Sun Myung Moon (1920–2012) was a Korean religious leader who, together with his wife Hak Ja Han, founded the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, formerly known as the Unification Church.
At the age of 16, on Easter morning in 1936, Moon experienced a mystical encounter with Jesus during deep prayer. In this vision, he was instructed to take up Jesus' unfinished work and establish the Kingdom of God on earth. Over the years that followed, Moon had numerous spiritual experiences in which he received revelations of the Divine Principle, a text that illuminates God's nature, his purpose of creation, and his work throughout history up to the present day.
Moon's teachings, centered on the Divine Principle, emphasize the importance of family, marriage, and restoring divine order. He is particularly known for the mass marriage ceremonies he conducted, uniting couples from diverse cultures in a symbolic act of promoting peace and unity.
In the late 1990s, the Unification Church officially became the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, refocusing its mission on global peace, human development, and interfaith dialogue. Moon also founded several NGOs, such as the Universal Peace Federation and the Women's Federation for World Peace, which hold consultative status with the United Nations and work on peace initiatives aligned with his vision.
Despite facing criticism during his lifetime, Moon's teachings and organizations continue to influence global peace efforts today.
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God dwells where there is total unity. Where would you want to meet God? At the top of a hill? In New York? The place to meet God is in your heart and mind.
If you make yourself a dwelling place of God then you do not have to go to God; God will come to you.
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