Month: June 2020

Every One Who Looks at a Woman Lustfully Has Already Committed Adultery

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Zecheriah 10

6 I will strengthen
the kingdoms of Judah
    and Israel.[a]
And I will show mercy
because I am the Lord,
    their God.
I will answer their prayers
    and bring them home.
Then it will seem as though
    I had never rejected them.
7 Israel[b] will be like
a tribe of warriors
    celebrating with wine.
When their children see this,
they will also be happy
    because of me, the Lord.

Ezekiel 27

31 they shave their heads
and dress in sackcloth
    as they cry in despair.
32 In their grief they sing
    a funeral song for you:
“Tyre, you were greater
    than all other cities.
But now you lie in silence
    at the bottom of the sea.

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World Scripture and the Teachings of
Sun Myung Moon

Chapter 2

Truth and Universal Law

The Ten Commandments

Say, Come, I will recite what God has made a
sacred duty for you:
Ascribe nothing as equal with Him;
Be good to your parents;
Kill not your children on a plea of want—
we provide sustenance for you and for them;
Approach not lewd behavior whether open
or in secret,
Take not life, which God has made sacred,
except by way of justice and law. Thus does He
command you, that you may learn wisdom.
And approach not the property of the
orphan, except to improve it, until he attains
the age of maturity.
Give full measure and weight, in justice—
No burden do we place on any soul but that
which it can bear.
And if you give your word, do it justice, even
if a near relative is concerned; and fulfill your
obligations before God. Thus does He command you, that you may remember.
Verily, this is my straight Path: follow it, and
do not follow other paths which will separate
you from His Path. Thus does He command
you, that you may be righteous.
Qur’an 6.151-53

Seven precepts were commanded to the chil-
dren of Noah: social laws [civil justice]; to
refrain from blasphemy; idolatry; adultery;
bloodshed; robbery; and eating flesh cut from a
living animal. 8
Talmud, Sanhedrin 56a (Judaism)

You have heard that it was said to the men of
old, “You shall not kill; and whoever kills shall
be liable to judgment.” But I say to you that
every one who is angry with his brother shall be
liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother
shall be liable to the council, and whoever says,
“You fool!” shall be liable to the hell of fire…
You have heard that it was said, “You shall
not commit adultery.” But I say to you that every
one who looks at a woman lustfully has already
committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 5.21-22, 27-28

Forgiveness, humility, straightforwardness,
purity, truthfulness, self-restraint, austerity,
renunciation, non-attachment and chastity
are the ten duties.
Tatthvarthasutra 9.6 (Jainism)

Not killing, no longer stealing, forsaking the
wives of others, refraining completely from false, divisive, harsh and senseless speech, forsaking covetousness, harmful intent and the views of Nihilists—these are the ten white paths of action, their opposites are black.
Nagarjuna, Precious Garland 8-9 (Buddhism)

Nonviolence, truthfulness, not stealing, purity,
control of the senses—this, in brief, says Manu,
is the Dharma for all the four castes. 9
Laws of Manu 10.63 (Hinduism)

The Noble Truth of the Path leading to the ces-
sation of suffering is this Noble Eightfold Path,
namely: right view, right aspiration, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.
What is right view? Knowledge of suffering,
knowledge of the arising of suffering, knowledge of the cessation of suffering, knowledge of the path leading to the cessation of suffering—this is called right view.
What is right aspiration? Aspiration for
renunciation, aspiration for non-malevolence,
aspiration for harmlessness—this is called right
aspiration.
What is right speech? Refraining from
lying speech, refraining from slanderous speech,
refraining from harsh speech, refraining from
gossip—this is called right speech.
What is right action? Refraining from
violence against creatures, refraining from
taking what has not been given, refraining from
going wrongly among the sense-pleasures, this is
called right action.
What is right livelihood? A disciple of the
Noble Ones, getting rid of a wrong mode of
livelihood, makes his living by a right mode of
livelihood. This is called right livelihood.
What is right effort? A monk generates
desire, effort, stirs up energy, exerts his mind
and strives for the non-arising of evil unskilled
states that have not arisen… for the getting rid
of evil unskilled states that have arisen… for the
arising of skilled states that have not arisen…
for the maintenance and completion of skilled
states that have arisen. This is called right
effort.
What is right mindfulness? A monk fares
along contemplating the body in the body… the
feelings in the feelings… the mind in the mind…
the mental states in the mental states… ardent,
clearly conscious of them, mindful of them so as

to control the covetousness and dejection in the
world. This is called right mindfulness.
And what is right concentration? A monk,
aloof from the pleasures of the senses, aloof from
unskilled states of mind, enters on and abides
in the first meditation which is accompanied by
initial thought and discursive thought, is born
of aloofness, is rapturous and joyful. By allaying initial thought and discursive thought, with the mind subjectively tranquilized and fixed on one point, he enters on and abides in the second meditation which is devoid of initial thought and discursive thought, is born of concentration, and is rapturous and joyful. By the fading out of rapture… he enters on and abides in the third meditation… the fourth meditation. This is called right concentration.
Majjhima Nikaya 3.251-52:
The Eight-Fold Path (Buddhism)

There are five universal ways in human rela-
tions… those governing the relationship
between ruler and minister, between father and
son, between husband and wife, between elder
and younger brothers, and those in the inter-
course between friends. These five are the uni-
versal ways in the world.
Doctrine of the Mean 20.79 (Confucianism)

You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me

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Cheon Seong Gyeong 263

Where is the foundation upon which
human love and God’s love can har-
monize together? God created human
beings because of love. Why did God
create human beings for love? God is
lonely by Himself. God created people
because He wanted to live in love for
thousands of years. Even if we have only
a thatched cottage, we still want to live
with our parents there forever. It is the
same with the ideal God. It is amaz-
ing that God can go into a place even
smaller than a thatched cottage and still
embrace Heaven and earth, and breathe
and live. Is that a small house? When
God is there, even a thatched cottage is a
palace in the Heavenly Kingdom, a uni-
versal palace. (204-106, 1990.7.1)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1534

The world based on the culture of
heart is the world of God’s original cul-
ture and one that is based on the culture
of perfected Adam who has not fallen.
There cannot be two cultures but only
one. Therefore in the future, the world
will be unified and there will be only one
language and one set of customs and tra-
ditions. Only in such a circumstance can
God dwell with individuals and fami-
lies. (261-95, 1994.5.22)

World Scripture and the Teachings of
Sun Myung Moon

Chapter 2

Truth and Universal Law

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments are known the world over as the basis of Jewish and Christian ethical values. Yet similar lists of ethical principles are found in most religions. The Qur’an contains more than one list of ethical precepts that has been termed the Islamic Decalogue. Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount commented that these commandments are not merely laws to be obeyed, but should be lived from the heart. In Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism there are lists of “ten charges” or “ten precepts” for monks and laypeople, and these are further condensed into lists of five universal dharmas called samanya dharma. Another comparable list is the Buddhist Eightfold Path. As befitting their Eastern perspective, most include inward elements, e.g., self-control and generating a heart of compassion. Confucianism has its own list of five—the Five Relations—with a distinctive emphasis on relationships rather than laws. Father Moon himself has promulgated three commandments of the Kingdom of Heaven: Keep purity, do not violate the rights of others and do not steal. They can be compared to the Commandments specifically against adultery, murder and theft, but the second of these goes deeper into matters of the heart, reflecting the Confucian emphasis on proper relationships as well as Jesus’ teachings on the interior aspects of the Ten Commandments.

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of
the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
You shall have no other gods before me.
You shall not make for yourself a graven
image, or any likeness of anything that is in
heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or
that is in the water under the earth; you shall not
bow down to them or serve them; for I the Lord
your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity
of the fathers upon the children to the third and
fourth generation of those who hate me, but
showing steadfast love to thousands of those
who love me and keep my commandments.
You shall not take the name of the Lord
your God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him
guiltless who takes his name in vain.
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Six days you shall labor, and do all your work;
but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord
your God; in it you shall not do any work, you,
or your son, or your daughter, your manservant,
or your maidservant, or your cattle, or the
sojourner who is within your gates; for in six days
the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and
all that is in them, and rested on the seventh
day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day
and hallowed it.
Honor your father and your mother, that
your days may be long in the land which the
Lord your God gives you.
You shall not kill.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your
neighbor.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house;
you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his
manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his
ass, or anything that is your neighbor’s. 7
Exodus 20.1-17

From the Beginning You Were Told That We Must Love Each Other

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1 John 3

11 From the beginning you were told that we must love each other. 12 Don’t be like Cain, who belonged to the devil and murdered his own brother. Why did he murder him? He did it because his brother was good, and he was evil. 13 My friends, don’t be surprised if the people of this world hate you. 14 Our love for each other proves that we have gone from death to life. But if you don’t love each other, you are still under the power of death.

15 If you hate each other, you are murderers, and we know that murderers do not have eternal life. 16 We know what love is because Jesus gave his life for us. That’s why we must give our lives for each other. 17 If we have all we need and see one of our own people in need, we must have pity on that person, or else we cannot say we love God. 18 Children, you show love for others by truly helping them, and not merely by talking about it.

Matthew 1

Jesus Christ came from the family of King David and also from the family of Abraham. And this is a list of his ancestors. 2-6a  From Abraham to King David, his ancestors were:

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah and his brothers (Judah’s sons were Perez and Zerah, and their mother was Tamar), Hezron;

Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon, Salmon, Boaz (his mother was Rahab), Obed (his mother was Ruth), Jesse, and King David.

6b-11  From David to the time of the exile in Babylonia, the ancestors of Jesus were:

David, Solomon (his mother had been Uriah’s wife), Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram;

Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, and Jehoiachin and his brothers.

12-16 From the exile to the birth of Jesus, his ancestors were:

Jehoiachin, Shealtiel, Zerubbabel, Abiud, Eliakim, Azor, Zadok, Achim;

Eliud, Eleazar, Matthan, Jacob, and Joseph, the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus, who is called the Messiah.

17 There were fourteen generations from Abraham to David. There were also fourteen from David to the exile in Babylonia and fourteen more to the birth of the Messiah.

World Scripture and the Teachings of
Sun Myung Moon

Chapter 2

Truth and Universal Law

The Golden Rule

Teachings of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Even looking at contemporary morals and social ethics, a certain principle applies. It is the standard that we live for the sake of others and not insist that others live for us. (71:125, April 29, 1974)

What is the path for us to live a true life? As we go on the path, the main thing we should keep in mind is to live for the sake of others. Confucius, Jesus, Muhammad and Buddha all affirm this truth. Living for the sake of others is the universal principle that defines the way we should live our lives—the one law of the true way of life. (133:18, July 1, 1984)

What should you do to others if you want them to serve you? [Serve them.] Should you serve them first, or let them serve you first? [I’ll serve others after they serve me.] That won’t do. Isn’t there a saying that if you want others to serve you, you should first serve them? [Yes.] The basic rule is that you should be the first to serve. What about me? Do I, Father Moon, seek to serve you, or do I seek to have you serve me? I never have the slightest thought of wanting you to serve me. It is not good to be indebted to others. (50:339, November 8, 1971)

What is a life of true love? In a nutshell, it is living for the sake of others. It is living for the sake of another before you wish that the other would do something for you. In living for others, you give and forget that you ever gave. You do not give in hopes of receiving something in return. You give and give to the point where you have no regrets for not having given more. Even as you give, you bow your head in humility. Thus, Jesus said, “Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (January 27, 2004)

According to the universal law, a subject partner should care for its object partner as parents care for their children or teachers for their students. However, people in the fallen world instead try to use others in self-centered ways. That is why they perish. Through their good example, religious people should educate others in Heaven’s principle that we should place the happiness of others before our own happiness. (271:72, August 21, 1995)

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Cheon Seong Gyeong 289

Through the triumph of True Par-
ents, there will come a time – the era
when the Old Testament, the New Tes-
tament and the Completed Testament
have all been fulfilled – when even non-
believers can enter the mainstream
of religion. Then, all of the ancestors
in the spirit world will be able to visit
their earthly descendants and work with
them. This is what the spirit world is like.
For this reason, from now on, if some-
one refuses to believe in the Unification
Church, his ancestors will come to him
and give him nightmares, sickness, and
bitter medicine.
Until now, the earthly world has been
divided, and occupied by Satan. Howev-
er, as the good spirits in the realm of the
good archangel and those in the religious
realm as a whole enter the realm of evil
on earth and fully expel it, everyone who
has served in the shadow cast by the devil
so far, whether Kim Il-sung or any other,
will be washed away. Thus, as one, two,
three, and four nations become connect-
ed to the Unification Church, the whole
world will see the age of complete libera-
tion. From 1988 to 2000, that is, until I
turn eighty is the era of the mission to
accomplish this task. This is why the role
of tribal messiah has been set up.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1470

God is the first Cause of the uni-
verse and the Creator of everything
under the sun. He is also our beloved
Father. He made all the things of cre-
ation in order to fulfill His unique will.
His purpose lies in the manifestation
of love. Though He may be the Origin
of true love and omnipotent, He can-
not feel the joy of love by Himself. He
needs an object for His love, and desires
to receive voluntary love in return. The
culmination of all the creation, created
to be in the highest position, is man and
woman. Consequently, we have a pur-
pose in our life. That purpose requires
our becoming mature and realizing a
relationship of eternal true love with
Him. This is the fundamental prin-
ciple through which harmony can be
achieved between Him and us. (166-131,
1987.6.1)

World Scripture and the Teachings of
Sun Myung Moon

Chapter 2

Truth and Universal Law

The Golden Rule

The Golden Rule is found in the scriptures of nearly every religion. It is often regarded as the most concise and general principle of ethics. Though sometimes called “reciprocity,” the Golden Rule is proactive, not reactive. It teaches us to initiate acts of kindness and consideration for the other, not to react to an insult by returning the same. Hence, this is a challenging ethic, requiring considerable moral integrity to practice.
There are three levels of this ethic: First, the negative expression, “do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you,” teaches us to refrain from harming others, as we would not wish to be harmed. Next, the positive form, “whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them” or “you shall love your neighbor as yourself” requires us to consider the other person’s needs and feelings and to act towards him or her in a loving manner. Finally, Father Moon’s teaching elevates the Golden Rule to his statement of the fundamental principle to live for the sake of others. This ethic calls us to continual acts of service and sacrifice. It requires a selfless orientation of character, which ultimately stems from our vertical connection to God and His endless love.

Whatever you wish that men would do to you,
do so to them.
Matthew 7.12

Tsekung asked, “Is there one word that can serve
as a principle of conduct for life?” Confucius
replied, “It is the word shu—reciprocity: Do not
do to others what you do not want them to do
to you.”
Analects 15.23 (Confucianism)

You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 6
Leviticus 19.18

Not one of you is a believer until he loves for his
brother what he loves for himself.
Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi 13 (Islam)

Try your best to treat others as you would wish
to be treated yourself, and you will find that this
is the shortest way to benevolence.
Mencius VII.A.4 (Confucianism)

One should not behave towards others in a
way which is disagreeable to oneself. This is the
essence of morality. All other activities are due
to selfish desire.
Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva 113.8 (Hinduism)

In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief,
regard all creatures as you regard your own self,
and do not injure others with that which you
would injure yourself.
Yogashastra 2.20 (Jainism)

Comparing oneself to others in such terms as
“Just as I am so are they, just as they are so am I,”
he should neither kill nor cause others to kill.
Sutta Nipata 705 (Buddhism)

One going to take a pointed stick to pinch a
baby bird should first try it on himself to feel
how it hurts.
Yoruba Proverb (African Traditional Religions)

Act only on that maxim through which you can
at the same time will that it should become a
universal law.
Immanuel Kant, Groundwork for the
Metaphysics of Morals

A certain heathen came to Shammai and said to
him, “Make me a proselyte, on condition that you
teach me the whole Torah while I stand on one
foot.” Thereupon he repulsed him with the rod
which was in his hand. When he went to Hillel,
he said to him, “What is hateful to you, do not do
to your neighbor: that is the whole Torah; all the
rest of it is commentary; go and learn.”
Talmud, Shabbat 31a (Judaism)

Here am I, fond of my life, not wanting to die,
fond of pleasure and averse from pain. Suppose
someone should rob me of my life… it would
not be a thing pleasing and delightful to me. If I,
in my turn, should rob of his life one fond of his
life, not wanting to die, one fond of pleasure and
averse from pain, it would not be a thing pleas-
ing or delightful to him. For a state that is not
pleasant or delightful to me must also be to him;
and a state that is not pleasing or delightful to
me, how could I inflict that upon another?
Samyutta Nikaya 5.353 (Buddhism)

The Origin of Human Morals is Conscience

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1 Chronicles 21

5 So David paid Araunah six hundred gold coins for his threshing place. 26 David built an altar and offered sacrifices to please the Lord[d] and sacrifices to ask his blessing.[e] David prayed, and the Lord answered him by sending fire down on the altar. 27 Then the Lord commanded the angel to put the sword away.[f]

Isaiah 60

18 Violence, destruction, and ruin
will never again
be heard of
    within your borders.
“Victory” will be the name
    you give to your walls;
“Praise” will be the name
    you give to your gates.

World Scripture and the Teachings of
Sun Myung Moon

Chapter 2

Truth and Universal Law

Moral Law

2. Natural Law

Teachings of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Like it or not, human beings live within a cyclical existence: people grow old and return to their original elements, and new people are born. Through this cycle, humanity develops and increases. All things that exist move and function within their limited realm in accordance with the laws of nature that establish nature’s cycles.
The nine planets of the solar system revolve about the sun. Can a planet say, “I will go where I please”? No, it cannot leave its orbit. When spring comes, can any animal or plant say, “I refuse to grow”? No. Spring is the time to grow. Summer is the time for plants to become thick with foliage and their flowers to bloom. Then in autumn, they must bear fruit. (207:61, November 1, 1990)

The solar system turns in a great, cosmic circle. What is its center? It is love—true love. Therefore, at home, we are taught to love and honor our parents, an expression of love called filial piety. We are taught to love our nation; that love is called patriotism. We are taught to love humankind; that is to love as a saint. In other words, in the various orbits of our life, love should be at the center. When true love takes the center seat, everything else falls into its proper place. The right order is created around that eternal and unchanging axis. (146:166, June 15, 1986)

Just as the laws by which the sun, moon and stars were created—the way of heaven—set up a system of vertical order, so also in the family there is a vertical order extending from grandparents to parents and children, and likewise a horizontal order formed by the siblings. The laws of heaven and the values or norms of [family life] correspond. (122:304, November 25, 1982)

In springtime the flowers bloom, in summer the plants grow, and in autumn they bear fruit. Likewise, when you live according to the laws of nature, it is a shortcut to the Kingdom of Heaven. (393:215, February 20, 2004)

What is the heavenly law? Have you ever heard of this religious term? You know what human morals are, but have you ever heard of heavenly morals? What is the origin of the human morals? Is it the Korean constitution? No, the origin of human morals is the conscience. Human laws today are based on Roman law, and Roman law is the foundation of world culture. However, human morals are based on the conscience. Conscience precedes law. Goodness is the foundation of conscience. When we deviate from goodness and go astray, our conscience tries to correct us. Our concept of goodness sets the standard for our conscience. Hence, a universal society needs the moral law, because its members seek a social order that is in accord with the untainted conscience. Ultimately, the root of human morals is the heavenly law. (33:44, August 2, 1970)

Human morals are rooted in the heart. Relationships in the family, norms of behavior, social systems, the social order and such should be rooted in the heart. Human morals begin from parents loving their children. Then, by children loving their parents, they establish a true human relationship. A second true human relationship is established by a husband loving his wife and a wife loving her husband. Love is like the leaven for morality in all its aspects.5 (64:124-25, October 29, 1972)

Formulas rooted in laws have made possible the development of our technological civilization. Whether a scientific idea can be accepted as law depends on how widely it can be applied in its field. Likewise, in our religious lives, we should not go by blind faith. God always carries out His Providence through formulaic laws, so we must understand these formulas. There is a clear formula running through the history of the Providence of Restoration from the past up to the present. This is one of the most important teachings of the Unification Principle. (16:119, October 22, 1978)