ORDER NUMBER
95-10-01-12
REVEREND SUN MYUNG MOON
SPEAKS ON
ORIGINAL FAMILY
AND BLESSED FAMILY
October 1, 1995
Belvedere -- International Training Center
Translator -- Peter Kim
Is there any non-Korean here who can volunteer to translate the
title of Father's speech? Nobody. This shows a great distance between
those who speak Korean and those who do not. Please repeat after me:
Bohnyuneui Gajunggwa Chookbok Gajung -- Original Family and Blessed
Family.
When we consider the difference between East and West there is a
large gap. When Westerners meet one another they usually greet each
other by shaking their hands. This is a horizontal greeting. Whereas
Orientals offer a vertical greeting first by bowing from their waist.
Even the use of the body to signal a person to approach is different.
The way of sleeping also differs. It is very unusual to sleep on one's
stomach in the Orient. But this is quite usual in the West. In the West
we write from left to right horizontally. However, the traditional
Oriental way of writing is from right to left vertically. East and West
should become united into one.
The philosophy of the East is based upon the metaphysical world,
while the philosophy of the West stems from a more practical and
material basis. Therefore we can conclude that Westerners are
interested in conquering the visible world, whereas Orientals are
interested in conquering the invisible world. History clearly shows
that the major religions and philosophies all originated in the East.
The Western culture is based upon materialism. This is how Western
civilization has expanded. All the major religions, at least, have
their origins in the East. In the world today, spirit and matter are
completely divided. The expansion of this is atheism and the mind and
body separation. The world of spirit denies the world of the body and
vice versa. This is the confrontation we see today.
Do all of you have a mind? (Yes.) Suppose there is a man of mind and
a man of body. Which one would you prefer? (The man of mind.) When you
decide to marry, do you seek your spouse based upon skin beauty or the
beauty of the mind? (Mind.) Why? What is the reason? The question is,
which comes first, spirit or matter? (Spirit.) Then where does this
spirit originate from? Does it come about vertically or horizontally?
(Vertically.) Why do we need the vertical? When we look at the vertical
flow there is only one point where the vertical settles. We can claim
that our conscience originated from our original ancestors. Because the
relationship of conscience is vertical, we are able to trace all the
way back to our ancestors in one vertical line. It is like a tree of
conscience. Looking at the tree of conscience of all of humanity, there
is the root, trunk, branches and twigs. Our own position may be that of
one of the buds or a small twig. When we look at the tree of conscience
of mankind, it comes from the top. The top is the root, so from the
root down. However, the trees outside and around us go in the opposite
direction. The root system is at the bottom and the trunk goes upwards
and the branches develop out of it.
Father believes that we should be able to learn a great lesson just
from observing a tree. Human history was reversed at the beginning
point. Even trees show mankind the reality of how human history has
been reversed. Instead of coming down they go up. When it comes to the
root system there is the central root and the peripheral roots. No
matter how large a one hundred year old pine tree may be, there is
still only one central root, not two. People do not realize this. When
people decide to trace back into their ancestral tree this is
indicative of tracing back our own central root. Just as our body is a
manifestation of our mind, so the creation is a reflection and
manifestation of the invisible world.
When we compare the value between the visible and invisible worlds,
which one comes first? The invisible world was first and thus contains
the most value. What is the essence of human history? The mind is the
essence of human history, not the body. Who do you suppose is the root
of man's conscience? The invisible owner. We have to trace back to
discover this. Not horizontally, but upwards in a vertical line. We
have to travel upwards in order to find the original root. The origin
of this original root must be the invisible owner. Therefore we have to
understand that man's conscience is vertically directly connected to
this invisible owner, in a perpendicular angle, not a zig zag. Then
which is more valuable, the invisible or the visible? (The invisible.)
Unification Church members may respond in this way, but would people
in the secular world respond in the same way? (No.) Here in America,
based upon pragmatism and materialism they just go after the things
they can see. The things they do not see they do not care for. That is
why many people feel they do not need religion. These pragmatic,
materialistic individuals expand to the family, national and worldwide
levels. They want to conquer the whole world based upon their
materialistic beliefs. Originally the invisible world should be the
subject center and the visible world should be the object. However, it
became reversed and so this entire world is upside down. Therefore,
since this world is upside down, the world of mankind is in the
position where all of creation is resisting and chasing us out.
Because everything is upside down and the focus is only upon the
physical life, people in this secular world pursue the beauty of the
body rather than the beauty of the mind. Usually men go after the woman
who is beautiful externally. Even if you have your own spouse, if you
see another woman with a more beautiful body, man has a tendency to
abandon his original wife and pursue another one. In America today,
going through divorce is like changing your food. Because of this
original reversal, the secular world standard is only external, not
internal. Eating food, looking at people and viewing everything from
the external standard. Just as when you are hungry you go after any
food because you have to fill up your stomach. When human beings deal
with one another they apply this same principle. In their clothing and
housing they are always pursuing something different, something
better.
In the animal kingdom once they settle in their nest or home do they
go looking all the time for a better one? Or do they settle always in
the same place? For example, the history of sparrows may go back for
millions of years, but they continue to build the same style of nests
as have always been built by sparrows. Do the sparrows in Korea build
different nests than the sparrows in America? (Same kind.) Correct.
Mice and rats don't all of a sudden get the desire to fly. They always
build holes in the ground. (Laughter.) They are created in such a way
as to dig and scoop out a hole. The long teeth they have are created in
such a way that they have to use them continuously. Otherwise the teeth
would keep growing and penetrate their chin. (Laughter.) [Father
laughs.]
Do you wish to remain within your small home town confined in a
small area for your entire life? Even if your life might be more
humble and you might never be rich, would you like the freedom to
travel all throughout the world for your entire life? (Travel.) What
about Adam and Eve, what kind of life do you think that they should
have had? Why do people have the desire to travel? Adam and Eve were
created as the owners of all of creation. Therefore they had the right
to go around and check all the aspects of creation in the whole world.
Suppose you are contemplating killing someone that you know. Do you
feel good about that? (No.) Do you suppose that the person you are
thinking of killing has parents or not? (Yes.) That person may have his
wife and children. Also brothers and sisters. If you were to kill that
one particular person do you imagine that all of these people connected
to him in love are going to sit still and let you commit this crime? Do
you think they would welcome your killing him or would they stop you?
(Stop.) Even if someone was to kill another person, if he begins to
think of that person's family and relatives he cannot kill that person.
Those who consider the circumstances and environment cannot commit
evil.
If there is one American that I want to kill, I can't when I begin
to think of that person belonging to the whole country of America and
all the American people. What about the destiny of this nation? Once
you think of the entire situation and environment surrounding that
person then automatically you can not kill them. Also you can expand
this way of thinking all the way back to the original Adam and Eve who
were the original ancestors of mankind. If it is true that from Adam
and Eve this tree of mankind existed here, and I belong to this tree as
a small twig; if I kill someone it means I cut off another twig. Don't
you think that you would feel pain when you take such action? From this
kind of analogy we can draw the conclusion that man should not live his
life for the sake of himself alone, but rather for the sake of others.
For the sake of the whole.
If America wants patriotic people do you think it would seek those
who are public-minded or self centered? (Public-minded.) Therefore we
can conclude that Americans who lead their lives for the sake of the
whole are the true citizens of America. The saint is not the person who
lives his or her life for the sake of his or her own nation, but rather
for the sake of the world and all mankind. The major difference between
the root and the branch is that while the branch is striving to gain
more nutrition for the branch itself, the root is existing for the sake
of the whole tree. Do you follow? The root is hidden. How ever, the
trunk and branches are visibly exposed in the world. When people admire
a tree as beautiful do they think of the invisible root and claim that
or not? (No.) When people try to evaluate nations, do they truly look
at the root of a nation or just the external things? (External.) What
is the founding spirit of America? Is it invisible or visible?
(Invisible.) Think of those founding fathers when they first arrived in
America. Did they come after visible wealth, or were they centered upon
invisible faith? (Faith.) Materially they did not have much.
It is an amazing fact that those founding fathers came here because
of their invisible faith. That was what led them to America. By the
same token, Americans right now, trained and equipped with this
invisible faith and spirit, could go out to the world to save it. We
may then expect the emergence of a new world right away. If Americans
truly do this, America will only prosper. Therefore we cannot deny the
fact that even beginning from the individual level we need mind
(invisible world) and body (visible world) united into one. [Father
writes on the board.] These words have a similar meaning but one means
hope Heuimahng and Yokmahng the other means your
desire. It depends upon how you interpret them, but they have slightly
different meanings. Which is better, your hope or your desire? (Hope.)
Hope is a vertical concept. Desire contains the element of ambition
within it. The word ambition tends to mean self-centeredness. Even the
words have a subject and object relationship between them.
When you walk in this manner, in Korean instead of saying
Chunhee Gutda we say Chunchunhee We double the word.
It means to walk slowly. Even when you walk fast, we say Bbalee
Gutda which means fast walk. Rather we usually say Bbalee
bbalee. It is like a subject and object concept. The subject and
object relationship is very much prevalent within the Korean language.
Even in discussing someone's laughter we say, 'He is laughing, ha! ha!'
Double laughing. It has more emotion contained within it. It is a
subject and object relationship, like plus and minus. Even the air
system circulates and moves up and down. In some places the air quality
is very dense and other places it is not. Therefore when the wind comes
it blows in curves making a circular motion. That is how it lasts in
eternity. Even when you have to drill a hole into thick wood, you have
to keep pulling it out and drilling again and again. This is more
effective. When you pay attention to the sound of the train running, it
is never monotonous. It always has some curve or difference in terms of
the sound. This is due to the density of the air, which is variable.
The conclusion is: we cannot manage this world solely based upon the
horizontal system. We need the vertical system as well. The
relationship between East and West cannot become harmoniously united if
they always keep their backs to one another. However, when they turn
and look at each other they see each other's left side as right side
and vice versa. Therefore we have hope that we can be united and create
a circular motion which will last eternally. The way of thinking and
doing things is different between the East and the West. However, when
we consider this as a relative concept rather than as an opposite
concept, then East and West can be united and create greater influence
and greater energy.
When you go to the bathroom, do women do so while standing or while
sitting? (Laughter.) What about man? Father's explanation is that since
man is the master and owner he has to stand on his own two feet, even
while urinating. (Laughter.) If any danger comes he is ready. Whereas
woman is born to be protected. That is why woman can sit down and
relax. This is a natural phenomenon. There is a beautiful harmony in
this. It is not a laughing matter. This is natural law, the way we are
created.
Try to find an excellent dancer who has large hips. If you have
large heavy hips you cannot become an excellent dancer. Therefore we
have to understand that even though there is a difference between East
and West it is not bad. This is how God created us so that we can
create even greater influence through having exchange. Western women in
general do not want to copy what someone else is doing. Even when
Father observes hats, they don't generally want to copy someone else's
style. They prefer to have their own style. How about your marriage? Do
you think it to be more desirable that a golden-haired woman and
golden-haired man get together. Would it be preferable to have
golden-haired people and black-haired people, white, black and yellow
people mixed? (Mixed.) Why? If you go after the same kind that means
there is not much distance there to work around. However, if your
spouse is from a different race that means you have a greater space to
think and work around. Do you agree? (Yes.)
All the good religions in the world have this kind of distance, plus
and minus, encompassing all humanity. The goal of religion is not to be
confined within national boundaries. But the world of religion always
reaches beyond the national boundaries to the whole world. Do you
agree? (Yes.) Jesus came to this world 2000 years ago as the
bridegroom. However, people are still awaiting Jesus as their
bridegroom. Do you believe in Jesus because you have met him? (No.) We
do not have any way of touching Jesus in order to believe in him, but
we have a concept of Jesus. That is why we believe in him. Isn't it
true? (Yes.) We use our thinking power and imagination and then we come
to believe in him.
If the vertical concept is in place, then naturally the horizontal
things follow. In terms of their behavior, are American people more
animal-like or are they people who are centered strictly upon vertical
thinking? Let me put it in simpler terms. When they go after love, do
they go after the internal and eternal love, or the more physical,
material love? (Material love.) It is like an animal, is it not? When
you look at the animal kingdom, do they usually stand up and look
around the world when they are walking along, or do they look down,
smelling the land? Which is the animal way of walking? Do they use two
or four legs. (Four legs.) Four legs. Man is created in such a way as
to walk on two legs upright. We consider the sun as our friend and try
to embrace the whole cosmos. That is the kind of man that God created,
not looking down at the ground, sniffing around for alcohol and drugs.
That is not the way of life God intended for mankind.
How about you young people. You young members, do you prefer the way
of walking with four legs or standing upright, opening your chest and
embracing the cosmos. Which way? (Second way.) Second way? You may be
able to stand straight and look at things. However, how can you relate
to these objects? You need your mental power. Think of the poets and
authors of beautiful literature. When they write beautiful literature
and even paint beautiful paintings, do they deal with things on the
ground? No they deal with everything in the universe. One person tries
to describe two animals looking at one another and blinking their eyes.
Then another person describes someone relating to the whole cosmos, the
stars, sun and moon and nature. Which one is more inspiring and
romantic? Nobody likes animal-level literature.
Therefore we have hope that once East and West become totally united
the world can become much greater. Do you agree? (Yes.) When Father
looks into certain Western women's eyes, they have clear blue eyes like
the color of a calm lake. Without knowing, Father is attracted to those
beautiful blue eyes and wants to touch them. (Laughter.) That is true.
It would be even more attractive if you have white skin, blue eyes and
black hair. How attractive that would be. When you say brown hair
people are not so excited. But when you say black hair they instantly
jump. (Laughter.) That is the way. Therefore we can conclude that
having a great distance between us is even better. Because even with
this great distance if we become one we can create even greater power
and energy. Imagine a couple where the husband is this small and thin,
and the wife is this big [Mr. Kim indicates with his arms.] (Laughter.)
They live happily as husband and wife. Think how wonderful that would
be. If there is such a couple in your village, every couple in that
village would think about them and appreciate their life. Many people
would even wish to visit them and try to find out how they live.
(Laughter.)
As a husband and wife, do you wish to remain as a couple that is
ignored, or would you rather be a couple who is the object of
everyone's admiration? Which way is better? We have couples in the
Unification Church who are jet black and pale white and who live their
lives happily. Isn't that a sensation? If such a couple lives happily,
the people around such a couple will be interested to see the children
they will generate. Don't you think that people would think about this?
(Yes.) Since even ordinary people think in such a way, when God looks
down upon that particular couple don't you think He would be inspired?
(Yes.) There are people in the world who imagine that Father used some
kind of force to bring such a couple together. But when they come to
visit such a couple and observe their real life they will be surprised.
When they compare this particular couple's life with their own they
will see how their own life is far from harmonious. Even when a husband
might try to kiss his wife she might reject him and tells him to get
away because he is smelly. (Laughter.) [Father laughs.] But when they
come to see this particular couple they observe how harmonious they are
even though they did not know one another at all until they were
matched by Father. The previous concept they held of a brainwashed
couple disappears and they feel envy.
Such a couple continue their life harmoniously. They give birth to
beautiful children and there is no noise in their house. Suddenly they
disappear and return again from Africa, the Orient, and South America.
Then the neighbors all become curious and at the same time jealous.
Which way do you prefer? When you fly, do you want to fly far away with
your wings wide open, or just flap your wings for a few feet and fall
down? (Laugh.) [Father laughs.] (Far away.) Whenever Father travels he
prefers a non-stop flight. I like non-stop air flight. (Laughter.) How
about you? (Same.) When you go to find your spouse you have to
definitely take a non-stop flight, not one that stops over some place.
(Laughter.) How very happy you will be. Which do you prefer, non-stop
flight, or stop over flight? (Non-stop.) You all resemble Father then.
That means we all resemble the original master, God.
Usually in the minds of Westerners they always think of high, never
low. But in the relationship between plus and minus it includes high
and low. Since Reverend Moon came to the West he started teaching
people how to become low. He sent people out to the field in order to
experience the low life. Were the rich nations such as America and
Japan born as affluent countries or did they start out from scratch?
(Scratch.) Do you imagine the root of beautiful big trees will go after
the clean dirt or dirt where there are more nutrients to absorb?
(Dirty.) That is correct. This is a seed. [Father draws on the board.]
When you try to sow this seed, do you really need to clean this seed
first? Would it grow better smothered in dirt and fertilizer?
(Fertilizer.) The seed needs fertilizer because it needs plus and
minus. These two worlds look like opposites, but once they create the
balance and become one harmoniously it creates much more power and
energy.
When Reverend Moon came to America he certainly saw all the people
with their shoulders high up without their legs and feet touching the
ground. That is why Father has been trying to bring them down so they
can touch the reality of the ground. They were resisting and giving all
kinds of criticism and persecution to Father. They didn't like it. If
America had listened to Father from the beginning America would be in a
different position now. Those who met Father through the Unification
Church, do you feel that you lost a lot through your encounter with
Father or that you gained a lot in your life? (Gained a lot.) How much
did you gain. (Applause.) If you truly feel that you gained something
much greater than America, then you can digest something much greater
than America. That kind of capacity is given to you. Do you think that
you are trying to lead and teach secular Americans, or are you wanting
to be taught and led by secular Americans? Which one is your position?
(Leading.) Is that true? (Yes.) I don't believe it. Show me. You may
answer that way to Father, but when Father looks at everybody he sees
them floating and sliding and once they fall they become shattered
because there is no root.
You may think you are flying, but because you are unbalanced when
you try to come down to the ground level, instead of putting your legs
forward your legs go backward. That is why you hit the ground head
first. Is this clear? Even when Father meets the President of America,
Father gives the same kind of words to him. [Mr. Kim says, "I thought
he hit me and told me to repent."] (Laughter.) [Father laughs.] Do you
like something big or small? (Big.) What about your life? Do you want
to stand still and laugh or do you want to move around as much as you
can while laughing? (Moving around.) You all know. You have different
looking faces but you know the right answer. That indicates that once
you are taught correctly you can be led really well. In general people
say that Americans have the worst kind of habits in terms of their
behavior and way of life here. Therefore, unless we reverse this trend
America does not have a future. But how can we do it? Americans will
have to go all the way to the end and reach the point of desperation
with their families broken and their children broken. Then they will
feel they are standing at the cliff edge. That is the only time we can
change the direction of America.
What do you have in America to be proud of? The whole world is
saying Yankee go home! Because many Americans travel abroad, they
bring with them drugs, free sex and AIDS. Therefore many nations are
resisting now. When Reverend Moon first came to this country Americans
urged him to go home. How ever, now they don't want him to go home.
When Reverend Moon declared the South American providence, then
Americans cried in unison, "Don't go to South America, we need you
here. Stay here." If Americans are truly devoting themselves to helping
to revive South American countries, through loving the people there
more than their own, then America will prosper and become even greater.
If Americans try to work alone in nations such as Russia, China and
Japan, they don't realize that, should something bad occur, these
countries would team up together and chase America out of that
continent. This would give America much difficulty. However, if America
is truly united with the South American continent, and they become one
country, one nation, you would have much greater power. Then if you go
to the East and try to work with them, no country nor group of
countries would be able to chase America out. Do you understand? (Yes.)
The North and South American continents' relationship is that of
elder and younger brother, Catholicism and Protestantism. Therefore,
since North and South America are in the relationship of brotherhood,
if North America alone comes to the East and tries to help, they will
be told that they don't have a good relationship with their own
brother, South America. Then how can you dare to think you can come
here and help us? But once you are totally united with your brother,
South America, then you will be welcomed in the East as well. When they
see the harmony and unity between two brothers, this will make all the
difference.
When God looks at this world He sees the country of Japan as the
kingdom of finance now. China is probably the kingdom of mankind, in
terms of population. Russian is the kingdom of ideology. Therefore,
what has America got to offer to them? What can you do there? That is
why they may feel suspicious of your motivation and feel you have come
to rob them in some way. America cannot claim to be the number one
country any longer. Father says that Japan claims to be the number one
country economically, China has the greatest manpower, and Russia
thought that they had the greatest ideology. However, they failed. That
is why they are now holding onto Reverend Moon in order to adopt his
teaching and ideology. (Applause.) If America abandons Reverend Moon
where can you go? You may try to go to the East, but if Reverend Moon
truly mobilizes Japan, China and Russia, then America could be crushed.
Father's deep rooted foundation is all over the world now. Nobody can
uproot this now. That is true. Japanese members raise your hands. There
are this many Japanese members here in this congregation. Are they
crazy people? (Laughter.) Even Japanese women are so powerful, they
control American husbands and steer them in any direction they want.
(Laughter.) They may look small, but they are powerful.
This is not a concept, this is reality. How can you deny that? Think
of a powerful couple growing up and bearing many children. Ten or
twenty years from now, imagine such a couple with a Japanese wife
steering her husband really well to the right direction. What kind of
children they will have? This is the reality. We have 360,000 couples
blessed in this year. In three years we will have 3.6 million couples.
In another three years we will have 36 million couples. Once we achieve
that goal, do you think that there will be any small village anywhere
in the world where you cannot find a Unificationist Blessed couple
there? (No.) That is strong power. There will be no boundaries. The
time is coming when we will sit behind a desk and call 3.6 million
couples. 3.6 million couples represents 3.6 million countries. You no
longer have to move around. Just by sitting there you can make that
many friends. Just through a telephone call.
When the time comes to take a vacation, instead of going to Florida,
you can pick up the phone and call your friend in the South Pacific or
the North Pole or South Pole and go there and enjoy your vacation and
come back again. Just by thinking of it you feel happy. (Laughter.) It
is not empty talk, you know. Father is actually laying the foundation
for you to be able to do that. Even in the North and South Poles Father
is laying all kinds of foundations. Think of this kind of catch phrase:
Lets go and love the polar bear that lives in the North Pole. Lets go
and visit the white whale that lives in the South Pole. Isn't it
attractive. Imagine, just as you ride horses or water-ski, you can go
to the North Pole and ride on the polar bear's back and go to the South
Pole and sit on the white whale's back. Isn't that exciting? When
Father gives you this kind of picture of the future, do you really wish
to live such a life in the future? (Yes.)
Since the Cold War has ended, there is no longer any need for
aircraft carriers and warships. Hundreds of them are available all
around the world but they are no longer needed. Suppose these aircraft
carriers and warships were given to Father, then Father can utilize
them best. He can use them as a fleet to take people to the North Pole
and South Pole. Sometimes we can line them up in a straight line and
use them as a bridge to go to an island, things like that. (Laughter.)
If you just want to travel directly to the South Pole it takes a lot of
fuel. We could use the fleet in many different ways. We could save the
fuel by using it as a bridge. It is a tangible and possible dream that
we have here. Do you wish to have an aircraft carrier and use it as
Father has just described? (Yes.) Do you wish to stay on one
particular aircraft carrier throughout your entire life? Or would you
like to move to different ones? (Move on.) Move on. All of you give the
same answer.
What is the topic this morning? (Laughter.) Which do you prefer, the
world of mind or the world of material centered upon your body? (The
world of the mind.) When it comes to the vertical and horizontal they
are relative concepts. If the vertical has to be extended further, then
the horizontal should be shortened as you see here; the shorter span of
the horizontal line and the longer span of the vertical line here. That
is why Father says that they are relative. Originally they began with
the same span, horizontally and vertically. You can see this here.
[Father indicates to what he has drawn on the board.] However, when we
stretched this vertical span, this horizontal span became shorter. They
are relative. But when you press this vertical span downwards like
this, then this entire vertical line disappears and stretches out as a
horizontal line. This is the shape of Americans [indicating to the
board]. No center. No vertical concept. This is also representative of
animals. Animals also live in this way. Only human beings stand
upright. When it comes to human life, the center is the spirit.
When we squeeze this horizontal span, then it is extended
vertically. [Father continues to draw on the board.] When the entire
horizontal concept is gone, then it becomes a solid vertical line. Even
this way [indicating to the board] you may fall because there is no
balance. Whereas when you have only a horizontal line you will start
rolling because you don't have any axis. You cannot move forward. You
can only roll. With only this horizontal line you cannot make any
circular movement here. That is why people fall. Using this central
line as your axis, you expand from the individual level, family level,
horizontally, your tribe, society and so forth. That is why you need
your country of America in order to keep you from falling. When you
have this horizontal foundation, even if you fall, your vertical axis
line will always be straight. This center point [indicating to the
board] is your conscience which represents your individual self, your
family, your tribe and so forth. When we build the Kingdom of God on
earth horizontally in this span then the Kingdom of God in heaven will
naturally be established.
When we have the same distance from this center point, vertically
and horizontally then we have the four position foundation. When the
universe was created, it was not just one horizontal line. The
creation must have begun from three different points. When you have
three points connected you can draw a curve. As long as you have these
three points connected you can draw any kind of shape, such as a
rectangle or whatever. That is why we have this four position
foundation shape [indicating to the board]. When it comes to the
relationship between our mind and our body, it is the same. Our mind is
in the central vertical line and our body should be centered upon the
horizontal line. Combined together they form the four position
foundation. When we make this circular movement it begins from the
individual and family level traveling all the way to the center point.
From God's point of view, it comes all the way down and meets here
[indicating to the board]. This axis becomes extended and shorter.
[Father draws on the board.] That is the spiral or circular movement.
When you think about your eyes, where do they usually look? Only one
particular point, or all different directions? Your looking has a
circular movement. Man is created in such a way that his eyes are able
to look only in one direction, and in order to look in other directions
the body has to move. Now you know how precious your neck is. It is so
flexible. It is flexible in order to accommodate your eyes. Not because
of your ears or nose, but because of your eyes.
When you move your neck in order to look in different directions, do
your ears complain? (No.) We all have five senses. Do they cooperate
with one another or do they go in opposite directions? Even when
referring to races, we refer to five different races. Do people
cooperate and live together or keep distance from one another? (Keep
distance.) That is why the world is not experiencing this circular
movement. The eyes represent God. When anything is being created
usually the eyes come first. Then other areas are like intelligent
agencies. Once your eyes move other organs follow. Isn't it true?
(Yes.)
When God looks down upon us do you think that He wishes for the five
different races to work together harmoniously just like our five
senses? (Yes.) How many fingers do you have on your hand? (Five.) Our
organs do not resist and fight each other. Once an order comes from
your mind your body naturally cooperates. Your invisible mind gives the
direction to the body. We cannot see love. It is not tangible. Have you
seen love? (No.) Have you seen life? What about blood lineage? What
about conscience? (No.) When Father tells you that you have no
conscience do you feel good? (No.) You may try to fight him. Even if we
cannot see our conscience, life and love, these invisible things are
most valuable and important. We cannot see God either. Then what is
God? He is the root of love, life and lineage. How can we identify God?
When you dedicate your life and love entirely to God, He will suddenly
appear to you. Then you will be able to encounter God.
This is God [indicating to the board] like a root here. He has the
power of love, power of lineage, power of life and power of conscience.
When they are stuck together God is hidden there. But once you give
your love, life, conscience and lineage selflessly for the sake of
others, suddenly God will appear and you will see Him. Once you reach
that state, then He will come down upon you as the subject, plus, and
you will be in the position of minus God, object. Do you feel good when
Father refers to you as a minus God? (Yes.) In front of their parents,
children are minus parents. It is a new term that Father coined here
today. Minus parent, and minus God. When Adam and Eve grew, these are
the stages they went through: [indicating to the board] children of
God, brother and sister, and then they were supposed to be husband and
wife. After this they would have stood in the position of parents. Once
you reach to the parents position you can come down to the children's
level again. Because you will produce your children. This is your first
generation. Centered upon your children it becomes another generation,
the second generation. This is the formula. There is nobody who can
skip this formula if you want to exist. That is why, without exception,
everybody needs parents, spouse, brother and sister and children, these
four levels. This is the process you go through in order to become
parents eventually. Once you reach to this parental level then you come
down to the children's level. Because you have your own children who
represent the second generation.
This is the position where you become a co-creator with God. Because
you create your own children. Just as God loves mankind, so you can
practice your love towards your children. That is the way. God is the
first Creator and Adam and Eve were supposed to be in the position of
second creators. But Adam and Eve did not know that. Who is greater,
the first or second creator? Of course God is the first Creator and the
origin. However, when it comes to the reality, God created only two
human beings, Adam and Eve, one couple. From Adam and Eve mankind
multiplied. Adam and Eve as the second creators could have created
millions and millions of people. Even in their own generation Adam and
Eve could have created maybe twenty children. At least Adam and Eve
should have had twelve couples representing four different directions
and four months of the year. That is why Jesus had twelve disciples.
This number has appeared all throughout God's providence.
Therefore, Father says that each couple can have at least twelve
couples. That means twenty four children. As you know True Mother
produced thirteen children, but if she hadn't stopped she could have
had twenty four. (Laughter.) Which number is better, twelve or twenty
four? If there is a mother who can raise and love many children, that
mother will be come the object of God, who can receive more love from
God. As we have learnt, masculine God is subject. When He created this
entire world God created woman last. This is because woman is the most
beautiful and greatest creation of God. In the Garden of Eden how many
men were there? What about God? Did He not represent masculine God? Did
the Archangel represent male or female? (Male.) Adam was also male. How
many females were there? (One.) When God gave the commandment to Adam
and Eve, most particularly to Eve, what did He say? He warned them to
take care and be careful regarding their sexual organs. God had no
other choice but to give that commandment. In the Bible it is likened
to a snake. AIDS disease is most fearful all over the world. It is
transmitted through the sexual organ.
That is why in the Bible the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil
was symbolized by the snake. Because this snake represents evil and
the worst kind of disease, AIDS. If the trend of AIDS continues for
another fifteen years, over one billion people will become infected by
this disease. In another ten or fifteen years after that mankind will
become extinct. Father is trying to describe this most vividly to you.
Imagine the mouth of a rattlesnake with its mouth wide open and about
to bite anybody coming in. This is the fruit of the knowledge of good
and evil. While you know this is the rattlesnake's mouth open like
this, can you dare to put your sexual organ into that mouth to be
bitten. If you truly know what it is, you would cut off this
rattlesnakes head. Wait and see. Those in the secular world who
imagine themselves to be handsome and pretty with enough money to enjoy
their lives through pleasure, will all go through this AIDS disease and
ruin their lives.
Particularly those who are rich and go after physical pleasure will
be the ones who will ruin their lives through this AIDS disease.
Whenever you encounter rich people out there who consider themselves
pretty and handsome, over eighty per cent, sooner or later will go
through AIDS disease. Consider them in that way. What about
Unificationists, do we have anything to do with AIDS? (NO.) We have to
eliminate the head of AIDS. The Unification Church is the only
organization that can eliminate AIDS.
It is natural to conclude that AIDS is contracted by beautiful men
and women in rich countries. It is these very people, who consider
themselves beautiful and affluent who oppose Reverend Moon's teachings.
Therefore their destiny is obvious. Once Reverend Moon leaves from
where you are, AIDS will come in through the back door. There is no way
to be protected from this disease. Who can protect you from this
serious situation? Only God and the God centered man, Reverend Moon. No
one else is able to prevent this. Do you understand? (Yes.) That is the
correct answer.
Particularly you young Unification Church members. Father wants
again to emphasize this point to you. This is like a rattlesnake's wide
open mouth just about to bite anything. Can you really put your sexual
organ in that mouth? The Bible tells us as we sow, so shall we reap.
Because this is exactly what happened in the Garden of Eden with Adam
and Eve. That is why in the Last Days this will be repeated amongst the
young people. This phenomenon is occurring all over the world amongst
young people. The seed Adam and Eve sowed is now being harvested by
Satan. You Americans must understand this well. In order to put a stop
to this trend Father came up with these exchange marriages between
Asians and Westerners. In the Orient the moral and ethical standard is
still higher than that in America. That is why Father wants to raise
our standard here up to the standard of the East. Do you welcome such
international and interracial marriages? (Yes.)
There is a certain trend now that American girls don't want to have
American boys for their husbands. At the same time, American secular
women act like queens at home and use their husbands like slaves. In
other words, making problems in the home. This problem of American
women's authority in the home has to be reversed. Only Father can do
that. Not by force or knowledge. Do you need Reverend Moon? (Yes.)
However, Father does not want to stay here any longer. He has completed
his mission here. Father is pushing eighty now, and as an old man what
else can he do here? Americans don't like an old grandpa. Do you like
that? (Yes.) Only the sound from your mouth says so. But your mind does
not feel that way.
Even though the topic is written up there, we have not much time to
get into all the details. (Laughter.) [Father laughs.] But once you
know about the man and woman relationship, that includes everything.
(Laughter.) Father's conclusion is one sentence. This original family
represents plus position, subject position. Blessed families represent
minus, object position. The Unification Church explains what the
original family means. We know that. Do we really understand the
meaning of the original family? Nobody was able to explain the meaning
of the original family to mankind. Not even God. Not even Satan could
do that. Because mankind began with a false family. But now the True
Family has appeared to mankind and so this concept can be clearly
explained. This original family belongs to which number of our Family
Pledge? Where is it mentioned? (Number six.) Where else? When we recite
the entire Family Pledge, from one to seven, the essence is original
family. It is mentioned in number three where it mentions the four
great realms of heart, and the three great kingships and royal
familyship. Do you understand? (Yes.)
Father has already explained to us what the four great realms of
heart mean, from children's love, brother and sister love, conjugal
love of husband and wife to parental love. The culmination of
children's love, brother and sister love, conjugal love and parental
love all meet at one point [indicating on the board]. What is that
point? It is the point where your first love is consummated. This
means the first night when a blessed husband and wife make love
together. Why do men and women meet and marry one another? Just because
they want to look at one another eye to eye? Just for the sake of
kissing? Just for the sake of embracing? What is the purpose? In order
to fit the shapes of convex and concave together perfectly. Is that
correct? (Yes.) You know better than me. Now your faces are beaming and
so Father realizes that you understand. (Laughter.) Even those
grandmothers and grandfathers here understand.
Including God, all elderly grandfathers and grandmothers, when they
live their lives together, remember the love experiences of their
youth; the love they felt as children, as brothers and sisters, as
husband and wife and as parents. They live on that memory. God does the
same thing. Adam and Eve were supposed to head in that direction step
by step. These four different stages are like a railroad upon which you
can perfect your love relationships, the four great realms of heart. If
there is a husband who truly loves his wife, first of all he should
consider her as a loving twin sister. He should be able to consider her
also as his younger sister. Upon that foundation of children's love,
and the brother and sister love foundation, conjugal love can be
formed. They are not separate, they operate along the same line.
[Father indicates to the diagram on the board.] Because this is one
vertical line. They eventually reach to parental love. By doing so,
just as God offered His love to mankind through the creation, by
reaching to this parental love position, now they can give birth to
their children and become second creators. Only one couple together for
all eternity. Never two. All men and all women long for absolute,
unchanging, eternal love.
Since your love is supposed to be eternal, you cannot have two
spouses. That is why God created one woman and one man in the
beginning. Some husbands chase women for the purpose of free sex.
Suppose such a husband should encounter his wife taking the same route,
running after other men. Do you think that husband would welcome that?
(No.) What kind of answer are you giving to this question. Is it an
absolute no, or a mediocre kind of no? (ABSOLUTELY NO.) When you have
this concept is there any room for divorce? (No.) In the secular world
many people marry and divorce within one week. Suppose that happened
between Adam and Eve. Do you think mankind could have multiplied this
way? (No.)
Whenever any man looks at any woman, particularly his spouse, he
must look at her as his mother figure, his spouse, his sister and
sometimes as his twin sister. All grandfathers and grandmothers
remember the time of their youth. They have passed through all of the
different stages of love. That is why they are able to raise and love
their children and grandchildren in such a way. That is the foundation
upon which we will be able to build the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.
Once we taste the life of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth, then we can
automatically enter the Kingdom of Heaven in heaven and live with God
in eternity.
Once you live this kind of life centering upon your family, then
your life can be expanded to the tribal level, societal, national and
worldwide levels. Then you can certainly feel much greater love there.
Therefore you have to invest yourself without expectation. In order to
gain a greater world you have to invest even more. One of the greatest
teachings of the Unification Church is that we have to invest for the
sake of our family. Our family should invest for the sake of the tribe,
the tribe for the nation and world, all the way up to God. That is the
way the whole cosmos will welcome you. Those who live such a life here
on the earth will be embraced by the whole cosmos when they enter the
spiritual world. In turn they will be able to embrace the whole cosmos.
Do we all have childlike minds? Some of you women sometimes feel you
would like to receive love as an infant. That is why wives sometimes
want to be hugged by their husbands, just like being hugged as a child.
Sometime you want to play with your husband like a young brother and
sister. Then of course you want to share conjugal love as husband and
wife. Through that you become parental like God. That is how we
practice the four great realms of heart.
We all want to become kings and queens don't we? (Yes.) There is
great significance in the wedding. Because the first night that husband
and wife become one in love, is the culmination point of children's
love and brother and sister love. Conjugal love and parental love begin
there. Do you think that God suddenly existed as a perfected God or do
you think that He came through certain stages? (Stages.) When you
marry, do you wish to look at photos of when your spouse was an infant,
or a young school girl or boy? Or do you not care about it? You enjoy
looking at such photos, right? It is like a circular movement. Also
when people grow very old their minds become like child's minds again.
They are returning again. It is the age of absent-mindedness.
Centering upon this love, the desire to become kings and queens, we
gradually expand our horizons. Just as Adam and Eve represented all
mankind, Adam represented the seed man and Eve the seed woman. Even now
when we marry we must understand that the man, the bridegroom,
represents all 2.5 billion men. The woman, the bride, represents all
2.5 billion women. Since the characteristics of True Love are absolute
and unchanging, then once the decision is made it is eternal. I marry.
That means without any strings attached. It means that I married the
best man in the whole world or I received the best woman in the world.
That is the end of it. True love desires this. Not false love but True
Love. That is what Father means when he says we are in the position of
kings and queens. We represent the entire population of men and women.
Just as Adam and Eve were in the position of king and queen, centering
upon their love relationship, we also can be in that position.
Do you want to become the number one champion in the world? (Yes.)
Through money power? (No.) Knowledge power? (No.)Authority?(No.)What
is the tool then? (True Love.) True Love king and queen. Once you can
claim yourselves to be the True Love king and queen then God will be so
excited to come to see you. He will love to come to you and try to
touch you. When God comes to see your couple He may crack your heads
together and then put His head on the top. (Laughter.) (Applause.)
Recently Father saw in Florida one man and woman embracing one another
for forty five minutes. If Adam and Eve had not fallen, then their
embrace would have probably lasted for forty days. True Love power is
so strong.
Don't you think that God would want to join in their embrace, or
just watch them? God would see how excited and happy Adam and Eve were
and He would surely want to consider that His marriage. If God has only
masculine characteristics then He would want to chase Adam away and
take over Eve. If God were like that. Then Eve would cry and tell Him
that she loves Adam and ask why God chased him away. (Laughter.) Can
God appear as a visible God or an invisible God? (Invisible God.)
Since God is invisible it is convenient. God can appear and join them
through Adam as well as through Eve. Then they become one. (Laughter
and Applause.)
God is the root of life, love and lineage. [Peter Kim says, "What
else is that?" Father laughs and responds, "Conscience".] (Laughter.)
Do you think that God would ignore the fact that Adam and Eve took the
position first and became the masters of all four areas, or would He
have to secure the position as the origin of conscience, love, life and
lineage? God will have to secure that position by His participation. If
that were to occur at the place of unification, who would become the
ancestor of mankind, Adam and Eve or God? (God.) Why? Heavenly Father
is naturally the first parent of mankind. That means He is the first
husband, first wife, first brother, first sister, first child. You can
apply it to every different angle. Invisible children, invisible
brother and sister, invisible husband and wife, invisible parents, any
way you look at it. But due to the Fall we lost all of these different
relationships. Is she a daughter of God or a descendant of Adam? Whom
does she belong to? Which comes first, God's daughter or Adam's
daughter? (God's daughter.) Absolutely. Does that give you a good or
bad feeling? (Good.)
Therefore we call God 'Father'. Centering upon True Love, God is
supposed to be in the position of the first Father. However, mankind
did not know this. Due to the Fall this relationship has been severed.
Through sending the messiah, the savior of mankind, this cord between
God and mankind will be reconnected. Do you understand? (Yes.) Through
receiving the messiah, this false world which is centered upon false
love, false life, false lineage and false conscience, will be restored.
Therefore we call the history of restoration the history of salvation
and the history of recreation. Since we lost the original family in the
beginning of history, the Unification Church strives to rebuild the
family. Through this we restore mankind. The family was reversed. In
this time we have to make it the right side up. The marriage began
with false parents. Now through True Parents we are headed towards the
Kingdom of Heaven.
Now we understand the meaning of the original family don't we?
(Yes.) Besides the four great realms of heart it also involves the
three great kingships. [Father writes on the board.] Beginning with God
and Adam and Eve, this represents the first and second generation and
third generation. [indicating to the board] These three generations
must become one. In terms of family relationships, God was unable to
have relationships with His own grandchildren due to the Fall of man.
Do you understand? [Indicating to the diagram on the board.] It is like
the three stages of formation, growth and perfection. The creation
began from three points as we have already explained. Through these
three different stages we can form a four position foundation and
eventually that can create a circular motion. Then finally, centered on
True Love, we make a circular motion.
Even if a woman is very hysterical and on edge, when she truly loves
her husband then that edge and hysterical character disappears. She
becomes rounder. Because of this give and take relationship of love.
Therefore our eyes are the most important organ in our body. Also our
heart and kidney are important. In particular woman's sexual organ is
important. It is shaped round. All those round shaped organs in your
body are the important ones. Women's bodies do not have the rugged bone
structure of men. Artists always used the form of a naked woman in
order to perfect their skill of drawing.
Without your grandfather could you exist? (No.) Would you exist
without your parents? (No.) We may call God our original grandfather.
Adam and Eve are in the position of our parents and we are in the
position of children. From our children's level we can become an
extended family. Plus and minus become one here [indicating to the
board] just as Adam and Eve became one. Then this [indicating to the
board] becomes the seed and the center. Always when we connect these
three different levels multiplication occurs. What is the difference
between children's level and parents' level, or grandchildren's level
and grandparents' level? Between husband and wife a horizontal
relationship exists. But when we refer to the relationship between
grandchildren and grandparents they form this relationship [indicating
to the board]. When it comes to the family relationship, usually
grandparents love their grandchildren more than parents love their
children. Because by going through these different levels of love you
can become more perfect when you join the spiritual world.
When we tilt this family tree sideways [indicating to diagram] then
grandparents are in the position representing our past, while our
parents represent the present and the children represent the future. It
is all connected inseparably. But when we connect these three different
points then we can have this sphere. Parents and children relationship,
conjugal relationship, brother and sister relationship. All different
kinds of relationships existing within this sphere are centered upon
True Love. That is where God exists. That is why the formula for all
mankind is the same. We all need parents, husband and wife, children
and even grandchildren. We need three generations because we have to
connect vertically as well as horizontally. If we connect to our
parents, it stops in the middle. We need to connect vertically to our
grand parents level. If we connect only to the parental level we stop
here at the triangle [indicating to the board]. But if we connect to
grandparents it becomes a sphere. Grandparents make a vertical
connection. Through this four position foundation, this spherical,
circular motion begins. Any way you look at it, three different
generations are represented here [indicating to the board].
Do American families have this structure? If not you will soon
disappear. Without the vertical connection to grandparents you will
disappear. Grandparents represent the past. They also represent God.
How old is God? His age is eternal. That means circular. Therefore we
can claim that God is zero in age. Centering upon this one dot here
[indicating to the board] we can draw as many millions of lines and
circles as we want. Do you follow? Even looking at ourselves we
sometimes even want to be the central person in the family, wanting to
gain all the attention. We have the desire to be even greater than God.
This is the vertical True Love line, through which we can be connected
to greater levels. Looking from the vertical angle, centered upon
myself, it expands to the family, society, nation, world and cosmic
levels. Isn't this true? (Yes.) There is nothing else that can make
this possible except True Love. True Love means investment of oneself
without expectation.
When low and high pressure air masses have formed, suddenly they
collide and make a circular movement. That is how it works. Do you need
your grandparents or don't you? (YES.) Therefore we need to understand
that the grandfathers and grandmothers who have been sent to senior
citizens' homes cry because they miss their grandchildren. Here in
America it is usual for children to expect their parents to call them
in advance if they want to visit. But when the husband enters into the
wife's bedroom, does he need to knock and gain approval in order to
enter? (No.) Even if your husband is in a deep sleep, as his wife you
can enter the room naked and pull back the blanket and sit on him. It
is perfectly acceptable. There are no boundaries. Those American
brothers and sisters who still wish your parents to give you a call in
advance before they visit raise your hands. Those of you who want your
spouse to gain your approval before entering into the bedroom raise
your hands.
If your parents come when you are in the middle of your meal and you
have no other food in the house, you should be able to offer your food
to them. As a wife you should have the same heart towards your husband.
Father would like to give an analogy. Suppose there is an area of low
pressure over some American village and an area of medium sized high
air pressure nearby. At the same time there exists an enormously high
air pressure over Korea. Which area of high air pressure will help this
low pressure area? The medium one from America or the enormous one from
Korea? The one nearby or the one far away? (Far away.) Does that mean
that the high air pressure in America just sits still while this high
air pressure from Korea travels all the way across the Pacific Ocean to
assist you? (No.) Of course the high air pressure nearby the low air
pressure should be able to assist and fill the gap. But even so, if
help is still needed, eventually a greater high pressure from some
other place will come and fill in the gap. That is how it is. If there
are difficulties in your own village then the village itself should be
able to solve it. Don't expect your nation to solve the problem for
you. This is the natural law.
Why did Reverend Moon come to America? Because the foundation of
America, which is Christianity, is rotten and there is a huge sized
area of low air pressure formed in America. That is why Reverend Moon
came as high air pressure in order to fill the gap. Heaven sent me to
America. American people do not realize this. This is the problem. Does
this sound good or bad? (Good.) You may actually feel bad but you have
to say good. But actually you have to change yourselves to be able to
respond "good" naturally. You need to repent and then you can feel
good. Without going through the way of indemnity there is no way to
make a balanced world.
Therefore Reverend Moon encourages all American young couples to
take your grandparents or parents out of the senior citizens homes and
serve them at your home like you would serve God. Would you protest to
Father? (No.) The conclusion is simple and clear. We have to be able to
serve our parents and grandparents just as if they were God. Also we
need to be able to treat our children the way in which we would treat
God. Because they will become God also. After Adam and Eve died they
were to become the invisible God. However, their children were to be
come the visible God in this world. We should be able to offer the same
level of love and heart to even our grandchildren. [Father draws on the
board.] This is why a triangular relationship exists between God and
Adam and Eve, then three different generations. But as Father mentioned
earlier, God was able to love Adam and Eve but not His grandchildren.
In the position of children you are able to receive love from your
parents as well as love from your grandparents. This means you are able
to receive both vertical and horizontal love. Love from your parents
and love from God. However, only one generation of God's love appeared
at the time of Adam and Eve. Only when both horizontal and vertical
love reach to here, [indicating on the board] then they can be expanded
horizontally. The past, present and future concept can be extended into
eternity. This is where God becomes the original ancestor of mankind.
Centering upon God, now the Kingdom of Heaven on earth can be
established. This is what we refer to as absolute kingship centered
upon God. Not democracy. Can God be found through an election? Can the
messiah be found through an election? No. This is our destiny and our
fate [indicating to the diagram on the board]. The relationship between
parents and children cannot be severed. However, one's destiny may be
altered or changed. But when it comes to the relationship between
heaven and earth, it is eternally unchanging. No one can change that.
Do you understand this? (Yes.) This is how the concept of kingship
centered upon God emerges out of this.
Unfortunately, centered upon Satan, all kinds of different kingships
emerged and disappeared throughout history. However, when the time
comes, all the different kingships will disappear and even democracy
will disappear. Democracy represents the ideology of brotherhood;
ruling party and opposition party ideology. It is a horizontal
relationship. It is not parental in nature. Simply because it is a
horizontal brotherhood ideology, they always compete and fight with one
another. Because of the Fall of Man, the elder son, the father and
the king all became satanic. The history of mankind has been the
manifestation of the restoration of the elder son's birthright, the
true father's position, and the true king's position. American
democracy is going down the drain. It has nothing to be proud of.
America must follow, not Reverend Moon's individual ideology, but
rather Godism: the ideology coming from God. This is the original
fundamental ideology which all humanity has to follow in order to
return to their original home.
Once we reach to the level of restoring the positions of elder
sonship, true parentship, and true kingship then there will be no more
national boundaries. The whole world will become one world under God.
Not one nation under God, but one world under God will emerge. America
is in the position of the bride nation and also the position of the
elder son. However, as a bride country, America is still sleeping,
still unable to recognize the advent of the bridegroom. This is the
problem. America's destiny is to be awakened and receive the bridegroom
and serve him as the king of this bride nation. This is the first time
in human history that the true king and true queen, centering upon True
Love, have appeared on the earth. Is this clear? (Yes.) God lost all
these three positions and they need to be restored back to Him.
Since America is in the position of elder son, she should be able to
share her wealth with the rest of the world. The fortune which America
is enjoying at this time, is not intended to be for America alone.
Rather it is for the sake of the whole world. After World War II all
the allied nations who won the war, were generous enough to give
independence to the defeated nations. That was because of the
brotherhood relationship. The elder brother gave blessing to the
younger brother. This kind of phenomenon occurred. In doing so the
whole world was supposed to prepare itself to receive the parents who
appeared in 1960 through the Holy Wedding of True Parents. However, the
world did not know this. We have to understand as Unification Church
members, that the elder sonship, true parentship, and true kingship
were the position of God in the beginning.
Who enabled Ronald Reagan and George Bush to become the presidents
of the United States? Behind the scenes, God was working. How about
the next president of the United States? There are many possible
candidates out there. However, no one knows the future direction of
America. Does the CIA know? Does the FBI know? Without understanding
God's heart no one knows the direction of America. When Father gave
this kind of message, in the past the CIA and FBI were shocked and
tried to attack Father. However, now their attitude is different.
Because they have witnessed that whatever Reverend Moon has proclaimed
has always come to pass. After the 30,000 Couples Blessing, was there
anyone in the world who believed that Reverend Moon would be able to
bless 360,000 couples in three years? No. Only God and Reverend Moon
were sure about it. During the last five month period this miracle took
place. Our next goal is the 3.6 million Couples Blessing. Father
considers it a piece of cake. (Laughter.)
How about America? Will America just sit back and do nothing? This
is a big problem. The Blessing is actually centered upon Christianity.
While Christians sit still and do nothing, other religious people
receive the Blessing. God is fair! When the tide is coming in it
flattens the entire area, even though the bottom is up and down. By
filling up the gaps it makes a flat surface. When the tide begins to go
out the upper water recedes first. In the Last Days those who come late
will become first and the ones who were originally first will become
last. There will be this reversal of order. When you hear Father's
message this morning, do you feel that the whole nation of America, as
well as all the nations of the world, needs this message in order to be
saved? Or do you think that only this handful of people gathered here
are the ones who need this message? (The whole world.) Imagine if this
message were broadcast through the networks what kind of impact it
would create. Don't you think that Father's message has the power to
correct their wrong attitudes and misunderstandings?
In regard to the three great kingships, whilst Adam and Eve only
received the love of God, Adam and Eve's children were able to receive
love from their parents, Adam and Eve as well as from God. That is the
way the four position foundation could be established. As Father
mentioned earlier, the position of grandparents represents the past,
the position of parents represents the present and children's position
represents the future. The grandparents' positions represents the
Kingdom of Heaven in heaven. This is the family level heaven
[indicating on the board]. This is the futuristic heaven. Therefore,
from God's point of view, the hope of grandparents is to receive the
seed of the future through their children and grandchildren. The hope
of parents is to see this fruit. The hope of children is to become
parents and grandparents. Through receiving the different levels of
love from parents and grandparents, the children should be able to
inherit a greater world than the parents level, Adam and Eve's level
here. This represents the family level kingdom [indicating to the
board]. But this represents the futuristic cosmic level Kingdom of
Heaven on earth [indicating to the board].
We have already learned about the three great realms of heart. The
three kingships represents this [indicating to the board]. This should
occur within your family. Therefore the hope of each family should be
that the grandparents should become kings, the parents should become
kings, and the children should become kings. These all represent the
different stages of past, present and future. This is the textbook
model upon which God based the family when He first created. Where
there is fighting there is destruction. When it comes to the royal
familyship we are not referring simply to your own family. Rather we
are referring to other families. For example Catholicism and
Protestantism should become brothers and sisters and unite. They should
become the peripheral families of the kingdom surrounding your own
family kingdom. That is royal familyship.
Secular kingdoms and empires do not last long. The royal families
are supposed to be in the position of sacrificing and devoting
themselves on behalf of their people. But in fact this trend became
reversed. The people were placed in the position of serving the royal
family. That is why these kingdoms do not last long. In the ideal world
it should be that such royal families serve their subjects. There are
different stages to be gone through. [Father draws on the board.] In
the royal family stage the people should come in the position of minus
and become the object to the kingship family and vice versa. They then
multiply themselves all the way up to God. By living for the sake of
others we can establish these three great kingships. We can conclude
that those who do not have grandchildren are unfortunate ones. You
cannot fit into this formula without grandchildren.
Those who experience the three different stages of kingship and live
their lives in service and love in the way Father has described, can
enter into the Kingdom of God in heaven. They can become the citizens
of the Kingdom of Heaven. Do you understand? (Yes.) In order to achieve
all of the goals that Father has explained here, can we accomplish this
by ourselves alone as individuals? (No.) Simply centering upon America
or the Western world, can we achieve this? (No.) We should find
balance. Just as water and air constantly flow down from a higher place
to a lower place. What about love? Does love flow or does it remain in
one place? (Flows.) Therefore, Americans should go beyond the national
boundaries. That is how we can transcend all obstacles. Does your mind
have perfect balance? What is the topic of Father's message which is
now given to the world? True Family and I. What should come
first True Family or I? When it comes to the concept, which comes
first, I or the family? (I.) Even when it comes to Adam's family, can
this family exist without Adam? (No.) Who should reach perfection
first, Adam or Adam's family? (Adam.) Then in terms of concept, I
comes first. It begins from the individual. When we refer to I we are
referring to man and woman.
When man and woman find eternal balance, that is where the family
emerges. Everyone, including God wants to live on that balanced point.
Are there families in the secular world who are truly balanced? Can we
find many husbands and wives in the secular world who do not fight?
People fight so frequently that people regard it as normal. However,
once you taste the perfect balance in life with no waves whatsoever,
then when you see someone fighting you do not consider it normal at
all. This is the position of husband [indicating on the board]. In a
perfectly balanced husband and wife, if the wife makes a huge 360
degree circle, will there be any trouble? No. There are no obstacles
because you are perfectly balanced between husband and wife. Therefore
whatever size circle you want to make between husband and wife, it is
always perfect. When you have that kind of perfect circle and balanced
life then you will have great children. The fundamental point is
myself. When we evaluate ourselves we must do so from the vertical
angle, horizontal angle, relationship between parents and children,
brothers and sisters, husband and wife. All should be the ideal angle
which will form a perfect circle. Once this circle is formed then from
wherever we reach there will always be a ninety degree meeting point.
Therefore the surface will be equal. When we slice this circle into
twelve different pieces, each piece will have the same size. Each will
fit perfectly wherever you place it.
It is normal, for example, for the children to sleep in their
grandparents' room and vice versa. Even if an adult son sleeps with
his mother in his mother's arms it is not strange. What about American
families? Do you do this? In this country we know that the crime of
incest occurs within families. This means all of these twelve slices do
not fit. Do you follow? Once we have this perfect ninety degree angle
in terms of each slice there is nothing wrong. This is the
standardized model given by God. Therefore we should be able to fit
into this formula. Then we can enter into the Kingdom of God. Now we
understand the meaning of the original family, don't we? (Yes.)
When it comes to the concept of Blessed couples, what percentage of
the fullness of perfection is reached by these Blessed couples in
regard to the original family level? What is the percentage in your
imagination? As a Blessed couple of the Unification Church do you think
that husband and wife should fight? (No.) What if something comes up
that you have to fight over, what shall you do? If the husband goes to
the right side then the wife should go far away from him. If there is a
moment when you are about to say the final word in order to have a
divorce, then you have to tell your spouse that you have to go to the
bathroom. When you go to the bathroom and stay there a while, once you
come out you may have changed your mind. If you stay long enough your
husband may become curious as to why you are in there such a long time.
Then he will knock and come into the bathroom. When your husband comes
to visit you in the bathroom, do you imagine you would punch him or
embrace him? There is more chance that you would build harmony again.
Whenever there is a crisis between husband and wife and you are about
to collide with one another, remember what Father has told you here
this morning. Escape to the bath room. (Laughter.)
Husbands should consider their wives as their younger sisters and
wives should consider their husbands as their elder brothers. That kind
of relationship should come into play between you. Even if you have
two hands, in order to make a noise with them they have to hit
together. However, if you always keep them distant there will be no
sound. If your husband is angry you have to keep smiling. Take the
opposite position. We must protect our love relationship, even at the
cost of our life. Do you understand? (Yes.) Are you truly living that
kind of life now or are you wishing to live such a life? Answer Father
please. (Wishing.) When will you actualize that kind of life? If you
don't have that kind of experience in this world you will end up in
hell.
Thinking about Reverend Moon objectively, do you consider him to be
a great and intelligent person, or a mediocre person? (Great.) Is he
foolish or smart? (Smart.) It is true, Father knows what America is all
about and what the world means. Therefore, no matter what hardship he
must face he never changes in his determination. Do you think that you
can find anyone in the world who is able to change Reverend Moon's
direction and determination? (No.) What about God? God Himself needs
Reverend Moon in order to deal with this physical world. Therefore, God
has to go where Father goes. Does that mean that Reverend Moon does not
have to follow God, but rather God has to follow Reverend Moon all the
time? Do you think that God can come down to this physical world and
build the Kingdom of God on earth by Himself? (No.)
If God did not have to follow such a formula as this, then why did
He wait until now? God could have come down and changed the world by
Himself if He did not have to follow this formula. God is the absolute
power owner and king. Why can He not come down on the earth and control
everything? That is not God's wish. Because the original parents fell,
True Parents are now here with this mission to accomplish. Therefore
God has to follow and support Reverend Moon. Where is Reverend Moon at
this point? Did he already overcome this opposing world, or is he still
struggling with the opposition? Father has gone beyond this now.
Therefore True Parents are just about ready to organize all the world's
families. Because we lost everything at the family level and so we have
to restore the families. From here we can connect at the tribal level.
Only True Parents can go over this fallen realm. Otherwise God cannot
separate humankind from this satanic realm. Hell on the earth and in
the spiritual realm. God cannot go over this, neither can Satan. Only
True Parents are able to go over this boundary.
Blind Christians are in some way crazy. If they continue in this way
they will end up in hell. After World War II, Christianity was given
the mission to restore the whole world centering upon the Christianity
in America. However, because they did not open their eyes and receive
Reverend Moon as the messiah, Christianity actually ruined the world.
In 1952 the world could have been restored through Christianity.
However, they failed. It was the time when this world could have been
made one world under God.
After World War II Great Britain was in the position of Eve, America
was in the position of Abel and France was in the position of Cain.
With the unity of these three nations centered upon Christianity they
should have been able to restore all the families under the banner of
Christianity. They should have totally united with True Parents,
receiving them as the messiah of mankind. At that time the whole world
could have been restored. But for forty years they gave opposition to
True Parents. Now finally after forty years, True Parents have won the
victory at the world level. Therefore, True Parents are ready to
embrace the whole world by restoring the families through the Blessing
procedure. That is where we are standing. (Applause.)
As we see from the topic of Father's message this morning, the
family begins with myself, the individual. Therefore the seed for the
true family has to be sown again here. As a Unification Church member
just as Jesus died on the cross for the sake of mankind, we have to
bear the cross for the sake of our families, beginning from myself.
Jesus did it for the sake of the nation. True Father has borne the
cross for all mankind and the world. Who else persevered and received
such persecution in the world except Reverend Moon? The whole world was
opposing him. All of the founders of all the different religions did
not lay this much foundation all over the world. Reverend Moon is the
only one who has laid such a foundation that even other religions
welcome him as a world religious figure. (Applause.) (Amen.)
How did Reverend Moon survive up until this point and become
successful? Reverend Moon knew that day and night God constantly needs
him. That is the way Reverend Moon has lived his life. Are we able to
swap one real true Unification Church member with all the members of
the Catholic faith in the world? (No.) When we mention true couples we
are referring to the original position of Adam and Eve. Original
couple. Can we swap this one couple with the 200 million Catholics?
(No.) Why? This original couple belongs to God, whereas 200 million
Catholics belong to the fallen world. We should have pride that even if
all other families in the world disappear, so long as my couple
survives and lives up to God's expectation then the world can be
restored again.
Having a man in front of a woman, is it an obstacle, a nuisance or
the greatest blessing for you to have? (Blessing.) It is in way a
miracle. Suppose there had been no man in front of the woman, then how
would you have been able to exist as woman? We all lived our life
without truly appreciating that we have men and women. How much should
we be joyful and happy? Have you ever thought about it? Even if we have
this convex shape, without a concave shape it is useless. What can you
do? When God first created man and woman, do you think He had the
concept of concave and convex shapes first, or man and woman concept
first? Did He have the sexual organ concept first as male and female,
or just man and woman first? Answer clearly. God had the concept of the
sexual organs of male and female first. We must understand that man and
woman's sexual organs were the original point of human creation. Do you
understand? From that point man and woman appeared.
Which comes first, the concept of evolution or the male and female
concept? (Male and female.) The concept of male and female came into
being from nowhere? Who designed the location of the male and female
sexual organs in the center of the body? Did you have a choice? (No.)
Who gave you that? (God.) Suppose the female is generally taller than
the male. Or exactly the same height. Then there is no fun, no
variety. From woman's point of view it is more fun when you make love
that her husband has to reach down to her. This means she has to reach
up on her tip toes to connect with him. You hug your husband and try to
hang onto him so as not to be separated from him. When the wife tries
to hang onto the husband so as not to be separated what is the attitude
of the husband? Does he brush her aside? When they kiss one another at
eighty-five degrees, would the husband resent it or enjoy it? Who is
subject between man and woman? (Man.) What about American women? Are
you subject?
When Father gives such a talk to us, all the men enjoy it. They feel
that Father is the only one to be able to change women who have the bad
habit of insisting that they are the subject. You women, do you like
men? (Yes.) Man represents heaven and woman represents earth. That is
why when you make love between husband and wife the man takes the
position of heaven while woman takes the position of earth. Woman is
shaped in such a way as to receive, like a container. Women have soft
bone structure and soft skin. Men do not like rough skin. This is all
relative. It is a good idea. This is the way in which we have to
correct the order of living in society in the world. Father is also
encouraging that you invite and bring your grandparents to your home,
and live with them together and dedicate yourselves to them. Since
Father and Mother have become grandparents our Unification Church
members should voluntarily come forward to invite True Parents to your
home and serve them. This line [indicating to the diagram on the board]
should be longer than the length of the earth, the longest line in the
world. If we have that quality of family in the Unification Church they
will only prosper. When you live happily with your husband and wife in
your family, suddenly True Parents may pay a visit to your home. Since
you have only one bedroom, would you tell True Parents that they cannot
stay with you. Or would you willingly give your bedroom to True Parents
and evacuate to some place else? What is the heavenly way? To offer
what you have. The duty as children is that if our parents have no food
and no clothes then we should offer ours. Even if you have to struggle
and suffer that should be our attitude. It is our responsibility. You
all have your husbands. You blessed men all have your wives. Father is
giving you a tip of how to have a happy life as husband and wife. Every
morning as you wake up and dress, face one another fully dressed. Then
the wife should run into her husband's arms and receive the greatest
hug in the world. That is how you should begin your life every day. The
sun rises from the east. The sunshine comes from the east. Man stands
in the position of the east. Then the wife will really feel happiness.
That is how you should begin your day.
Women like to wear necklaces. This symbolizes hanging around her
husband's neck. Earrings hanging on your ear symbolize us hanging on in
the air. Woman has to grab onto this man's sexual organ and not let it
go. It is a belonging concept. Later you make up your face and put on
your ring, think of your husband and wait for him in order to receive
more love. That is the life of a wife.
Love should come first rather than taking a bath. When a woman makes
up her face and places her ring on her finger, she patiently awaits her
husband's return. Then as soon as her husband returns home some wives
tell them to take a shower right away. The husband's desire is to share
love first. When the wife tells the husband to shower and brush his
teeth this causes him to lose the mood. The husband does not like it.
That is what Father means. That's true. (Laughter.) Actually the wife
should spring up and give a hug to her husband and perhaps eat
together. Then send him to the bathroom. (Laughter.) If you truly
practice that kind of life of love your husband will never visit some
place else after work. He will come home straight away. (Laughter.) It
is true. Imagine how much Father has thought about all such details in
order to build a beautiful, harmonious ideal family relationship
between husband and wife. If Father were to reveal all the secrets he
has, you wouldn't be able to return home today. (Laughter.) Therefore,
Father will save some. Please go and practice at least one of the tips
Father gave you today. If it doesn't work come back and tell Father.
(Laughter.)
It is natural that we all be called strange and crazy people. It is
already after 10 a.m. and since 6 a.m. you have been sitting in one
place without feeling tired. Still you open your mouths and laugh.
Father also, a man who is almost eighty years of age, has spoken four
hours and still is ready to go another several hours. Aren't we all
crazy? (Laughter. Applause.) If Father keeps going on this way you will
all want to stay here and sleep overnight, because you want to continue
to listen to Father. Father will conclude here and finish his speech
today. (Applause.)
Let us pray.