Ep 686 - Women Will Play a Leading Role in the Ideal World Part 13
Women Will Play a Leading Role in the Ideal World - September 11, 2022
PDF Printable Text and Images + Testimony Lisa Regidor
Key Points
Because of the Fall, the love organs that were supposed to be holy became a terrible palace that has destroyed our connection to heavenly law. False love, false life, and false lineage were sown there.
Absolute Sex is the way you can resolve any problem.
In the Last Days the destruction of the ethics of love will become rampant. It is the era of Satan's full authority.
The solution to the decadent trend centered on the ethics of false love is to observe chastity before marriage, and fidelity between husband and wife after marriage.
Fornication is more serious than the communist problem or any other problem.
The conscience has a lifelong han that it has not conquered the physical mind.
When you wake up every morning, you have to make a deep determination for the war against Satan.
World Wars can end anytime, but the battle between the body and mind is a war that continues throughout history and even after death.
This battle is passed on from generation to generation.
Our spirit mind should be the subject partner and our physical mind, the object partner.
When you are always centered on your conscience and the realm of heavenly heart and absorb your material surroundings, you will become one with the Principle of Creation.
The material surroundings must be governed centered on the conscience and heart.
You should become a person who can respect yourself.
Faith is treating yourself as God's.
If you truly love God, you cannot but love yourself. Respect and love yourself who resembles the Creator.
If you respect yourself, how can you commit suicide?
Those who value God and themselves cannot help but treat others as precious.
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 am really proud of all the senior brothers and sisters who dedicated and devoted so much for the sake of God’s will. You are still appearing on Morning Devotion. I really admire your sincerity and heart. I really appreciate all of our senior brothers and sisters. Because of your great effort and devotion, our movement became very strong and stable in America.
Yesterday, we had Dare to Care Leadership Training at KEA church. More than 100 members gathered together and had a one day leadership training program. President Naokimi shared about the vision of Clifton Church and the membership track. And the participants shared their reflections (with) each other. It was a very beautiful program.
Then, I shared with them with the title of “What kind of ministry are you doing?” based on my own ministry. I had already shared this on Morning Devotion, but I shared more in detail (on this occasion).
Because of time limit, I shared about the importance of prayer and jeong-seong and personal touch ministry. And then the participants share their reflections each other.
Then, we had Question and Answer Session.
This is a group photo. And after lunch they had various programs with actionizing centering on (their) vision and goal.
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> Unless we human beings go through the gate of religion, which helps us to cultivate ourselves, we cannot find the path to our original hometown. We cannot do this only through the paths of philosophy, knowledge, or even the conscience. Our vertical mind and horizontal mind must unite. Then what was the origin of the Fall that led our mind and body to disunite with God's ideal? The Bible states that it was because our first ancestors ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. When this happened, what part of the body did they cover? Was it their mouths? Was it their hands? No, it was neither one of those. They hid their lower parts. This means that they had a love relationship with Satan as their center. This is the origin from which the lineage of evil was multiplied.
<This speech was given at Women's Federation for World Peace rallies in 21 cities in Korea between May 11 and June 2, 1992> It was through the reproductive organs that true love, true life and the true lineage of human beings were to have been shared and multiplied. Nevertheless, these reproductive organs, which were to have been so holy, turned into the terrible place that destroyed our connection to heavenly law; they became the den of evil. In this way false love, false life and false lineage were sown instead. The first ancestors, Adam and Eve, fell during their teens, before they had reached maturity. Since evil was realized in this way, the lineage of evil multiplied throughout the history of the human world. Therefore, in the Last Days, which is the harvest time, young people in all parts of the world will act out the destruction of the ethics of love similar to the way Adam and Eve did, thereby following the trend of degeneration. When you witness this phenomenon, you need to understand that the era of Satan's full authority has come upon this earth. That moment in time is the Day of Judgment during which God will wield the iron rod.
It was through the reproductive organs that true love, true life and the true lineage of human beings were to have been shared and multiplied. Nevertheless, these reproductive organs, which were to have been so holy, turned into the terrible place that destroyed our connection to heavenly law; they became the den of evil. In this way false love, false life and false lineage were sown instead. The first ancestors, Adam and Eve, fell during their teens, before they had reached maturity. Since evil was realized in this way, the lineage of evil multiplied throughout the history of the human world. Therefore, in the Last Days, which is the harvest time, young people in all parts of the world will act out the destruction of the ethics of love similar to the way Adam and Eve did, thereby following the trend of degeneration. When you witness this phenomenon, you need to understand that the era of Satan's full authority has come upon this earth. That moment in time is the Day of Judgment during which God will wield the iron rod.
For human beings, the source of true love, true life and true lineage is the love organs. Because of the Fall, the love organs that were supposed to be holy became a terrible palace that has destroyed our connection to heavenly law. They became the den of evil. False love, false life, and false lineage were sown there.
That is why Father continually talked about the importance of absolute sex. The key is absolute sex. Everybody (should) understand the meaning of absolute sex. This is the way you can settle any problem. The main issue is the fall, fornication. How (can we) solve this problem? Without understanding absolute sex, we cannot (resolve) this issue.
Therefore, in the Last Days, which is the harvest time, young people in all parts of the world will act out the destruction of the ethics of love similar to the way Adam and Eve did, thereby following the trend of degeneration. When you witness this phenomenon, you need to understand that the era of Satan's full authority has come upon this earth. That moment in time is the Day of Judgment during which God will wield the iron rod, Mother said.
Then, what is the solution to the decadent trend centered on the ethics of false love that has arisen in the Last Days? It is to observe chastity before marriage and fidelity between husband and wife after marriage. The way to establish an ideal family centering on this pure love movement and the chastity movement is the only solution to all the problems that have arisen in the Last Days.
This (fornication) is everywhere. This Chapter Two problem, the fornication problem, is more serious than the communist problem or any other problem. If we really (resolve) this issue centering on education about absolute sex, we can solve any problems actually.
How we take care of our young generation is our issue. We really need to teach them about the importance of keeping purity and (then) after marriage about fidelity between husband and wife.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: The Principle of Creation 66 – The Human Heart as Viewed through the Spiritual and Physical Minds
• The relationship between the spirit mind and the physical mind is like that between internal nature and external form. When they become one through give and take action with God as their center, they form a united functioning entity which guides the spirit self and physical self to become harmonious and progress toward the purpose of creation. This united entity is the mind of a human being.
• The conscience is that faculty of the human mind which, by virtue of its inborn nature, always directs us toward what we think is good.
• However, as the standard of goodness in fallen human beings varies, the standard of their conscience also fluctuates; this causes frequent contention even among those who advocate a conscientious life.
• The original mind is that faculty of the human mind which pursues absolute goodness. The original mind relates to the conscience as internal nature to external form.
• A person's conscience directs him to pursue goodness according to the standard he has set up in ignorance, even though it may differ from the original standard. However, the original mind repels this faulty standard and works to correct the conscience.
• As long as our spirit mind and physical mind are under the bondage of Satan, the functioning entity they form through their give and take action is called the evil mind. The evil mind continually drives people to do evil.
• Our original mind and conscience direct us to repel the evil mind. They guide us in desperate efforts to reject evil desires and cling to goodness by breaking our ties with Satan and turning to face God.
Let’s study Father’s word.
The Relationship between the Conscience and the Physical Mind
<222-340> The conscience follows the physical mind over your whole lifetime; but it never succeeds in conquering it. It has never proclaimed independence from the physical mind, has it? But the body is unable to do this. The body seeks to live for the sake of itself. The physical mind causes the conscience to change. This is because the subconscious heart of the physical mind seeks to destroy the world. That is the heart of Satan.
The conscience has a lifelong han or resentment. Do you know why? The conscience is always lamenting that it has not conquered the physical mind. Our physical minds are thoroughly enslaved to Satan. The conscience always says to live for the sake of others, but the physical mind always tells you to live for yourself.
Therefore, whenever the physical mind takes precedence over the conscience, we must repent while lamenting and weeping. When you wake up every morning, you have to make a deep and strong determination for the war against Satan. You must fight fiercely every day, every moment, every second. Otherwise, you will become a slave to the physical mind and be dragged around.
In fact, believers are fighting a serious battle every day. World Wars can end anytime, but the battle between the body and mind is a war that continues throughout history and even after death. How serious this fight is!
How seriously are you thinking about this issue? (That is,) the fighting between the physical mind and the spiritual mind? Your spiritual level will become higher and higher. (As you) reach a higher dimension, you can feel more sensitively the fighting between the body and mind. If you do not understand the concept of the conscience and do not know whether (something) is sin or not, then that is not an issue (for you). But the more you know God, the more sensitivity (you will have to) the fighting between our physical and spiritual mind.
That is why every morning you need to be seriously resolved, “Today I need to fight with my physical mind and win over it.” You need to have such a thorough concept and strong determination. Otherwise you will become a slave to the physical mind. Again and again you (will have) regret and be so sorry to your conscience. That is why the conscience has a lifelong han.
Wow! How can we overcome this? All of humankind has this kind of lamenting. “When can I conquer my physical mind?” Throughout our entire life and even after death you are still fighting. It is not only your issue. It is passed on from generation to generation. How can we deny the result of the fall? This is reality. The fall is so horrible! Incredible! True Father reminds us again and again to control and conquer the physical mind.
Absorb the Material World Centering on Your Conscience
For example, you unite your mind and body centering on your conscience. If you focus on your conscience and your heavenly mind more than anything, and absorb your material surroundings centering on your heart, then you will become one with the Principle of Creation. If you only have money, you will become a heartless human. No matter how grand you think you are, you will be unable to surpass Satan’s authority.
We must focus on our conscience – Father speaks of the original mind – and our physical mind must obey our conscience to achieve oneness. The concept of subject and object should be clear. The subject and the object reversing dominion is the fall. When the body centered on the physical mind becomes the subject and the conscience becomes the object, it cannot overcome Satan's dominion.
We need to have a very clear concept about the subject and object partners. God should be the subject partner; we should be the object partner. If we put ourselves (as the subject partner and) insist on our opinion rather than on God’s point of view, that is the fall. Our spirit mind should be the subject (partner); our physical mind should be the object partner. If it is the reverse, that is the fall. (It is) upside down and becomes very confusing.
Therefore, when you are always centered on your conscience, which is the original mind, and the realm of heavenly heart and absorb your material surroundings, you will become one with the Principle of Creation.
The material surroundings must be governed centered on the conscience and heart. This is not to say that we should despise material. Material should be governed by the heart as the subject. Then, where the heart goes, material follows like a shadow.
We need to have a very clear concept of the subject and object partners. The vertical concept comes first. As long as you (establish) the vertical concept, you don’t need to worry about the horizontal concept. Immediately you can settle down. Our subject partner is our God. We are resultant beings. We are children of God. We need to understand this point very clearly.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: Become a Person Who Respects Yourself
1. You should become a person who can respect yourself. It is because the being, “I,” is a being that comes from God. When we are young, we refer to the people we respect. When you refer to someone you respect, such as a teacher, pastor or professor, you often quote them. However, if you agree with what they claim, it is not only theirs but yours as well. Since the truth is something that everyone can relate to, it does not come from someone. There is already an element inside your heart that relates to it, so you discover it through the words of the other person.
Who Am I?
2. I am not someone who belongs to somebody. I am “me.” I am a unique individual embodiment born to resemble God’s nature. Therefore, as an individual embodiment of created beings, I have an absolute, one-on-one relationship with God. If you know that you are an individual embodiment with an absolute one-on-one relationship with God, you can never ignore yourself. In this way, you will not only respect God the Creator, but you will respect yourself who resembles the Creator. So, respecting yourself is the same as respecting God. In this way, everything has a reciprocal relationship. It makes no sense to respect and exalt my Creator while ignoring myself.
You should become a person who can respect yourself. It is because the being, “I,” is a being that comes from God. Faith is treating yourself as God's belonging. Most of the time, we ignore or disrespect ourselves because we only treat ourselves humanistically and horizontally.
Therefore, if you truly love God, you cannot but love yourself. And he who truly loves himself cannot ignore himself as long as he knows that he is from God.
If you know that you are an individual embodiment with an absolute one-on-one relationship with God, you can never ignore yourself. In this way, you will not only respect God the Creator, but you will respect yourself who resembles the Creator.
As long as I treat myself as God’s belonging, as a child of God, I need to respect (myself). Because I belong to God and God is so precious, then I am (also) so precious. (That is because) I am God’s object partner.
Why ignore you(rself)? You say that you cannot do anything. Sometimes you treat yourself very badly. That is not faith. Faith means treating yourself as God’s belonging. This is beautiful guidance. Our True Father is really amazing.
When I learned Christian theory when I was a student, compared to God we are nothing. It is not like that.
If God is our father, we are his children. We have the same quality. We are co-creators. Between God and ourselves how precious we are! If you respect yourself, how can you commit suicide? You cannot do that. Because you do not know the relationship between God and yourself, how inseparable we are! Truly if you respect God, you can automatically respect yourself.
What is Sincere Faith?
3. Since I have come to know my worth through God, regarding God and me as one is very precious faith. Faith that regards Heaven and myself as one is very sincere faith. Does it make sense to ignore myself while only adoring the Lord, bearing the cross only for the Lord? Faith is regarding myself as God’s. We need to have a good relationship with God and with those around us in order to preserve our hearts. By empathizing with each other through my relationships with everyone I relate to, I can preserve my heart when we trust each other. Therefore, we should build heartistic relationships well with the people around and create joy so that we can trust each other and enrich our joy every day. Such a course of faith is the way to possess the heart.
Faith that regards Heaven and myself as one is very sincere faith. There is no such thing as ignoring myself while only adoring the Lord and bearing the cross only for the Lord. Parents and children always have eternal value at the same time.
Those who value God and themselves cannot help but treat others as precious. In this way, I can preserve my heart when we trust each other by serving and respecting all the people I relate to like God and having empathy for each other.
Wow! “God is precious; he is my father. True Parents are precious. You are my central figure (who is) very precious. (But) I am nothing.” Something is wrong with your theory. How valuable you are! How precious you are! We need to know that. We need to always elevate our heart and realize this. “Who I am” is very important.
What does faith mean? Faith means to treat myself as God’s belonging, as God’s children. Our life of faith begins from there. Our True Parents discovered the fundamental truth in the universe: the parent-child relationship. If parents are precious, then the children are also very precious. We need to know our own value, how (great) it is!
(Witnessing Testimony by Lisa Regidor, a Las Vegas CARP leader)♦
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