Ep 677 - Women Will Play a Leading Role in the Ideal World Part 4
Women Will Play a Leading Role in the Ideal World - September 2, 2022
PDF Printable Text and Images + Testimony Terushi Nakaza
Key Points
When you give 100 percent for the sake of your object partner, the void created by your giving is filled with God's love and the power of God's love is put in motion.
When you try to live absolutely for the sake of others, you will activate infinite power.
In true love, when you infinitely give, it infinity returns, so it continues to give and forget. That is where the logic of eternal life manifests itself.
If you go with a grateful heart to places where you would have complained, it is heaven.
The unity of body and mind begins with a grateful heart. If you give thanks in everything, you will be able to take control of your body.
Heaven is a place where only those who live according to their conscience will go automatically.
By fulfilling our mission as tribal messiahs, going to Heaven or Hell is decided – not the normal hell, but the Unification Church spirit world only for Blessed families. It is like a waiting room beyond the top of the growth stage. Within that world itself, there is a middle realm, paradise and hell, where you go according to the results of your responsibility.
The first characteristic of human beings’ fallen nature is failing to take God’s standpoint. The second is leaving one’s proper position. The third is reversing dominion. The fourth is multiplying the criminal act.
Clearly know that our existence is related to God, the Father, and that we are his children who act only with his permission.
Our nature becomes fallen nature when we leave God’s standpoint.
Original nature maintains the subject-object relationship and multiplies.
Only life gives birth to life.
We today have to clearly distinguish God’s words “Do” and “Don’t do.”
Our original mind always has a desire to know about the Word, about God, about the Truth and about the purpose of life. Therefore, in order to satisfy this intellectual desire, education is absolutely necessary.
In terms of emotion, our original nature wants to meet and to form a heartistic relationship with, and longs for the subject partner of love, God or Abel.
Fish really bite jeongseong, longing, endurance and desperation. Many people can get answers through fishing by setting clear goals.
Transcripts from November 3, 2021 to the present, personal notes from November 11, 2020 until November 2, 2021 and slides from August 29, 2021 to the present are available at MD.Hoondok.com as PDF files.♦
I have finally joined you live; I am so happy!
I arrived in Kentucky yesterday after successfully completing the American Leadership Conference along with Ocean Providence in Alaska.
I came to Crest Wood, Kentucky to give two special presentations at the Life Fest 2022 event. Life Fest is an annual event organized by Bishop Bernie Wade who is an ACLC clergy (member) and president of the International Circle of Faith. He is the chairman.
Around 300 ministers and pastors are gathering at Camp Crest Wood and they are sharing various topics and having breakout sessions. Bishop Wade invited me as a keynote speaker, so I will give the keynote address today, and I will also give another presentation on Absolute Sex tomorrow for married couples.
We had a Leadership Pilgrimage Ocean Challenge Program in August 27 – 31 in Kodiak, Alaska. Around 30 leaders gathered. Everyone seems to have had unforgettable lifetime memories.
We had several meetings to set up goals for 2023 and 2027, and we also went fishing.
I would like to show some photos.
I caught a King Salmon and Takami, our national president Naokimi, and all the leaders had a beautiful experience.
This group of women caught one of the biggest halibut. They were so happy! I felt that the era of women has come already, even for fishing.
(Here is) Kevin Thompson.
I would like to suggest that each of our blessed families need to go to Alaska to have this experience. That is why we are going to start to have the Ocean Family Retreat starting next year. You can bring your children and spouse and parents to join you. You need to have this beautiful experience. I think we can learn a lot from the ocean.
Here is a group photo.
I would like to thank the Lukas & Tasnah Bercy family for their hard work for this Ocean challenge program and the American Leadership Retreat, as well as all the Japanese family members and all staff members in Alaska.
Today I’d like to talk about “Women Will Play a Leading Role in the Ideal World” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 2.
<This speech was given at a national convention for the Women's Federation for Peace in Asia held on November 20, 1991 at the Seoul Olympic Fencing Arena> In living for the sake of others, true love gives everything 100 percent, 1,000 percent, and creates a vacuum. It follows the same principle as when air in an area of low pressure generates a circulatory motion from an area of high pressure. Accordingly, when you try to live absolutely for the sake of others, you will activate infinite power. Esteemed members of the Women's Federation for World Peace, it is said, “Women are weak, yet mothers are strong.” This means that, though women by themselves may be weak and frail, when they stand in the subject position of love as a mother or play a central role of love as a wife or a daughter, they become incomparably strong. When they give 100 percent for the sake of their object partner, the void created by their giving is filled with God's love and the power of God's love is put in motion.
Therefore, even for women, when they take after God and assume the subject position of passionate love, the power of that love manifests as an amazing strength that can save the family, the nation and the world. By her passionate, patriotic heart to save her nation, a sixteen-year-old girl, Yu Gwan-sun, miraculously engulfed the entire nation of Korea in the waves of the independence movement. As is apparent, God stands in the subject position of love, of giving for the sake of human beings, and He exists eternally because His original nature continues this process of giving and giving again. That is why the logic of eternal life manifests itself in the path of true love. If human beings, whom God created as His companions of true love, had reached maturity in accordance with God’s Will and inherited His absolute and unchanging true love, a history of fundamental world unity would have unfolded and there would not have been this wretched history of wars and bloodshed.
In living for the sake of others, true love gives everything 100 percent, 1,000 percent, and creates a vacuum. It follows the same principle as when air in an area of low pressure generates a circulatory motion from an area of high pressure.
Accordingly, when you try to live absolutely for the sake of others, you will activate infinite power. Since true love grows and returns as you give, it always seeks to give.
Also, in true love, when you infinitely give, it infinity returns, so it continues to give and forget. That is where the logic of eternal life manifests itself. Therefore, eternal life begins from giving first.
Whenever you give something, it returns to you with some more plus. That’s why you are so happy and (have) so much satisfaction. You give and forget and give and forget. Whenever you give more, you know that without remembering it comes back to you with more plus. That’s why when you continuously invest and give and give, it becomes bigger and bigger. That is why eternal life begins from giving first. This is really exciting.
In our life of faith, if you have a giving life, I am telling you, your life will really become very exciting and happy. Our original nature is very happy when we give something for the sake of others. That’s why when you follow your original nature, surely you will have a strong desire to give to others.
True Mother said that if women fulfill their role in the subject position with three great loves—mother’s love, wife’s love, and daughter’s love – the power of that love manifests as an amazing strength that can save the family, the nation and the world.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: The Principle of Creation 63 - Heaven and Hell (2)
• It is not God who decides whether a person's spirit enters heaven or hell upon his death; it is decided by the spirit himself.
• Humans are created so that once they reach perfection they will fully breathe the love of God. Those who committed sinful deeds while on earth become crippled spirits who are incapable of fully breathing in the love of God. They find it agonizing to stand before God, the center of true love, and choose to dwell in hell of their own will.
• Since the human spirit can grow only in the soil of the physical self, the multiplication of human spirits takes place at the same time that the multiplication of physical selves occurs: during earthly life.
Let’s study Father’s word.
We Choose to go to Heaven or Hell
<96-122> You decide whether you go to heaven or hell. I do not decide. God does not decide. You are the one who decides. If you complain, it is hell. If you go with a grateful heart to places where you would have complained, it is heaven
<75-42> One does not go to the Kingdom of Heaven through someone’s teaching. It is only those who live according to their conscience that will go there automatically. When the sun rises, all the buds on the trees turn towards the sun. So if even plants and trees know to turn in the right direction, there is no way that human beings, the lords of creation, should be ignorant of their own path. Nevertheless, such a phenomenon occurs.
Father said, “You decide whether you go to heaven or hell. I do not decide. God does not decide. You are the one who decides. If you complain, it is hell. If you go with a grateful heart to places where you would have complained, it is heaven.”
And what True Father emphasized is that unity of body and mind begins with a grateful heart for everything. Therefore, if you give thanks in everything, you will be able to take control of your body. Complaining is really like the poison of our spirit body.
I already have a lot of experience working with other brothers and sisters. One who is really determined to have a grateful life, who really wants to give thanks in everything, when he initiates (this), the heart of complaints is reduced and reduced. Eventually there are no more complaints.
When you start to have appreciation, that is the way to control your physical body. This is the beginning point.
When you have the heart of complaint, you really struggle within yourself. However, when you give thanks in everything, you can control your anger, dissatisfaction and complaints. What Father said is really correct: the unity of the mind and body begins with a grateful heart for everything.
Then True Father said Heaven is a place where only those who live according to their conscience that will go there automatically. Just as all trees and plants automatically turn towards the sun when it rises, our conscience was originally meant to face towards God without anybody telling us to do so. If man had not fallen, man, the lord of all things, would naturally know his path.
That is why Father said we always need to follow our conscience. When Father says “conscience,” it means our “original mind.” When we follow our original mind, this is the way to restore our original nature.
The Mission of the Tribal Messiah
<217-84> The mission of the Messiah is to restore tribes centered on his family. By fulfilling our mission as tribal messiahs, we are formulating our views of heaven and hell. You have to clearly distinguish, “There is heaven, and here is hell.” Do not go toward hell and make others not go that way. If your tribe knows the way, many tribes around you, even villages, will come to follow you
By fulfilling our mission as tribal messiahs, going to Heaven or Hell is decided. It seems like words of great judgement, but we have to think that they are words given in order to emphasize how important the mission of the Heavenly Tribal Messiah is and digest these words.
The Hell spoken of here refers to the place Blessed families who did not fulfill their missions go to and dwell in the spirit world. The Hell referred to here is not talking about the normal hell that people who did not know God or True Parents go to.
Father said that if Blessed families go to the spirit world without fulfilling their mission, they dwell in the realm of the Unification Church spirit world only for Blessed families. As the spirit world beyond the top of the growth stage, it is like a waiting room before entering Heaven.
He said that within that world itself, there is a middle realm, paradise and hell, according to the results of your responsibility.
Even though this looks very judgmental, I think Father is emphasizing the importance of Heavenly Tribal Messiahship. I think we have to take this mission very seriously.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: What Must Be Done to Keep One’s Original Nature?
1. To preserve our original nature, we sometimes need to live a serious and painstaking life. We are taking trouble in order to not be secularized by the world and to find and preserve our original selves. Just as we have a responsibility of preserving our bodies on our own in order to maintain healthy bodies, as beings who have the original nature of emotion, intellect, and will, an important question we, who have a spirit body, must think about is “what must be done to know my original self and go on preserving and growing it?” Then, what must be done to keep one’s original nature? By the Principle, it is: “Do not leave God’s standpoint,” “Take responsibility over yourself,” “Know that your existence is related to God the Father” and “Do not leave one’s proper position.”
The first characteristic of human beings’ fallen nature is failing to take God’s standpoint. The second is leaving one’s proper position. The third is reversing dominion. The fourth is multiplying the criminal act.
Therefore, to keep original nature, we must go through the reverse course of the Fall. First, by Principle, do not leave God’s standpoint. This means to not leave your own original position. Our nature becomes fallen nature when we leave God’s standpoint.
This means to clearly know that my existence is related to God, the Father. Do not forget that this means that God and I have a parent-child relationship.
Do not forget this point. It is very important.
God’s standpoint means what? Father asks us not to leave God’s standpoint. When we relate to Heavenly Parent, we need to really know that God is my parent and I am his child. (There is a) parent-child relationship. In any situation you need to reflect about that. “If God were here, what would he think?” “If True Father were here, how would he solve this problem?” We always need to think centered on God’s and True Parents’ point of view. Then we will never leave God’s standpoint. Why did Adam and Eve fall? Because they left God’s point of view.
Therefore, our life of faith is thoroughly receiving permission from God and then taking action. Do not try to solve problems and make decisions on your own. Your position is the position of God’s child, not the position of being dominated by Satan.
Of course, when you just join, it is not easy to think about what God’s point of view is. That is why in the formation stage you need to relate to your Abel. You always need to have give-and-take with him and get his permission and hear Abel’s opinion and then gradually you will come to know what is good, what is evil. You will know how to distinguish (the two). Then you can meet a deeper-level Abel and (become) better and better. You can receive more confirmation about how get the right opinion and direction. Gradually through your prayer and jeongseong and through relating to True Parents and God, you can make a clearer decision. In the beginning it is not easy. That is why you need to build a really good relationship with your Abel.
Also, in the family if you do not know how to distinguish good and evil, you always need to ask your parents. Your parents’ position is that of God. They have more experience. They try to protect you, and they really love you. That’s why when you are confused, why don’t you ask your mother and father, your Abel, or someone you really respect? Then you can make a clear decision, and you will not make any mistakes. This is an important point.
2. Also, to maintain the life of original nature “in the subject partner and object partner relationship, make sure the subjectivity relationship is established,” “I am not one who can act on my own,” and then “multiply goodness.” This is what the Principle teaches. Our nature becomes fallen nature when we leave God’s standpoint. It also becomes fallen nature when we leave our proper position or the subject-object relationship is reversed. If we do not multiply goodness, it becomes a dead life. We are well aware of this explanation of fallen nature. Today, we have to live each day by checking “do” and “don’t do,” and the position of our original nature and the position of leaving it. We are the ones who must always check if we are really in God’s position or in a position owing to God the Father.
Our nature becomes fallen nature when we leave God’s standpoint. When it becomes a subjectivity relationship where the subject becomes the object and the object becomes the subject, fallen nature comes out.
Next, if we do not multiply goodness, it becomes a dead life. A dead person does not have life. Only life gives birth to life.
Why can’t I produce spiritual children? We need to think about that.
Therefore, a dead person cannot multiply life. If you live with original nature, you will definitely bring about results of multiplication.
We today have to clearly distinguish God’s words “Do” and “Don’t do.”
Adam and Eve should have known God’s word: “Do” or “Don’t Do.” If you do not know how to distinguish “Do” and “Don’t do,” then (you have a) big problem.
And we must live while clearly distinguishing the positions of original nature and fallen nature and checking whether or not we are really in God’s position or our own position.
What the Desires of Original Nature Require
3. Our heart, which is composed of emotion, intellect, and will, requires and longs for the Word. Just as the physical body needs food, our emotion, intellect, and will requires the spiritual and conscientious Word. Our original mind also has the desire to know. That is why we consider education as necessary. Our original nature also tries to form a relationship with the subject partner of love and not deviate from it. Trying to form a relationship of love is the desire of our original nature. When you form a relationship with the subject partner of love, there will be the power of hope. Like so, we know that the mind acts according to original nature. It wants to find out about what there is to know. And when it comes to know, our original nature feels joy. When our original nature feels joy, it automatically values the relationship with the one that brought us joy. Then won’t we automatically get motivated?
In respect to intellect, our original mind always has a desire to know. That is why our original mid requires and longs for the Word. It wants to know about God, it wants to know about the Truth, and it wants to know about the purpose of my life. Therefore, in order to satisfy this intellectual desire, education is absolutely necessary.
Education is important. How do you education your children? Your pupils? Your spiritual children? The human heart consists of the intellectual part, the emotional part and the will part. Humans’ intellectual part really wants to know God’s word. We really want to know the purpose of our life. That is why education is really necessary absolutely.
Next, in terms of emotion, our original nature wants to meet the subject partner of love. And it seeks to form a heartistic relationship with that subject partner. In other words, everyone wants to form a relationship of love with God or other people. (This) is the desire of original nature. When you form a relationship (with) the subject partner of love, there is the power of hope and motivation.
Our original nature always longs for the subject partner of love. When I met Rev. Yo Han Lee, I was so glad. My original mind was so happy. Whenever I met him, I had great hope. (I experienced) the power of hope and motivation, (of) loving someone. Through his word I came to understand who True Parents are and who God is. That is why I really appreciate my spiritual father, Rev. Yo Han Lee. He is the one who introduced the identity of our True Parents and Heavenly God.
Therefore, our original mind is always looking for the truth and at the same time for an object (subject?) partner who has love. That is why our original mind always requires and is always searching for an intellectual part and an emotional part. That is why we really need to build a good relationship with brothers and sisters, with our Abel, with True Parents and with our Heavenly Parent.
When There is a Reciprocal Relationship with God, There is Will and Hope
4. When we automatically have a will, it is because it comes from the subject partner. It is not something that comes from ourselves. Will is a power from others. The power of hope is a power from others. It does not come from me. This is because will and hope come from (and are) centered on God based on my original nature. When I have reciprocity with God centered on my original nature, a seed is formed. Through the love and bond related to God, there is a seed formed within my heart. When the seed begins to germinate, I must put more importance on my relationship with God. When this seed of heart is formed, it gradually grows through education and the subject partner.
What must be done for strong will and hope to come out of our original nature? Anyone is bound to bring out will and hope by forming a reciprocal relationship with God.
Therefore, our will and desires do not come from our determination. This is because my will and hope are made to come out when we are centered on God. Infinite strength, will, and hope are bound to come out when we give and receive together with God and think of God’s position.
However, when I live centered on myself, self-centered will and hope will surely feel limitations along the way. In this way, if you live centered on your original nature and have reciprocity with God, the seed to achieve a certain will is formed. In other words, a vision centered on the will is created.
How can we have power? No matter how much you try (to get power), it is impossible. Of course, maybe sometimes you can do that. (But) our original power comes from God and from the object partner. When you have a reciprocal relationship with God centered on our original nature, everybody can feel incredible power and incredible hope. No power means lacking a relationship with God or with your neighbor and others. We can only produce power through give-and-take action with others centering on God and centering on my object partner.
Today I talked about what must be done to keep one’s original nature.
LIVING TESTIMONY: I’m a Living Testimony for Whom Anything is Possible
(Testimony of Terushi Nakaza, Asst. Pastor Chicago Family Church, Alaska fishing)
This time I have again experienced that fishing is very spiritual. I got a confirmation that fish really bite jeongseong. One who does a lot of jeongseong, fish bite (for him).
Secondly, fish bite for a longing heart. “I really want to have a good experience through fishing.”
Also, fish bite for someone who endures a long time. Even though you cannot catch a fish in the beginning, (just) wait and wait and endure and continuously keep going with an unchanging heart and mind, finally you can get a victory.
Also, fish bite for one who has desperation. “Heavenly Father, for the future I have this kind of vision and goal. Heavenly Father, please respond to me.” It is kind of negotiation, kind of challenging.
I think many people can get answers through fishing by setting clear goals: “Will God respond to me or not?” You challenge (God). He will exactly answer according to your prayer and desperation.
We can learn many things from the fishing experience.♦
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