subject partners of love and nature as the object partner, thriving under our management and perfected in beauty by our creativity. Let us not destroy nature and pollute the environment any longer.
To love nature is to love humanity, and furthermore, to love God.
Due to the fall of man, the human spirit has completely entered the age of the last days and is running at the height of self-centered selfishness that can no longer be recovered. In addition, the environment is becoming so polluted that this planet cannot be left alone any longer.
Therefore, we are entering the era of the original ideal world of creation in which the natural environment centered on the body as well as the human spirit must be restored.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: Principle of Creation 29 - Family Completion is the Completion of the Realm of the Royal Family
Today we have a new topic.
We recite the family pledge every day, right? The realm of the royal family is mentioned in No. 3 of the Family Pledge. To complete a family, we must first experience Pledge No. 3:
Pledge #3: Our family, the owner of Cheon Il Guk, pledges to perfect the four great realms of heart, the three great kingships and the realm of the royal family by centering on true love.
To complete a family, to create a perfect family, you must first experience the four great realms of heart. This is actually the formation stage. Secondly, you must complete the three great kingships, which is the second stage. But this is not enough yet. Based on this foundation, thirdly, without exception everyone must be registered as a CheonBo citizen in the Heavenly Kingdom of cheon il guk and enter the royal family.
Today let’s learn how we can complete the realm of the royal family. What is the Realm of the Royal Family? Based on True Father’s word, I would like to explain it to you.
What is the Realm of the Royal Family?
1. <270-260, 95.7.16> It is the natural subjugation of Cain and Abel, and a world where they are unified.
2. The world of Satan in the Cain position must become one and establish the standard of restoring the right of the eldest son, the right of the parent, and the right of kingship thus creating an environment to enter Heaven.
Our True Parents often mentioned that in order to create the kingdom of heaven, we need to go through three processes of restoration. The first is the right of the elder son. The second one is the right of the parents. Finally, the right of the kingship. The right of the elder son is the relationship between Cain and Abel. The unity and harmony between Cain and Abel is a condition to restore the right of the elder son. Based on that foundation is the foundation to welcome the messiah. That is the right of parents.
After we restore the right of the parents is the condition to restore the right of kingship centered on God.
The realm of the royal family means that all blessed families are registered as citizens of Cheon Il Guk by proclaiming the kingdom of God, Cheon Il Guk, by establishing the standard of restoring the right of the eldest son, the right of the parent, and the right of kingship.
Therefore, unless True Parents proclaim the kingdom of God, Cheon Il Guk, no one can become a citizen of Cheon Il Guk and become the royal family of the kingdom of heaven.
That is why we need to really appreciate our True Parents. Since True Father passed away, after six months True Mother proclaimed cheon il guk officially. This is an incredible turning point. True Mother proclaimed and declared cheon il guk officially -- True Mother on earth and True Father in the spiritual world. When True Mother proclaimed cheon il guk, she opened the door of cheon il guk. True Mother centering on earth and True Father centering on the spiritual world, both sides opened the cheon il guk officially.
Cheon Guk means she officially proclaimed one nation, one sovereignty, one people. Without (this) proclamation of the cheon il guk substantially, no one could become (members of the) Royal Family. That is why it was so important.
The condition for registering as Cheon Il Guk citizens is to liberate and bless the ancestors up to the 430th generation. Horizontally, 430 families will be found and established.
The realm of the royal family is important. It is important to register as a cheon il guk citizen. Becoming a CheonBo Won member means you are officially recognized by heaven by True Parents. You are a citizen of cheon il guk. This is our final goal.
3. The Realm of the royal family is not one’s own son and daughter. (264-195,94.10.9)
4. All of humanity is in Satan’s position, Cain’s position. Our direct children have to bring the satanic world to the K.O.H. It must be continued until Satan surrenders. This is what we mean by the realm of the royal family.(265-253.94.11.23)
5. Originally, the realm of the royal family did not exist. It is to make the sons and daughters of the fallen world into younger siblings. Without standing as part of the realm of the royal family, Cain cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven.(267-151.95.1.4)
6. Abel has to rescue Cain, make him his younger brother, teach him the tradition of the realm of kingship, and as a royal offspring create an environment to enter heaven. (283,97.4.8)
In No. 5 Father said originally the realm of the royal family did not exist. What does that mean? If Adam and Eve had not fallen, they would have completed the three blessings. Then they are automatically the royal family. God’s position was the king, and Adam and Eve’s position was prince and princess. Because we lost this, we need to restore it.
The most important responsibility of our blessed families is to complete the realm of the royal family. The reason God and True Parents have blessed us is that our blessed families are centered on our tribe and connect the blessings. The final mission of the family is to connect the blessing to our tribe and have all 430 families participate in the realm of the royal family. We have to lead all 430 families to receive the blessing and enter the kingdom of God, cheon il guk, so that they can inherit the tradition of the royal authority as citizens of cheon il guk.
That is why without fulfilling the heavenly tribal messiahship mission horizontally and vertically and without registering in the CheonBo Won, you cannot become citizens of cheon il guk. That is why True Mother really encouraged all our elderly blessed couples working so hard, sacrificing so much to register in the CheonBo Won and become part of the royal family., heavenly citizenship. That is Mother’s wish. Even True Father mentioned the realm of the royal family many times. As a blessed couple, that is your final mission, (namely,) to register in CheonBo Won and become part of the realm of the royal family, Heavenly citizenship. You need to understand this point.
7. Realm of the royal family is not the direct lineage of Father. The direct lineage of Father is past indemnity.(258-229,94.3.17)
Many people say (being in) the realm of the royal family is like joining True Parents’ family. It is not that. (They say that) the royal family is only talking about True Parents’ children. It is not that. Everybody without exception needs to register and become (a member of) the royal family of True Parents.
8. We must make all humanity a part of the realm of the royal family. (256-327,94.3.14)
We came from the royal family, from the royal family blood lineage. Who is our father? Heavenly Parents is our parent. Internally heartisitically we say “You are our heavenly parent.” But in terms of the external system, in terms of the rule and law, we call God “King of kings.” Internally we call God “You are my parent,” but externally “You are my greatest king.”
Then who are we? We are princes and princesses, part of the realm of the royal family. How powerful this is! In order to rule the nation we need heavenly law. Without restoring one nation, one sovereignty, one people, without establishing cheon il guk, how can we say (we are part of) the realm of the royal family?
9. In order to make 5 billion (now 7.8 billion) people stand in the position of the realm of the royal family, My direct sons and daughters and Cain and Abel must absolutely become one. (249-114, 93.10.8)
Our job is not just that our family enter the CheonBo Won. We need to encourage my tribe centering on 430 families; we need to bring our Cain’s group to the kingdom of heaven. Let them become citizens of the CheonBo Won. That is why when Heavenly Father chose me, it was not just for me. He asked me to bring a minimum of 430 couples. Let them join the realm of the royal family.
Always I am talking to you about what blessing means. It means multiplication.
If as a blessed family we don’t multiply, then the blessing becomes a curse.
Why does Heavenly Father love me? Why did he choose me? There is a reason. We are chosen people. That means we really need to multiply the blessing to a minimum level: 430 couples. That is why Father said that when you complete heavenly tribal messiahship, I can tell you that you have completed your 5% portion of responsibility. It is very clear.
The Place the Royal Family Enters
<237－172, 1992.11.16>Those who have become princes and princesses of God’s love, who have become members of the royal family loved by the King and Queen, can enter heaven. Christianity preaches that those who merely believe in Jesus will go to heaven. They will learn the true state of affairs when they pass away. Once they enter the next world they will come to know whether my words were true or not. What is being claimed now is incomplete. All religious teachings up until the present have fallen short.
Is it true (that) if you believe in Jesus you can enter the kingdom of heaven? Father says this is nonsense. You do not know the structure of the kingdom of heaven. Father said clearly in order to enter the kingdom of heaven you need 3 conditions:
1. You need to complete the four great realms of heart;
2. You need to have the three great kingships experience -- grandparents, parents and grandchildren; and
3. You need to complete your heavenly tribal messiahship, and finally register in the ChoenBo Won and become a citizen of cheon il guk. Then you can enter the realm of the royal family.
There are three stages: formation, growth and completion stages.
If we are just at (the level of) the four great realms of heart and the three great kingships, that is not enough. Our final mission is to multiply the blessing, witness to so many Cains, (and bless) a minimum of 430 couples. I need to bring all of them to the kingdom of heaven. Let them become CheonBo Won members. That is the minimum portion of responsibility of each blessed couple.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: The Relationship Between One Person and the Whole
Romans 5:12-21: Adam and Christ
12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—
13 To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no law.
14 Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who is a pattern of the one to come.
15 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!
16 Nor can the gift of God be compared with the result of one man’s sin: The judgement followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification.
17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
18 Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people.
19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace. Isn’t reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Based on this Bible verse I would like to talk about “The Relationship Between One Person and the Whole.”
1. Let’s think about the title “the relationship between one person and the whole”. A person can be expressed as one being. Romans 5:15 says that many people died because of Adam's sin, but because of one man, Jesus Christ, many people received abundant grace free of charge. In the end, when you see that one person leads to the path of death and life, you can see how important one being is. If one of the people of our country died and the entire nation cried, how precious would he be? Looking at how the whole became sinners due to one person, Adam, isn't it a prerequisite for how noble he was before the fall?
You should know that one person represents the whole, not just one being. The perfection of Adam represents the perfection of the whole of mankind and the perfection of the universe as a whole.
Therefore, since Adam represents the whole, it is the fact that Adam's failure was the failure of all mankind and the failure of the perfection of the universe.
On the other hand, through the righteous death of one man, Jesus, all mankind benefited from spiritual salvation.
Through the victory of True Parents, all mankind and the spirit world received eternal salvation both physically and spiritually.
In the end, when you see that one person leads to the path of death and life, you can see how important one being is.
Know that I am put in a position where my family can be completed and all 430 generations of my ancestors can be completed by completing the portion of responsibility by me alone,
It is a sin to know myself as (only) one individual.
That is a problem. This is fallen man.
Just as God called Noah, Abraham, and Moses as the central figures to represent the people and nation, the fact that God has called me is that He did not call me as an individual. You should know that I have been called to represent my tribe, my people, my country, and the whole world and my ancestors.
We need to know that the blessings we received were not just for me individually, but to save the entire human race through me. In other words, you must know that I am called for the sake of the whole, not for the individual.
Adam represented all humankind. Jesus came as a representative of all history and of all human beings.
Why did God call us? We need to know that. Do not treat “me” as an individual any more. I represent my tribe, my nation and the whole world. God has a blueprint for why he called me.
2. If one person died and the whole was sorrowful, it would be understood that he was a person who was respected by many people and was a person who was supportive and touched the hearts of many people. However, if one person died but there was no sorrow over him, that means that he was someone who didn’t have any bond in front of the whole. Even if you say he died, if people say “ it’s no big deal” or “he died well,” you can tell that he was someone who only caused needless worry. If you look at it that way, you can clearly see that Adam was a person who could be a central figure in front of the whole, and that the whole of Adam became a sinner because of that person's sin.
If one person fails in their portion or responsibility, all the good spirits and tribe who cooperate with me will be in a position of failure because I am the representative of the whole.
Therefore, I must clearly know that I am by no means (only) an individual being.
3. From this perspective, there is no doubt that the present ‘me’ is a being that needs to be considered before the whole. I am a being that must be considered. It is important to know that it is not the “me” that should be centered on me, but that I am an indispensable “me” in front of the whole, and next is what the purpose of my existence is. As long as I am in the family within the Four Position Foundation to which I belong, I am “me” who exists for the whole family. Also, when I am in society, I am “me” who exists for the sake of society as a whole. When it comes to school, I am “me” who exists for the whole school. In this way, I am premised on the fact that I am an integral part of my affiliation.
We must know that in our life of faith, since I represent the whole, the existence of “me” must become a being that is absolutely needed by the whole.
Therefore, I have to become a being that is indispensable in front of the whole. It is the fact that I am the kind of being who does not matter if (I am present) or not.
Each human being is an indispensable being.
In the family within the 4 position foundation, I am “me” who exists for the sake of the whole family. Furthermore, it is the fact that I am an indispensable being that is absolutely necessary to my society, nation and world.
I can never sin if I know that I am for the whole. I stumble because I think that I am only for myself.
4. All the necessary body parts (hands, feet, etc.) are integral parts, so I consider them as a whole. Just as if one finger hurts, the whole body hurts, the essential beings are like the whole is one and one is the whole. We are our own family beings! Social beings! Tribal beings! Thinking this way, it is easy to think of ignoring individuals. The problem is that the emphasis is on sacrificing for the whole for the sake of the Will, so it is easy to ignore the individual while valuing the whole. In fact, there are many cases like this around us. When we ignore the smallest things, we make mistakes in the big things. You will find misfortune. Life will be miserable. So, if you value the smallest things the most, you become a valuable person even in dealing with the big things. Those who value the little things are entitled to the big things. In this way, you can see one being and the whole being connected.
Just as if one finger hurts, the whole hurts; (for) essential beings … the whole is (the) one and (the) one is the whole.
The problem is that the emphasis is on sacrificing for the whole for the sake of the Will, so it is easy to ignore the individual while valuing the whole.
When we ignore the smallest things, we make mistakes in the big things.
Therefore, when dealing with the smallest things, think of it as the whole and deal with it.
Just as each part of our body is connected to the whole, we must know that one being is connected to the whole.
5. There is a proverb in some countries that says that one who takes the smallest penny lightly and laughs will suffer misery for one penny. So those who ignore the smallest things are ignored by the smallest things. So, it means that the smallest thing and the whole are like one. If you look at history, one person made a big contribution for the whole. Didn’t all of today’s technological civilizations, energy civilizations, etc., benefit the whole very well because of one inventor? See how one person invents electricity, and then everyone uses electricity, and one person invents the airplane, so everyone can fly. How precious is a person and how closely is he related to the whole?
We have to live with the way of thinking that the smallest thing represents the whole.
Not only that, I should know that I represent my family, my tribe, my nation, the world, and the cosmos.
We mention it well in Family Pledge number 2.
Family Pledge 2: Our family, the owner of Cheon Il Guk, pledges to represent and become central to heaven and earth by attending the Heavenly Parent and True Parents; we pledge to perfect the dutiful family way of filial sons and daughters in our family, patriots in our nation, saints in the world, and divine sons and daughters in heaven and on earth, by centering on true love.
I must stand in the position where I represent the whole family as a filial son or daughter, represent the whole country as a patriot, represent the whole world as a saint, and represent the whole cosmos as a divine son or daughter.
Wow! The Family pledge guides us in such a beautiful way. We need to know that the value of each human is so incredible! I am not alone; I am a representative of the whole. I have such value, the value of the whole. If we think this way, no one will commit sin because “I am the representative.” True Father says that 20,000 to 30,000 ancestors are following each Unification member. If I fail, they all fail. If I have great success, all of them can have success. Wow! I am a representative of True Parents. We need to know our own value, (our) very important value.♦
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