As our True Mother, the mother of peace and the only begotten daughter, wishes to see the reunification of the Korean peninsula, asking the FFWPU Korea to concentrate substantially on this providential will of Heavenly Parent, we bring you a series of True Parents’ words (in 28 parts), especially for those who are seeking internal guidance from True Parents. Reading these words will help us to understand better the worldwide conflicts of today. If you wish to order the book “Way of Unification”, please click here.
Part 31 (Earlier installments are available for reading.)
2) Unification Thought is the Love ideology
The tests for democracy and communism are already over. Then what is Moonism, Unificationism, or Godism?
Man should exist as a being of love based on the ideal relationship with love as a vertical axis and with the principle of existence on the horizontal. It should not be only a theory, but such should be done in reality. (12/12/85)
What is Godism? It is love-ism. People in the Unification Church are a people who strive to achieve Godism, centered on God’s love. (163-89)
You should understand that the reason why the world opposed the Unification Church is due to such a providential background. In order to deal with the opposition of nations and the world against the Unification Church, the Unification Church should come up with an “ism,” which is Godism. Godism is the ideal of love centered on God. Such is the reason why the Unification Church has been fighting for Godism before the two worlds. (1/4/85)
What is Unification Thought? It is a thought that can possess God and His love, and then True Parents, the true family, the true tribe, the true nation, and even the true world. (4/15/80)
When you look at the nations of the world, the diplomats, who represent their nation, think that they should cheat other nations in order to perform their duties well. Then, what will happen to the world? The future of the world will be hopeless. The Unification Church teaches that an individual sacrifices himself or herself to protect his or her family, a family for his or her tribe, a tribe for his or her society, a people for their nation, a nation for the world, and the world for God. This thought is to protect God by sacrificing the world.
When that happens, will you perish? Will this branch perish? Will this trunk perish? No. Everyone will remain alive. Then what comes out of it? There will be prosperity, and the source of happiness will appear. That is our view in Unification Thought. That is the way we can achieve the unification of North Korea and South Korea. Otherwise, there is no other way of uniting the world. That is where the Unification Thought stems from, and that is the reason why I am asking you to return to your family, your family to your tribe, and ultimately to your original root. Let us return to it as quickly as possible. (79-224)
This is one of the differences between other churches and our Unification Church. The Unification Church teaches that we should love our brothers and sisters as our own parents, and our tribe, our people, and our nation as our brothers and sisters. Even if we should abandon our own parents, we should love our own country. However, to love the world, we should be willing to abandon even our own country. Likewise, to love God, we should be willing to sacrifice the world. For the sake of something more distant and greater, we should be willing to sacrifice something that is closer to us and smaller, in order to find the path to true love. This is the main thought of the Unification Church. It is simple. Do you understand? [Yes.]
However, what is that thought? It is not Rev. Moon’s. What is being said in America is not Rev. Moon’s idea. It is originally from God and therefore God’s. When we look at God, we can see that He is a being who loves others more than Himself. By loving others more than Himself, He desires to bring two people together so that He can create a greater scope of love through their oneness. That is the movement that God desires to cultivate. Since this is the essence of God’s thought, God sends the one closest to Him to the world and sacrifices that person for the sake of all humanity. That is God’s thought. (100-30)
What is the ideology of the Unification Church or Rev. Moon? Rev. Moon’s ideology is not for the sake of a nation, but for the world. The purpose of the Republic of Korea is to love the world. Likewise, the purpose of Christian churches is to love Korea, and by building a bridge, to eventually love the world, and heaven and earth. Then, what should be done? The closest one should be sacrificed.
What is the ideology of God who has been toiling to restore this world until the present? To save the evil world and to save the pitiful and the poor, God has been leading a dispensation for salvation, by sacrificing the one closest to Him. (33-298)
3) Unification Thought is a God-Centered ideology
Today, if the democratic world asks for the third liberation, the communist world will ask for the second liberation, wouldn’t they? From this perspective, where will a new ideology and thought that can be a flag-bearer of the second and the third liberations, and that can be their original source, stem from? It cannot stem from the human world. Humans have been striving to receive liberation for many thousands of years, but they could not come up with the right content. Therefore, liberation cannot take place centered on humans. (13-225)
Would you become a nationalist who lives only for your own nation or a person who lives for the world? [The world.] Religions are not only for the people who live for the world but also for God. Their purpose is not to benefit only humans but also God. Which ideology is better: the one that benefits both God and humans or the one that benefits only humans? In other words, is the ideology that serves both God and humans the best or the one that pursues the happiness of humans alone, abandoning their original master? [The former.] Your answer tells me that you know the right thing. Religions are good.
Then, will it be all right for the ideology to be pleasing only to God? From the principled viewpoint, it should not be so. It should be pleasing both to God and humans. Communists assert that God does not exist, and that material is life itself. They would not want to go to hell. However, communism will eventually perish. Even religions that exist only for the sake of God will perish. Likewise, religions or ideologies that exist only for humans will perish as well. if not, I will make it happen with my own hands. Then, will the ideology that serves and benefits both God and humans be welcomed in the world of God or not? Also, will that be welcomed in the world of humans or not? It will be welcomed by both worlds. (43-44)
What is the cosmic ideology? Our ideology is superior and one step further advanced than communism? Its purpose is not only to liberate all mankind but also God. Therefore, without heart, it cannot be done. Since parents are connected to children with chains of the heart, unless children are liberated, parents cannot be liberated. Therefore, let us create a history of heart. Let us establish the tradition of heart. Let us create a world of heart. We should be different from others. Let us liberate God. (55-50)
What ideology does the Unification Church uphold? It is Godism. That is our view. Anyone who lives Godism is communicating in the world of heart. It is so because they do not attend God conceptually, but in actual life. In the Unification Church, we discuss God’s heart. Today, “theology” teaches about God. But we do not know heart, by obtaining knowledge from learning. That is what you should understand. You would not know by understanding. People would not know me in the true sense, even if they met me and said, “Ah, that is Rev. Moon. His eyes are such and such, his nose is such and such, etc.” To know a person well, you should live with him or her. Do you understand? No matter how great he or she may appear to be, if you live with that person, you will discover something that you did not expect. Right? [Yes.] So, you should go ahead and do it. Yet, when you live, you should not live blindly, but should live well. (59-101)
4) Unification Thought
Communism and democracy are confronting each other centering on their truth, that is, their doctrines. Yet, from now on, Chun-joo ideology, transcending national boundaries should appear. Still, its purpose is not the ideology itself In the last days on the worldwide level, the democratic world and communist world will be entirely invaded. Therefore, an ideology that can absorb both democracy and communism should appear. That is, there should be an ideology that can connect the whole centered on the individual.
As the last days approach, what is it that we need? God’s character, heart, and value. That is, the question is hope, situation, and heart. Today, all ideologies that are prevalent and gaining power in the world are related to God. (16-273)
With what did the Unification Church appear? In short, the goal of Unification Thought is to terminate a tragic human history and to start a new, hopeful history for all mankind It is equipped with a content that can reach that goal. The Unification Thought is an ideology, which strives to connect spirit world and the physical, phenomenal world into one. Further, even if the entire world comes into this ideology of Unification Thought, since only a portion of it can be filled, we can say that the greatness and vastness of the Unification Thought is beyond the limits of human imagination. We should understand that ideology is a thought that can connect not only the world but also the entire universe, spirit world, and even God as one. (10/21/86)
When we walk with a greater thought, a greater will, the standard that is lower than that will be included. For this reason, humans should hold a high thought. From this viewpoint, has there been any other thought that is greater than Unification Thought throughout human history? In this sense, we can say that the Unification Thought is the greatest of all thoughts. (49-51)
Who is God? He is the subject of heaven and earth. Since He has the highest ideal, He can also become the standard of our purpose and motivation.
For this reason, the motivation and purpose of our existence is God, Then, where can we find that motivation and purpose? That motivation is a family centered on God’s will, and that family is to realize that purpose on the worldwide level. This is Unification Thought. This is the supreme standard that you, young people, should understand as the thought that can bring all the world to one point. The cosmic ideology is a thought with a content that no other thoughts that have existed throughout all human history can ever reach. This is a new thought that can exceed any other world thought, and its distinctive nature lies in the character, “joo” which signifies “house” from “Chun-joo. . . . ideology. (25-83)
The ideology of the Unification Church is “Chun-joo” ideology. Of course, this is an ideology that strives to bring heaven and earth into one, but “joo” from “Chun-joo” signifies a “house.” In other words, it is an ideology of a family. Man is heaven, and woman is earth. If they are united into one, heaven and earth are united into one. Right? What does that mean? It means that centering on heart, you should tie your family like a steel castle, transcending a tribe, a people, a nation and the world. The question is not a tribe, nor people, nor race. If they can be united, the world can be one. (37-77)
What is “Chun” from “Chun-joo” ideology? It is an ideology in which a person’s mind and body became one with God both internally and externally. In this case, the mind symbolizes heaven, and the body, the earth. Originally, in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve, as individuals, should have had mind and body unity, and then they should have become one centered on God. By so doing, they would have built a God-centered family. God would have dwelt in their family. Then, they would have become the root of hope for all humanity. But this original plan was shattered. As a result, while humans have been struggling in ignorance, God has been leading His providence for salvation until the Last Days. Unification Thought teaches the standard of original life to humanity living in this era. For this reason, you are gathered here. (20-309)
The ideology that we are promoting is neither communism, nor democracy. It is an ideology that is more important than that, which is the cosmic ideology. This ideology is the standard of the final hope and the final ideology that Adam and Eve needed to attain in the Garden of Eden. Through this ideology, both God and humans can be united as one. That is, God and you can be one. Only when this is fulfilled, all the problems of the world can be resolved. (20-310)
The question is how we can reach the position of a true person. Suppose that, with such an ability, we overcame all social vice and problems, and were able to achieve happiness in the position of subject, in which we can erect the standard of good. Then, it will bring worldwide attention. Truly, this will become a historic event in the world. In this sense, the path that we shall be walking will draw attention from the world even after we enter the latter part of the 21st century. If not, I Will make it so. This is the thought of this ideology. (21-18)
5) Unification Thought Is An Ideology That Pursues Communalism, Mutual Prosperity, And Righteous Justice
In the Unification Church, what does that mean to be saved through attendance? It is not alone eating but with parents. Isn’t it remarkable? Even when you go sightseeing, you do not go alone, but with parents. You must understand how great but fearful it is to live a life in the attendance of heaven and earth. On the day when you come to realize this vividly, there will be no one who will not surrender or give up. Those who truly believe with conviction through life experiences will never give up on anything. Even if they surrendered, because they should go back to the original principle, one cannot say that they fully surrendered.
For this reason, the Unification Church teaches us to experience the truth and surrender yourself to it all the way to the end. Then, you will not be conquered by anyone under the sun and thus will be saved through attendance. That is why the Unification Church teaches people that we can be saved through the life of attendance. Do you understand? A religion with such conviction can go over any obstacles in the world. From this perspective, you must understand how great Unification Thought is. What else could there be for humans to be grateful other than for this? This has been the hope of our ancestors. This is the hope that numerous men have been waiting for, and numerous women have been waiting for.
Therefore, had such a man and a woman come together and established a family, they could have become a nuclear center who could be approved by the public. The time when such a man and a woman can open a door to the new world with a heavenly heart will be when the Kingdom of Heaven for which we have been waiting in hope will start. Then, finally, the last days of heaven and earth will begin from there, and a settlement point of purpose and hope which humans have been awaiting will be formed. When that time comes, an individual will not be able to insist on his or her own views alone, saying that he or she is the best. From then on, it will be a communal world. That is, that will be a world of communalism, mutual prosperity, and communal justice. That is why the Unification Church is teaching communalism, mutual prosperity, and communal righteousness. That world cannot be built alone. Do you understand? (24-298)
The world of communalism, mutual prosperity, and communal justice is the ideal world, the Kingdom of Heaven. That world can never be built alone. For this reason, that world is not a place where you can be alone. When we talk about “I,” we are implying that there is another party, subject, or object. There is also a family. This should not end just as a concept but should be substantiated in actual life. The world where it can be substantialized in reality is the world of the Kingdom of Heaven. Is it not so? Ladies and gentlemen, are your left eye and right eye placed on the same level? This is for mutual prosperity, living for one common purpose. Everything consists as such. We have two nostrils as well. Yet, if one of them is clogged, do you feel pleasant or not? Likewise, what if the same happens to one of your ears? Would you be happy to be a disabled person or not? Suppose that one of your arms or legs was amputated. You will not be happy at all.
For this reason, all the existing beings are in the relationship of counterparts prove the existence of heaven and earth. The maxim: “People’s hearts are Heaven’s heart. . . . is related to this. The terms, parental love, conjugal love, and brother/sister love do not exist in the Western world. Therefore, in terms of heart, Oriental thought is one step higher than Western. And on that foundation, the Unification Church is crying out for communalism, mutual prosperity, and communal righteousness. Therefore, apart from this perspective, “I” cannot exist. We can never be victorious alone. This, you should know well.
Then, why are you asked to live for the church? It is to make you grow more. Will it be good enough for you to become a captain in the family? To live for the church is to help you grow. The same goes for the nation, the world, and heaven and earth. It is all to help you grow more. To what extent? To the maximum level. When I say that you should grow, I am not talking about physical growth, but internal maturity to a supreme degree. Then, you can finally become a son or daughter of God. From such a perspective, all of you must understand that we have still a long way to go ahead of us. The starting point for this path was already set by the Unification Church. As you already started, you should be able to arrive at the final destination. For this reason, you are asked to go out witnessing for the nation, become a missionary of the world, or fight communists for the sake of heaven and earth, etc. At this point, I hope that you understand the value of yourself and live according to the will of God. (24-300)
6) Unification Thought will Endure
What is the final thought that will last until the end? Let us make a conclusion. For the sake of the world, the movement or ideology that can love the world more than the nation, and the movement that can love God more than anything in the world will remain until the end.
Therefore, the question is how an international movement that can transcend its country can be presented on the worldwide level, and how an “ism” can seek for methods through which we can prepare Heaven or the world to freely go to places and love beyond people. (53-24)
Let us find out what is being done in the Unification Church. The Unification Church has a special connection to human history, with the truth that has never been discovered in the world of religions and cultures. That is something that we alone have and something that we can be proud of along with its history. What has been sought throughout the history of struggle? It is truth and the haven of truth, the world of truth. In order to find the haven of truth, the world of truth, based on the foundation of truth, a system of thought that can represent truth and that can realize the world of truth is required. That is what we have. Truly, that is an absolute truth. At the place where this truth appears, Heaven will be brought together, and at the place where this truth travels, there will be no enemies. This truth is the final proclamation and the expression of final judgment. (64-254)
In the future, what is the ideology or thought that can inherit the world? It is the one that teaches people to willingly sacrifice his or her own nation to save the world. When such a nation with such thought, or when a nation and a people that are centered on such a new movement are realized, a new world of hope will make an appearance in this world. Thereupon, a new world of unification, and an ideal world will appear. A national view, a historical view that cannot transcend its own nation cannot inherit the ideal world of God. (51-64)
What is the thought that can bring all religions and ideas into one? It is not a self-centered world view, but is a world-centered and all-nation-centered world view. This is a thought that can bring them to one purpose. This is not a world view that is only proud of its own people in a position that is alienated from the world, but is a thought that loves humans themselves. Any human being looks for the world that is built with such a thought. (36,175)
Even if all humanity perishes and the entire human history changes, Unification Thought is something that they have no choice but to keep. And even if I perish as an individual and so does my own family, it is only appropriate to leave this thought behind. (79-226)
Because humans could not overcome the barrier of their own nationalism, rather than marching towards the world of democracy their life became that of an intolerant man. The same is applied to communism. It is now denying international communism and has degraded to the level of national communism. In the future, it will continue to be degraded to the levels of tribe and family. This is clear when seeing that the term, “founderism” is constantly being repeated. If an “ism” sacrifices its own people and nation for the sake of the world, that is an “ism” of God. That is the reason why God sacrificed His closest sons and daughters for the sake of the world. And that is the reason why Christianity has been building an altar of blood. Because God prepared a foundation to love the world, by sacrificing His closest children, eventually, only Godism will remain. (126-236)
To Be Continued …