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July 7, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. eastern time.
Expert panelists will discuss the relevance of key points from the speech America and God’s Will, delivered by Rev. Sun Myung Moon at the Bicentennial God Bless America Festival at the Washington Monument.
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Cheon Seong Gyeong 1287
The sexual organs are the palace of love, the palace in which eternal life is born, the palace that inherits the future descendants and lineage which will succeed to the eternally unchanging traditions of heaven. It is the palace of true life, true love and true lineage. It is the most precious place of all. You cannot do anything you like with it. You cannot use it without permission from God. It is a place that cannot be touched by anyone other than your husband or wife, who has gained the approval of God and the universe. (216-207, 1991.3.31)
Cheon Seong Gyeong 1261
How did the devil bring about the Fall? Through the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil? Where did they cover themselves after eating the fruit? Did they cover up their mouths or their hands? Didn’t they cover up the sexual parts of their bodies? This became the seed that sowed evil. They fell before they had fully matured, while they were still adolescents. As the lineage of humankind in world history stemmed form this act, in the Last Days the phenomenon of such relationships will thrive. The time will come, that, across the world, young people destroy the ethics of love. They will hide in the shadows, just like Adam and Eve, and have no fear of heaven. That will be the time when the era of Satan’s worldwide dominion will come to the earth. That is when we will be faced with the iron hammer of God. (200-227, 1990.2.25)
Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon
Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 4
Section 11. A Life of Sanctification
Section 12. Rituals in the Life of Blessed Families
12.3. Hoondokhwae
Summary:
Hoondokhwae, the daily practice of reading the eight sacred texts designated by Rev. Moon, must be done by every blessed husband and wife for at least one hour every morning or evening, a strict standard that True Father himself never breaks even when exhausted from global tours. Members are expected to constantly read these books—such as Blessed Family and the Ideal Kingdom and the Divine Principle—wherever they are, carrying a book in their pocket and recording their reading hours. True Father explains that the word “hoondok” means flowing like a river and “selling” or sharing God’s words with others, as keeping these words to yourself is a spiritual mistake. Because these texts are God’s own words spoken through True Father and record his victories over the satanic world, reading them repeatedly until they become a part of you has the revolutionary power to move your heart and body. Ultimately, Hoondokhwae is True Father’s way of passing down the priceless spiritual treasures he gathered through a lifetime of extreme hardship, and members must be diligent in studying them to stay healthy and build a victorious foundation on earth.
Hoondokhwae should be done at least by the husband and wife of all Blessed Families. They should do it for an hour every morning. If they are unable to do it in the morning, they should do it in the evening before they sleep, even if it is twelve or one o’clock. I am doing this. When I went on the tour to South America this time, I did it after midnight even though I was exhausted. I cannot skip it for even one day. Do you understand? You should read Blessed Family and the Ideal Kingdom. This book teaches everything about the Blessed Family and about the ideal kingdom in heaven. I have laid a highway, a victorious foundation through my battles, for this content. By building a highway like this, you should all become the cars and the gasoline. You should drive that car at full speed. (288-41, 1997.10.31)
You should do hoondokhwae whenever you have time; when you are alone or even when you are in the restroom. You should make a record of how many hours you read and of where you read. You should keep a book in your pocket and always do hoondokhwae.
Write the word hoondok (訓讀) again. It has the character eon (言) meaning “word,” and what is this? It is the character for “river” (川). What happens when the “word” stands next to the “river”? God’s word meets a straight stream. When you look at this character “river” (川), it is formation, growth, and completion.
The character dok (讀) consists of the character eon (言) meaning “word” and mae (賣) meaning “to sell.” In other words, the word must be sold. It would be a disaster to keep it to yourself. If you are not selling it, you should give it away. If you store up goods and let them spoil, you will be punished. (289-295, 1998.2.1)
Not only should you read The Way of God’s Will and Divine Principle, but you should also read other books, such as Blessed Family and the Ideal Kingdom. The important words in my speeches until this time are a record of the victories of my confrontations and battles against the satanic world. Therefore, you should read all of them. Since they contain all the details of the battles of the past and present they are True Parents’ historical record. So in order for the Unification family to unite with True Parents, you should unite with these records and develop a deep relationship with these words. You, your family, and your tribe to the seventh generation should unite with this; horizontally the 160 and 180 families should be completely united to make the foundation to bring these words substantially down to the earth.
The words I say are not my own. They are not my words but the words of God who has spoken through me. Wherever and whenever you hear these words, your heart will begin to move. When your heart is profoundly moved, a great revolutionary change will occur in your body. They have that kind of power. (288-16, 1997.10.31)
You should study wherever you gather and whenever you have time, night or day. You should read it a hundred or even a thousand times until it becomes your own, and you become the substantial object to that book. From now on, you should practice such things.
Unification Church members will get sick if they just sit around. In order to avoid becoming ill, you should be diligent in reading, taking exams, and working hard. (288-41, 1997.10.31)
True Father codified the eight sacred textbooks in 2010. See the list here.
Hoondokhwae is my way of passing along all the treasure boxes I accumulated in my life under the indescribable hardships undertaken for the nation. I am giving it to everyone without exception. I have even said that it should not be translated. You should not translate it, not until you proclaim it to this nation. Keep this in mind. Do you understand? (290-29, 1998.2.2)
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