Father's Talk To Seminary Graduates That Came To East Garden - Original Document

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(Father) From now on our Church is going to need more leaders - many in fact in m:my different are.ls. There is one thing that there is in co1ronon in the universe and that is the need ror “thought, iJcoloi:;y, ideas, the found- dation of all thinking.” I “’ant to tr.1in you this ,.:ay and if L:ithcr needs some- one in another field he can just interchange you from one area to the other. Father wants sometime a special or independent departtncnt in spiritual disci- pline and edu~ational thought - a department which deals ‘lo.’ith the thought need- ed in educating people of mJny different backgrounds.

In today’s “10rld money plays a common role in the stanJard of value, but in reality it is “thought” that is the oasis of everything.· T.:ike one among you for instance, Bob Spitz, his s-peci-ali ty is in the newspaper, but he needs more education in “thought” in order to function in his o,,rn speciality much better. Bet,.,een the body and the mind, “speciality is the body” and “education is the mind. 11 To make a simple analogy the physical oody is the obj cct and tlie mind is the subject. This is a common basic point that brings creativity in life; even though Bob Spitz may change jobs ~any times in the future, his basic ideol- ogy and thought “’ill be well-organized and oriented.

Every time in the Church that you may change your job or mission you will have a chance to train yourself or grov spiritually, but this is the inferior way. The superior way is to go to the Seminary and be trained in the basic principled thought and education. I The primary function of Unification Church · members is to ultimately educate people. You are too precious to just be in- volved in finances, newspapers, campaigning, etc, without the basic foundation of ‘’thought.’’

Take a look at the spirit world; it is involved in only thought, There is there one person who is teaching everyone else about thought; everyone goes to that person to ask their advice, etc. This exists in reality in the spiritual world. Today in the secular world there is no such thing as a consistent stand- ard. The result in the society is just unbalanced and not coordinated.

So the experienced and older members of our Church roust assume this re- sponsibility in the future; not ·just.in the United States but worldwide. Then people who are trained in this position of spiritual education and of thought roust be the ones to teach mankind how to live,

To have a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) position in the outside (for instance, like Janet Merkley) is very important, but what is more important is what basic thoughts dominat~ your work. Principled thought is very enduring even more than . any financial or intransient occupation, By going to the Ser.unary your thought will be more in the framework of what it will be like in the spirit- ual world - nontemporal and everlasting.

What we need in our society in the future is this endurine and eternal “thought’’ which is the central part of “being.” Once we leave our physical bodies the training we have had in wisdom, ideol_ogy or thought is what we have left. Take this one sister for instance she may be nn c:xpcrt in her field (CPA) but without training in (Unification) thought and wider knowledge in spiritl.l.”ll are.is she can never be subject in her field, But if her expertise has both thought and tcchn~iogy then she can have a more perfect give and take action.

-2- ln outside jobs or physical missions in t~e Church you can keep your- selves constantly busy, and be highly skilled and highly admired, but Satan takes the spirit out. So this is \.lhat Satan has done to tn.1n, and wh.1t Father ir trying to restore and put back; the foundation of spiritual and principled thought. You are going to need this kind of guidance in your lives, co~sistcnt \.11th a broader principle. The more ideal \.lay of course would be to stick to one job, the longer the better, but there needs first to be the spiritual discipline and thought. Just \.lOrking day after day, for the sake of “bre.id- winning” makes no sense at all.

Take one of your fingers on your hand for instance, it’s alive, it moves, it has blood circulating in it, but unless it is connected to a nervous system that also runs through your fing~r then your fingef does not have any ideal or purpose or goal. You should have both. So this is the principled view of what a society should be like - just e.’<tcrn.’.ll action and “jobs” and busy occupations m.:ike no sense without an internal belief,· ideal, ideology, philosophy or thought.

Father has in mind the people Yho have been i~ the Church the longest~ these older fflembers should be in that position of having received the founda- tion of philosophy and thought, not just the young members .’.lnd newcomers. tather doesn’t want you wondering al…,ays what you are going to do no matter ..,hat depart- ment in the Church you are assigned to. He wants you to be trained and educated so that you can express our ideology and other philosophies and thought in many different ways. Do you understand what Father is trying to say?

Now that· we are creating an ideal Yorld you must first strengthen your thought and your spiritual life and be able to educate others. So have you come to realize now that going to the Seminary is best?

If you say to someone that my job is the most import.int thing, what ..,ill you do Yhen you go to the spirit world? There should be a balance; a balance betYeen the training and education of the spiritual side of your life and work as well° as the training in skills for the body. This is man’s basic desire, to exist eternally - so the ultimately purpose of our lives is what we should strive to York for. If you increase your expertise in “thought” and your spiritual life, even if you go to a secular position or mission you can still work to\.lard and establish your ultimate. purpose in life. So the unity and balance bet…,een “thought” and physical skills :ts the “marriage of life;” just like subject and object, and man and woman, and the ultimate purpose of marriage is ideal love.

Today the American society completely lacks this “marr?iage of life” or balance between internal philosophy and external skills. Interestingly enough, Yhen Ye observe the communist societies this balance bet”Wecn ideology and \.lork; they have the right “form” but the content is “1rong. A typical example is \.lhere you can see that evil takes a step ahead of goodness and sets up the pseudo-form or pattern. Eventually a total principled vorld and life \.lill come into existence, but the communist world (Satan) is ~rying to execute the false pattern first.

Because the spiritual or principled way is tha original or idaal law, then in the “free \.lorld” nobody has to force or threaten people to follo’w it. In the creation every existing thing would like to follow original law; :lt is a universal law. So the original mind or heart of every individual would like, \.lithout bcin ~ told, to live this universal vay that is expected by Gad. It’s only after you - ·J understand this philosophy and thought · do you understand your original purpose of life and you ~an eventually, better teach others. lf you can continue living these basic princi~lcs then in the spiritu~l world this will become your only founcation. If you h.1ve a ri:. 1. ··,iritu.:il life on C.Jrth then it ,.:111 be th.:c s.1nc

and continue in the spirit world.

If you have this basic foundation then no one has to say, “do th i’s and do that or don’t do that.” But we don’t have this kind of _…,orld yet. If you lived in a society if .it comes to America that tells everyone “”h.Jt to do, is that good? (No). No! It is so tedious, monotonous and oppressing! When there is a situ.Jtion that you have the right basic “thought” ond you vant to do something - th.Jt is freedom, Nov do you understand Father’s position and appreciate it better?

Father is thinking when he urges you to go to the Seminary about the more basic potential in you. If you really live a principled life then Cod is with you whether you invite him or not. You might say to Father, “Oh, Father, you have sent me to one department and I have become skilled and then you send me to another mission; always changing - then which is my lI).”)in job?” 1 But let Father ask you one question: uwouldn’t you like to have ‘spiritu.11 sovereignty’ rather than a lot of other jobs or just skills?” (Yes). Then this is why Father is always seeking you out ~~d lining up you college graduates to go to the Seminary./

Now for example take Bob Spitz, after working for many years in the news- paper he knows that something is missing that something is intern.illy ‘-’Tong. Even the “newspaper” needs a person as a staff member who h.1s been trained and educated in spiritual and basic thought and philosophy; having people like this goes toward IDaking a better newspaper, Even the “newspaper itself would say that it would want to be created or made by that kind of man.” Do you think that the Empire State Building is proud that it was constructed by only skilled but not principled people? No - ev~ that building wants to boast, “I belong to Cod!”

So by learning this thought we can better make and build Cod’s kingdom. Then whatever you would do with that kind of principled foundation it can still be carried on to the spiritual world. So this is the reason why Father is send- ing the selected ones to the Seminary.j In the future Father wants all of the departments of the Church to have a “spiritual guidance section’’ - a section that will be for the education and futhering of “thought” and philosophy.

So by going to the Seminary you can better learn and gain this principled thought and philosophy.- this is the same advice to the ordinary members as well as the Church leaders, In the future how are you going to educate your children? So you need this kind of education - don’t you think that when you fulfill this kind of world here that it will continue in the spiritual world?

So to make up your mind you don’t need any kind of judge or teacher; your conscience is your best guide - no one needs to tell you what’s best. No one tells Father, It’s a simple concept what Father has been telling you but it is the “essence of human life. 11 This has taken only about 40 minutes to explain, but what Father is now saying will provide you with the right “spiritual posture” i.e. an education so that you can educate others. Do you understand? (Yes).

You might say, ‘’Father, I have 1ny· Abel figure and 1 1 m indispensable in this position,” Father understands that, but not one trainee to go to the Seminary in this movement could oe selected out of 10,000 competitors on the … outside, In the future people arc not going to be as lucky as you; they will have to be taught the thought and ideology even though they will never sec Father.

So Father very much feels th.it America needs this “center of spirit,” only the Unification , Church can provide this unique education. Therefore Father is really making haste - America n·ceds this “thought” - so this great country can

cont inuc being “great. 11 But without this ideology and basic foundation America will perish. Without this “thought” can America be ab und a nt and healthy? No!. The “instant gratification” principle that now exists in this nation i’s simply connected to hell - the persistent “instant joy” is evil. You have to create a principled world - this country 1,dthout a “soul” will perish!

\.lherevcr you go, …,h~ther it be far or near, if you live the principled way of life then God is near you. l::\.’lgine if on a hot day like this you we nt up on top of a mountain and looked around you, if you become victors of “prin- cipled thought” and ‘Way of life, then to the ‘Whole creation you could say, “You ‘Waited for me didn’t you?” And the creation would µnswcr, “Yes!”

Whether Father goes to prison or not it doesn’t matter if he has this “victory of thought.” So is what Father doing vi.th you niembers is it good? Yes - it’s ‘wonderful - it’s great! This principle applies the same with every- one, high office workers or laborers. If you follow this ‘Way then the spiritu~l world will “thank you .’ for your hard ‘-’Ork.”

So you can make up your mind now after hearing that this is ‘why Father is sending you. You don’t need advice from anyone else - all you need ls the “Father /son (daughter)” relationship - everything else is Satan! (laughter). No matter how difficult physical ailoents Father has had this “thought” has healed him - Father’s life proves that, otherwise he would have passed away a long time ago. So maybe any of you ‘-’ho have a physical problem it can be cured by “Father’s ‘way.” For the rest of you Father feels that it is best for / you to go to the Seminary. You can’t solve everything before you go - if you were to drive down to New York and you had an accident and were to dic,.for example, would you still have a spiritual problem? (laughter and clapping - “Thank you Father’’).

(notes taken by Shirley Stadelhofer)

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