Category: Cheon Seong Gyeong

The Entire World of Being Exists in a Pair System

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Cheon Seong Gyeong 1854

I love water. Water is the source of all
life. Water embraces and absorbs every-
thing. There are two rivers in Jardim: the
Miranda River and Plata River, which
are like yang and yin. The water in the
Plata River is clear, whereas the water
in the Miranda River is muddy. Usually,
people run away when there is muddy
water, but yesterday I saw a clear stream
of water being drawn into a whirlpool,
without any resistance. With dignity,
the clear water joined the muddy water
and changed its color. Yet as the days go
by, the water gains the strength to regain
its color and purify itself as it continues
flowing. (276-140, 1996.2.18)

Richard: Notice here that Rev. Moon is talking about harmony of different streams, which can be an anology of how all races and cultures can harmonize to create God’s culture. It is not about division and conflict.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1239

The Blessing Ceremony of the Unifi-
cation Church is not simply a wedding
through which a man and a woman come
together and form a family. Until now,
all weddings were solely for the sake of
the people getting married. But our wed-
ding ceremony is significant and neces-
sary to set a condition to indemnify the
past and return joy to God. Therefore,
we conduct our ceremonies in a sacred
and splendid manner. Divine Principle
clearly explains to us that our wedding
ceremony alleviates God’s bitter grief
that was caused by the Fall of Adam and
Eve. It goes beyond the standard of hus-
band and wife, which Jesus was unable
to attain. (22-212, 1969.2.4)

World Scripture and the Teachings of
Sun Myung Moon

Chapter 2

Truth and Universal Law

Duality

Teachings of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

The entire world of being exists in a pair system. Human beings exist as men and women, and animals as male and female. Insects also exist as male and female. So do butterflies, birds, ants, and even minerals. The 107 elements do not come together randomly; when one element finds another that can be its reciprocal partner, nothing can stop them from uniting. But not even God can bring together two positives that repel each other. If there is a reciprocal quality between two things, they will come together automatically, and nothing can stop them. (203:353, June 28, 1990)

When we study the universe, we see that all beings exist by forming reciprocal relationships between masculine (yang) and feminine (yin). This holds in all cases. On the level of minerals, the bonding of positive and negative ions forms molecules. In plants, existence and propagation occur through the cooperation of pistil and stamen.

This duality is even more pronounced in animals. Birds, mammals, and all other types of animals exist as male and female. Finally, we human beings, who are God’s highest creation, are differentiated as men and women. The first man, Adam, and the first woman, Eve, were the first ancestors of humankind.

For what purpose did God create the universe with duality? The Creator separated all things into masculine and feminine so that the two could join by giving and receiving love. All species increase their numbers and carry on life through acts of love. (201:204-05, April 9, 1990)

The universe emerged out of relationships— between up and down, right and left, and front and back. Therefore, from insects to animals and humans, heaven and earth exist in a pair system. Even the five sensory organs exist in a pair system. So do the hands, feet, mind and body (however our mind and body are not united as one, and this is a most critical problem). Our eyes blink together. Our nostrils breathe together. Our lips move together when we speak. Sound resonates in both ears when we hear. We use both hands to make things. We cannot walk with one foot alone but require two feet. Everything in the universe needs a partner in order to function and act. Nothing can function alone. Hence, a being by itself cannot resemble God. (391:174, August 21, 2002)

There Are Certain Boundaries We Are Not Allowed to Cross

Cheon Seong Gyeong 290

Kim Il-sung is the false father. North
Koreans call him their parent, do they
not? Why has he appeared at this time in
history? The person who is the most vil-
lainous in all the communist countries,
the greatest of all devils, will appear.
However, I am called the True Parent.
The True Parent should be able to sub-
jugate the false parent through natu-
ral surrender. He should not be struck
down by force. God’s providence of sal-
vation and God’s victory or defeat is not
determined by force. If force were to be
used, everything would be over imme-
diately. If the communists had had their
way, everything would be over. The
fallen world, which used to show off its
mighty armies that created such a his-
tory of strife in this earthly world, and
which passed down Satan’s tradition,
will have a miserable end.
God, who knows such things, is try-
ing to bring Satan to surrender natu-
rally. He tells him to do everything he
wants. After letting him do everything
he wants, Heaven will be hit first and
then it will take it all away, saying that
the one who struck the side of justice
must pay for all the damages. When
Satan arrives at the end of the world, he
will be left with nowhere to go. He will
surrender at the end of the world. God
cannot bring this to pass by Himself.
Rather, He has to prepare a person on
earth who can inherit this task. This is
why He sends the Messiah in the Last
Days. (210-231, 1990.12.23)

Richard: This is very good news. The devil has way overstepped his limits. That means, between all the COVID-19 supression of freedom, and now all the chaos and violence, and many other attacks on goodness, heaven’s side will be able to reclaim what has been lost.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1566

Now that the vertical and horizon-
tal eight-stage indemnity has all been
completed, the Ceremony of the Settle-
ment of the Eight Stages could be per-
formed on August 31, 1989, in Alaska,
the most northerly location in the West.
It is the northernmost place. On the first
day of September, I declared “the ideol-
ogy centered on the Heavenly Father”
at the same place. The ideology cen-
tered on the Heavenly Father is simul-
taneously the ideology of salvation by
love as well as the ideology of parental
love. This parent-centered ideology is all
about a life lived by giving love. Satan
cannot oppose anything based on love.
If he cannot oppose the path taken by
the Unification Church, we can rapidly
expand worldwide. (199-157, 1990.2.16)

World Scripture and the Teachings of
Sun Myung Moon

Chapter 2

Truth and Universal Law

Beyond the Law

Teachings of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

True love transcends the law. True love has such a privilege. Since we know this, we should practice it. If we do, then we will enjoy the unlimited freedom of the Kingdom of Heaven. (116:249, January 1, 1982)

When the mind and body become one, the universe is like putty in our hands. Since we become a microcosm of the universe, we can understand everything. We will not need anyone to teach us. No one will need to teach us how to live, or lay out rules of ethics and morality. Do the sparrows and the animals need lessons in morality? Animals know how to protect themselves and physiologically group themselves in their own species. Why are human beings, the lords of creation, so ignorant in this regard? It is because of the Human Fall. Because of the Fall, struggle and conflict came into existence. (162:223, April 12, 1987)

Moral laws spring from the mind. Those who live with a good mindset and do not suffer from a guilty conscience have no fear in anything. Even if they are dragged before the cruelest tyrant, they can stand tall before him. (19:288, March 10, 1968)

Goodness is something the universe protects and raises. It holds freedom and peace within it, accompanied by life and authority. There is nothing in heaven and earth that can subjugate goodness. When we are good, we are not afraid of anyone, even the president of a nation. No matter what laws are applied against us, we are not influenced. That is why secular laws cannot reach the standard of the conscience. Therefore, worldly laws cannot intrude upon the authority of goodness. (16:134, January 2, 1966)

Can you find anywhere in the world a constitution or law code that would condemn someone who sacrifices himself in service for others? Would a court of law convict him, declaring him a criminal? [No.] If such a law existed, it would be denounced as a bad law. Rather, the nation’s president would recognize and honor him. (105:93, September 30, 1979)

As Unification Church members, you may say, “I do not have any boundaries; I do not have to guard myself from anything; I am really free.” But this is not so. In our way of life there are certain boundaries we are not allowed to cross—for example, the line of the Fall. If we cross that line, inevitably our internal nature and status is changed and we are transferred to a different owner [from God to Satan]. (90:9, December 5, 1976)

God does everything according to a rule. In the natural sciences, people solve the mysteries of the universe using the formulas of mathematics. Since that is so, wouldn’t there be formulas in the world of love? Were there no formulas, there would be no way to govern the people streaming into the Kingdom from every corner of the world. (170:256, November 22, 1987)

We Have to Recognize and Abide by Three Immutable Laws

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Cheon Seong Gyeong 321

The birds living in the north fly south
to raise their young, and the birds liv-
ing in the south fly north to raise theirs;
this migrating back and forth follows a
rhythm. Since they were born there, the
birds return to the place of their birth to
have their young. Fish living in cold water
lay their eggs in warm water and fish liv-
ing in warm water can only lay their eggs
in cold water. A harmonious unity of yin
and yang must be established. That is
why they migrate. (132-74, 1984.5.20)

Cheong Seong Gyeong 1474

As an absolute being with an abso-
lute ideal for His creation, God pursues
beings who can relate to Him with abso-
lute value. This is something that cannot
be exchanged for anything in this world.
A being that can relate to God has a val-
ue that is greater than that of God Him-
self. The term “the value of one’s coun-
terpart” seems difficult to comprehend.
The value of a partner, of any being as a
counterpart, is so great that it cannot be
exchanged for anything or anyone, even
for God. God cannot exchange it with
Himself, for if He did, He would be left
alone as a result. He would be left all by
Himself.

World Scripture and the Teachings of
Sun Myung Moon

Chapter 2

Truth and Universal Law

The Ten Commandments

Teachings of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Heavenly law leads humanity to pursue goodness by setting up divine commandments and moral teachings. Without a doubt, Heaven reveals them for our education… Heaven has prompted saints and sages to propound moral teachings for pitiful humanity immersed in fallen life; thus [Confucius taught] the Three Bonds and the Five Moral Disciplines10 in human relations, and Moses introduced the Ten Commandments. Numerous people on the spiritual path toiled to establish these ways of life. (7:16-23, July 5, 1959)

From now on, we have to recognize and abide by three immutable laws:
The first law: Do not defile the blood lineage, even at the point of death. The blessed blood lineage that has been bequeathed through God’s love and life must not be contaminated by actions immersed in the habitual patterns of the fallen world. Can you abide by this rule? All couples, even if your spouse is deceased, must pledge today that you will not defile your lineage.
The second law: Do not infringe upon human rights. Whether female or male, black or white, everyone is equal. One must not discriminate or violate human rights, [for example] by dismissing a person from his post out of a wrong motivation… The person that practices true love, honoring human rights in the correct way, living for the sake of others, is in the mainstream. The creation of heaven and earth began from that point. Whoever commits an act that dilutes or squanders this main current of thought is not to be tolerated. Violation of this is the second of all sins.
The third law: Refrain from stealing money or misusing public funds for selfish purposes. [For example,] if you are entrusted with a public mission but slack off and leave your post, then your stay in an expensive hotel is a violation of this law. It is destroying the public environment. It is something as fearful as misappropriating national assets. People who live this way can never be successful no matter how hard they try. Even if they pray hard, their prayers will not reach God.
Seventy percent of the people in jail are there because they violated these commandments. If you are imprisoned, you will see it is true. Human rights infringements and lineage violations are problems that concern man and woman. Then come the money problems.
What’s the first law? Keep your purity! Second? Don’t abuse human rights! Third? Don’t misuse public money! On this historic day, I declare that keeping these laws is absolutely necessary to maintain the sovereign power and kingship of heaven, and to stand before it as a people, and as parents, wives, children, and brothers and sisters.
Therefore, you cannot neglect your older brother. You cannot neglect your younger brother merely because he is handicapped. In the secular world people may not care, but we cannot neglect in-laws or relatives. If you who graduated from a university neglect those who only completed high school, it is a sin. These are violations of human rights.
You should live a good life. Can you live a good life by yourself? No, you should live with others. Within an environment governed by God’s official laws, with whom should you live to be living a good life? The answer is simple. You should have good relationships between parents and children, between husband and wife, and among siblings…
When you are exemplary to one another, it can be called a good life. If you are not a good example, you are not living a good life. Live a good life by being exemplary in front of your parents, your spouse and your children.
Even if you are accused as a traitor and executed in public view, if you keep these commandments absolutely, your family will belong to the heavenly royal family that possesses eternal freedom, unity and liberation.
I want you to remember this clearly. Keep it as a motto, the motto of the third millennium: Pure lineage, equality of human rights, and guarding public assets—do not be a thief. What is next? Be an example! Be an exemplary parent, exemplary spouse, exemplary child and exemplary sibling. If you form such a family, people in your neighborhood will say, “We should follow that person. I want to live with him.” That person is surely a citizen of Kingdom of Heaven, and Heaven will remember that family forever.
I explained to you on this historic day, the day of the Coronation Ceremony of God’s Kingship, the three most important things that humankind must uphold and by which you can be truly liberated in your family and in your nation. I hope you can remember these contents and keep them as the goals of your life. (January 13, 2001)

Couples must never fall. If they do, it is a serious problem. I cannot emphasize this enough. Next, you should love human beings. Third, you should be careful not to misuse public funds. Matters of heart, relationships with human beings, and with material are very important. When the Heavenly Constitution is installed, [these will be its] first provisions. (169:217, October 31, 1987)

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

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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)