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REVEREND SUN MYUNG MOON

SPEAKS ON

THE ROAD OF THE SAINTAND THE RIGHTEOUS MAN

May 2, 1982BelvedereTranslator - Bo Hi Pak

There are two major categories of people. men and women. If one partwere missing, there would be no more mankind. This division holds true

in the realm of children, the realm of young people, and the realm ofold people.

We must consider what destiny we were born to fulfill. When you lookat the innocent face of a newborn child, do you see any evil there?No. All babies, without exception, am like precious jewels. You wantto cuddle and hug them. That means they were born for goodness.Without doubt, human existence started off pure and innocent.

As babies grow, they should become fine, virtuous children,adolescents, young people, mature adults, and finally senior citizens.

But on each of these levels there is a division between good peopleand evil people. Why do innocent babies head for one of these twocamps? As people grow, all kinds of influences affect us and changeour lives. Eventually we end up in one camp or the other. No one canescape this destiny.

Above us, the eternal Parent- God-is watching from the beginning tothe end, of our life, never forsaking us. God is omniscient so Healways knows our situation. He can see the spirit world, so when Helooks at us spiritually, what do you think He finds? The eternalParent of goodness recognizes that we were born good and expects us togrow up and become better and better through all eternity But insteadof this, our Parent has seen mankind going down the road of the fall,descending further and further into degradation.

What is the definition of a good person? A good person is one whoturns away from evil and builds up goodness. If you are good, youautomatically gravitate toward the central position and there youbecome a model or prototype for others to follow. If someone is in

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that central position, he will not isolate himself from the rest ofthe world. Instead, he will become deeply involved in the world,embracing it and taking dominion over it, trying to guide it towardgoodness. The role of the center is to become a standard that otherswill want to emulate and follow.

Let's look at honey bees. The colony includes a queen bee, the workerbees, and the male bees. The worker bees start working very early inthe morning. They rise before dawn and go out visiting flowers tocollect pollen and nectar. They have a special tank for nectar, a"honey stomach," which they fill up, and when they return home at theend of the day, they empty it.

The worker bees come back and see the male bees lounging around lazilyand the queen bee doing nothing but eating the honey they brought in.Suppose they thought, "Why should I work so hard for these guys? I

refuse to give them my honey." What do you think would happen then? Itwould be disastrous for the worker bees not to regurgitate their honeybecause their bodies would swell up-they would be in big trouble!However, if you ask the worker bees whether they would rather take thequeen bee's position, do you think they would want to switch? Theywould all run away!

There has to be some channel of command so everybody can have a visionof their job and be faithful to it. The world of the honey bees ishighly organized, with the queen bee at the center. The other beessurround the queen and protect her. A colony of bees is like a sphere;when the queen bee flies out, hundreds and thousands of bees followher. When the queen halts, the other bees stop and remain with her.They don't make judgments or ask, "Why should we stay here?"

Worker bees don't simply wander around. They unite with the queen andform one large swarm. Some bee inside the swarm might complain thatthe rest are pressuring him. The queen bee might also say that! Butactually, she would not really complain. She faces her destiny andfaithfully executes her role of queen bee.

Is the queen bee small or large? Which is larger: male or female? Thequeen bee is dominant and she is much bigger than the others. Thismeans that a leader or governor should be bigger, even in size! If theleader is too small, he might be crushed! Why is the queen bee sopowerful? Why did God make bees like that? Because God wanted tocreate a balanced world. In other parts of creation, males are leadersso in the bee world, the female is the center. It's a balanced world,so women cannot complain!

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Why have I spend so much time describing the bee world? Because itprovides an example of a central figure who physically occupies thecenter while everybody else surrounds it, trying to follow itspattern.

If everyone is in a stationary position, it is easy to determine thecenter. But what if everything is in motion and heading toward acertain goal? Where should the center be located then? As long asthere is movement, the leader should be at the forefront.

Let's talk about ourselves, assembled here early on Sunday morning atBelvedere. Is the Unification Church a movement of action? Then howshould the central person function: should he stay in the middle orcome to the front? The central person should be in front of theothers, leading them forward. Should the leader run on ahead byhimself and forget the group? No, he shouldn't.

Take Canadian geese as another example. They are such a grand sight asthey fly in formation swiftly through the air. We can see how orderlythey fly, each one spaced a. certain distance from the other, beatingtheir wings in

rhythm. None of them moves its wings prematurely or randomly. Theleader is out in front, making special honking sounds. Each honk is acode: "Now we am turning left;" "Now we are turning right;" "Nowlisten." The leader is always signaling the followers and telling themwhat is ahead and all the gem respond, "Yes sir, I win follow."

Who directs the movement of the Canadian geese? It is the leader. Theocean is vast so the birds cannot fly at random. They need a goal anddirection. They don't all have to worry about where they are going.They need only to follow the leader who decides their course. Thinkabout how much knowledge the leader must acquire. He has to know thegeographical area thoroughly. An airline pilot has a much easier job,doesn't be? Since he's assisted by instruments and a computer. But dogeese have a compass? They must search out the directions in their ownbrain. Those birds are much more clever than we me!

The leader must be out in front. Should he say, "Today the weather isbad and the ocean waves are too high so why don't you all go out whileI stay home?" Is that being a good leader? No. Speaking of geese, ifthey run into a hurricane while flying across the ocean, the leaderneeds to have great strength and honk even louder so no one will missthe directions.

How about President Reagan? His "honeymoon" is already over and a

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storm is coming; a hurricane is brewing. His critics are pressing infrom all directions. Should Reagan say, "Oh, boy, why is them so muchopposition to me? I just want to retreat. The Washington Post and TheNew York Times are making me miserable." Should he try to hide fromhis opposition? His best tactic would be to run far in the forefront,

so fast that The Washington Post and New York Times couldn't keep upwith him! If he gives the right direction, the American people willfollow him. The last thing a follower wants to see is hesitation inhis leader. Indecision is the worst quality in a leader.

The Unification Church is no exception to this. I give you thedirection and tell you what to do. Are the leaders of the UnificationChurch willing to run out in front? Do you want to go first in orderto see things first, so you will get the goodies first and be treatedlike a VIP? Would you like to reach the destination first and be thefirst to rest? Do you want to be the leader so you can wear the best

clothes or because you expect a diamond ring to be your reward?

The true leader has a bold and fearless mind; he heads directly towardobstacles and breaks them down for those following him. In fearful andpainful situations, even in the face of death, the leader continues tolead, to shatter all barriers and break through them. In difficulttimes, the true leader does not think of his own situation. Heconcentrates on the greatness of the goal and the promise of thefuture. With a perspective of the future, the true leader knows thathis actions will benefit the public purpose and the purpose of God.That is what motivates a true leader.

An unselfish leader whose focus remains fixed on the goal is asuperior and righteous person. A righteous person is defined as onewho devotes his entire life for the well-being of others. He actsrighteously wherever he goes. Among his family, he lives for thefamily; when he is with his friends, he lives for their sake; he goesto serve the nation and lives for its sake.

So far, history has produced many righteous people, but theirgreatness or virtue has reached only to the national level. Greatpatriots have given their life for their country, but few people havelived for the sake of the world and the universe. It is the rareperson who transcends the boundaries of his nation and lives for thesake of mankind and the world.

Someone who lives for the sake of the greatest whole is called asaint. A saint is defined as one who devotes his life to God and Hiswill and dominion. This means living for the sake of the highestlevel. A saint belongs to the realm of religion because no other

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profession links its work all the way up to God. Is Jesus in thiscategory of a saint? How about Buddha and Confucius? The only way forpeople to transcend themselves and connect with God is throughreligious philosophy and conviction.

Since the goals and standards of saints are so far above the earthlystandard, the world often misunderstands diem. Because they actaccording to the standard of heaven and not earth, saints arcgenerally rejected on earth. Their standard and goal is God's kingdom.The law and order of that world are far higher than this world. Thosewho live according to the heavenly law and principle while on eartharc at the leadership level. If you reflect on this, you will realizeit is the most logical conclusion.

There should be some means of evaluating the quality of true religiousleaders. We can assume that they exercise revolutionary leadership in

order to guide people toward higher, more far-reaching goals becausethe purpose of religion has not yet been fulfilled here on earth.People haven't even been aware of the real purpose of religion.

There are all varieties of religion-almost like in a department store.One type we might call the sparrow religion. A sparrow is a small,talkative bird. Its vision is limited since it is so small. Sparrowssit huddled together and chatter among themselves: "Don't go there,and certainly don't go over there! You might die. Don't do that or youwill go to hell; stay right here." This is the nature of the sparrowreligion.

Another distinct kind of religion is the dove religion. Doves are verychunky birds, heavily built and a little stuffy They we quitecharming, but since they are so chunky, they can't By a very longdistance. Quakers, for instance, are like doves.

Let's consider the cram religion. Cranes have long wings and a veryshin body, so they don't have to beat their wings so rapidly. Cranesmove almost like airplanes through the air and their horizons arealmost limitless.

The sparrow might look at the crane and say, "You are crazy. You don'thave to soar so high, you know. Why do you fly so high and go so far?You don't need to visit more than one house; going to see theneighbors is far enough! You can eat together and talk a little andthen return. That is good enough."

The sparrow religion is busy all day long looking for something toeat: some worm to snatch, some insect to devour Every day they are

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busy Meanwhile, the crane religion soars up to the highest possiblegoal . The primary concern of the crane is to head toward the goal,not what it will eat next.

What kind of religion is the Unification Church? We are the crane

religion. Since we fly so high and travel such long distances, we haveno time to rest. Too bad you joined the crane religion! We don't giveyou any time to rest. You must fly even at night. You have to continueon and on!

Since we fly so high, sunrise comes very quickly and sunset comes verylate. We stay up long hours and work very hard. Since we in the cranereligion get up so early and By even at night, should we complain? No.Should we gripe because the night is so short? Why not? Because wehave a goal, a destination.

If winter snowstorms hit us while we are in the air, we will all die.We must cross a certain distance now, during the summertime. That iswhy we push ourselves to fly unceasingly, even at night. We can't giveup; we can't drop down, even if tears fill our eyes. Some people quitwhatever they are doing when they cry, but even with tears we mustfly.

In Oriental philosophy, the crane is a noble, sacred bird. By the way,Mother's name, Han, means crane. So the crane is a symbol for Mother.

There are other great birds, too, such as the American eagle. An eagleis a powerful bird and looks very fierce. Why is the eagle consideredruthless rather than noble? The eagle is a greedy, ferocious, andalmost warmongering bird. It surely has the greatest fighting spirit,but that very nature keeps it from representing a great and noblereligion. That is why I picked the crane, a symbol of peace andpurity.

A crane can travel very long distances. It flies so high and reachesupward toward a high, noble, and purpose. Resting on the ground, thecrane stands on its slender legs and lifts its head in the air. Eventhere it keeps looking toward the far-distant goal. It always standson one foot-a symbol of independence. Its attitude is, "No matterwhat, even if nobody helps me, I shall go on by myself." Because thecrane has such an independent spirit, I really like it. Those who flylike the crane toward the most lofty goals are saints on earth.

The Chinese character for saint has three parts, representing ears,mouth, and king. The combination of these three elements signifies asaint. If you link these meanings, a saint is the "king of the mouth"

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and "king of the ears." As the king of the ears, he can hear every bitof information in the world but remain aloof from it. He will not beswayed by what he hears. He can comprehend and digest everything. Eventhough he hears everything, however, he doesn't simply repeat it. Hedigests it and speaks only the truth. The truth that he speaks becomes

the definitive, principled law of the land.

Even a single word uttered by a saint can become the law of the land.Think about what it means to be able to speak even one word and haveit become a decree. This isn't just yakety-yakking! This is one reasonwhy women don't usually make great rulers. Women have good ears andhear everything, but then you just shoot it right out again, like amachine gun! The real greatness of a king lies in the ability to heara great many things but speak little. A king is a man of few words,because he takes time to digest everything. One element of goodness ispatience.

When earthly rulers are elevated to the spirit world, can they boastof the position they had on earth? One person may say, I was Presidentof the United States." Another might say, I was the Secretary ofState." Still another might say, I was the Queen of England." Theyassume that in spirit world as well they will be at the top ofsociety. But others point their fingers at these former leaders andsay, "He doesn't know anything about this world."

On the other hand, consider a wise, saintly king on earth, one wholistened to all information but remained a man of few words. When hedid speak, it was with authority. After he died and went up to spiritworld, he didn't boast or try to show off. Such a person would beaccepted and welcomed by everybody in spirit world. Since he didn'tspeak very much, keeping many secrets within himself, he would be aperson of depth, and others would have a hard time figuring him out.

Take wrestling as another example of this idea. A large audiencegathers to watch two champions compete. The wrestler who comes outjubilantly, seeking the praise of the audience, will usually bedefeated while the one who enters the ring without revealing muchabout himself or his tactics usually wins.

The Chinese character for saint has such an incredible meaning. Asaint is the king of ears and mouth, one who hears all information anddigests it. In comparison, the spelling of a phonetic language likeEnglish has no meaning. You write K I N G, but the K by itself doesn'tmean anything; ING doesn't mean anything. Oriental characters haveprofound meaning even before you read them.

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The Western mind is very analytical. Your analysis is good, but youalso need a synthesizing perspective. You should combine things inorder to find the one greater purpose. For that, you need to rely onthe Oriental mind. This is the difference in cultural backgroundsbetween the East and West.

The Chinese character for person has two strokes, one vertical and theother horizontal. Man is the only creature that God created who standson two feet. A human being is a vertical creature, but there is also ahorizontal line. God hasn't forgotten people's horizontal aspect. Nowyou can see the deep meaning behind Oriental languages.

The top portion of the character for righteousness signifies a lamb.The lower portion means "I." Together they mean, "I am the sacrificiallamb." The lamb exists for a higher purpose than itself. It exists forothers and is always ready to sacrifice itself for the benefit of

others. This is the internal meaning of lamb.

I already taught you the definition of a righteous person: it is onewho lives for his own sake, right? No? Why did you come and sit inthis room this morning? The action of sitting in this room is the samefor each of you, but your purposes differ. Some of you may reply: "Icame to hear a good message from Father. I want to be spirituallyelevated and reach individual perfection quickly." That may be thegoal of some of you. Others may answer: "I want to listen to Father. Iwant to work harder and focus on a high direction; I want to servethis country and mankind better."

These are two different directions and two different purposes. Whichprompted you to come? After listening to me now, those who came withthe first motivation have converted to the second. You prove that byyour laughter!

One position is internal, the other external. Which position do youwant? Suppose two women are walking along the sidewalk, one talkingand the other listening. Which is the internal position and which isthe external position? The listening one is the internal, or inner,one.

The American approach seeks to make life light and humorous.Everywhere you go, you start out with a joke. Even Dr. Durst wants toentertain people so he shoots out jokes! But there is another kind ofperson who speaks without joking and the audience listens thoughtfullyto him. Of these two styles, which is internal and which is external?Why?

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As long as you stay inside, you are guaranteed security and safety.But when you take the outside position, you are leaving the center ofgravity. The farther out you go, the more you expose yourself and themore danger you face. There is no question about that. In somecultures parents always tell their children not to go outside. "Stay

inside," they say. Why do the parents teach their children like that?It is in order to guarantee their safety.

Oriental philosophy is directed toward "nothingness" or "void."Western philosophy is basically oriented toward benefits, looking forprofit. Look at your facial features. Your eyes are big, searching forprofits. You are tall, too, so you look toward the far distance.Oriental people don't have to look for the goal, so they are shorter.They don't look for profits, so their eyes get smaller and sharper andtheir noses get flatter. In this respect, Oriental represents theinternal and Occidental represents the external.

One of Satan's goals is to permanently separate the internal from theexternal. God's purpose is to link the internal and external in aharmonious relationship. The external is not necessarily bad or evil;it is merely different from the internal. God wants to harmonize thetwo roles and bring them together. God's goal is to combine East andWest. From this standpoint, we can see a great blending of East andWest into harmony. Such a movement indicates that God's day offulfillment is truly near.

I declared 1978 to be the dividing line of the new era. From thatpoint on, people's attention has been more and more directed towardthe Orient. Look at Japan. Whoever thought that small island countrycould become a world giant? But by 1978, it had. When Western peoplelook at Japan, they realize that it is aggressively seeking greaterproductivity. Japanese people are striving to be superior in everyway, reaching out in all four directions as well as vertically.

Western culture, on the other hand, is based on specialization anddivision of labor. People pursue only one direction. Western nationsare almost raising their hands in surrender to Japan. People are goingto Japan to try to learn new methods of management. The auto industryhas practically surrendered to Japanese methods of management. TheJapanese have also taken the lead in television and other electronictechnology.

The Oriental mind seeks harmony with all four directions and with thevertical dimension as well. In the United States, you have beendigging for so long in one direction, working for one goal, but inthese sophisticated modem days, that approach no longer works.

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The Western world is interested in climbing higher and higher,gaining mom and more, but people don't want to go down. Look at youreconomy today You climbed up so desperately but you did not prepare atall for going down. You can go up only so far and no higher. When you

reach the limit you are shattered. In contrast, the Oriental, holisticway of thinking seeks growth but expects to make circular turns, goingin cycles like the seasons, rising and falling, spiraling upward asthey advance. Such a rhythm allows one to reach higher levels.

Western culture is sort of ruthless and dry, with little depth.Western society is severe, based on law. So many lawsuits have beenfiled here, even between husband and wife. God's goal is to achieveharmony and the Orient has been more in tune with that goal.Therefore, I have come from the Orient and am trying to harmonize Eastand West. My message is centered on God. For a long, long time, God

has been seeking this goal and our movement is working to accomplishit.

What do your parents object to? They shout out that they don't wantReverend Moon. Actually, what they are opposing is the harmony betweenus. That means they are opposing harmony between East and West. When Imatch Orientals and Westerners, they become the most beautiful symbolsof harmony. But your parents say, "No! We are white people. We willnot have a small Korean or Japanese daughter-in- law." Your eagernessto be blessed with an Oriental spouse indicates that there already aredrastic cultural differences between you and your parents! That is whythey say you are enslaved by me and that's why they call you crazy.The established world is telling you such things because they are inculture shock. I have come here to harmonize and they are opposingthat harmony.

In 1978 a new era of harmony began. Since the end of World War 11 in1945, God has been preparing for this era. U.S. troops have beenstationed in Korea and people from the United States have been comingto the Orient more and more, striving to become one with thosecultures. On the other hand, however, the United States has beenrunning away from responsibilities in the East. It tends to run awayfrom Japan, Korea, and especially Southeast Asia. Heavenly Father toldme, "Go to the United States and bring them back."

I came to this country and have been laying the foundation for tenyears. That foundation is you. Enough of a base has already been laid;my job has been done. This work will continue even after I am nolonger here, without question. The time has come, and I am now packingmy luggage.

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I came and exploded an incredible bomb of controversy in this country.The seeds of the word have been sowed and now scholars have starteddigging into this word. They are sampling it and finding that ittastes good. Owe they touch it, they begin to apply it. When they

realize that following their one specialized direction too far hasbrought them to a road block, they will begin to Study Reverend Moon.Then all four directions will open up. They will like this newdimension, this new era. American scholars have begun to realize this.

What I am saying is that I don't have to stay here any more. The jobhas been done. The Sun Myung Moon Institute has been founded already.The target of its study is Reverend Moon.

Having come this far, we Unification members are beginning to realizethat we are the vanguard of human history, the pioneers of the new

era. We are running at the forefront of God's dispensational history.Maybe you joined the Unification Church only a few months or a fewyears ago and you don't think you have changed much. "I look in themirror and my face is just the same," you say. Maybe you think I amonly telling you these things to make you feel good.

But you have changed, whether or not your face looks different, andthat is why outside people are trying to attack me. What they say doesnot stop the providence, however. I will keep devoting my efforts tothe original goal, no matter what people may say. Even if I have tofight in the courthouse, they cannot stop my progress. By whateverstandard people apply, I am measured as a success in this country.

The United States may reject me now and is tying to say I am evil.Moonies reply, "Reverend Moon is good. We support him. We are unitedwith him-" Our group is growing. As long as they cannot stop thegrowth, we will keep on growing, right? The time will come when wewill fill the entire United States, the whole world, and even theuniverse! The Unification Church has the capacity to embrace allreligions, not only Christianity but Buddhism and Islam as well. Notonly that, but we have an ideological alternative to communism. Weknow how to overcome it. Therefore, we have the greatest depth andbreadth.

When the U.S. State Department looks at us from their narrow-mindedviewpoint of foreign policy, they consider us a threat. When they seesomebody doing things better than they, they say, "They are growingtoo big. We will distract them!" That is what the governmentpersecution is all about. They are trying to turn our attentionsomewhere else-what we call in Korean "turning your head around." But

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no matter what, a magnetic power will pull people back in the rightdirection! We are in the midst of that battle now.

I started talking about the road of the saint and the righteous man,and digressed into talking about East and West. Let's go back to the

saint now.

People say that Moonies are a kind of monster. Well, I say thedescription is correct, but the question is, what kind of monster!Traditionally, people have had different standards for defining arighteous person. The concept in the United States is not necessarilythe same concept of a righteous person in Germany. Throughout history,there have been fights even among righteous people, from one countryto another. But from the point of view of sainthood, such righteouspeople who fight each other are adversaries. They don't contributeanything to the overall, worldwide purpose.

God, the king of wisdom, is watching from above. He is alwaysthinking, "How can I solve this problem of contradiction? We need auniversal definition of righteousness which can apply to people inGermany, Japan, Korea, the United States, or whatever country. Thereshould be a universal standard that all religions, all societies, andall cultures can adopt." God thinks there should be one criterion thatcan apply to all. Unless we have some common criterion, righteouspeople will continue fighting among themselves. Right now, they arefighting on all five levels: individual, family, societal, national,and worldwide levels.

The definition of a righteous person must include the duty to overcomesuch divisions. Throughout history, people have commonly assumed thatstruggle is justified and that only by struggle can one obtain aposition of power or virtue. However, that definition must beeliminated because it is not true. The theory of dialecticalmaterialism states that struggle will produce a new culture, but thatis absolutely wrong. True righteousness and struggle are notcompatible.

German righteousness should be the same as Japanese righteousness;Japanese righteousness should correspond to American righteousness.And the standard of righteousness should hold true for one religion aswell as all others. One criterion, one universal standard shouldapply. Therefore, we need a new ideology or new religion. Otherwise,the ideal of unity and harmony can never be realized.

Righteous people may start out from different positions, but they willdeclare to the world: "I was born for universal prosperity and

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well-being, not just for one locality. I was born as a child of God."That is the focal point. Then when you look around you and seeGermans, you can call them your brothers. Japan is part of the world,so Japanese people are part of your family. Americans are alsochildren of God, so they are your relatives. Whether you go to Africa,

Latin America, or anywhere, it is the same. You can embrace allmankind as true brothers and sisters because you all are God'schildren.

Has religion been doing that? For that matter, do we ourselves passthis standard of judgment? Do we fit this description? The way of lifewhich the Unification Church is creating does produce this result.Countries which were enemies are now coming together. The fastest wayto accomplish this is for enemies to become true brothers.

Korea and Japan, were historical enemies, so I might look at Japanese

people as my enemy. Instead, I love them as God's children and ampulling them to America with me to save this country. Since Japan andthe United States were once at war, my efforts are bringing threeenemy countries together. No political or economic power could producethis kind of unity and harmony, but only the power of the newuniversal religion. Why do we do it? It is not because of thePresident of the United States, not because of the Prime Minister ofJapan. We do this because of the absolute God.

For the first time in history, such an ideology has become the realityhere on earth. We are bringing all mankind together under the oneparenthood of God. This is Reverend Moon's movement. For the firsttime in history, unity at an extraordinary level has become a reality.This is the Unification Church.

In the Unification Church you can become certified as a righteousperson in your family, in society, and in the nation. Thiscertificate, entities you to a free pass in the spirit world. No othercertificate you can receive would guarantee your passage in the spiritworld.

Suppose a man lived his entire fife for the sake of his country andassumed that by doing so he has earned the rank of righteous man. Butwhen he goes to the spirit world, all kinds of people will shout outand tell him to go to hell. Why? It is because he did not transcendnational barriers or boundaries. A patriot of Great Britain could bean enemy of France, Germany, and Spain.- Someone may think he hasaccomplished the greatest good for the United States, but afterbecoming a Reverend-Moon- style patriot, he will be welcomed by allnations everywhere.

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Until now, there was a gap between the individual and family levels.No bridge had been laid between them. There were also gaps betweensocieties, nations, and between the national and worldwide levels. Onecentral highway or bridge was needed to connect them all.

If you follow this key formula here on earth, when you arrive in thespirit world, you will be able to open the doors there and everythingwill open wide before you. No matter how many good deeds conventionalpatriots may have done, their key doesn't fit every door in the spiritworld. Do you follow me? Regardless of what country you come from,once you fulfill the criterion of universal righteousness in theUnification Church, your key of righteousness will fit into anysociety here on earth and in the spirit world. If this is but, nothingless will satisfy you, will it?

Let's analyze whether or not this is true. First of all, are wecentered on God? Yes. Are we controlled only by the love of God and dowe live only in his dominion? Yes. This is our way of life, isn't it?Nobody in the universe can escape this principle. Everybody shouldabide by it. Do you follow me? If our life is centered on God, we willnever be rejected.

We make relationships as individuals now here on earth, but our goalis far beyond in God's kingdom. In other words, God is the center ofour relationships. When we marry and come together as husband andwife, the purpose of our unity is to achieve God's goal. We do manydifferent things, but all our actions have the same purpose Our way isvery clear. we begin as righteous individuals, become righteous familymembers, righteous members of society, righteous citizens of thenation, righteous inhabitants of the world, righteous people of theuniverse, and righteous people of the cosmos. One principle governsthis righteousness. The criterion never changes.

What method will we use? The most dramatic aspect of our course isthat we do not go this road passively, but take the worst burdens uponour shoulders. We go this way with a sacrificial and serving mind.When you adopt this method, everybody will have to admire you, whetherthey are Americans, Japanese, or Germans. As soon as they do that,national barriers dissolve and you will have no enemies anywhere.

In order to close the gaps between each level of righteousness, wehave to pay a price, which we call indemnity. Would you rather do thisor something else? If something else knocks on your door and beckonsto you, will you change your mind?

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Should your ultimate goal be righteousness or should you go beyond tosainthood? You start out wanting to become a patriot, a righteouscitizen of your country. But you are different from other patrioticpeople because you are acting for the sake of God and the world, soyou keep aiming for the next highest level. What is your ultimate

goal? It is God's heart. We are living a dramatic life, no questionabout it.

It is like we are building a huge tank and working to fill it up byconstructing a pipeline which extends everywhere. We can be acceptedeverywhere because all Unification conduits share their contents, soall the world's resources can travel through that pipeline to Africaand Asia. The wealth of the united states will go through it to othercountries of the world. If the American people don't complain evenwhen the U.S. tank becomes empty, they will demonstrate truerighteousness!

1 created an extra big tank in Japan and asked die members to fill itand they are fulfilling this mission. The pipeline is moving resourcesto other parts of the world, including the United States, SouthAmerica, Europe and Korea. Our motto is: "We are sacrificialservants." Japanese people are feeding the entire world now. If theysee a boom coming to South America, they rejoice over it. Soon thosepeople will return to offer homage and gratitude to me and to Japan.So it is not just individuals, but even nations who are changing.

What about you? Maybe you are planning to work until you receive theBlessing and then retire the day after. Some blessed members aresaying, I already have two children, but I'm not allowed to retireyet. I'm still being sent out on a mission. What shall I do?"

You don't want to stop at the family level, do you? You want to becomerighteous people on the worldwide level even if you might drop deadalong the way to that goal. If such a thing happened, you wouldn'thave to worry because God would grant a special dispensation anddeclare that you fulfilled all levels and indemnified everything.That's the quickest way to reach the goal!

I have completed all levels and have already walked the course. Onlyafter doing so am I asking you to follow me. Take the court trial forexample. I didn't have to come back to face this. Since I am not aU.S. citizen, I could have remained in Korea. But I returnedvoluntarily because I thought: "I want to pay more indemnity; let mesuffer the court trial." If you intentionally pay indemnity, there ismore benefit.

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Mothers should give their blessing to the children who are followingmy way, devoting their life for this cause. These mothers shouldn'tfeel sad and ask why such a tragic thing should happen to their child.Instead they should applaud: "You did it, my child! You fulfilledGod's will. Bravo! I'm proud of you. You are the spearhead, and I will

follow you." Once you know the core truth of my teaching you realizewhy Jesus said that whoever loses his life will find it.

I assigned the Japanese a "mission impossible." I asked them to sell700 Tong 11 lathes in Japan. That's almost like selling ice toEskimos-virtually impossible. The Japanese already have bettermachines of this type. The annual market for these machines in Japanis 2,010, and already 100 manufacturers are working to supply these2,010 machines.

The pragmatic American way of thinking would be to say: "Oh, Father,

we won't make it." But they reported: "Father, we knew it wasvirtually impossible to sell these lathes to Japanese machine shops,so we decided to sell them to everybody-even to customers in bars andshowgirls in dance halls!" In other words, they were telling me, "Wewill do it, no matter what!" Like the Americans say, "By hook or bycrook!"

I am very smart, as you realize. I knew that if I called upon youAmericans to do such a mission, you would all run away, so I gave itto the Japanese. They never run away!

We have been living by Jesus' words in the Bible: "He who loses hislife for my sake will find it." We am willing to die and we aresacrificing ourselves throughout the world. But when we look up, werealize that our time to die never came. In the meantime, the rest ofthe world is coming into unity! The next time we look up, we will seethe space shuttle Columbia II waiting with an empty seat for us infirst class. Columbia II will lift off into space with you as a VIPguest. It will travel out beyond the moon and go all the way to God'sland, reaching His throne in the spirit world.

There God will come to meet us and say: "You are My child, My dearchild." However, He will add, "You must go back now; you have comehere prematurely. " So you will return to America and head out forAfrica to demonstrate your love for the world. When you go to Africa,God will ask you to exceed the level of what you have done in theUnited States. Then you will reply, "I shall do everything for thesake of Africa; I shall do more than I did for America."

When your African mission is over, you can ride on Columbia III. That

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spaceship will be decorated with diamonds, and you will sit there likea king or queen. The rocket will lift off and take you to God'skingdom and to the eternal glorious life as a child of God. Wouldn'tyou like that? Every day I dream about these things. So you canimagine there are no easy days for me.

Is the Unification Church going the road of righteousness or the roadof sainthood? We are pursuing sainthood, so you really are bold,aren't you?

A saint aims to become a child of God. But even a saint has not quitefulfilled the role of son and daughter of God. That is why I amtelling you to go beyond the level of a saint and become a king ofsaints. By listening to me, obeying me, and following my teaching, doyou think you can achieve that goal? The true love of God starts fromthe position of saint.

Do you feel good this morning? Shall we go this route, or not? Are younow in the, position of a righteous person? Your righteousness iscentered on God, not just the nation, right? What level are you at:family, tribal, national, or worldwide?

To be husband and wife in the Unification Church is tough becausesometimes you have to kick each other along the road! If the husbanddoesn't want to go, the wife should pull him. If the wife holds back,the husband pulls her! Because of your wife, or your husband, you arelaunched for the family level to the trial level. If your spouse liftsyou one step higher, then you should be grateful to him or her.

You men have masculine dignity and you tell your wife: "You woman,follow me. I am the conductor; I am the leader." The woman mayprotest, "No, no." But she should say, "Yes, wherever you go I willfollow." How dramatic!

In one kind of couple, the husband and wife are very friendly andaffectionate to each other but they may also be selfish-minded,wanting to retreat from responsibilities. "Oh no, not in thisdirection; not in that direction," they say. They hide form onemission after another. It is possible that some couples are like this.What kind of couple would you like to become?

Now you know the definition of a righteous person and the definitionof a saint. On a lower level there are average people and finally atthe bottom there is human trash. Thus you can choose among these fourcategories, in descending order: saint, righteous person, averageperson, and human trash. Which alternative do you vote for?

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The higher you goal, the heavier will be your tribulation or workload.You people in the Unification Church like my foundation but you don'twant to be like me! All the bad boys and girls in the UnificationChurch have created burdens for me. If some member doesn't do well,

the burden falls on my shoulders and the blame is laid on me. I havebeen accused of every fault, but have I made any excuses for it? No.

Good credit, however, never comes to me; it stays with you. If youproduce some good result, people say, "The white American people didvery well." They want to keep all the good things and load up all thebad things on my shoulders. Society may honor some outstanding whiteman or woman because my teaching was motivating them, but they don'twant to give any credit to me. They just say, "You are a white man,and an American; indeed you are great."

When you hear people accusing me and blaming me for all kinds ofincredible things, what do you think? Do you fell righteous anger andindignation on my behalf, or do you think: "Well, there must be somereason for people to say that. There must be some grounds to it"?Those who didn't answer one way or another, your lack of responseimplies something.

Many Americans have thought: "Reverend Moon took a lot of money out ofAmerica, using Mr. Kamiyama as his surrogate. They sucked the moneyout and shipped it somewhere else." Even some American leaders thoughtthis. This has been the viewpoint of the U.S. government, the FBI andthe CIA. They have accused me of draining wealth out of America.Finally they brought me into court and completely investigated theevidence. They accuse me of conspiracy and say, "American boys andgirls are becoming robots. Moon has strings attached to each member,and the Unification Church is like a gigantic puppet slim. 99

However, if the collection of more taxes is the goal, there is littlemore than $10,000 in taxes in question. In order to investigate a$10,000 tax evasion, they spent $2 million! Does that make sense? Thishas become the most expensive tax investigation ever undertaken by theU.S. government. So tax money was not the goal but merely a facade.

If I were a white man and someone offered the government $1 million toinvestigate me-or even $2 or $3 million-would they do it? No, theywould not. The government is doing this only because I come from theOrient and am not a U.S. citizen and because I have been sosuccessful.

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on the defense side, there are two Orientals: Mr. Kamiyama and me.There are two Orientals as defendants and two other Orientals asinterpreters, since, the court proceedings were interpreted for me andMr. Kamiyama. How ironic it is for the whole white society and theAmerican government, to try to knock down two Orientals! If we had

murdered someone it would have been a different story, but thegovernment has just been fabricating charges.

If it were merely for my own sake, I wouldn't be able to stand it. Youknow my temper! I would never tolerate it. However, I decided toendure it for the sake of America and for your future. I did not wantto see judgment come upon you. Because you follow me, I decided -toforgive diem. I do it because of you. In this case, you are thecondition of indemnity. "All right, prosecution, government, JusticeDepartment," I say, "we forgive you." So you are the hope of America,the hope of this nation, the hope of this government. I forgive them

so you can be fire and so you can prosper.

The United States will repent in the future. Americans will come toapologize for this. Out of repentance for this court trial, millionsand millions of young people will join and follow my teachings andthey will work to promote the well-being of the world.

Today's message is almost my plea to you to become saints andrighteous people because you are the hope of this nation, the hope ofthis world, and the hope of God. Even if I depart from the UnitedStates, my ideology, my tradition and my spirit will remain in thiscountry and continue to prosper. I look at this as my most precious

gift to you and to the young people of America. If you live up tothis, my goal and dream will be fulfilled. On the other hand, if youfail to follow my tradition, all of this would have been in vain. Ifthat ever happens, the destiny of white people would be very dismal.

When Jesus came, the chosen people did not accept him. You know theconsequences and the incredible suffering that has been going on for2,000 years. The United States is now in the position to accept orreject me. If total rejection takes place at this time, you know whatwould happen consequences. It wouldn't even compare to the case ofJesus. I feel, therefore, the heart of Jesus on the Mount of Calvaryas he was hanging on the cross. He asked forgiveness for those enemieswho were conducting murderous action against him. Jesus forgave them.I am doing the same thing today for America

Of course, in these 2,000 years one thing has changed: no court willever terminate my life. Two thousand years ago, if Jesus could have

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entered Rome, confronted the Roman Senate and declared the victorythere, 400 years of persecution, bloodshed and martyrdom would nothave been necessary. Only because Jesus couldn't fulfill that in hislifetime did such incredible bloodshed follow.

By the same token, I came to America, the Rome of the 20th century,from Korea, which is like the chosen nation of Israel. I haveconfronted the American authorities and declared the victory. Thiswill prevent incredible in the future. The history of the UnificationChurch will not be one of bloodshed; our missionaries will not becomemartyrs

Therefore, let us muster every ounce of our energy and every drop ofour sweat and blood to march forward and gain certification asrighteous people and saints. This is my plea to you today. This iswhat I am asking you to become. You are my hope and God's hope.

When the United States comes against me, when the communists, theentire world and even Satan himself comes against me, that willsignify the end and the pinnacle of persecution will be scaled.Judaism and Christianity have attacked me, but nothing has been ableto prevail against me. I have been victorious in every battle I havefought. 'Me benefit of all these victories comes to the UnificationChurch and becomes your asset and your foundation. With thisqualification, no matter how many difficulties you might experience orhow disheartened you might be, if you take courage and follow mytradition and way of life, you will win the total victory. Amen! Canyou make this resolution?

Those who will say, "Because I have seen Father's example, I canovercome even ten times the persecution he has received and win thevictory as a righteous person and saint," raise your hands, please.God bless you.

Mailed: Thu Aug 20 00:45:06 EDT 2009

---Damian J. Anderson http://www.unificat ion.net

"A self-centered doctrine, a self-centered philosophy, a self-centeredway of life will fling you head over heels down the tragic road ofself-destruction. But if you live your life in service to others, you willfind prosperity. It may seem that such a route would lead you to ruin, butit will not. The only reason it may not always bring prosperity to you isbecause you do not give to the very end. In the middle you suddenly becomeskeptical. You change your heart or pity yourself and thus shrink from God's

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law of total giving. The good result never materializes. Total giving isthe way of prosperity because it is the way of God." Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, God's Hope for Man, October 20, 1973

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