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
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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)

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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)

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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 Life of a Moral Man is the Exemplification of the Universal Moral Order

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Cheon Seong Gyeong 1951

Queen Elizabeth I was a supporter of
Protestantism. Through the thirty-three
articles in the Statutes of Westminster,
Queen Elizabeth laid the foundation to
absorb Calvinism and established a pol-
icy of dominating the seas, in order to
prevent Spain from intruding into her
oceanic domain. This was all part of
God’s will. (81-238, 1975.12.28)

In a family there needs to be a foun-
dation on which the son can respond
enthusiastically to the father’s call. Yet,
even if you have children, what good is
it without a nation? It is of no use to be
in first place or in any other position as
a family if we cannot build a nation. (29-
73, 1970.2.24)

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Truth and Universal Law

Moral Law

2. Natural Law

The moral law is to be found everywhere, and
yet it is a secret.
The simple intelligence of ordinary men and
women of the people may understand something
of the moral law; but in its utmost reaches there
is something which even the wisest and holiest
men cannot understand. The ignoble natures of
ordinary men and women of the people may be
able to carry out the moral law; but in its utmost
reaches even the wisest and holiest of men
cannot live up to it.
Great as the Universe is, man is yet not
always satisfied with it. For there is nothing so
great but the mind of the moral man can conceive
of something still greater which nothing in the
world can hold. There is nothing so small but
the mind of the moral man can conceive of
something still smaller which nothing in the
world can split.
The Book of Songs says,
The hawk soars to the heavens above
Fishes dive to the depths below.
That is to say, there is no place in the highest
heavens above nor in the deepest waters below
where the moral law is not to be found. The
moral man finds the moral law beginning in the
relation between man and woman; but ending
in the vast reaches of the universe.
Doctrine of the Mean 12 (Confucianism)

Law is twofold—natural and written. The natu-
ral law is in the heart, the written law on tables.
Therefore all are under the law, the natural
law, but it does not belong to all men that each
should be a law unto himself. However, that
man is a law unto himself who does the com-
mandments of the law of his own accord and
manifests the work of the law written in his own
heart…
Nature herself is the teacher of good
conduct. You know that one must not steal, and
if your servant has stolen from you, you beat
him, while if someone has lusted after your wife,
you think he should be punished. Now, what you
condemn in others you perpetrate yourself…
Saint Ambrose of Milan (Christianity)

The life of the moral man is an exemplification
of the universal moral order. The life of the vul-
gar person, on the other hand, is a contradiction
of the universal moral order.
The moral man’s life is an exemplification of
the universal order, because he is a moral person
who unceasingly cultivates his true self or moral
being. The vulgar person’s life is a contradiction
of the universal order, because he is a vulgar
person who in his heart has no regard for, or fear
of, the moral law.
Doctrine of the Mean 2 (Confucianism)

The principle of Tao is just as close as what is
right in front of our eyes, in our everyday lives,
in eating and drinking, and in the maintaining
of normal social relationships—between ruler
and subject, and father and son, and between
brothers, and spouses, and friends.
Chu Hsi (Confucianism)

Those Who Live In Accordance With Divine Laws Are Released from Karma

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Cheon Seong Gyeong 231

The family is the heavenly base. You
must firmly settle in a family. You should
firmly settle in a family and decide the
direction in which you will go. Center-
ing on True Parents and God, all fam-
ilies should put up True Parents’ pic-
ture, and your four-position foundation
should bow there together. Three gener-
ations must offer a bow. The four posi-
tion foundation involves three genera-
tions. Three generations – grandfather
and grandmother, mother and father,
and children – should offer a bow. After
establishing a four position founda-
tion, when you bow down in the name
of True Parents this is not within the
fallen domain. You will be in the realm
of liberation because God has direct
dominion over you. All the spirits in
the heavenly world will come to earth
and protect you just as the archangel
was meant to protect Adam’s family. We
have entered such an age. In the past, the
Cain domain was the spirit world and
the Abel domain was the earth. Abel was
being used because it was the time when
Abel had to sacrifice to rescue Cain. But
now, since the right of the eldest son
has been restored, the spirit world is the
angelic world and today’s Unification
Church families constitute the Adam
domain; so the spirit world is meant to
support the Adam domain and not use
it for its own advantage. Through this,
the land wherein Satan can interfere
and operate is disappearing. There is no
room for him. Satan is being expelled.
When we march forward strongly and
boldly, without sacrificing our stan-
dards of being the forefront even by one
step and keep a progressive attitude and
unwavering standard, the devil’s forces
will fall off a cliff. Let’s light a fire under
each family. (211-349, 1991.1.1)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1700

Why was woman created? She was
created for the sake of love, for man. She
is meant to exist for the sake of man.
Why was man born? Man was born for
the sake of woman. That is the essence
of the original ideal of the universe. That
is the law of the universe and the truth.
There is nothing that can change it. This
simple truth was unknown until now.
(278-203, 1996.5.24)

World Scripture and the Teachings of
Sun Myung Moon

Chapter 2

Truth and Universal Law

Moral Law

Divine law, the immutable law of nature, is inherently moral. It embraces in one principle the cosmological, ethical, social and legal spheres. Religion, therefore, cannot accept the modern distinction between fact and value; rather the moral law governing human life is as absolute as the law of gravity.
Since the order of the universe and the order of life cohere; establishing right order in our lives is the way to prosperity and longevity. Following the moral law leads to life and heaven; ignoring the law leads to decline, suffering and death.
The moral norms of human life are revealed in sacred Scriptures are variously called the Law or Torah (Judaism), Dhamma (Theravada Buddhism), Tao (Taoism), Dharma (Hinduism), and Moral Order (Confucianism). Yet these are but expressions of a natural law, inherent to our being and written on the heart, which transcends religion or social circumstance. In fact, as Father Moon teaches and Confucian texts confirm, it finds its foremost expression in the family. The fundamental principle is to establish harmonious relationships, and this is achieved by practicing unselfishness and living for the sake of others.

  1. Living by the Law

The Lord commanded us to do all these stat-
utes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good
always, that he might preserve us alive, as at
this day.
Deuteronomy 6:24

Easily known is the progressive one, easily known
the one who declines. He who loves Dhamma
progresses, he who hates it declines.
Sutta Nipata 92 (Buddhism)

God has revealed the fairest of statements, a
Scripture consistent, [with reward] paired [with
punishment], at which creeps the flesh of those
who fear their Lord, so that their flesh and their
hearts soften to God’s reminder. Such is God’s
guidance, with which He guides whom He will.
Qur’an 39.23

The night passes; it is never to return again.
The night passes in vain
for one who acts not according to the law.
Uttaradhyayana Sutra 14.24 (Jainism)

The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;
The precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
The fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring for ever;
The ordinances of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.
Psalm 19.7-10

Those who live in accordance with the divine
laws without complaining, firmly established in
faith, are released from karma. Those who violate
these laws, criticizing and complaining, are utterly
deluded, and are the cause of their own suffering.
Bhagavad-Gita 3.31-32 (Hinduism)

Every one then who hears these words of mine
and does them will be like a wise man who built
his house upon the rock; and the rain fell, and the
floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon
that house, but it did not fall, because it had been
founded on the rock. And every one who hears
these words of mine and does not do them will be
like a foolish man who built his house upon the
sand; and the rain fell, and the floods came, and
the winds blew and beat against that house, and
it fell; and great was the fall of it.
Matthew 7.24-27

The blessed Buddhas, of virtues endless and
limitless, are born of the Law of Righteousness;
they dwell in the Law, are fashioned by the Law;
they have the Law as their master, the Law as
their light, the Law as their field of action, the
Law as their refuge…
The Law is equal, equal for all beings. For low or
middle or high the Law cares nothing. So I must
make my thought like the Law.
The Law has no regard for the pleasant. Impartial
is the Law. So I must make my thought like the
Law….
The Law does not seek refuge. The refuge of all
the world is the Law. So I must make my thought
like the Law.
The Law has none who can resist it. Irresistible
is the Law. So I must make my thought like the
Law.
The Law has no preferences. Without preference
is the Law. So I must make my thought like the
Law.
The Law has no fear of the terrors of birth-and-
death, nor is it lured by Nirvana. Ever without
misgiving is the Law. So I must make my thought
like the Law.
Dharmasangiti Sutra (Buddhism)

What Tao plants cannot be plucked,
What Tao clasps cannot slip.
By its virtue alone can one generation after
another carry on the ancestral sacrifice.
Apply it to yourself and by its power you will be
freed from dross.
Apply it to your household and your household
shall thereby have abundance.
Apply it to the village, and the village will be
made secure.
Apply it to the kingdom, and the kingdom shall
thereby be made to flourish.
Apply it to an empire, and the empire shall
thereby be extended.
Tao Te Ching 54 (Taoism)