Cheon Seong Gyeong
An Anthology of True Parents' Teachings
 
Preface

Table of Contents

Book 1 God 
CHAPTER 1. God's Existence and Attributes 
Section 1. The Existence of God 23 
Section 2. God as the Root and Original Being 34 
Section 3. The God of the Word 41 
Section 4. The Attributes of God 45 
CHAPTER 2. The God of Heart and True Love 
Section 1. The God of Heart 53 
Section 2. The God of True Love 62 
Section 3. God Is Our True Parent 67 
CHAPTER 3. God the Creator 
Section 1. God's Work of Creation 74 Section 2. The World God Created 81 
Section 3. God Created with Love 88 
CHAPTER 4. The God Who Needs Liberation 
Section 1. God's Bitter Sorrow and the Providence of Restoration 93 
Section 2. The God of Re-Creation 117 
Section 3. We Must Liberate God 128 

Book 2 True Parents 
CHAPTER 1. True Parents 
Section 1. The Identity and Role of the True Parents 137 Section 2. The Emergence of the True Parents 144 
Section 3. Proclamation of the True Parents and the Three Great Subject Partners Principle 154 
CHAPTER 2. True Parents and the Messiah 
Section 1. The Hope of Humankind 163 
Section 2. The Second Coming of Jesus and the True Parents 169 
Section 3. The Messiah Becomes the True Parents 175 
Section 4. True Parents and Family Salvation 180 
CHAPTER 3. True Parents and Rebirth 
Section 1. The Path of Rebirth and Restoration 184 Section 2. Our Rebirth and Change of Lineage 190 
Section 3. Restoration of the Right of the Eldest Son, the Right of the Parents and the Right of the King 198 
CHAPTER 4. True Parents and True Children 
Section 1. The Life Course of the True Parents 208 
Section 2. The Responsibility and Authority of the True Parents 215 
Section 3. True Love, True Life and True Lineage 220 Section 4. The Way of a True Child 224 
Section 5. Learning and Inheriting the True Parents' Heart 226 
CHAPTER 5. Inheriting the Victory of the True Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind 
Section 1. The True Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind 232 
Section 2. Representative Families of the Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind 238 
Section 3. Inheriting the True Parents' Realm of Victory 242 Section 4. Inheriting the True Parents' Tradition 245 
Section 5. Inheriting the Teachings of the True Parents 250 

Book 3 True Love 
CHAPTER 1. The Origin of True Love 
Section 1. The True Love of God 263 
Section 2. The Origin of True Love 271 
Section 3. The Characteristics of True Love 280 
Section 4. The Power of True Love 286 
CHAPTER 2. The Realms of True Love 
Section 1. Grandparents' Love 301 
Section 2. Parents' Love 304 
Section 3. The Love of Husband and Wife 309 Section 4. Children's Love 320 
Section 5. Love among Brothers and Sisters 325 
CHAPTER 3. The Practice of True Love 
Section 1. The True Way of Life 327 
Section 2. The Practice of True Love 334 
Section 3. The True Parents' Practice of True Love 351 

Book 4 True Person 
CHAPTER 1. The True Human Beings that God Created 
Section 1. True Human Beings Are the Embodiments of God 363 Section 2. The Mind and Body of a True Person 368 
Section 3. The Purpose of Our Creation and the Three Great Blessings 378 Section 4. Our Value in Unity with God 384 
Section 5. Our Position in the Created World 387 
CHAPTER 2. Our Portion of Responsibility and the Fall 
Section 1. Our Growth and Portion of Responsibility 390 
Section 2. The Human Fall 402 
Section 3. The Results of the Fall 414 
CHAPTER 3. The Path of Restoration Towards God's Original Ideal 
Section 1. Restoration through Indemnity 423 
Section 2. The Path of Restoration through the Blessing 431 
Section 3. The Life True Person 437 
CHAPTER 4. The Life Course of True Man and Woman 
Section 1. The Way of Our Original Nature 447 
Section 2. The Path to Individual Perfection 451 
Section 3. True Love between Man and Woman and True Marriage 456 
Section 4. The Path of a Life of True Love 466 

Book 5 True Family 
CHAPTER 1. True Families from the Viewpoint of God's Will 
Section 1. What Is a Family? 475 
Section 2. The Original Family of God's Creation 478 
Section 3. The Family Is the Training Ground of True Love 483 
Section 4. The Family Is the Base of Happiness 489 
CHAPTER 2. Blessed Marriage and Original Love between Man and Woman 
Section 1. Coming of Age and the Love between Man and Woman 498 
Section 2. The Significance and Value of Blessed Marriage 503 Section 3. Rebirth through Blessed Marriage 511 
Section 4. The Significance of the Blessing Groups 515 
Section 5. Registration and the Responsibility of Blessed Families 527 
CHAPTER 3. Principle and Order in the Family 
Section 1. Family Harmony Makes All Go Well 532 
Section 2. Ideal Couples and the Parent-Child Relationship 538 
Section 3. Ideal Parent-Child and Sibling Relationships 544 
CHAPTER 4. The Education of Children and The Kingdom of Heaven in the Family 
Section 1. The Meaning of Education 549 
Section 2. The Family Is the Textbook of God's Kingdom 553 Section 3. Parents' Love and Responsibility 560 
Section 4. Children's Education 563 
Section 5. The Path that Children Must Follow 569 
Section 6. The Kingdom of Heaven in the Family 573 

Book 6 True Creation 
CHAPTER 1. The Significance of the Creation 
Section 1. Learning from the Creation 585 
Section 2. The Meaning of the Creation of All Things 590 
Section 3. Nature and the Lessons It Offers 599 
CHAPTER 2. The Essence and Order of the Universe 
Section 1. Love Is the Essence of the Universe 607 
Section 2. The Principles of Existence and Action 609 Section 3. Order and Law in the Universe 618 
Section 4. Creation and Evolution 622 
CHAPTER 3. The Creation's Lament and True Stewardship 
Section 1. Our Relationship with the Creation 628 
Section 2. The Creations Lament and Our Response 632 Section 3. True Dominion over the Creation 637 
Section 4. Our Attitude toward the Creation 643 
Section 5. Restoration of the Original Eden 647 
CHAPTER 4. A Vision for Nature and the Ocean 
Section 1. Returning the Creation to God and the Pursuit of Leisure Activities 652 Section 2. The Original Museum of Creation 654 Section 3. The Era of the Ocean 659 
Section 4. The Deep Meaning of Ocean Fishing 668 

Book 7 Earthly Life And The Spirit World 
CHAPTER 1. The Nature of Life and Death 
Section 1. The Three Stages of Life 677 
Section 2. The Dual Structure of Human Beings 686 
Section 3. The Meaning of Death 689 
Section 4. What Is Heaven? 695 
CHAPTER 2. The Nature of the Spirit World 
Section 1. Understanding the Reality of the Spirit World 702 Section 2. Life in the Spirit World 713 
Section 3. Angels and the Angelic World 720 
Section 4. The Path to the Kingdom of Heaven 724 
CHAPTER 3. Earthly Life Prepares Us for Eternal Life 
Section 1. Eternal Life 733 
Section 2. Preparation for the Spirit World 738 
Section 3. Developing Our Spirituality 752 
Section 4. Blessed Families and Eternal Life 758 
CHAPTER 4. Returning Resurrection and Divine Spiritual Works 
Section 1. The Last Days and Returning Resurrection 767 
Section 2. Divine Spiritual Works and Spiritual Phenomena 772 
Section 3. The Returning Resurrection of People in the Spirit World 777 Book 8 Life Of Faith And Training 
CHAPTER 1. What is a Life of Faith? 
Section 1. A Life of Faith 793 
Section 2. The Purpose and Goal of a Life of Faith 801 
Section 3. The Path of Faith 810 
Section 4. Stages in a Life of Faith 817 
Section 5. Experiences and Challenges on the Path of Faith 823 
CHAPTER 2. Training the Mind and Body 
Section 1. What is Training 828 
Section 2. The Goal of Training 834 
Section 3. Training in Faith 840 
Section 4. Training the Body 856 
Section 5. Life with the Goal of Mind-Body Unity 861 
CHAPTER 3. Our Life of Faith and Course to Emulate True Parents 
Section 1. Our Life of Faith and the Providence of Restoration 868 
Section 2. Our Course to Meet True Parents 871 
Section 3. Our Course of Rebirth through True Parents 871 
Section 4. Our Path of Growth by Following True Parents 880 
Section 5. Our Way to Perfection through True Parents 884 
CHAPTER 4. The Believer's Path in Relation to True Parents' Course 889 
Section 1. Our Life Mission 889 
Section 2. A Life of Accomplishment 896 
Section 3. A Life of Caring for Others 903 
Section 4. A Life of Inheritance 906

Book 8 Life Of Faith And Training
CHAPTER 1. What is a Life of Faith?
Section 1. A Life of Faith 793
Section 2. The Purpose and Goal of a Life of Faith 801
Section 3. The Path of Faith 810
Section 4. Stages in a Life of Faith 817
Section 5. Experiences and Challenges on the Path of Faith 823
CHAPTER 2. Training the Mind and Body
Section 1. What is Training 828
Section 2. The Goal of Training 834
Section 3. Training in Faith 840
Section 4. Training the Body 856
Section 5. Life with the Goal of Mind-Body Unity 861
CHAPTER 3. Our Life of Faith and Course to Emulate True Parents
Section 1. Our Life of Faith and the Providence of Restoration 868
Section 2. Our Course to Meet True Parents 871
Section 3. Our Course of Rebirth through True Parents 871
Section 4. Our Path of Growth by Following True Parents 880
Section 5. Our Way to Perfection through True Parents 884
CHAPTER 4. The Believer's Path in Relation to True Parents' Course 889
Section 1. Our Life Mission 889
Section 2. A Life of Accomplishment 896
Section 3. A Life of Caring for Others 903
Section 4. A Life of Inheritance 906

Book 9 Home Church And The Tribal Messiah 
CHAPTER 1. Home Church 
Section 1 The Providential Significance of Home Church 913 
Section 2. The Purpose of Home Church 920 
Section 3. The Completion of Home Church 926 
Section 4. Hoon Dok Hae and Home Church Activities 934 
CHAPTER 2. The Tribal Messiah 
Section 1. The Declaration of Tribal Messiahship 942 
Section 2. The Responsibility of the Tribal Messiah 953 Section 3. The Role of the Tribal Messiah 958 
Section 4. The Return to the Hometown 968 
CHAPTER 3. The Mission of a Church Leader 
Section 1. The Mission and Responsibility of a Church Leader 976 Section 2. Public Life of a Church Leader 981 
Section 3. A Church Leader's Devotional Life 992 
Section 4. Giving Sermons that Move Hearts 1001 Section 5. Witnessing and Pastoral Care 1013 
Section 6. The Providence of Cain and Abel 1019

Book 10 The Philosophy of Peace 
CHAPTER 1. What Is Peace? 
Section 1. The Concept of Peace 1029 
Section 2. Peace Is the Hope of God and Humankind 1037 
CHAPTER 2. How Will Peace Be Realized 
Section 1. Steps Toward a World of Peace 1042 
Section 2. Peace between Mind and Body 1045 
Section 3. Peace in the Family 1054 
Section 4. Peace in the World 1060 
CHAPTER 3. The Means to Realize World Peace 
Section 1. World Peace through Religion 1073 
Section 2. World Peace through Ideal Families 1076 Section 3. Culture and World Peace 1078 
Section 4. Korean Unification and World Peace 1083 
CHAPTER 4. Strategies for World Peace 
Section 1. The World of Peace that True Parents Envision 1095 
Section 2. The End of Communism 1100 
Section 3. The United Nations and World Peace 1108
Section 4. Worldwide Sharing of Technology 1113 Section 5. Organizations for World Peace 1121 
Section 6. The International Peace Highway, the Korea-Japan Tunnel and the Bering Strait Project 1128 

Book 11 Ceremonies and Holy Days 
CHAPTER 1. The Etiquette of Attendance 
Section 1. A Life of Attendance 1139 
Section 2. Living in Attendance to God 1143 
Section 3: Attending True Parents in Daily Life 1152 
CHAPTER 2. Church Services 
Section 1. Church Service and Prayer 1157 
Section 2. The Meaning of Tithing 1167 
Section 3. The Practice of Hoon Dok Hae 1170 
CHAPTER 3. Ceremonies and Rituals 
Section 1. The Blessing Ceremony 1175 
Section 2. The Seonghwa Ceremony 1185 
CHAPTER 4. The Daily Life of Blessed Families 
Section 1. Proper Conduct for Blessed Families 1190 
Section 2. The Standard of Love in the Family and Respect between Husband and Wife 1199
Section 3. Blessed Family Practices 1205 
CHAPTER 5. The Holy Days and Anniversaries 
Section 1. Holy Days 1213 
Section 2. Anniversaries 1233 

Book 12 Cheon Il Guk 
CHAPTER 1. God's Homeland and Cheon Il Guk 
Section 1. God's Kingdom and God's Homeland 1259 
Section 2. The Background and Proclamation of Cheon Il Guk 1264 
CHAPTER 2. The Structure and Settlement of Cheon Il Guk 
Section 1. The Nature of Cheon Il Guk 1271 
Section 2. The Three Requisites of Cheon 11 Guk 1274 
Section 3. The Constitution and Teaching Materials of Cheon Il Guk 1280
Section 4. Registration and Settlement in Cheon Il Guk 1289 
Section 5. The Universal Peace Federation and the Abel UN 1301 
CHAPTER 3. The Path of Cheon Il Guk Citizens and the Family Pledge 
Section 1. Purity and a Life of One Heart, One Body, One Mindset and One Harmony 1308
Section 2. High Noon Settlement and a Life of Resonance 1310 
Section 3. Embodying God through Love and Living a Life of Attendance 1314 
Section 4. The World of the Culture of Heart 1318 
Section 5. Living as an Owner of Cheon Il Guk and the Family Pledge 1323 
CHAPTER 4. The Vision of Cheon Il Guk and Our Responsibility 
Section 1. The Background and Proclamation of Foundation Day 1351 
Section 2. True Parents, who Have Fully Achieved the Will 1355 
Section 3. Our Responsibility in the Era of Cheon Il Guk -- True Mother's Words 1357 

Book 13 Peace Messages 
CHAPTER 1. The Ideal Family in Cheon Il Guk 1371 
CHAPTER 2. True Owners of the Founding of Cheon Il Guk 1388 
CHAPTER 3. True Parents and the Era of Cheon Il Guk 1407 
CHAPTER 4. The Settlement of the True Parents of Heaven Earth and Humankind 1437 

True Parents' Prayers 
CHAPTER 1. God 
CHAPTER 2. True Parents 
CHAPTER 3. True Love 
CHAPTER 4. True Person 
CHAPTER 5. True Family 
CHAPTER 6. True Creation 
CHAPTER 7. Earthly Life and the Spirit World 
CHAPTER 8. Life of Faith and Training 
CHAPTER 9. Home Church and the Tribal Messiah 
CHAPTER 10. The Philosophy of Peace 
CHAPTER 11. Ceremonies and Holy 
CHAPTER 12. Cheon Il Guk 
CHAPTER 13. Peace Message

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