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Cheon Seong Gyeong 254
Even if you went through the wilderness course, crossed the Jordan River, and fell in a fight with the seven tribes of Canaan, this would not be a victorious death. You can be an original person, worthy of a heavenly appointment from God, only after you have conquered the seven tribes of Canaan and established a new nation of Israel there. Otherwise, it is the same as staying in paradise; you will not be able to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. (13-296, 1964.4.12)
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There must be clarification about the way of life individuals and also families should lead. (24-29, 1969.6.22)
The vague way of life that you have previously been living must change into a purposeful way of life. (18-178, 1967.6.4)
When we silently sacrifice everything for the sake of God, He will protect us. God surely will be at our side. (88-231, 1976.9.20)
Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon
Book 6
Our Life and the Spiritual Realm
Chapter 1
The Path of Life
Section 2. The Correct Understanding of Death
2.2. Life and death are a process that connects three worlds
You may not welcome death, but once all of you die and discard your flesh you can fly about freely. Would you object to this? This is the reality. You have to know that this is plain fact, not a lie. You should understand that human beings go through the same three stages of life and that death to us is the blessed gate to our second birth. (49-286, 1971.10.17)
Insects and birds know how to fly. Shouldn’t a person also know how to fly? Even seeds fly when the wind blows. I am talking about dandelion seeds. They are designed to fly naturally. They are made to fly. In this way, birds, insects, and the seeds of plants fly. Shouldn’t a human being, who is the lord of all creation, fly? Should we just sit still and wait for God? Wouldn’t you want to protest and say, “Oh, God, everything else can fly; why didn’t you give me the ability to fly?” Then God would say, “Whoa, wait a minute. After a few decades, you too will become like that, so just wait.” Then you can say, “Oh! I see. That’s the way it is.” What shall you do until then? You should train while on earth so that you can adjust to the other world when you go there. Only when you can appreciate your mother and father can you find delight in God. Only when you like your spouse can you come to like God when you go to the next world. The physical world is the training ground for the spirit world. Can you receive what you desire without dying? Is it possible without dying? Is it possible without taking off this physical body? Do you or do you not need to discard this physical body? (116-176, 1982.1.1)
You have lived in a world of water and in the world of land, haven’t you? So then, would you want to have the experience of living in the aerial world or not? When you were about to be born from the womb, did you think such things as, “I will go out to the world of land and eat honey, rice cakes, rice, beef, and everything else with this mouth?” Do you suppose you gave it any thought? You were breathing through the umbilical cord and thinking that you would die if you came out of the womb. If we reflect on life in the womb, how confining it would seem to be! If we think about it now, it seems stifling. Despite that, when a baby is about to come out from the womb, he or she inevitably protests, “Oh, I don’t want to go out.” Even though he says that he doesn’t want to, when the time comes, everything comes bursting out. He comes out naturally along with the gush of the amniotic fluid. In this way, the baby is born through a safe and natural process. (49-286, 1971.10.17)
During our time on earth, we have “mother universe” or “mother creation.” This is the land. The planet earth is the mother. She supplies you with elements, doesn’t she? The earth is the mother that supplies you with elements on a different level from that of your own mother. When you grow in the mother’s womb, how do you breathe in the womb? You breathe through an umbilical cord, don’t you? This is your link to your mother’s body. You should remember this.
When you leave your mother’s womb, you know that you are connected to the second realm, the world of air. When you come out of the womb after finishing life there, your old environment is destroyed. What do you connect to at the moment of your first cry? You come to be connected to the world of air, where you breathe air through your respiratory system. When you are connected to the world of air, your nostrils become the absolute supply line. (139-212, 1986.1.31)
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