Ep 449 - Cheon Jeong Gung and International Headquarters Part 3
Cheon Jeong Gung and the International Headquarters 84-9-12-40 - January 17, 2022
Today I’d like to talk again about “Cheon Jeong Gung and the International Headquarters” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
National messiahs, regional presidents and special emissaries, you have to have a strong sense of mission and responsibility and focus on how to turn your region and nation around toward God. We know this is possible based on Christian history. When the Roman Emperor accepted Christianity, Christianity became the people's religion.
Currently the entire world is in chaos. It does not know which way to turn. We must step forward. Sparing not one minute, even one second, we must seek ways to save even one more human life. Without our awareness, Heaven has made many preparations for us. We have to grasp hold of the hands of God who has prepared all of this for us. Our great contribution to help God and humanity shall determine the destiny and future of the world. In light of this, I am saying please do not squander your time.
Throughout the world, many people are striving to live good lives. They do not know God's providence, but they are trying to be good. How grateful they will be when we convey Father's words to them! What a precious thing it would be if you shared Father's words with one person, and then that person shared it with their neighbors, and it spread to their tribe and nation, and they all turned around and came to True Parents! As I was looking at the banyan tree, I thought, "Ah, this is a tree that is fulfilling its purpose as God intended!" Like this tree, you young people need to understand the precious Will of God and share His blessings with the world as blessed family members.
I have moved the International Headquarters to the Cheon Jeong Gung Palace. Henceforth our Heavenly Parent will directly guide everything. Even offering your small strength or a small condition of devotion, you must not miss the chance to unite with True Parents moment by moment. I am saying that you must not let the remainder of your life pass by without leaving your mark, without shining like the sun. We alone represent the hopes and dreams of the people of the world. Wherever you go, you must create a joyful environment. Let True Parents be the center of that environment. If you move forward attending True Parents, you will be able to achieve unlimited development and victories. (2014.05.11, Cheon Jeong Gung)
True Mother said without sparing one minute, even one second, we must seek ways to save even one more human life. She said that since Heaven prepared everything without our awareness, we can expect to see results whenever we do activities. In this regard, True Mother is urging us to do our best without wasting time.
In the end, True Mother says to produce many citizens of Heaven while we are on Earth. Let's take a look at True Father's words on this.
The Best Wealth Among Wealth in Spirit World
<221-349> Now then, Teacher lives a difficult life like this. Why? Just like a woman prepares the items for a marriage ceremony when she marries, I have to prepare indefinitely in order to enter spirit world and make an honorable return home to the original world. To bring the items necessary for a marriage here is like bringing a lot of people to heaven. You cannot produce people of heaven in the spirit world.
<226-236> In order to go and settle in the infinite spirit world, you have to produce many people of heaven on this earth. The question is who can save many people of heaven while living on the earth? This is the wealth among wealth in that world. What about money or honor? That's nothing. Anyone can have that. However, not everyone can have people of heaven. That's the most precious thing.
<220-264> This is a precious time, so don't just waste your time. When you go to the spirit world, your ownership is the people who God wants. You cannot produce people of heaven in the spiritual world. The people of heaven are nurtured on the earth. Do you understand? The vast Heaven is empty. We need to know that it is God's demand for the Unification Church today to fill this empty space. So, if you restore a lot of God's people on Earth and go to spirit world with them under your name, you should know that this becomes your possession of love in the eternal world. Your level in spirit world varies depending on how many people of heaven you have produced. This is happening on Earth for the first time. It is important to know that now for the first time in recorded history is the only good time to produce many people of heaven centered on True Parents, and a person with many results can enter the highest Realm of the Royal Family in the kingdom of heaven.
Beautiful guidance from Father! Father and Mother encourage us to multiply more heavenly people.
Father said If you go to the spirit world, the reality is that the vast heaven is empty. This is because only blessed families who have received the Blessing are eligible to enter heaven.
Therefore, God's demand for the Unification Church blessed families is to make many people of heaven while they are alive on the earth. (We should) restore at least 430 families through Heavenly Tribal Messiahship.
In the end, my possession of love in the spirit world depends on how many people of heaven I have produced on earth.
In addition, True Father said that all blessed families should enter the Realm of the Royal Family in heaven through Heavenly Tribal Messiahship. Even blessed families who just receive the Blessing and realize the Four Great Realms of Heart and the Three Great Kingships cannot enter the Realm of the Royal Family.
This is very important. Every morning we recite the Family Pledge, right? The four great realms of heart, three great kingships and the (realm of the) royal family. When we talk about the four great realms of heart and the three great kingships, we can establish these in our family.
The royal family is different. What does it mean? It is the king’s family. Without restoring one nation, one sovereignty and one people and officially proclaiming cheon il guk, we cannot create the royal family. The royal family means we have already declared cheon il guk and restored one nation, one sovereignty and one people.
Then all blessed families, when they register (in the cheonbo won), can become a royal family.
You need a country (in order) to become a royal family. However, since True Parents proclaimed Cheon Il Guk, the kingdom of heaven, anyone who enters CheonBo Won by setting proper conditions for completing the Heavenly Tribal Messiah mission becomes the royal family of Heaven.
Without registration in the Cheonbo won -- we are blessed families, that’s fine -- but we have not yet become a royal family. Even though we have not substantially restored one nation, one sovereignty and one people, Father and Mother have completed all the indemnity conditions. Based on that, True Parents officially proclaimed cheon il guk. Cheon il guk, God’s nation, has already begun centering on the CheongPyeong holy ground area. The heavenly people are all the blessed families centering on our True Parents’ sovereignty. That is why
Before we substantially restore one nation, Cheon il guk is already established. Anyone completing heavenly tribal messiahship who registers in the Cheonbo won means you register to enter the royal family.
We can complete the four great realms of heart and the three great kingships in our family, but to become the royal family is a different story. The royal family means the king’s family. We already have a king. We have a political system and a heavenly system of sovereignty. Everything is already set up. That is why we can become the royal family.
In fact, only when the Nation and sovereignty of God are actually restored can you become a citizen of the kingdom of heaven and be registered in the royal family.
Now that Cheon Il Guk has been proclaimed, anyone who is registered in the CheonBo Won can become a member of the royal family in the kingdom of heaven.
Father has mentioned this many times when he has talked about the heavenly tribal messiahship. When we fulfill our heavenly tribal messiahship, this is the qualification to become the royal family. How do we produce heavenly people? Through heavenly tribal messiahship. True Mother has emphasized this again and again.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: Principle of Creation 9 - Life of Give and Take Action
• Through the agency of universal prime energy, the subject and object elements of every entity form a common base and enter into interaction. This interaction, in turn, generates all the forces the entity needs for existence, multiplication, and action.
• The interaction generating these forces through this process is called give and take action.
Based on this EDP content, let’s study Father’s word related to give-and-take action.
True Love is Love that Desires to Give Even After Forfeiting One’s Life
<252-101> Why do man and woman have to marry? It is because of love. Man and woman were born because of love, thus try to seize love. This cannot be done alone. It can be done by people who live for the sake of others, and when two people love for the greater good. True love starts at the place where giving at the cost of one’s life, sacrificing one’s life and forgetting that they have given. Therefore the bible says, ‘Whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it’. You didn’t know what this meant.
<252-101> True love is love that desires to give even after forfeiting one’s life. Even in the human world, parents, mothers love their children and worry about them up until the their last breath, and if they have a longer life, they will live more for their children. Traces of true love, a seed, can be found in that place. Because this exists, the providence of restoration is possible.
Very profound meaning.
True Father said that true love starts with sacrificing one’s life and forgetting, and still wanting to give even after sacrificing.
True love is giving the most precious thing. Then, what is the most precious thing for humans?
Of course, love. But when we talk about love, we are talking about life. The most precious thing for humans is our one and only life. It is more precious than money, honor and power.
True love is (being) willing to give your only life -- you have one life, right? -- you can give the only life you have for the object partner you love.
Do you love God? Then, can you give your life for God? Do you love True Parents? Then, can you give your life for True Parents?
Do you love your wife? Then can you give your life for your wife?
What does the Bible mean that those who want to die will live, and those who want to live will die? Dying for the other person means giving even the only life I have for them.
It means that I will give 100% and 120% of everything I have for the other person. If you give to the other person completely -- even your life -- it will surely return to you according to the laws of the universe.
“Those who want to live will die” means that I think of my life first before others. This means that I will eventually lose everything because I want to live first and not sacrifice for the sake of others.
In that sense, true love is wanting to give even while losing your life. In the human world, parents love their children and worry about them up until their last breath. The providence of salvation is possible because everyone’s original human nature owns this love.
We are talking about giving 120%. It means giving even your life. Then you give everything, right? If you are still alive, that is not completely giving. You still have life. Giving everything, (means) even (giving) your life. Completely giving means giving even your life. Fully sacrifice. Fully invest. Completely giving 120%, then surely the universe will come to you.
That’s why those who become saints and sages willingly sacrifice their lives.
Even our beloved Jesus gave his life. He had only one life. He came as the messiah. He was God’s only begotten son. Such a precious life! He gave (it) for me, for the sake of all mankind. When he died in the last moment he was forgiving his enemies. That is why Jesus was a man of true love. He had nothing left. He gave what he had, even his life. He completely gave. Then all human beings gained spiritual salvation. Anyone who believes in Jesus can gain spiritual salvation.
Giving 100%,120% means (that) nothing (is) left over. But you have life. That means you still have not given 100%. Giving 100%, 120% means “I am ready to die anytime for my children, my spouse, True Parents, Heavenly Parent, including my enemy.”
What kind of love is true love? Our True Mother’s life is like that. We need to pray about that. “Heavenly God, at any time I can offer my life for you because you are the one who gave everything for me. Now it is time for me to dedicate that kind of lifestyle for you, Heavenly Parent.”
The Bible says, “Those who want to die, will live. Those who want to live will die.” “Those who want to live” means putting(?) your own self first -- (that is) pretty(?) self-centered. Thinking(?) (of) yourself first does not work.
What kind of God is this? He is an incredible guy! How did God create human beings in such a way? Until now I did not understand (this verse) very much: “If you want to live, you will die; if you want to die, you will live.” You need to be serious about that. But when I understand it centering on the point of true love, I really admire it.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: The Secret to Jesus’ Life of Grace
1. How was Jesus able to give and receive with Heaven even though he was distrusted by many around him and had no object partner to have give and receive with on Earth? Jesus had a miserable life. This could be questionable. How did he survive? According to the Principle of Creation, all beings are made to give and receive to gain energy.
The subject partner and object partner need to have give and take. This is a principle of the universe.
Jesus came as God’s only begotten Son, but even he cannot escape God's Principle of Creation. The law that no one can grow without an object applies to everyone. Jesus also needed an object partner to advance God's providence. He also had to grow by receiving strength and grace from the object partner. Grace does not just come from Heaven -- this is an important point -- and those in higher positions. When I move the object partner, I receive grace from them and gain strength.
When we receive grace horizontally and vertically, our physical and spiritual health can really improve.
2. What is grace? Grace is when the subject and object give and receive well in real life. It is grace to realize the Words and be happy with them, and it is also grace to realize the Words and give and receive well between siblings. Grace means that God resides there. In other words, God is with me.
Whenever I think about God, I can feel that God is with me. That is God’s grace. When you read God’s word and are so inspired, God is with you. That is grace. You can feel full of beautiful unity between husband and wife, between siblings -- that is grace. That is why human beings need to receive grace. Otherwise, according to universal principles we cannot survive. Vertically we need to have give and take with Heavenly Parent. Through God’s word you are inspired and you can survive. But not just in a vertical way. You also need to receive some grace horizontally. When you have give and take with your brothers and sisters, your parents, your siblings, your neighbor, you are inspired by them and you will receive grace and feel God is with me. We call that grace.
In the end, joy is maintained and strength is received by good give and receive between the Words and my life of faith. It also lays a foundation on Earth. But Jesus had no one to have give and receive with on Earth. There was no one for Jesus to share his heart with, and he couldn’t speak the words deep inside him until he went to the cross.
3. However, one of the things that Jesus offered that expressed God’s Will and heart was the Lord's Prayer. "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven…" Jesus expressed that the Will prepared by Heaven should be fulfilled on the Earth, but did not mention anything specific. As such, Jesus came to fulfill God’s Will on the Earth, but no one tried to listen to him. Everyone wanted to meet Jesus due to their own situation and wishes. Among those who came to visit Jesus, no one listened to his circumstances and wishes and lived together with him for his sake.
Those who were cured by Jesus and came to Jesus: “O Jesus, who are you. Can I go with you? What is the source of your power? Why are you carrying on this kind of activity, Jesus?” No one asked Jesus about his inner situation.
4. Even many people who follow Jesus today do not know his original meaning. Jesus is just a friend of the poor, a doctor of the sick, and a savior of the unjust. Most people only know him this way. However, Jesus is not only a doctor for patients with incurable diseases, or a Lord of the poor. Because he was distrusted and mistreated on Earth, he had to start God's providence from the lowest position. He was not originally a person who just came for the main purpose of healing the poor and the incurable patients. Jesus, who had to spread the holy Will of Heaven on this earth, tried more than anyone else to spread God’s Will through holy people, priests, and those in power and save everyone, including all the poor. However, when the prepared people did not accept Jesus, he went down to the bottom and had to establish a relationship with the poor himself. At the same time, he couldn't tell anyone about his situation.
5. Then, how could Jesus live gracefully without an object partner? It is no mistake that Jesus must have lived gracefully relating with the spirit world. The secret of Jesus' being able to live like that lies in prayer. Today, we also have to maintain our own spirit through prayer. If we can’t give and receive with people on Earth, we often pray. Of course, through our pastor’s words, our spirits can gain strength, we can resolve our sadness, and take off our heavy burdens, but many people gain strength through prayer and jeongseong.
6. Have you ever had an experience of your heart becoming clear through prayer? The prayers that Heaven listens to always make my heart happy and I feel refreshed.
When I pray and pray, I think God listens. Then my heart is really clear -- in Japanese, “skinshipeh(?).”
When Heaven hears my prayers, I feel that my heart is about to burst. On the contrary, if I don’t have give and receive with Heaven, my heart feels very heavy. Then, how did Jesus maintain his foundation on Earth while traveling around relating with the spirit world? Isn't it questionable? To conclude in a word, many were indebted to Jesus. His foundation on Earth was made by his living for others and having many be indebted to him.
Unforgettable! In their entire life … they cannot forget Jesus because their sickness was cured by Jesus. Nobody can do this.
Those who were sorrowful could not forget their indebtedness.
This is the way Jesus gained strength and power and grace. Vertically he prayed and had give and take with Heavenly Parent. No one recognized him. Everybody distrusted him and persecuted him. How could he maintain his spiritual life? Without give-and-take action how could he survive? Wow!
Jesus served and served and served. He lived for others and had many who were indebted to him. They could not forget him. Through this kind of give-and-take action Jesus gained strength and power. Can you imagine someone (being) cured by me?
When I was young, my father was a doctor. Many patients came to my house. Sometimes it was midnight, one o’clock. They would knock and cry, “My child is dying, my husband is dying!” and they cried and cried. My father used acupuncture and this and that and they lived(?) again. They really cried and bowed down (to) my father and said, “I am so indebted to you.” I already have some kind of experience (of this) in my life with my father. Even though my father was very poor, he would gain strength (through this). When he helped someone, he received grace from heaven, and he had more power -- even though he was a very poor guy -- to help other people.
When we help others, we feel joy and happiness. God created us that way.
7. He visited and touched lepers in a village where no parent had ever been and loved the poor. There are things we owe others even in our lives. Now instead of owing others, others should be indebted to us. You cannot have someone better than you be indebted to you. Someone poorer than you should be indebted to you.
This is important. You need to create unforgettable memories for many other people. “Even if I die, I cannot forget. I am so indebted to you.” We need to make those kinds of incredible, unforgettable memories for many people. Then you will become a very rich man.
… Rev. Yo Han Lee said that when he was very young, he prepared a table for a beggar who came to his house. At that time, it was difficult for those around him to eat even two meals a day. Rev. Lee was at the Presbyterian Church in China, and one day, a blind beggar came and knocked on the door.
8. Rev. Yo Han Lee said he welcomed the beggar, set up a table, and served him well. However, the beggar did not come back after that. After a while, Rev. Lee met the beggar and asked, "Why aren't you coming back to my house?" The beggar replied, "I'm sorry. It was the first time in my life that I went into a room and received a meal. One time is enough for me," he said, "I couldn't forget it."
How can we make our life become like that? Eternally never forget it. Jesus could find that category of people. He knew how to help. Centering on your environment there are people like that. How can we have that kind of lifestyle?
However, just because you are told to treat a beggar, doesn’t mean you can treat anyone. This is because sometimes a spy disguised as a beggar can use me.
That is why you need to know how to distinguish what is good and what is evil: “This is a good guy or he will misuse me, utilize me.” You need to have a kind of spiritual sense. … Of course, it takes time to learn about that.
9. Even if you suffer in the same way, there are people I shouldn't be involved with and people I should feel sorry for. In order to distinguish them, we must open our own spiritual eyes. Then, how can you tell if you have spiritual eyes? You can know by meeting and talking with people. When I meet and talk with people, there are some who make me think, "Oh, I feel sorry for this person." There are some people I shouldn't be involved with. Some people have to go through more suffering before they make a realization. When we always try to live for the Will and are sincerely concerned for and treat everyone sincerely, we get a feeling about someone when we deal with them. If you are sincere, you can quickly know about the other person because God cooperates with you from behind. If you live for and are concerned for others with all your heart, your spirit eyes will brighten and become spiritual, and you will know about people. In this way, we must raise our internal selves.
When I live and love for many people, I know who I can help. My spiritual eyes are open.
One example case: When I attended Rev. Yo Han Lee for five years at the Korean UTS, I came to realize that this man is really amazing. When he looked at people, he knew exactly that (one person) needed money. This (other) person needed this kind of (thing).
How could he exactly know his actual situation? Anyone who needed help from Yo Han Lee was completely melted. Sometimes he would look in a person’s face and scold(?) (him) and scold(?) (him). Then that person would completely surrender. “I do not know what is going on!”
(If) you truly live for the sake of others, you can see a person’s heart, difficulties and problems -- everything. Why can’t you communicate heartistically with someone? Because you don’t have much experience serving people, living for the sake of others. When you live for the sake of others, you are giving something all the time for the sake of others and you know what they need exactly.
Those who do not give, do not serve and help others, never know what is going on. That is why husband and wife struggle. “I never know my wife’s (?situation?).” ““I never know my husband’s (?situation?).” “I don’t know what is going on. I don’t know how to deal with this guy.” That means before starting family, you don’t have enough of that kind of practice,
9. In conclusion, what is the secret of Jesus’ life of grace? Vertically he received grace from God in prayer, and horizontally he (created?) an unforgettable situation for many, many people. So many people were indebted to Jesus.
How can we keep God’s grace? We can learn here. Vertically, always have give and take with God centering on his word. I need to be inspired by God’s word. When you are inspired by God’s word, you have strength and power to practice for the sake of others. Vertical grace comes from God’s word, prayer and jeongseong.
Horizontally, at the same time, you need to receive grace. When you really serve others, many people are indebted to you. Then you can gain amazing grace from them.
Grace comes vertically and horizontally. When you receive grace vertically and horizontally, your spiritual health is (strong) all the time. Let’s practice that.
(Response to sharing) It does not matter how much money you have. You have a heart to give. Because of that kind of beautiful heart -- I think you inherited (this) from your ancestors’ incredible sacrifice and contribution -- I think this is the reason God called you to join our movement. I feel that. When you are too concerned about your family things, you cannot give. But when you purely give, God will return to you. God wants to see your heart and your attitude. That is the important point.
That is why when you … give something to the beggar, then … (don’t think), “I am helping that guy.” Do not think that way. … His situation is dark and he is searching for human beings and becomes a beggar.
(You should think), “I want to serve like God” and then forget it (that you gave). When you expect something (such as) his changing his lifestyle, that is a second matter. The important thing is your attitude when you give. What kind of heart should you have? This is a very important point.
Of course, sometimes we have to be careful of this and that, but I think today when you shared your experience, because of that kind of heart, God invited you and finally you met (your spouse) and … (gave you your) family.♦
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