Pyeong Hwa Gyeong
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평화경平和經
Pyeong Hwa Gyeong

Preface

Pyeong Hwa Gyeong is a collection of public speeches given by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon and his wife, Hak Ja Han Moon, on themes related to peace (pyeonghwa). They are a testimony to God’s plan for humankind. Reverend and Mrs. Moon teach that the strongest human desire is for love. When we pursue love selflessly, peace emerges. When we pursue it selfishly, conflict erupts. Both selfish and selfless motives war within each person, and so too has our history been one of war. The mission of religion is to inculcate selfless love and bring an end to such conflict. Yet we often turn even religion into a new arena of the same conflicted behavior.

Rev. and Mrs. Moon were called by God to become the True Parents of all humankind. As do all good parents, they teach how to overcome selfish desires and serve a higher purpose. Their model of a true family is one in which husband, wife and children are in love with God and with each other; a family that is a school of love and a foundation for a peaceful way of life. Such families unleash a quiet revolution from selfishness to unselfishness that reaches to the neighborhood and the community. Yet the blessing of peace within families must expand to the society, nation and world. Leading by example, Rev. and Mrs. Moon have expanded the gospel of selfless love, of living for the sake of others, into all fields of human endeavor.

To give testimony to this, a team guided by Rev. Young Whi Kim was commissioned to select speeches that together represent the depth, breadth and scale of True Parents’ work under God’s providence. Some of these were given at assemblies for religious leaders, or at conferences for scholars, scientists, diplomats, politicians or media professionals. Some were addressed to the leaders of women’s organizations, or to young people at sporting events. Some, such as the public rallies of the 1970s or the marriage Blessings for thousands of couples in later years, were delivered in front of huge crowds in plazas or in stadiums; others were given in more intimate settings including Rev. and Mrs. Moon’s own home. The selection also reflects Rev. and Mrs. Moon’s willingness to travel on exhausting schedules to personally bring their message to people of every land and culture.

In presenting principles for the resolution of conflict on all levels, whether within ourselves or between nations, True Parents’ words challenge leaders to look beyond their disciplinary, religious and national boxes, and to view the world as one family under God. They clarify for all of us God’s original ideal for creating, the tragedy of the human Fall, the suffering but victorious path of Jesus, and the advent of True Parents. Thus, they illuminate the path ahead and provide a roadmap for the building of God’s kingdom on earth.

While the majority of the 178 speeches in Pyeong Hwa Gyeong were given by True Father, a significant number were given by True Mother. Some were given on their behalf by their children or grandchildren. Many appear in English for the first time, or have been retranslated from the original Korean text, or have had missing parts restored.

Sincere appreciation is due to the translators and editors who worked to prepare this English edition. Their work included verifying titles, venues and organizations, and comparing the English and Korean texts, which often diverged. Thanks go to those who discovered missing English texts of speeches in a computer, in a forgotten archive or tucked away in a drawer at home. Although all who were involved felt inadequately qualified for the task, the team’s spirit to take ownership of the process bodes well for the future of the work to render scriptural works into the world’s languages.

We are grateful to God and True Parents for taking the burden of the historical providence on their own shoulders, and pray that this book may ignite many a heart to follow their path. May the blessings of God be abundantly with all readers of Pyeong Hwa Gyeong.

Contents
For Personal Study Only; Individual Speeches

Book 1: The Principles of True Peace

  1. The Ideal World for God and Humankind 19
  2. God’s Hope for Humanity 31
  3. A World of Living for the Sake of Others 51
  4. The New Future of Humankind 67
  5. A Life Devoted to Others 81
  6. The Fundamental Principle of True Peace 89
  7. A Truly Peaceful World 98
  8. View of the Principle of the Providential History of Salvation 105
  9. Liberation of God’s Homeland 119
  10. The Nation and World of Peace Sought by God and Humanity 130
  11. With Heartfelt Love and Thanks 141
  12. God Is the Origin of Peace 146
  13. God’s Homeland and One World 160
  14. God and a United World of Peace 170
  15. Declaring the Era of the Peace Kingdom 181
  16. Let Us Build a World of Peace through Living for the Sake of Others 187

Book 2: God’s Homeland and the Peace Kingdom

  1. The Background and Significance of the Founding of the Unification Church 195
  2. The Foundation of the Future World 206
  3. In Search of the Origin of the Universe 211
  4. The Cosmos Is Our Hometown and Our Homeland 225
  5. The True Land for a King 237
  6. God’s True Love and Restoring His Relationship with Heaven, Earth and Humankind 242
  7. To Realize the World of Peace 251
  8. God’s Homeland and the Peace Kingdom 258
  9. Fifty Years on the Providential Path to Realize God’s Homeland and the Peace Kingdom 262
  10. God’s Homeland and the Peace Kingdom Are Built on the Foundation of the Realm of His Liberation and Complete Freedom 272
  11. Our Mission in the Last Days of Providential History 284
  12. Complete and Perfect Restoration of Cain and Abel Brotherhood and the Ideal World of Creation 294
  13. The Restoration of Our True God’s Homeland 304
  14. Establishing the Kingship of Original True Love from the Self to the Cosmic Level 314
  15. The Value and Significance of the Family Pledge 318
  16. Advance without Ceasing 334

Book 3: The Mission of Religion in Achieving God’s Ideal

  1. One God, One World Religion 349
  2. The New Future of Christianity 360
  3. Today’s Intellectuals and Religion 380
  4. America and Religious Freedom 387
  5. Let Us Bring Religious Harmony for the Sake of World Peace 393
  6. In the Hope That You Will Participate in the Unification Movement 398
  7. The Will of God 405
  8. Dialogue and Alliance 413
  9. The Fundamental Truth 420
  10. Bequeathing the Tradition of True Love 442
  11. Islam and the Establishment of World Peace 449
  12. Religion’s Mission for World Peace 455
  13. Religion and the Creation of World Peace 461
  14. Religion and the Ideal World 468
  15. Understanding Life and Death 474
  16. The Path of Life for All Humankind 492

Book 4: The True Family Movement

  1. The True Family and I 511
  2. The Ideal Home and World Peace 525
  3. True Family and True Universe Centered on True Love 532
  4. The True Family Movement to Save Humankind 543
  5. Realization of a Peaceful World through the Ideal of True Families 552
  6. Blessed Marriage and Eternal Life 560
  7. True Family and World Peace 573
  8. Blessed Families and the Ideal World 581
  9. True Love and True Marriage 588
  10. The Holy Marriage Blessing Is the Way to Unite the Virtues of Heaven and Earth and Harmonize and Unite the Cosmos 594
  11. God’s Ideal Family and the Kingdom of the Peaceful Ideal World 605
  12. God’s Model Ideal Family and Nation and the Peace Kingdom 618
  13. God’s Model for Absoluteness, Peace and the Ideal Is the Family and Global Kingdom Upholding Absolute Sexual Morality 627
  14. True Families: Gateway to Heaven 644 (8 Holy Textbooks)

Book 5: Absolute Values and a New World Order

  1. The Role of Unified Science in the Moral Orientation of the World 697
  2. Modern Science and Our View of Moral Values 705
  3. Science and Absolute Values 709
  4. Harmony among the Sciences and the Search for Absolute Values 714
  5. God and the Limit of Science 720
  6. Absolute Values and the Search for Peace for Humankind 724
  7. Absolute Values and the Creation of a New World 729
  8. Absolute Value Perspective 737
  9. Unification Thought as the Basis of a New Cultural Revolution 744
  10. Professors World Peace Academy and Our Resolution 752
  11. Absolute Values and the New Cultural Revolution 760
  12. Leaping Forward and Gaining Momentum 764
  13. True Love and the Unified World 770
  14. Absolute Values and a Reassessment of Contemporary Society 776
  15. Absolute Values and a Reassessment of the Contemporary World 781
  16. Absolute Values and the New World Order 786
  17. True Knowledge, True Family and World Peace 792
  18. Problems Confronting Society and the Responsibility of the Media 800
  19. Media Credibility and Social Responsibility 805
  20. The Responsibility of the Media in a Divided World 810
  21. Media Standards and Journalistic Accountability 815
  22. True Unification and One World 819
  23. God’s Strategy for Victory 828
  24. The Mission of the Media in the Twenty-first Century 836
  25. Media in the Twenty-first Century: Focus, Roles and Responsibilities 844
  26. Globalization and the Media: Looking to the Twenty-first Century 851
  27. A United Direction for the Media in the New Millennium 857
  28. The Life of Jesus from the Perspective of God’s Will and God’s Warning to the Present Age 862

Book 6: The Role of Women in Creating the Ideal World

  1. The True Love Movement Bringing Salvation to Asia and the World 875
  2. The Coming of the Age of Women 881
  3. The Unity of the World and Humankind’s Responsibility 885
  4. Women Will Play a Leading Role in the Ideal World I 895
  5. Women Will Play a Leading Role in the Ideal World II 907
  6. World Peace and the Role of Women I 917
  7. Women Will Play a Leading Role in the Ideal World III 922
  8. God, Women and World Peace 930
  9. The Twenty-first Century and the Mission of Women 946
  10. World Peace and the Role of Women II 950
  11. Opening, Inheriting and Fulfilling the Era of the Victory,, Liberation and Completion of the True Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind 956
  12. The Role of Women in the Era after the Coming of Heaven and the Mission of the Women’s Federation for World Peace 964
  13. Keynote Speech at the Inauguration of the Abel Women’s UN 976
  14. Let Us Become Leaders in a World of Peace 983
  15. Let Us Open a New Era of Civilization 988
  16. Establishing a World of Moral Principles 995
  17. The Central Role of Young People in the Realization of True Love 1000

Book 7: The World of the Culture of Heart

  1. The Path of the Movement for Finding the True Ancestral Root 1009
  2. Congratulatory Remarks at the Inaugural Celebration of the Universal Ballet Academy 1015
  3. Becoming Leaders in Building a World of Peace 1018
  4. Budding a World of Heart-Centered Culture 1024
  5. Become a Standard-Bearer for Justice 1033
  6. The Youth Culture Must Become a Pure Love Movement 1038
  7. Everything Wants True Love 1042
  8. Congratulatory Address for the World Hanmadang Sports Festival 2000 1052
  9. Dialogue and Harmony among Civilizations 1057
  10. The Kingdom of Heaven: Who Will Enter It, and How Will They Get There? 1061
  11. The Root of Peace Is in True Love 1066
  12. The Path for the True Salvation of the World and the Nation 1074
  13. Education Based on Godism 1079
  14. The Significance of the Inauguration of the Sun Moon Peace Cup 1085
  15. Let Us Achieve Everlasting Harmony among Religions 1093
  16. Determining the Owner of True Love According to the Absolute Value System of the True Ideal Famdy 1099
  17. The True Revolution of Heart and the Opening of the Era of True Liberation and Complete Freedom 1106
  18. God Is Our True Parent, True Teacher and True King 1118
  19. The Three Great Subject Partners Principle from the Viewpoint of God’s Providence 1123
  20. Event to Mark the Distribution of Fifty Thousand Copies of Father’s Autobiography 1129

Book 8: The Reunification of Korea and World Peace

  1. Korea in the World 1137
  2. May Our Homeland Shine Forth 1147
  3. The Resolve of the World and the Korean People 1164
  4. Our Homeland for the Sake of the World 1174
  5. God’s Will and Korea 1180
  6. Address at the Inauguration of the Citizens Federation for the Unification of North and South Korea 1187
  7. True Peace in Our Time, the Reunification of Korea, and East-West Cooperation 1197
  8. True Love and the World of Unity 1203
  9. Heaven Is Calling Korea 1219
  10. Speeches Given during an Official Visit to North Korea 1230
  11. Opening the Path for Genuine Dialogue 1235
  12. The Reunification of Korea and World Peace 1238
  13. World Unity and the Reunification of South and North Korea Will Be Accomplished by True Love 1244
  14. The Course of Life for the Princes and Princesses of God 1260
  15. God’s Kingdom of Peace Is the Eternal Home of Our Blessed Families 1282

Book 9: The Role of Nations in Realizing World Peace

  1. America in Crisis—Answer to Watergate: Forgive, Love, Unite 1297
  2. God’s Plan Centered on the United States 1302
  3. God’s Hope for America 1311
  4. America and God’s Will 1319
  5. The Foley Square Address 1325
  6. Challenges and Possibilities for World Peace 1328
  7. Let Us Become Leading Figures in the Asia-Pacific Era 1334
  8. The Way to World Peace 1341
  9. The Role of Island Nations in the Twenty-first Century 1351
  10. The Role of Peninsular Nations in the Twenty-first Century 1358
  11. The Role of Continental Nations in the Twenty-first Century 1366
  12. Let Us Open Wide the Era of World Peace 1374
  13. The Direction for the World and the United Nations 1378
  14. Breaking Down Barriers to Establish World Peace 1387
  15. The Path for America and Humanity in the New Millennium 1401
  16. The Status of Korea, Japan and the United States from the Providential Viewpoint 1413
  17. Let Us Perfect the Peace Kingdom through the Peace UN 1423
  18. The Path of Humanity and the United States in the Era of the Peace Kingdom 1436
  19. The Mission of Ambassadors for Peace at the Dawn of the Era after the Coming of Heaven 1449

Book 10: True Parents, the Hope of God and Humankind

  1. The Appearance of True Parents and the Ideal Family 1461
  2. True Parents and the Completed Testament Age 1471
  3. The Unity and Complete Settlement of the Parents of Heaven and Earth 1481
  4. The Owners of Re-Creation 1492
  5. The Messiah and True Parents 1502
  6. The Harmonization of Values, and the Liberation and Complete Settlement of the Realm Transcending Religions and Nations from the Providential Perspective 1508
  7. True Parents Are the Hope of God and Humankind 1525
  8. Let Us Become Filial Children of God Who Liberate His Heart 1536
  9. True Parents Are the Embodiment of God 1544
  10. Address at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Gimpo Aviation Industrial Complex (Peace Message 6)1549
  11. Cheon 11 Guk Is the Ideal Heavenly Kingdom’s Reign of Eternal Peace 1552
  12. The True Owners in Establishing the Kingdom of Cosmic Peace and Unity in Heaven and on Earth (Peace Message 8)1558
  13. A Providential View of the Pacific Rim Era in Light of God’s Will I (Peace Message 13)1572
  14. Building a Peaceful World Based on the Parent UN 1592
  15. Establishing the Truly Peaceful World of the True Parent UN (Peace Message 17)1597
  16. A Providential View of the Pacific Rim Era in Light of God’s Will II (Peace Message 16) 1603
  17. Owner of Peace, Owner of Lineage (8 Holy Textbooks)1612

Book 11: Guide to the Speeches

  1. Book 1. The Principles of True Peace
  2. Book 2. God’s Homeland and the Peace Kingdom
  3. Book 3. The Mission of Religion in Achieving God’s Ideal
  4. Book 4. The True Family Movement
  5. Book 5. Absolute Values and a New World Order
  6. Book 6. The Role of Women in Creating the Ideal World
  7. Book 7. The World of the Culture of Heart
  8. Book 8. The Reunification of Korea and World Peace
  9. Book 9. The Role of Nations in Realizing World Peace
  10. Book 10. True Parents, the Hope of God and Humankind