"What is the name of the hotel in Las Vegas? ('Caesars Palace.') What is Caesar? It means a 'son who become a seed.'" (Katsumi: In Korean, 'Caesar' is pronounced as 'Shija' like '씨자.' '씨' meas a 'seed'' and '자' means a 'man or person.')

"어둑신 (Oh Dook Shin)* appeared to me without fail at the crossroads, calling me 'Elder brother Yong Myung.' I said, 'Why are you sure enough to appear to me every time I am at the crossroads? What is your responsibility?' I utilize 어둑신 and what I know about it is that the path 어둑신 takes to escape after having opposing me is the path for me to go catch. 어둑신 disappears (어둑신이 없어집니다).

Even if I spend all night by myself at any graveyard, spirits can't appear to me. Those floating spirits can't appear and say to me, 'Why did you come here?' If they dare appear, they greet me from a far distance, saying, 'Please offer more 정성 (jeongseong) so that I can come closer.' Then such a big 어둑신 becomes smaller. I know this guy (어둑신) will escape in the end. You will see the consequence to the lies you made after you joined the church. 어둑신 appears to catch and kill me, but when it fails to do so it escapes and tries to block my path in advance. I say, 'You can't block it. There is no such thing in the principle of creation. I can erase you.' I am confident in front of 어둑신. I haven't surrendered to it even once.

The term 어둑신 has been recently released for the first time in my speech. Do you know that? It tries to obstruct the way of attendance, but the pillar of heaven and earth becomes smaller and I conquer it all."

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The following are Father's previous words regarding 어둑신 (Oh Dook Shin).*

Hoondokhae at the Cheon Jeong Gung at Cheongpyeong on 10.2 by the H.C. (Oct. 28, 2011)


어둑신 (Oh Dook Shin) called me 'Yong Myung! (Father's original name)' (Then a participant asked Father what the Chinese Characters are for that term, and Father explained writing with his finger) It is 御(어/ Oh) and 得(득 / Deuk). (Katsumi: Father says '어둑 / Oh Dook' but when he explained the Chinese Characters he said '어득 / 御得 / Oh Deuk.' There is no Chinese character for '둑 / Dook'). This term can't be found in the Principle book. This is the term only Rev. Moon uses. Who is the King to 어둑신? (It is me because) I named it calling 'You are 어둑신.' I told it 'When I am at the crossroads, you have the responsibility to teach me where to go.' and it said 'OK, OK.' 어둑신 talked roughly to me in the beginning but later said in a polite way 'Let's meet together again.' When we met for the fist time, it called me 'Yong Myung!' but later it said 'Mr. Moon.' The Chinese character for 신 (shin) is 申 not 辛which means 'bitter.(Katsumi: In general 辛 means 'spicy' or 'hot,' but Father says 'bitter' here.) Centering on the south, it must attend to me, and so I named it 어둑신."


Hoondokhae at the Ocean Cheon Jeong Gung, Geomundo (3. 12 HC / May. 2, 2012)


"Yesterday and this morning too, I was called 'Sun Myung!' Is it Sul Myung (설명: explanation) or Sun Myung? One who isn't able to explain things can't become Sun Myung. 어둑신 appears at the crossroad. When I appear big, it appears small, and when I appear small, it appears big. When it becomes bright in the east, 어둑신 goes to the dark place. I named it as Oh Dook Shin. Its Chinese Characters are 御得申."


Hoondokhae at the Cheon Hwa Gung in Las Vegas (4. 20 HC / June. 9, 2012)


"어둑신 is the errand of the Creator, the God of Mind and the God of Body."

(@lovintp) 훈독회 나는 이등이라고하면 밤잠을 못자는성격이었습니다. 무엇을 시작하면 끝을 본다는 것입니다. 그래서 새도족제비도물고기도 한번 무엇을 붙들었다 하면 일년을 쫒아가서라도 잡았다는 겁니다. 그런 성격이 있었기에 무엇이든지 할수 있었던 것입니다.

(@lovintp in English) Hoon Dok Hoe: "My presonality was that I could not sleep at night if I finished a competition in second place. Once I started something, I had to see it through to the end. So, once I decided to pursue something, whether it be a bird, weasel or a fish, I focused my whole mind on tracking it down. Because I had this personality, I could accomplish anything."

[From the Twitter account of International President Hyung Jin Nim and Yeon Ah Nim on June 14, 2012. Tongil Foundation]

Hoon Sook Nim, General Director of Universal Ballet, is seen receiving the International Citation of Merit from Sun Hee Cho, president of the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, on June 14 during the 26th World Congress of the International Society for the Performing Arts being held in Seoul.

The International Citation of Merit is presented for unique lifetime achievement which has enriched the international performing arts. This award is not for performance but rather for distinguished service working within the profession. For example work as a manager (artist/company/venue), in education, marketing and public relations, consultancy, festival director, acoustician, architect and other associated activities.

Tongil Foundation is a major financial contributor to Universal Ballet.

(Photo courtesy Segye Times)