Thanksgiving, as the name implies, is a time to express gratitude but the problem is that we are not always feeling it! There is nothing more grating on the spirit than feeling slightly or even very resentful when your conscience and everyone around you is screaming for you to be grateful in all things. I […]
The Divine Principle from a Unification Thought perspective Picking up from the previous post: Beyond Restoration – Hope for the New World, I’d like to continue breaking down the First Great Blessing. The paragraph starts: “The key to God’s first blessing is the perfection of individual character. …to perfect his character, he must form a […]
Everyone wants to live a peaceful life. But peace is often elusive. One of my favorite children’s books is “Five Minutes’ Peace.” It’s the very relatable story of the Large family; a family of elephants that include a group of exuberant baby elephants that simply don’t allow “mom” to enjoy five minutes of peace. At […]
The Heart of God in the New Era — The Divine Principle from a Unification Thought perspective In the previous article, we’d been examining Unification Thought’s explanation of the Heart of God. Over the decades since I discovered the Principle, the effort to grasp God’s Heart has become an urgent concern in my life. It’s […]
The Divine Principle from a Unification Thought perspective In the previous article, we’d continued examining the First Great Blessing and were looking in particular at these excerpts from its sole paragraph: “…Such individuals…achieve complete oneness with Him…They experience the Heart of God as if it were their own. Hence, they understand His Will and live […]
The Divine Principle from a Unification Thought perspective: The Purpose of Creation In previous articles, I focused on different phrases that explain the First Great Blessing in the Divine Principle. They’re important because these blessings are our keys to lead a fulfilling life. So we’d looked at the significance of our unique individuality: The key […]
The Divine Principle has changed the lives of millions around the world. Questions about God, the purpose of life and the problems we see in the world are answered with depth and clarity. For the past 60 years the Divine Principle has been a catalyst for the creation of many organizations and projects intended to […]
In the previous article, we’d examined the very first sentence about the First Great Blessing in the Divine Principle: The key to God’s first blessing is the perfection of individual character.… • Exposition of the Divine Principle, p. 38 This time, we’ll move down a few sentences in the same paragraph: …In order for an […]
In the previous article, we’d examined the fundamental structure by which everything in the universe can exist individually, interact with other things, and multiply as a result of that interaction — the structure that’s called the four position foundation. Then, on the basis of that understanding, the Divine Principle explains how the very purpose of […]
Have you ever wondered where your thoughts and feelings come from? Have you ever had thoughts or feelings that you thought were not your own? Have you ever felt protected or guided by a source outside of yourself? If you have, I want to reassure you that you are a totally normal human being – […]
