Part IPart I

Chapter 1

The Principle of CreationThe Principle of Creation

The Dual Characteristics of God The Dual Characteristics of God and the Creationand the Creation

Section 1

A. The Dual Characteristics of God

How can we know the divine nature of the invisible God?

artist’scharacter

worksof art

know the artist’s character through his works

visible

invisibleGod’s divine nature

creation

know God’s divine nature through His creation

Rom 1:20Ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made…

1. The Dual Characteristics of Sung Sang and Hyung Sang

Corresponding inner and outer aspects of the same entity

manifestation of SS = second SS

Sung Sang (internal nature)

Hyung Sang (external form)

All creation

God is the harmonized subject of the dual characteristics of Original SS and Original HS.

GodOriginal

Hyung SangOriginal

Sung Sang

inherent nature

inherent nature

inherent nature

atoms

particles

energy

Molecules

Atoms

Particles

Sung Sang Hyung Sang

cellsplant “mind”Plants

bodyanimal “mind” Animals

bodyheart and mindhuman being

HS

external

resultant

object

horizontal

SS

internal

causal

subject

vertical

2. The Dual Characteristics of Yang (positivity) and Eum (negativity)

anionelectronnegative

cationproton

positive

moleculesatomsparticles

pistilstamenplantsfemalemaleanimals

EumYang

womanmanhuman being

Original Yang(masculinity)God

Original Eum (femininity)

Gen 1:27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

God is the harmonized subject of the dual characteristics of Original Yang and Original Eum.

Eum

externalobject

Yang

internal (central) subject

Gen 2:22And the rib which the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man.

Gen 2:18Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”

Reference: Yang and Eum

1) Form (convex, concave)

2) Color (bright, dull)

3) Smell (pungent, delicate)

4) Sound (loud, soft)

5) Quality (coarse, refined)

6) Quantity (dense, sparse)

7) Texture (rough, smooth)

Examples from the aspects of existence

• Dual aspects of Yang and Eum

8) Time (fast, slow)

9) Space (vast, cozy)

10) Function (general, specific)

11) Movement (strong, gentle)

12) Anatomy (hard, soft)

13) Structure (top, bottom)

14) Position (above, below)

15) Temperature (hot, cold)

Examples from the aspect of multiplication

1) Man and woman

2) Male and female

• Yang and Eum in different bodies

1) Humankind

2) Higher animals

3) Some plants

Yang and Eum in the same body1) Plants

2) Molecules, atoms

3) Some lower animals

• SS and HS are completely congruent. Yang and Eum are complementary.

The dual characteristics of SS and HS are fundamental to those of Yang and Eum.

3. The Relationship between the Dual Characteristics of SS and HS and Those of Yang and Eum

YangEum

YangEum

SS

HS

God

The dual characteristics of Yang and Eum are attributes of those of SS and HS.

4. God and the Creation

The creation is a perfect organic bodythat moves only according to God’s purposeof creation.

humanbeings

mind

creation

God

God: SS, Yang, subjectcreation: HS, Eum, object

5. God

1) The harmonized subject of the dual characteristics of Original SS and Original HS

3) God stands in the position of SS, Yang and subject in relationship to the whole creation.

2) The harmonized subject of the dual characteristics of Original Yang and Original Eum

Reference: The Nature of God

1) The origin of parental heart and love

4) The eternal, unchanging and absolute being

3) The source of order, law and principle

2) The source of beauty, truth and goodness

Reference: The Heart (Shimjung) of God

Original SS

Original HS

Heart

UPE

Emotion,Intellect, Will,

Concepts,Law

Heart is the “emotional impulse to obtain joy through love.”Heart is both the source of love and, at the same time, the chief motive behind love.

B. The Relationship between God and the Creation

Principleof

Creation

Individual truthbody in image

Individual truthbody in symbol

humanbeings

allthings

God

Yang

Eum

Yang

EumHS

SS

YangYangSS

Yang

SS

HS

Eum

HS

Eum

Yang

YangEum

Eum

Yang

Eum

Eum

Reference: Yang and Eum as Attributes of SS and HS

Yang: protruding or convex partsEum: sunken or concave parts

Body(HS)

Mind (SS)

Yang: bright, livelyEum: sentimental or placid

emotion

Yang: initiates and takes chargeEum: passive or responsive,

enduring

will

Yang: planning, creativeEum: analytical, evaluatingintellect

God

internal

causal

subject

vertical

Creation

external

resultant

object

horizontal

The Principle of Creation and the Book of

Changes

Taegukthe GreatUltimate

all things

O-haeing(5 elements)

wood

fire

soil

metal

water

Eum and Yang(negativity) (positivity)

||

Tao(“The Way”)

||

word

|

God Word all things

Principle of Creation: Book of Changes:

Eum(negativity)Taeguk

Yang(positivity)

SSYangEum

YangEum

God

HS

Universal Prime Energy, Universal Prime Energy, Give and Receive Action,Give and Receive Action,

and the Four Position Foundationand the Four Position Foundation

Section 2

UPE: - the absolute energy by which God is eternally self-existing

A. Universal Prime Energy

God: the Creator, transcendent of time and space, absolute reality, eternally self-existing

- the fundamental energy which generatesall forces by which the creation maintains

its existence

B. Give and Receive Action

UPE commonbase

objectsubject

God

forces

give receive

receive give

(existence, action, multiplication)

(HS)forces of GRA

(SS)

UPE: internal, causal, subject

a vertical force

forces of GRA: external, resultant, object

a horizontal force

e.g.,atoms: proton electron

molecules: cation anion

atoms atoms

animals: male female

inhalation exhalation

between animals bees flowersand plants: oxygen carbon dioxide

solar system: sun planets

earth moon

plants: stamen pistil

xylem phloem

human beings: man

mind

arteries

woman

body

veins

world: other nationsnation

nation: peoplegovernment

society: employee

pupilemployer

teacher

family: wife

children

husband

parents

The Force of Conscience from the Viewpoint of GRA

force ofconscience

subject ofgoodness

conscience

God

=

Subject object

The Fall and Restoration from the Viewpoint of GRA

1) The individual

person

GodFall

person

God

Satan Jesus

God

Satanperson

mediator

Restoration

Jn 3:16For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Jn 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.”

2) The world

person

God

personperson

ideal world

mediator

restored ideal world

RestorationJesus

God

person personperson

fallen world

person

God

personperson

Fall

Restoration of horizontal GRA through love and sacrifice centering on Jesus

restoration of vertical GRA with God

Bible verses emphasizing GRA:

Mt 7:1,2

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.”

Mt 10:32

“So every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven.”

Mt 7:12

“So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.”

Mt 10:41

“He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward, and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.”

Mt 10:42

“And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.”

C. The Four Position Foundation Which Fulfills the Three Objects Purpose

1. Origin-Division-Union Action

Union

Division

Origin

subject

God

object

union

through Origin-Division-Union Action

2. The Three Objects Purpose

subject

God

object

union

motherfather

child

3. The Four Position Foundation

subject

God

object

union

- root of the numbers 4, 3 and 12

- God’s eternal purpose of creation

- basic foundation for goodness, existence, and force

- root of the principle of three stages

a. The Mode of Existence of the Four Position Foundation

e.g., atomssolar systemsgalaxiesuniverse

Each subject and object rotates on its own axis and at the same time they revolve around others.

God OS

Variations in each orbit’s distance, shape, state, direction, angle, force and velocity are manifest as the beauty of creation in its infinite variety.

4 Seasons

4 Seasons

b. SS Spherical Motion and Its Center

all beingsSS

HS

sphericalmotion

SS

HS

Human beings are the center of the creation.

God is the center of human beings.

Therefore, God is the ultimate center of all spherical motion in the creation.

center ofmotion

SS

HS

c. The Purpose of Existence of the Individual Truth Bodies at Different Levels in the

Creation

energy particles atoms molecules

matter universe human beings God

Lower individual truth bodies are objects to higher ones.

All things were created to have purposiverelationships centering on human beings.

HS: The human body absorbs matter and changes it into elements that maintain the body’s physiological functions.

All things provide the environment for adequate and pleasant living.

d. The Relationship of Human Beings to All Things

SS: The human body responds physiologically to the emotion, intellect and will of the human mind.

Therefore, human beings are the center of the creation.

All things in the universe respond to humanemotion, intellect and will, albeit to different degrees.

We become intoxicated with the beauty of thenatural world and experience the rapture ofmystical union.

Matter has within itself elements that resonate with emotion, intellect and will – elements that constitute the SS of matter

Panax Ginseng

Sibirian ”Ginseng”

Nature & Man in good interactionexamples

Aloe Vera Chinese medicine uses 675 plant and fungi ingredients!

e. The Position of a Perfected Husband and Wife as One United Being Perfected = no orig. sin

perfectedhusband

God

perfectedwife

oneunitedbeing

2) The center of harmony of the creation

1) The central body dominating the creation

7) The center of the original mind

6) The center of truth (the incarnation of God’s Word)

5) The object of God’s eternal love God can be stimulated with joy for eternity.

4) An eternal peaceful resting place of God

3) The center of goodness where the purpose of creation is fulfilled

D. The Omnipresence of God

The 4PF proceeds in spherical motion centered on God and becomes one with God.

God OS

All individual beings initiate spherical motion to build the foundation for God’s governance. God is thus omnipresent.

This is the basic foundation for all beings to receive God’s governance.

E.The Multiplication of Physiological Bodies

Multiplication takes place through O-D-U Action by GRA.

stamen

God

pistil

seeds

(plant)

male female

offspring

(animal)

God

F. The Reason All Beings Are Composed of Dual Characteristics1) For existence

The force of existence comes from GRAbetween a subject and an object.

2) For eternity

In order to exist eternally, circular motion isnecessary.For circular motion, GRA between a subjectand an object is necessary.

The Purpose of CreationThe Purpose of Creation

Section 3

Gen1:4-31And God saw that the light was good...

And God saw that it was good...

A. The Purpose of the Creation of the Universe

object ofgoodness

for the sakeof joy

“It was good.”

The Three Great Blessings: Gen 1:28

1) Be fruitful

2) Multiply

3) Have dominion over all things

• How can the creation give God the greatest joy?

Seoul Korea 2008

The ultimate purpose of the universe, with human beings at its center, is to return joy to God.

HeavenlyKingdom

humans’joy

ThreeGreat

Blessings

God’sjoy

• Dual purposes of existence

The infinite variety of beings in the universe form one vast organic body interwoven by these dual purposes.

wholepurpose

individualpurpose

SS

Allentities

HS object

subject

HS purpose

SS purpose

B. Good Object for God’s Joy

• How is joy produced?

feeling one’s own SS/HSthrough the object

joy

idea, or the substantial object of an idea

artist object

SS/HS SS/HS

• How does the Kingdom of Heaven become a good object for God’s joy through the fulfillment of the Three Great Blessings?

1) The First Blessing (perfection of individual character)

perfectedindividual

individual 4PF

God

mind body

God’s Temple (1 Cor 3:16)one with God (Jn 14:10)divine natureembodiment of God’s Heart

substantial object of Godsubstantial object of the mind

joy of God and each person

reflects the SS/HS of God and the mind

2) The Second Blessing (multiplication of children, perfection of the family)

family level 4PF

= “True Father” = “True Mother”

perfectedfather

God

perfectedmother

child

familysociety

family of God

joy of God and each person

substantial object of Godsubstantial object of each person

resembles a perfected individual

reflects the SS/HS of God and each person

The Relationship between Human Beings and

All Things from the Viewpoint of SS/HS

a human being contains within himself the sum total of the essence of all things.

3) The Third Blessing (dominion over all things)

All things were created in the image and likeness of human nature and form, i.e., reflecting human SS/HS characteristics.

- human beings and mineralsHuman beings are composed of soil, water and air;

contain elements of the mineral kingdom.

- human body and the earth

- human beings and animals Human beings contain all the elements, structures, and qualities of animals.

- human beings and plants Human beings contain all the elements, structures, and characteristics of plants.

earth: plants, crust, substrata, waterways, rocky mantle, molten core

human body: hair, skin, musculature, blood vessels,

bones, marrow

4PF for dominion

God

allthings

allcreation

humanbeings

human beings: substantial object in the image of God

joy of God and each person

all things: the substantial object in the image of human beings

substantial object of each person

all things: the substantial object in the image of human beings

substantial object of each person

all creation: the third object of God

substantial object of God

reflects the SS/HS of God and each person

The Heavenly Kingdom is the world resembling a perfected individual.

mind’scommand

centralnervoussystem

wholebody

onepurposeperson:

God’sdirection

TrueParents

all God’schildren

onepurpose

H.K.:

Original ValueOriginal Value

Section 4

A. The Determination of Original Value and the Standard of Value

• Value as determined by a common standard

valuedesirepurpose of existence

person entity

s o

• Value from the original standard

The standard of value is God, the absolute beingthe original value of an entity must be absolute.

third object

person

God

entity

union

desire to pursueoriginal value

purpose ofexistence

ideal of creation

s o

e.g., determining the beauty of a flower

Beauty

B.Original Emotion, Intellect and Will; and Original Beauty, Truth and Goodness

Mindemotionintellect

will

truth

beauty

goodness

art

science

religion

Object

Godemotionintellect

will

Subject

C. Love and Beauty, Good and Evil, Righteousness and Unrighteousness

When the subject and object unite, love is found within beauty and beauty is found within love.

e.g., man woman

1. Love and Beauty

subject

God

object

union

love

beauty

love – an emotional force activebeauty – an emotional force passive

S OS O

humankind all things

husband

wife

beauty

fidelity

love =beauty

loyalty

love

superior

subordinate

=

parents

children

beauty

filial piety

love =

Reference: The Three Great Subjects Thought

parents the center of the family

teacher the center of the school

chief the center of dominion

Three subjectivities of the one center

The downward love of the three subjects will result in upward love and horizontal love.

Schools, organizations and nations are the expanded forms of the family.

Purpose of Love and Beauty

fulfillment of the purpose of creation

Subject and object, sharing love and beautywith each other

join in harmonious oneness

God’s third object

4PF

Nature of God’s Love

God’s love is the subject of each love of the three objects in the 4PF.

parental lovelove of thefirst object

loves of thethree objectsfather

God

mother

childchildren’s love

love of thethird object

conjugal lovelove of the

second object

Reference: The Four Great Realms of Heart and the Three Great Kingships

The inclusive nature of love:

children’s love

love of brothersand sisters

conjugal love

parental love

The three great kings: grandparents, parents and children

grandparents

the past king representing

spirit world and Godgreat king and great queen

parentsthe present king

representingphysical world

king and queen

prince andprincess

childrenthe future king representing

future physical world

2. Good and Evil

• Good – actions that fulfill God’s purpose of creation by establishing the 4PF centered on God; or their result

the individual or the actions that produce such an individual

“good”

God

mind body

individual

the family or the actions that establish

such a family “good”

God

father mother

children

the ideal world or the actions to attain it

“good”

God

humanbeings

allthings

creation

• Evil – actions that realize a purpose contrary to

God’s Three Blessings by establishing the

4PF centered on Satan; or their result

Unrighteousness: refers to that quality in a person that leads him to pursue evil and to further its satanic purpose

Righteousness: refers to that quality in a person that leads him to pursue goodness and to further its purpose

3. Righteousness and Unrighteousness

The Process of the Creation of theThe Process of the Creation of theUniverse and the Growing PeriodUniverse and the Growing Period

Section 5

A. The Process of the Creation of the Universe

2 Pet 3:8...with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Bible: creation in six days (Gen 1)

1 day = 24 hours6 days = 6 periods

gaseous state,anhydrous age

rainfall, aqueous age

sea, land

lower plants and animals

fish, birds

mammals, humankind

(Modern science)

almost coincide

The record in the Bible is an actual revelation from God.

1st day light, darkness

2 firmament, upper and lower waters

3 sea, land, plants

4 sun, moon, stars

(Bible)

5 fish, birds

6 mammals, humankind

B. The Growing Period for the Creation

- it took six days to complete the

creation

some period was also necessary for each created being to reach perfection.

Gen 1:5...And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

- Human Fall

growing period

- Gen 2:17

evening the time when God finished creating

morning the time of perfection and starting point to realize the ideal of creation

night the growing period

1. The Three Ordered Stages of the Growing Period (formation, growth, completion)

The origin of the three ordered stages:

Therefore, all created beings manifest their existence, movement and growth through a course of the number three.

- the absolute reality, the dual characteristics, and the harmonized body

- masculinity, femininity and the harmonized body

God is a Being of the number three.

natural world 3 kingdoms: animal, plant, mineral

4PF God, father and mother, and children

e.g.,

3 parts of animals:head, body, limbs

3 parts of plants: roots, branches or stems, leaves

3 states of matter: gas, liquid, solid

stability requires at least 3 supportive points

circular motion established through 3 points

Bible Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit)

3 major disciples of Jesus3 temptations of Jesus3 prayers at Gethsemane3 denials of Peter3 days in the tomb before the resurrection

of Jesus

3 decades of private life followed by3 years of public ministry in Jesus’ life

3 kinds of offerings by Abraham

3 decks of Noah’s ark3 flights of doves from the ark

3 archangels

Reference:

3 primary colors red, yellow, blue

3 main inner organs stomach, heart, lungs

3 functions of the mind emotion, intellect, will

3 dimensions length, width, height

3 main nutrients fats, proteins, carbohydrates

digestion

circulation

respiration lungs

stomach,large andsmall intestinesheart, arteriesand veins

3 functions of the main inner organs

3 stages of human life

womb in the water bag

physical world in the air bag

spirit world in the love bag

2. The Realms of Indirect and Direct Dominion of God

autonomy andgovernance ofthe Principle *

+ humanportion of

responsibility

*

allthings

allthings

Godsymbol

humanbeings

humanbeingsimage

Realm of God’sdirect dominionlove

beauty

God

beautylove

Realm of God’s indirect dominion

or realm of dominion based on accomp-lishments through

the Principle

Gro

win

g pe

riod

(nig

ht)

Completionstage

Growthstage

Formationstage

(morning)

(evening)

1) To give human beings the creative nature of God

The Reason God Endowed Human Beings

with a Portion of Responsibility

2) To enable human beings to qualify as lords of all creation

Realm of God’sdirect dominion

humanbeings

God

beautylove

allthings

love

beauty

The Invisible Substantial WorldThe Invisible Substantial Worldand the Visible Substantial World and the Visible Substantial World

Centered on Human BeingsCentered on Human Beings

Section 6

A. The Invisible Substantial World and the Visible Substantial World

HS

SS

body

mind

God person

invisible substantial world(spirit world) subject

visible substantial world(physical world) object

– perceived through 5 spiritual senses

– perceived through 5 physical senses

Mt 17:3And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.

Eccles 12:7And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Reference:

1 Cor 15:44It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body.

B. The Position of Human Beings in the Cosmos

1) The rulers of the cosmos

God does not govern the two worlds directly, but rather He gave human beings the mandate to rule over them directly.

2) The mediator and the center of harmony of the cosmos

spiritworld

physicalworld

spiritself

physicalself

3) The encapsulation of the cosmos

God created the two worlds by projecting and developing the pre-existent prototype of the human SS and HS.

Man develops in 3 existence forms

Embryo – 9 months Nutrients: via embillical cord mother-childBirth!- embillical cord is cut off!Placenta dies

Earthly life ca70yrs Nutrients: via life elements from God & vitality elements from the physical body“Death!”- spritual embillical cord between physical-spiritual bodies is cut off!Physical body dies

Eternal life in Spiritual world

C. The Reciprocal Relationship between the Physical Self and the Spirit Self

spiritbody

physicalbody

physicalmind

spiritmind

spiritself

physicalself

s

o

food, waterair, sunlight

center of spirit selfGod’s dwelling placeseeks beauty, truth,goodness

life element(God’s love and truth)

vitalityelement

livingspirit

elementdirects the physical bodyto maintain the functionsfor its survival, protectionand reproduction(corresponds to theinstinct of an animal)

1) Growth and perfection of the spirit self

form spirit life spirit divine spirit

2) Cultivation of the sensibilities of the spirit self

Purpose and Value of the Earthly Life

3) Sinful conduct during earthly life aggravates the spirit self; the redemption of sins during earthly life enables the spirit self to become good.

4) Multiplication of spirit selves

at the same time as the multiplication ofphysical selves during earthly life

Human mind:God

spiritmind

physicalmind

originalmind

saints

s o

what onethinks is

truth (good)

spiritmind

physicalmind

humanconscience

ordinaryperson

evil person

Satan

spiritmind

physicalmind

evilmind

o s