Hyo Jin Moon
Understanding the Principle
Dec. 25, 1988 (Christmas)
Belvedere, Tarrytown, NY USA
Unofficial Notes from 6:00 am Speech
I'm
going to make it short today and keep to my point. How
do you feel when Father speaks to you in English? Do you
like it? Do you feel like he was loving you? How many here
have studied Korean? What about the rest of you? How
many times has Father told you to study Korean?
We're
here because we supposedly understand the Principle.
Father isn't speaking the Korean language, he is
speaking the Heavenly language. He can't even share the
basic relationship with you because you don't speak the
same language, how do you expect it to expand? This is
our language.
How do
you expect to celebrate Christmas? Why did Jesus come in
the first place? To save and restore fallen man. You are
so filled with yourselves, you criticize others when you
don't even have the basics yourself. How can you become
righteous or make critical judgement without knowing
right from wrong? What is the basis of right and wrong?
Basing everything upon yourself? Without the four
position foundation you can't become the ideal
individual or achieve the ideal relationship with True
Parents. What is the four position foundation based on,
you? No, it is the center, the subject, Heavenly Father.
Center on your subject, absolutely united into one. You
think you're doing everything, you think you can
criticize. Only one person can criticize me, and that's
Father. Anytime. And once he says something, you can
agree with him, but you must go through that right
order. Without going through that proper order and
channel you can never criticize anyone. That is the way
man deviated and the fall came about.
When I
stand in front of you, I have no guilt because I'm
giving everything. Do you think this is my
responsibility to stand here? I'm here because you lack
piety, you lack dignity. Father is pleading for you, so
you can come to your senses and make a proper
foundation. When creation is in accord with Heavenly
Fathers ideal, it is beautiful. Do you think you're
precious? You have to earn it. You'd better act
precious. Otherwise how do you expect to receive
Heavenly Fathers love? Can you do whatever you want and
receive His love? You must be walking the Principled
way, no other way. We're in the seven year period now.
We really have to live up to Fathers standard. The
essence of every seven year period is to restore Shim
jung. Without your mind and body becoming one you can
never accomplish this. Your original mind is longing to
meet with Father but your body is full of excuses.
How do
you expect to learn Father's words? No matter how good
of a translation you have, its not as good as studying
his original word you're always depending on some medium
and that's no good. You have to take initiative, you
have to see why you have to do this. Why do we put so
much emphasis on self-existence? How do you think
Heavenly Father brought about all existence? Through
Heavenly Father man can reach the ideal. Based on
yourself, through responsibility you will gain
restoration,. That's why you have self-ness. But, you
fail, you don't take responsibility. Starting with you,
"myself", I'm responsible, I'll unite with God, I'll
reach the ideals of God, the embodiment of His essence,
His love, His ideal, whatever. You lack this.
You're
sitting here going for a ride. Do you know why Father is
always saying "I did it"? He did do it, he has to
fulfill the will of God. If you don't help him he will
do it alone, and that's what has been doing. The
movement in America is growing and earning prestige in
this world. So we have to put emphasis on obtaining the
internal quality which is necessary to erecting the
external structure. Without the basis of that sung sang
you cannot expect it to last. I'm sure that many of you
are sitting here with failures. Why did it happen?
Because you lacked a certain foundation. Constantly
monitor yourself, that's why we have a rational mind.
When Father is present, when I am with him, he is the
absolute center. Whatever conflicting ideas or emotions
I have, I will suppress them. This is what a Principled
foundation is and that's what's important. Without order
you cannot obtain oneness. If you want to substantiate
something you need order. Everything exists upon order.
Understand the importance of Principle. If you know it
then apply it. What do you think responsibility means?
So what if someone else is doing something wrong, I'll
take responsibility myself! Who cares what anyone else
is doing. We can only make critical decisions on a basis
of purity , and looking from Gods viewpoint, not the
contaminated basis of our own fallen thinking. This is
the archangelic nation, the archangel was to serve and
unite with Heavenly Fathers absoluteness, we don't apply
that in our life.
I wish
for once that Father could come here and feel like was
accomplishing something, like was changing you. That can
only happen through our foundation of substance. I
really wish Father could come here and speak in Korean
without using a translator and that you could understand
him,. You are supposed to embody True Parents- one
parent, one lineage, absolutely follow and unite with
Fathers way. You should be setting an example, at least
to your children, you are less than them.
You
look so tired, have you lost the fire? What happened to
your fire? When you run a relay you should run full out
until the last second when the baton is passed. Now is
the time of the second generation. We're preparing for
the transition, but it hasn't passed yet. What have you
been doing? What you lack, your children will have to
pay for. You are responsible for your lineage. The
restoration of your lineage will come about because of
you, but why aren't you fulfilling these things?
Why
should I speak English to you? Its true that it is the
predominate language, but it is the Archangelic
language. Without understanding the Adamic language you
cannot know or teach the shim jung of God. This can only
be understood through the True Adam and no one else.
You
have to learn the proper attitude, and the proper way of
tradition. Without everyone understanding personal
responsibility you will never end conflict, suffering or
hate. That is why the principle exists. Without applying
it you can't get rid of all these undesirable things.
You don't take initiative to understand these things.
You don't feel the necessity. That is terrible. Be
realistic, go step by step, restoration has to be done
by mankind. We have been given responsibility to
understand the ideal. We have to walk back to the
starting point and re-find the original destination. We
haven't reached that point yet.
We have
to learn Fathers language, start at the beginning like
children with Da Da, etc. Everybody start learning
Korean. One or two hours a day. You can get the grammar
down in a year. Then its just a case of memorizing
vocabulary. Within one year you can do it, no problem,
just one hour a day. By 1990 you really should
understand Korean. You can do it, even if you don't like
to study. If you do like to study you can do it in less
than a year.
Especially Japanese members you should really learn
Korean. Think about having all different children in
your household, speaking all different languages. Is
that an ideal situation? If you really care for the
world and care about setting an example, start studying.
That's all I can say on top of what Father has already
said. You've already pledged to Father, but it doesn't
mean anything if you neglect the fundamentals and basics
of things.
When I
speak to people, I try to be nice, I really make effort
to listen to them and receive them. But when I do , they
change, they get some sense of arrogance. Why does this
happen? Their whole attitude changes, so maybe its
better for me to be straight and cold. These things are
important, we have to pass these things on to our
children, we have to set an example for them. My life
with Father is physically hard, no matter how hard it
might be I do it. Sometimes I have to stand the proper
way in front of Father for a long time, I'm sore until
the next day. But you have to practice carrying yourself
in the proper way. ^If you practice something long
enough it will become a habit it will become natural.
Its not easy but you have to see it through
It will
be easy to learn Korean, you have books to teach you,
just read. You want everything without giving anything.
Even in this world, if someone saves your life, you feel
indebted to them forever. What kind of effort do you
make to show your gratitude? You are even worse than
them. Father and Mother tell you what is right according
to principle, that is how you should see it. Believe
that their word comes from their hearts. Don't worry
about the person next to you, just say I will take care
of my responsibility. Everybody feels we would have been
in a better place by now, you could have assisted Father
further, that's what I'm saying. There are so many
things Father is doing, so many things we should be
responsible for, they will only make us richer. Start
new, start fresh, in 7 days is the new year, 1989.
Prepare yourself, start learning the basics. You must
maintain an ideal order. We need to have effectiveness,
based on the strongest unity, moving together as one.
Especially when Father is speaking, have a proper
attitude. No matter how long has been talking, he is the
center. You should learn to appreciate what he has done
for you. He is trying to convey his heart, which takes
him longer to do when he is speaking English. We don't
understand the greatness of his suffering. Father
completely gave himself to you. You don't deserve it,
your attitudes are no good, you're not responsible.
What
have you created within yourself that is worthy to offer
to Father? Have you accomplished even material things
like outside people? You don't even have anything to
show externally.
I
accept you as you are. Prepare your foundation, on that
Father can receive you. At least prepare that. Lets do
away with misery and suffering, all these wrong things.
Lets prepare new hearts to start the new year.
This is
Christmas. Principle is the most important thing. Its
your responsibility to unite with Father 100% , that's
what the foundation of substance is all about. Prepare
for the new year. By 1990 everyone must speak Korean, no
exceptions. Can you promise me this? We all have to do
our responsibility. When Father says it we do it-
whether we like it or not. You are the best people at
making promises- please promise me that you will learn
Korean. I don't like speaking in English. I always liked
broken English because it is closer to Korean. Now
because I'm studying I can't do that anymore. The
teachers grade my papers and I have to use good grammar.
This
seven year period is very important, until 1992 our
absolute unity with True Parents is important. I'll
memorize all your faces to make sure that you're
speaking Korean by 1990. I thank you for making my life
a little easier, some of you have. A man must live out
what he pledges, a man should not be indebted. I will
never forget the dedication some of you have given to
Father. I wish all of you could be that person. Even
though you might have done a lot until now, do more, its
a new year.