Guide your tribe to the mainstream

On Friday, April 24, the UTS community was surprised by an unexpected visit from Rev. and Mrs. Moon. They arrived around 5:30 pm and went directly into their dining room, followed by as many students as could fit in the dining room. Rev. Moon spoke until 8:30, translated by Mr. Peter Kim, although he spoke mainly in English and Japanese. The following is taken from unofficial notes by Robert Kittel.

How long has it been since I have been here at UTS? [Since September 19, 1991.] Nearly six months. In the beginning of the history here at UTS, for the first 3 years, almost every day I would visit. Maybe now I will come only every six years; UTS has enough foundation.

When we look at the world, particularly the Christian world, we see they are losing their spirituality. We must not lose it, and in order not to, you must pray hard. None of you will really ever understand my life course, what I had to go through. There were times when I prayed for 17 hours straight, without stopping. Without this indemnity I could never have found the Divine Principle.

I studied science very seriously because I knew that a theology which was unscientific would never survive. That is why I studied so hard. Because of this foundation, the Unification Church doctrine is the only doctrine to lead mankind in the 21st century.

A small part of the truth

We must understand-the Divine Principle which you study is not all of the Principle; it is just a small part of the total truth. There is a tremendous amount which you don’t understand yet. As we understand from Divine Principle, the history of salvation is the history of restoration, which is recreation.

I gave only this much Principle in order for you to be restored. There is still much which has not been given, especially concerning the creation and the spiritual world. If you knew too much about the spirit world you may take it easy and not go the course of indemnity.

We must be involved with the course of indemnity until we reach the entire humanity. Even in our society, no matter how closely you may be connected to another family member, you cannot pay indemnity for that person. Even God could not pay the indemnity for Adam and Eve. If God had interfered, fallen history would not have lasted this long, but the Principle is the Principle and people have to deal with the fall themselves.

The biggest problem in America today is that none of the religions want to deal with the fall of man, including Christians. They don’t really believe and understand it. They simply don’t believe it. People don’t have the concept of the fall. Even the American brothers in the Unification Church may have that kind of attitude. Do you really follow me? We must have a clear understanding of the fall, then we will see the absolute need for religion. Religion deals with the restoration of man, the course of indemnity.

Why are people lost?

As a religious people, we need to go through the course of hardship, like beating our body. We should feel pain going the sacrificial way. This is the way of restoration. American people don’t believe in this sacrificial course. But even for me, because of indemnity, I had to go through such a difficult life course.

Let’s face reality. Why are people so lost? They don’t know where to tum, because they don’t know the course of indemnity. Look at the world. You may hear about and see people stealing, abusing their power, and so on, and they may seem to be better off. But they don’t understand the course of indemnity. Therefore, you must understand that if after you graduate from UTS and have hopes that you will make more money and have a rich life, you still have a long way to go.

UTS graduates who think they are high-level Unification Church members should get out. After graduation, you have to go down to the bottom. Jesus Christ went to the bottom of hell and was resurrected from there. You too have to make your own foundation, and only then will other people follow you. You have to make your own way. I have made my way. I made a big foundation so many people can follow me.

Win over Asia

If you look at a big river, you will see many small streams joining that river. There are many branch streams. All of you should be small branch streams and join the main body of the river. Otherwise, you cannot become part of the mainstream river. Do you understand?

As Dr. Ang said, there are more than 60 Japanese students here at UTS. Don’t expect that I will look up to you and treat you better after you graduate. No, I will push you down more. The population in Asia is more than three billion people, about three-fifths of the world population. You should start from the most difficult country, so maybe I’ll send you to Bangladesh. Do you understand?

You have to win over all Asian people. You will have to win the high level Japanese society, otherwise you cannot win Asia.

If you go your own way after graduation, you are not on God’s side. Think about it: Will you go your own way or the way I made-the world way? I made a long, long branch stream, a big river. You must go this way. It is true.

I am like the Amazon River, and we are the small branch rivers. Do you want to go there too? Now you can understand a little better about tribal messiah responsibility. Every person will have a different situation and will be a different size stream. But we will join together and become a big ocean.

Resemble my way of life

If you trace the Hudson River upstream you may see thousands of brooks, but the mainstream is only one, a single clear line. Do you understand? Resemble me in your way of life. Think about it. Become part of this straight stream leading to a hidden ocean. In the fallen world, Americans think differently.

They don’t want to be part of any mainstream. God must hate that. After you go to the spiritual world, there is no individuality there. Please stay with the mainstream.

Now is the time that this big river is about to join the ocean. This is the time period we are living in today. Of course, this entire world is represented by the many smaller rivers, and they may try their own way. But ultimately they must join the mainstream and then join the ocean. As you look at the world, the entire world is going beyond the ideological fight. So the Americans may think, “Why do we need the mainstream”? No. They must join the mainstream first before they can join the ocean.

Suppose the Bush Administration and the Russian Federation worked together to save the world. The Americans may have the upper hand. But if Russia becomes a capitalist country first, it may take 70 to 100 years.

Reach to the top

At the same time, if you think about the spiritual world, the spiritual world is entirely united. Do you think it is united by the American way? No. It is united by thought. Americans must follow this mainstream even if it takes 1,000 years. If you want to reach high, you have to reach all the way to the top of the mainstream. If you try to cut into the middle, you may fail.

Who do you think will be able to nourish human history and become the root of human history? Those who know the deep meaning of the universe can do this. Today at 5 AM I was fishing on the Hudson for striped bass. I was not going just to catch fish. I was looking at the mountains and the trees and having give and take with the mysteries of creation, going deeper and deeper. You have to follow my footsteps.

Do you understand?

As a tribal messiah, each one of you must be able to digest and understand the life course and central stream of your tribe and then lead your tribe to the mainstream. You have to guide your tribe to the mainstream and connect it to the world stream of True Parents.

This is the kind of investment you must have. You have to work to connect your ancestors to this world mainstream. No matter how separate they are, you have to connect them. Do you understand? This is based on good relations.

Don’t be a polluted stream

That’s the only way you as a branch can even help or influence the main trunk and go down to the root of the tree. That means you have to supply the tribal messiah nourishment to your tribe. Do you understand? How does the water of the branch stream connect to the mainstream? The main trunk or mainstream is pure and clear. Do you want to join the mainstream as a polluted body? This is a very serious question. What kind of value do you have? Can you be connected to the mainstream? What are you? What are you thinking about now? Do you understand? Together we are making that kind of essence when we are connecting to the mainstream.

In order to keep yourself as a branch stream pure enough to join True Father’s stream, if there is anything polluted or impure in you, you must get rid of it before you join the stream of True Father. Otherwise, it is like swallowing polluted water. You have to take this responsibility. This is the sacrificial way of indemnity. All American people wanted Rev. Moon to die, but he doesn’t die.

Think about the language barrier and how inconvenient it is. We need to make a revolution, and without the religious world we cannot do this. You have to learn Korean. ls there anyone who doesn’t like Korea? The worst place is the most precious part.

Become a top bud

I am planning to put you through more difficult situations. Are you ready for that? If there were only ten people who were really determined to go through more than what I have gone through, this entire world could be saved very easily. Think about Jesus Christ. In his three years of public life he could find only three main disciples. And even the major disciple, Peter, denied him.

What about you? In front of me you smile and shout out, “Welcome, Father!”

But when you are alone, your true nature will come out. If I came here every day for one year, 360 days in a row, the number of people here would get smaller and smaller. But in the spiritual world the number would get bigger and bigger. Many people here would justify their absence, saying, “Well, Father, we had to attend classes and study hard.” NO? Or KNOW?

Will you follow Father? It is not easy. It is difficult, but we must have determination that, if I become a bud I will become the top bud of that tree, and if I am a branch I will be the main branch, and if I’m a root I will be the central root.

The most difficult task

If the central root of a tree goes down deep into the earth and hits a rock, the root has to change direction. If the root changes direction, then the branches will also have to change direction. Even for a root it is very difficult to go straight down without stopping. Think about my task. I had to pick the shortest route to finish the course of restoration, the most difficult path. This is the tree of the entire humanity and entire human history. Because of this difficulty, no one took up this task and completed it.

Right now on this earth, you can follow me and be close to me physically, but in the spirit world do you think you are qualified to follow me? It will not be the same in the spiritual world. The public mind and public way of thinking must become your own nature. I am preparing you to follow the way you will need to follow in the spiritual world. This is the resonate way. Do you follow?

Remember the central bud. It must shoot straight up, it must not be crooked. As long as you stay with the central bud, the throne of True Parents is right below. You will be connected to the heavenly throne and there is only one way, not two ways. This is the problem of humankind. How can we make this straight path which will last forever?

It takes serious prayer

Hometown providence-this is a serious question. I understand these points, so think how serious I have

been during my whole life. You are totally unaware of these things, but there are several gaps in the Divine Principle book which no one knows about. Even in the books containing my speeches, they don’t cover this. We have to follow the straight line. I explained things in the shape of a triangle, so people won’t find out directly. For this purpose it takes prayer, serious prayer. This is a test for the entire humanity. It is an exam.

Of course I am now living in this world. But this is a test for people in the future. This is fairness on my part. If I give all the truth in this age, then people who come in the future may feel disappointed. So in this way, people in the future will be in the same position you are in and they can come up to the level where you will go.

Suppose you found a very precious mine, like a gold or diamond mine. Instead of taking everything for yourself, thinking of your own wealth, you would reserve some for others. The truth I have given so far is enough for now. Otherwise, it is like casting pearls to pigs. My words cannot be taken easily and put on your level.

True Mother’s role

Up to this point True Mother has been following me, like going piggy-back on my back. But in order for True Mother to complete her mission, I bad to bring her up to the horizontal level equal to mine. In this way, when we approach God’s throne we can walk side by side.

To do this I had Mother speak in three major rallies. Now Mother is side by side with me. In this way the children can stand behind True Parents forming a straight line. This is the time of women’s liberation, and True Mother is spearheading this.

On Sunday April 18 I proclaimed, “The Resurrection of True Family and the Liberation of the World.” The resurrection of the True Family means the True Family doesn’t have anything to do with Satan; it is totally liberated. From now on, if you carry True Parents’ picture or even the symbol of the Unification Church flag, carrying it with a humble and honest heart, Satan won’t be able to stop you from doing work.

The Divine Principle teaches that centering on True Parents’ family, we must restore this world and then reach the level where Satan cannot have anything to do with us. I have now completed this entire course and don’t have anything to do with Satan and don’t have any more need for indemnity conditions. Therefore, we must welcome the era of liberation. If you carry my word and teaching to your tribe or nation, you can make yourself successful without a great deal of persecution.

Stronger than a bomb

Think about it. The time has come when even America, Russia, China, and North Korea are preparing to embrace Father and are using the Divine Principle to teach their own youth. I have created this strong powerful foundation for the world, even during the time everyone tried to oppose me. The CIA, the FBI, and other government agencies tried to stop me. But in the midst of this Rev. Moon created this kind of powerful foundation. People are aware now that behind this kind of power is a religious teaching. They want this kind of power, so naturally they want this teaching. They want their family, tribe, and nation to know this teaching. This is stronger than an atom bomb.

In four or five days of hearing the Divine Principle, people tum completely around. Before, they were denying God, and afterwards they accept this teaching. This truth is more powerful than an atom bomb. It has that kind of power. In just one week people change so quickly. Isn’t this great?

Because of these experiences we can believe that the liberation of the world is possible. Knowledge is more powerful than atomic bombs. So are all of you thinking about making yourself tribal messiahs after graduation? Suppose blessed couples.

It doesn’t matter if you are a 36 Blessed Couple. If you have that kind of fruit this will be the determining factor. Have you seen any truth that teaches you to take it easy and be comfortable so that you will harvest great results? This will never happen even if you wait 10,000 years.

True heart of offering

When it comes to comparing material with spirit, spirit and motivation must come first. Hyo Jin Nim found a 1960 Mercedes Benz and gave it to Mother and I on our 33rd wedding celebration. He told me that our wedding day should have been celebrated by the entire world. Hyo Jin Nim prepared the Mercedes Benz representing the world. This car is the safest car in the world. I said I didn’t care about the car itself, because material things will eventually disappear.

But the kind of spirit and motivation demonstrated by Hyo Jin Nim will last forever. Anyone who has

money could buy a car and make this kind of offering, but they could not easily have that kind of heart and spirit. I asked him, “What about the cost?” Hyo Jin Nim said he will come up with the money. We have about a hundred people in the dining room here. But we have many levels and shapes of spirits.

Among you whose spirit is most valuable? The one who follows my tradition, the mainstream. If someone follows this, then no one will be able to complain about that person. Other people may open their eyes, but they cannot open their mouths in complaint. Tradition is so important.

Please read the books containing my speeches. There are almost 200 volumes printed now. Someone may say, “Why do you have so many volumes? Please try to understand how many tears were shed in giving the contents of these books. Even the spiritual world was totally moved by these speeches; they were moved to tears.

Reverend and Mrs. Moon with translator Mr. Peter Kim at UTS

Start at zero

What percentage or what level of my words do you understand? At least you immediately understand in your mind and bow down. Do you have that kind of power? No. In the future this situation will develop. How can you stand in front of God? Do you have that kind of message? You have to live this kind of life. No one else can help you, not even I can, not even God. Your starting time is at the zero point. This is the starting point. This is True Father’s way.

There was a zero point even for Jesus Christ-the cross. If you want to really understand me, it is the same for you. When the Roman soldier pierced Jesus Christ’s side, Jesus prayed, “Please forgive them. 11 Jesus Christ was not living for himself.

American students attending UTS are very proud. They have to start at the zero point! Why? At the time of the fall, God went down and Satan went up. They exchanged positions. So you have to go down, go down until you get to the zero point. Every time this zero point is the beginning. The Christian world doesn’t know this, but Jesus Christ mentioned this in the Bible.

Man was born for woman, and woman for man. Man was born for the sake of love, not for the sake of death. Jesus Christ should have had a partner. All history has been against God’s viewpoint. So we have to go the opposite way. Satan is following you and will take all humankind if you follow that way. We must tum back 180 degrees; otherwise we cannot go to heaven. Someone on God’s side always denies himself, every time. Satan lives for himself every time.

Everything belongs to God

The motivation for God to create was not for himself. It is clear. The zero point is to deny yourself. Man is not man until he meets woman. You should have this kind of concept. This is true. Do you understand? I know this Principle and lived it for over 70 years. Any kind of obstacle I could overcome through living this way of life.

This world is fallen and Satan doesn’t want it to be connected to God. Jesus Christ taught us this: if you want live, die. What is the meaning of this? This is God’s concept and His way of living. When you look at the Hudson River and the trees around here on the UTS campus, remember these things I am teaching you today. China, Russia, and North Korea cannot say anything against me. They must agree, saying, “We are behind you, Rev. Moon. You are clear and righteous.” Satan is trying to keep you, but you are God’s sons and daughters. Please understand.

Everything belongs to God and from this we can make a peaceful world where there will be no Japanese, no Americans, but everyone centered on true love. Everyone will say “Mansei!” and everyone will join together. There will be laughing, dancing, and making much noise.

Follow the Principle

Live in the opposite direction of the world. Don’t go up, but down. This is paying indemnity. Are you attending this kind of life? It must begin with the family, then go to the tribe, to the nation and to the world. You have to make this kind of foundation. Who made this world today? Satan. This world is a testimony to Satan’s realm. The way of the world is not True Father’s way. Follow the Principle.

I don’t want to speak in English, but to save time and give you a better understanding I started speaking in English and just continued. Is there anyone else who can unify all the languages of the world? No. Think about the waste the many languages cause. There are hundreds of different languages. This causes such a waste of time and material. Because of this some of the world’s resources are running out. What language should be the world language?

The language True Parents speak. On this foundation it would then mean one homogeneous culture could be created There would be one true love. How about your way of love? The American way is free sex. This is Satan’s way and will lead to complete death.

Can you follow me? As you heard, tomorrow I have to get up around 3 or 4 AM and go fishing on the Hudson. I thought there would be no chance to visit you, so after visiting New Hope Farms today I came here. So I saved one day by coming here now. Please study hard.

[Then Rev. Moon spoke in Japanese for about 30-40 minutes. The translation of that part of the speech will appear in the June issue of The Cornerstone.]

I have prepared for True Mother to speak in 18 major cities in Korea. We will have to return to Korea in a week or so.

Here Rev. Moon ended his speech. Within minutes everyone was outside waving him goodbye.