Ep 482 - South and Central America Part 2
South & Central America 117-2-13-40 - February 19, 2022
Finally, I am going back to America today. When I think of meeting my beloved North American family members, my heart jumps and I get so excited. Yes, I can see you very soon!
Today I’d like to talk about “South and Central America” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
At one time, Argentina was a wealthy country. For Argentina to become a prosperous country once again, you need to change your way of thinking. To that end, all of its citizens should be armed with the Divine Principle teachings. You blessed families and ambassadors for peace should unite and take the lead in constructing a new nation. If you can make such a resolution at the Rally to Return to the Original Fatherland and Hometown on July 30, 2006, my visit here will have been worthwhile. You need to bear in mind that there are many countries competing with Argentina. Depending on your achievements, you can be in first place or last. The restoration of Argentina rests on your two shoulders. (2006.07.29, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
I believe you have the greatest responsibility in establishing Bolivia in front of God. You members have been given an opportunity. All you need to do is to establish as many people as possible on the side of the providence, through such means as the marriage Blessing ceremony of the Universal Peace Federation Speaking Tour to Return to the Original Fatherland and Hometown. What I came to realize on my recent tour of Africa is that, the more effort you make, the more prosperous you can make your country. If people who own fertile land remain poor, it is because of their ignorance. True Parents' teachings will not only help human beings reach maturity, but also revive Bolivia to become a blessed country. (2006.08.01, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia)
As True Mother toured the world, she held a blessing ceremony for the Universal Peace Federation for the Return of the Original Fatherland and Hometown.
Then let's find out what this rally means.
Rallies for the Return to the Original Fatherland and Hometown
<Chambumo Gyeong, P. 930> The Universal Peace Federation launched the rallies for the Return to the Original Fatherland and Hometown with a Seoul area rally on March 25, 2006 at Sun Moon University. Similar gatherings were held in Korea ’s main regions over the ensuing ten days until April 3, and a total of one million citizens attended.
At each event, True Parents proclaimed “God ’s Ideal Family and the Kingdom of the Peaceful, Ideal World” and presided over a marriage Blessing ceremony. From April 28 until May 10, True Mother held Universal Peace Federation events for the Return to the Original Fatherland and Hometown in 13 major cities in the United States and Canada. Thereafter, she held events in 180 nations with the participation of the True Children.
Beginning in the United States, with a rally in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on April 28, 2006, True Mother went on a 180-nation world speaking tour, ending August 19. In addition to presiding over Universal Peace Federation gatherings for the Return to the Original Fatherland and Hometown, she offered much guidance and encouragement to church members.
Having inherited the victory of True Father’s 120-nation speaking tour, and accompanied by True Children, she conducted Blessing events and proclaimed True Parents’ teachings. By doing this, True Mother restored the realm of the united Cain and Abel and the realm of lineage Eve had lost. She spread to the world the grace of changing lineage, together with a new proclamation of the Word.
As can be seen from the Rallies for the Return to the Original Fatherland and Hometown, all Rallies of True Parents ultimately concluded as a family movement centered on the Blessing.
Our unification movement, no matter how providentially external, has nothing to do with salvation unless it is connected with the Blessing in the end.
Although we have many conventions and rallies these days, it is ideal to do it with a Blessing if possible.
If all events and movements are not connected with Blessings, and if you do not follow up properly, you will tend to lean outward and lose strength and become tired easily. We need to know this for sure.
Our movement is a movement of the Blessing. The Blessing is everything. The Blessing is salvation. The Blessing is the change of blood lineage. That is why whatever we do, we need to finally connect to the movement of the Blessing. This is the point.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: Principle of Creation 19 - Living For The Sake Of Others
Let’s study again the content of the EDP:
Center of the Universe
● Considering the purpose of existence of the individual embodiments of truth that make up the material universe at different levels, we can surmise: energy exists in order to form particles, particles exist to form atoms, atoms to form molecules, molecules to form matter, and matter exists for the creation of all the individual entities in the universe.
In this way, all beings in the universe exist for the sake of others without exception. Living for the sake of others is the law of the universe. Apart from this law, no existence can exist.
● The activity of matter is for the purpose of constructing the universe.
● What is the purpose of the universe? What is its center?
> It is none other than human beings.
> This is why God, after creating human beings, commanded them to have dominion over the universe.
Human beings have dominion over the universe.
Based on this EDP content, let’s study Father’s words.
Inclinations of Our Mind
<72-19> Our mind is actually something truly splendid. When our mind receives one-hundred percent love, it desires to give back even more than what it received. That is why even though human beings had fallen, they can still have the hope and desire to return to the original world. This is because if, for example, I give person B grace amounting to one hundred, that person would want to return something that is more than one hundred. He would want to return that favor with a sincere heart. In that case, you will stand in a position where you would have to return that favor. At that time, you would try to return something that is more than 120 percent.
You have no idea how truly splendid it is that human beings have a conscience. Our conscience tries to give back even more than what it received. So the more you give, the more it grows.
Let’s say if I give 100, I would want to return more than 100 to 120 and 150. Also, if I receive 200 from my object partner, my original mind, my conscience, would like to return 250 or 300. As it goes on, it becomes bigger and bigger, so the conclusion is that we will give and receive forever, and we will live forever. But, if I give to my object partner and then the person doesn’t recognize it, the universe recognizes it, and God knows and returns more than that. If this law did not exist, God's eternal world of true love and happiness would not be achieved.
That is why it is a universal law that when you give sincerely, you receive sincerely. But It is not returned from the universe because you did not give sincerely.
That’s why I am inspired thinking about give-and-take action. The more you give, then those who receive from you, their original mind and heart, want to return more than they received. This is our beautiful original mind. I want to return more than I receive. Everyone has an original mind. When we follow our original mind and apply (this principle to our) lifestyle, surely we can establish God’s kingdom of heaven on earth.
When you return that favor to person B, we come to the conclusion that it will be returned at over 120 percent. In this way, when the subject partner and object partner engage in give and take action, they rotate in a wider circle which leads to the establishment of the concept of eternity. Consequently, we arrive at the conclusion that in order to seek eternalness, God was compelled to lay down the principle of “existing for the sake of others.” (Applause) It is from here that dev elopment and prosperity arises.
When I want eternal true love, it's simple. At first, you should give to your object partner. Second, when you give, do it with sincerity. Third, give and forget and feel sorry for your object partner that you did not give more.
If we follow these give and take principles in our lives, we can live a beautiful life. Also, you will always live joyfully and happily. When you always give and receive first, if you have a habit of giving more than you received, the amount of true love increases and the quality of true love gradually increases according to the laws of the universe, and you will always develop and grow.
I am really inspired when I share about the principle of give-and-take action. Since I understood this content and applied it to my daily life, to be frank -- of course, I am still trying to reach a certain standard -- I never worry about what to eat, wear and drink. Since I realize this, I try to focus on how to give more. The rest is God’s portion of responsibility. I try to focus on how I can give more.
This kind of lifestyle is very exciting. It does not matter whether someone returns (something) to me or not. I believe that the universal principle definitely will (reciprocate). Whenever I give, God or the universe will return (something) to me. Let’s say if God and the Universe did not return (something) to me, I am still ok. Why? This universal principle is unchanging and absolute. I absolutely believe in that.
That’s why whenever I see this principle of give-and-take action, I am so inspired. Wherever I go, I can survive. I can be inspired all the time. Wow! The life of giving is so beautiful, so exciting, always joyful and thankful. This is happiness.
Even though sometimes situations are not easy and are uncomfortable and there is unhappiness and many things happen, but at least if you keep this mindset -- “How can I be more like God, like our True Parents -- then you immediately recover from difficulties and problems. Let’s try this lifestyle like (that of) our True Parents.
The reason why God established the principle of existing for the sake of others, is to establish the center. The more a person lives for the sake of others, the more he becomes the central figure. Without that kind of standard, the center cannot be established. A person who offers his life with the intent to exist for the sake of others, shall without fail become the central figure with each passing day.
True Father says again “a person who lives for the sake of others shall, without fail, become the central figure.”
The more a person lives for the sake of others, first, (the more) he becomes an heir who inherits the great achievements and performances made by all his ancestors who have come and gone so far. Second, the more he becomes the central figure and owner. Third, as a representative on behalf of God, (the more) we continue to develop and grow.
That’s why one of the fundamental universal principles is what? Living for the sake of others. Everybody knows this universal principle. They know how to gain happiness. My happiness only comes from the object partner. Therefore, there is no other choice. The universal principle is like that. Without loving, without serving, without attending, without living for the sake of others, there is no way to gain happiness. If there is a way, please tell me. I can practice it.
The universal principle is amazing. Without exception you need to live for the sake of others. Anyone who unites with this universal principle, which is living for the sake of others, I am telling you guaranteed, your life will become a very happy, joyful life. You can overcome any trials and problems.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: Establishing of the Foundation of Substance
1. The foundation established centered on the relationship between Cain and Abel is the foundation of substance. On our path of faith, we need to have an Abel as a representative for God and True Parents. As an object in front of Abel, we must know our position well and do our mission well. As your faith grows, you have to know God’s circumstances, and at the same time, you have to stand in Abel's position and work to find and set up your object. My object is what makes my foothold. The reason Jesus came to this earth and died on the cross was that he did not have anyone who believed in him as the Messiah. This is because those who were prepared did not recognize Jesus and distrusted him, so he could not stand in the position of the Messiah and fell to the position of John the Baptist. John the Baptist was supposed to testify to Jesus, but while Jesus was doing the testifying mission that John the Baptist had to do, Jesus was distrusted and died. In this way, my base and position are determined according to the object.
In order to establish the foundation of substance, the most important thing is to set up an object partner who becomes a foothold.
All beings without an object cannot become a subject. It's like you can’t become a parent without children, right?
When there is a subject partner, there should be an object partner. That is a universal principle. The law of the universe is that where the subject is, there should be an object, and where the object is, there should be a subject. Who would treat me as Abel when no one is my object as Cain? Who would call me father or mother when I don't have children?
In that sense, for Abel, Cain is absolute and my savior. It is the absolute truth that you should have children to become a parent. In that sense, the savior for parents is their children.
Eventually, if no one respects and follows me, I would forever not be Abel. I would also still remain as Cain forever.
In order to make myself grow, it is necessary to have Cain. So I should find Cain and nurture him well with a parent’s heart so that the position of the foundation of substance can be settled.
To become Abel, I need to receive proof of Cain. It means I should become a qualified person who can be respected and served in front of Cain.
That’s why this is a universal principle. When there is a subject partner, then there is an object partner. The Cain and Abel relationship is really necessary. Definitely we need to relate the subject partner and the object partner between Cain and Abel.(?)
2. The relationship between the subject and object is very important in establishing the foundation of substance. Depending on the object, my position changes and it greatly affects my growth of faith. Consider marriage for example. Marriage is a very important event for anyone, and it is also a major turning point in life. When married, two single virgins meet as bride and groom. The title of bride is obtained because of the groom, and the title of groom is obtained because of the bride. Marriage from the standpoint of a virgin is a great change. Next, the same applies to the relationship between parent and child. Only when a child is born, the title of parent is obtained. Who names the title of parent? It is given by the children. Likewise, our spiritual growth is determined by the object, and our spirit grows because of the object. Through our relationship with True Parents, we have gained the position of sons and daughters of True Parents.
To achieve the ideal family, you need 4 titles given to you by other people. Without these four titles, you can never enter Heaven. First, do you have any children who call you Mom or Dad? Second, do you have a spouse who calls you bridegroom or bride, husband or wife? Third, do you have a sibling who calls you their older or younger brother, or older or younger sister? Fourth, do you have parents who call you son or daughter?
In this way, my position is determined according to the other person. Do you have spiritual children who call you their spiritual father or mother? If there is no such person, I am still Cain.
No matter how well-rounded I am and how much I sacrifice for the sake of God’s will, if there is no one who calls me a spiritual parent, then I am still Cain.
If I make a lot of Cain figures through witnessing, then I will be able to stand in the position of spiritual parent and lay the foundation of substance.
Therefore, a spiritual child is a very essential element for me to walk the path of parents first in faith and spiritually. Also, to have spiritual children is to acquire the qualification of love to have my own physical children.
If you have your own physical children without having spiritual children, you cannot produce children of good quality because there is no achievement of love that made Cain surrender. If you receive the Blessing and start a family without having spiritual children, you cannot have children who are better than their parents.
I must walk the course of laying the foundation of substance through spiritual children in order to give birth to children of God who are better than me. Spiritual children are the best way to upgrade the quality of my love and make me grow.
Spiritual children are so important.
3. Because humans have a relationship with Satan, we become children of Satan. On the other hand, because of the Messiah, we are given the name “children of God.” My position is determined depending on the other person. Judging from this principle, even Jesus must have children to be given the title “father.” Jesus became the Messiah, but he could not get the title of father. That's why we don't call Jesus “father.” The Bible called Jesus and the saints brothers. If Jesus held the wedding supper of the Lamb and the disciples who followed Jesus were blessed and stood in the position of children, how could the Bible refer to Jesus as a brother? Even in the world, when you get married, your name and position change. In the Korean tradition, when you get married, you don't call the person by name directly, but by the title that fits their position. Titles such as Mom, Dad, Grandpa, Grandma, etc. are called due to the existence of the object.
There is no salvation for Abel without Cain. In that sense, Cain is my savior. (That is) because through Cain, I can become a spiritual parent and the way is opened for me to draw closer to God.
Of course, at the formation stage, Cain's savior is Abel. However, at the growth stage, Abel's savior is Cain. At the formation stage, I am saved by serving Abel, and at the growth stage, I am saved when I serve Cain, and Cain respects and serves me.
Therefore, in order to make Cain surrender and to gain many Cains, we must have the concept of serving and attending Cain rather than the concept of dominating.
4. Your position changes depending on what kind of relationship you have with the other person. After we met True Parents, the relationship between True Parents and us is determined. True Parents stand in the place of parents, and we stand in the place of children, thus forming a parent-child relationship. Likewise, if we also witness and have spiritual children, the spiritual parent-child relationship will be established as the spiritual child serves me as the spiritual parent. By raising spiritual children, my faith grows. In this way, when we walk the path of faith, our position is decided as an object because of Abel, and as we raise spiritual children, we have the position of Abel. Like this, we grow in faith through relationships. Therefore, my faith cannot grow without the relationship between spiritual parents and spiritual children.
God was also called the Creator God until the Messiah came and restored fallen humankind to God's children. Even the title of Heavenly Father is not a complete title. Then, what is a complete title? For that, God needs an object who calls Him “parent.”
Fallen human beings do not yet have the right to call God their parent. Unless God restores fallen human beings and they become children of God, even God has no right to be called “parent.”
However, through True Mother, God's title was changed to Heavenly Parent. How amazing is that? Only now did God become our Heavenly Parent. It means that we blessed children have made God our Heavenly Parent.
No matter how many times True Parents shout and declare that they are True Parents when they come to this earth, how can they become True Parents if there is no person and no foundation to call them True Parents?
Of course, the Messiah is sent by God. However, in order for the Messiah to become True Parents, and in order to acquire the title of True Parents, true children must appear.
If you do not have children who can call you, “You are True Father. You are True Mother, you are my parents,” no one will call you (these titles). No one called Jesus “You are my parent.” Why? Jesus could not marry. He had no experience of marriage. Even though True Parents proclaimed, “I am the messiah,” as the True Parents that means they already laid the foundation of incredible sacrifice for the sake of the world. They blessed so many people who became God’s children. That’s why True Parents can proclaim based on that foundation, “I am the messiah. I am the True Parents.” Without a foundation, without giving birth to children, how could they have declared that they are True Parents?
Of course, the Messiah came with the qualifications of True Parents. Before True Father had the Holy Marriage, we called True Father our Teacher. However, after True Parents got married, Father and Mother began to be called True Parents as True Children were born and many blessed families were created.
Why can't we call Jesus True Parents? That’s because Jesus died without getting married. That is why Jesus is still called a brother in Christianity.
Likewise, it should be clearly understood that the title of Abel is given by Cain, right? We cannot deny that.
5. My value and position are determined by the other person. Therefore, after being in the position of a sibling, you can get married and go out to the position of parents, which is the same as going from the position of the bride and groom to the position of parents. The course of faith goes that way. Until now, all religions and Christianity did not know this. In this way, in order to step out into the position of adopted son, you must change into a stage of understanding Abel's inner circumstances from the position of servant. If you live centered on your circumstances and then come into and understand Abel's circumstances, your heart already changes. When I get closer heartistically like this, my position changes. I change from the servant's position to the adopted son’s position, and from Cain's position to Abel's position. In this way, the foundation of substance grows through the relationship with the other person. Therefore, doing well in this relationship establishes the foundation of substance.
Dear brothers and sisters, how can you stand in the position of the adopted son from the position of the servant? And how can we establish the foundation of substance after the foundation of faith?
It is impossible without having Cain who respects and follows you. Without Cain, the foundation of substance cannot be established. Without the foundation of substance, the foundation for the Messiah, in other words, the foundation of love for the couple to begin, cannot be established.
Then, what do you need the most to build the basis for the foundation of substance? It is spiritual children. Then, what should you do in order to make a spiritual child? You should witness to people. Witnessing is finding the object partner of my love.
Would you stay home to find witnessing guests ? Or do you want to go out to witness?
Dear brothers and sisters, if you don’t witness, you will be a servant forever. If you don’t witness, you will be Cain forever. If you don’t witness, you will not know your parents' heart, and you will not have descendants who are better than you.
Witnessing is filtering out the fallen lineage and purifying it. If you don’t witness, there is no way to remove your fallen natures forever. Do you witness then? Or do you not witness?
How can we establish the foundation of substance? Of course we need to attend our Abel. At the same time we need to have Cain. Parents cannot become parents without children. In order to become spiritual children ... without Cain how can you become a spiritual parent?
That is why people starting family as a husband and wife, you need to practice spiritual parent leadership. Finally when you enter the completion stage with your spouse, that is real. You can become a true father and a true mother, become true parents. That is why we need to properly go through the foundation of faith and foundation of substance. Based on that foundation, we can establish an ideal family. This is an absolute course.
So far we have learned many religious doctrines from the Bible, but it never taught us about formation, growth and completion stages. The Divine Principle is so clear! It teaches us step by step very clearly what to do. Let’s become champions of witnessing. Let’s become great spiritual parents. Then many people will follow us and respect us. We will have a lot of Cain’s who respect us. This is the way we can nurture our heart, grow up and establish the ideal family in the future.♦
NOTE: This lightly edited transcription may contain errors and omissions. Indecipherable or uncertain words and guesses are tagged with a “(?)” and indecipherable phrases, with an ellipsis “ ...”. First, second and third person pronouns have been left as spoken if the meaning is clear, and other apparently Korean English expressions have been preserved. Some repeated phrases have been eliminated. This text and the powerpoint slides from this speech are available as pdf files at the top of this text and at text.morndev.com & yong.hoondok.com. Audio only is available at anchor.morndev.com, spotify.morndev.com & audio.morndev.com.♦