Category: Eight Great Textbooks

A Wife can Stand as an Equal in Position to Her Husband

If her husband is absent, the wife should be able to take his place.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1954

    Now you must not think about any success or goal that centers on your own self. The reason I demand Japan’s success is to obtain success for the entire world. If you, of all people, can stand together and carry out the heavenly mission of restoring Japan, we would not need even twenty more years. Sacrificial offerings will be needed continuously in order to fulfill that mission. Sacrificial offerings should not be made from their own subjective viewpoint. In dealing with the whole, they should be determined existentially centering on God. That is the mission of a sacrificial offering. To become a sacrificial offering you must absolutely refrain from putting forth your own subjective perspective. (15-84, 1965.9.29)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1020

    I am at a loss for words before a devoted person. As leader of the Unification Church, when I am considering which of two people is better, I do not take into account who is handsome, but rather I look at the direction of their mind. In other words, I see whether their mind is public or personal. (31-260, 1970.6.4)

Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 4
Tradition and Daily Etiquette of Blessed Families

Summary:

A wife has the important responsibility to support her husband’s success and act as his equal partner, stepping in to take his place whenever he is away. Marriage naturally includes both good and bad times, but a wife should not be discouraged by poverty or simple clothes, as her husband’s deep love and gratitude for her are more valuable than diamonds. Couples should avoid petty arguments and focus on God’s will, while husbands should show visible love by celebrating their wives’ birthdays and using prayer to deeply understand their wives’ moods and feelings. Ultimately, genuine love transforms how a couple interacts; when true love is present, even harsh words or correction can strengthen a marriage, whereas actions without love only cause pain and destruction. Continue reading “A Wife can Stand as an Equal in Position to Her Husband”

You Should Be Each Other’s Walking Stick

And comrade, advising each other.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1746

    After marriage, nothing is horizontal anymore because when a higher being is connected to a lower being, the concept of perpendicularity emerges. A horizontal foundation can control the universe but not the cosmos. Only when vertical meets horizontal perpendicularly, can all sides fit together, be it heaven as earth, earth as heaven, front as back, back as front, right as left, high as low and before as after. The perfected standard on earth leads to the total perfection of the spirit world. (230-259, 1992.5.8)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1758

     Where does this straight perpendicular line lead? To the sexual organ. That is the point the vertical line passes through, and for this reason, God desires this place. The body needs to form ninety degrees and unite right here, in this place. Until now, the minds and bodies of human beings have not been righteous. The mind is the vertical “you,” and the body is the horizontal “you.” Starting from where? The vertical Parent and the horizontal parents came together to create you. You inherited true love, true life, and true lineage from them. That is how you came into being. They united in true love and brought you into this world. Therefore, you are the center of the universe, and the representative of love. You are the central being of true love, formed by the union of horizontal and vertical love. That is who you are. (217-152, 1991.5.19)

Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 4
Tradition and Daily Etiquette of Blessed Families

Summary:

Once you marry, you are no longer two separate individuals, and you must mutually take responsibility for your family’s destined path, even at the cost of your life. Husbands and wives are the most necessary people in the world to one another, acting as supportive comrades and walking sticks who protect their marriage from being destroyed. A wife’s responsibility goes beyond just preparing meals; she must actively deepen their bond by sharing intimate, comforting words of love to wash away her husband’s fatigue after work. A wonderful spouse supports their partner’s daily missions with their whole heart and through deep prayer, while a truly unified family shares in each other’s burdens and stays spiritually connected even when apart. Ultimately, creating this kind of deeply loving and devoted family is essential, as failing to do so would make all of God’s historical sacrifices and suffering completely in vain. Continue reading “You Should Be Each Other’s Walking Stick”

Educate Your Children and Become a Three Generation God-Centered Family

The big problem is how the three generations of the children of our Blessed Families can live with me.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1262

    Who is the Messiah? He is the true parent. Then why do people need true parents? It is because they need to be engrafted to the original lineage through true parents’ love. Fallen humankind cannot rid itself of the original sin without the advent of true parents. Likewise, without the true parents, people cannot advance to the place where they can receive the Blessing on the perfected level as sin-free and liberated beings. (35-216, 1970.10.19)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1475   

    God’s invisible form is symbolically reflected in all parts of our body. Whose eyes do ours resemble? God’s! Hence, when you closely study the facial features of human beings, you see that the eyes are set deeper than other features. The deep-set eyes can thus observe everything. Next, the nose symbolizes Adam and Eve. It rests at the center. Next, the mouth symbolizes all the things of creation. It is horizontal and encloses thirty-two teeth, or four times eight, based on all the things of creation in the world and the number four. Next, the ears symbolize all directions. The features found above the neck symbolize heaven. In other words, it is the information center of heaven. (201- 83, 1990.3.4)

Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 4
Tradition and Daily Etiquette of Blessed Families

Summary:

True Father’s main concern is not preserving the church’s name, but ensuring that people inherit the tradition of the True Parents and properly educate the next generations. Although early church members suffered like refugees, families must now focus on winning spiritual battles to settle down and leave a proud legacy of overcoming hardship that is worth more than money. To become meritorious subjects in the spirit world, three generations must unite in faith, with parents boldly passing down a heavenly tradition of serving God and the nation rather than focusing on material comfort. Ultimately, by aligning with God’s global fortune and living for the sake of the world and eternity, families become a strong, protected seed that brings joy to all humankind and guarantees God’s continuous blessing. Continue reading “Educate Your Children and Become a Three Generation God-Centered Family”

Education Continues Throughout the Parents’ Entire Lifetime

They should offer sincere devotion.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 503

    Where does love come from? Never from the self, but rather from one’s partner. Without a partner, love cannot arise. Within humankind, woman complements man, and children complement their parents. Love is not realized without partners. This is called “the love of three object partners.” Those who have not experienced the love of three object partners cannot stand in a position of having substantially experienced God’s perfect love.
    “Let us give birth to sons and daughters and rejoice to the same extent that God rejoiced after having created Adam and Eve.” This is taught in the Unification Church’s Divine Principle.
    Having created Adam and Eve, God said, “From now on, you will rule over the world. Our family will be the central family of the world. Please grow up quickly, grow up quickly.” He felt joy and satisfaction while protecting and nurturing them with hope, desiring to see the day of their marriage upon their coming of age. By the same token, fathers and mothers want to raise their children well, and find good partners for them to become good husbands and wives. When that happens, the family prospers. (57-119, 1972.5.29)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 205

    What is it that you desire? You want to be people of the heavenly kingdom or children of the heavenly kingdom. This must be your desire. If you become people and children of the heavenly kingdom, the heavenly kingdom will naturally appear.
    Then, what kind of world is the heavenly kingdom? Is it a democratic world? Democracy is a means and a transitional ideology to make regime change easier when the Lord comes. When the Lord appears on earth, all the people of the world must follow him. The people as a whole must go before the Lord. Then, this would be convenient for organizing all the nations of the world into one nation.
    But democracy cannot unify the world. The experiment is already over. Can America itself lead the world? America itself is doomed. So the question is how to save America and guide it to govern the world. If this is God’s will, it has to be handled through the philosophy of the Unification Church, “Rev. Moonism.” Until this happens, there is no way for America to survive, and the bridge to the heavenly kingdom cannot be built by the American people.

Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 4
Tradition and Daily Etiquette of Blessed Families

Continue reading “Education Continues Throughout the Parents’ Entire Lifetime”

Parents Exist for their Children

If parents lived for themselves, the word parent would not exist.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 2245

    Had Adam and Eve not fallen, they would have loved each other, but they would have loved each other in place of God. Thereby their daily lives would have manifested that of God. If they had liked something, He, too, would have liked it internally. If they had been sad, He, too, would have felt sadness internally because love would have belonged to Him and them. Being one love, it could only be like this. (95-248, 1977.12.4)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1182

    What is the thing that Satan until now has held on to historically, based on the eight stages of the individual, family, tribe, people, nation, world, heaven and earth and God? He has been saying, “God, You are the Master who follows the heavenly principles, and Your son and daughter, the ideal Adam and Eve, that is, the True Parents, are a son and daughter who follow these principles. Because You, the Father who follows the Principle, created me as the archangel, it was a fundamental rule that before falling, I would have been able to receive Your love and the love of Your son. If You cannot love and work in that way, You will not be able to love the principled son as the principled Father.” This is the problem.

Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 4
Tradition and Daily Etiquette of Blessed Families

Summary

True parents exist entirely to live for their children, a selfless and joyful responsibility that forms the absolute foundation of moral principles. Unlike teachers or friends, parents are uniquely trustworthy, as even flawed parents naturally desire to teach their children to do good. A perfect life is achieved when you belong first to God, then to your children, and only last to yourself, allowing you to properly understand your place in the world through the balance of respecting parents and loving children. Ultimately, blessed families must strive to be worldly examples of love, where a father is so deeply respected as a teacher and friend that his children view him as second only to God and cherish their bond above all other relationships. Continue reading “Parents Exist for their Children”