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Fallen Nature/Fallen Disposition

Recover the spiritual nature

As a result of the Fall, conflict arose between our mind and body. To control us, Satan uses our body as his stronghold.

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While our spiritual and physical minds remain under Satan's slavery

As long as our mental and physical temperament is subject to the bondage of Satan, the functional being, which is formed in giving and receiving, must be called an evil temperament. The evil temperament incessantly drives man to do evil. weiter lesen

Feeling

Mystical aspects of the Reformation (Martin Luther)

This liberation was only possible through a deepening of the religious spirit in general and a more vivid understanding of the early history of Christianity. weiter lesen

Mystical aspects of the Reformation (Martin Luther)

This liberation was only possible through a deepening of the religious spirit in general and a more vivid understanding of the early history of Christianity. weiter lesen

The fundamental aspect of the mind

The fundamental aspects of our nature are intellect, emotion, and will. weiter lesen

The fundamental aspect of the mind

The fundamental aspects of our nature are intellect, emotion, and will. weiter lesen

our internal organs will receive stimulation and vibrate with emotion

The more we approach God, following our conscientious minds, the more we can feel peace, happiness and fulfillment within our hearts. If we follow God’s love, which is the womb of peace, our internal organs will rec

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God feels to an even greater extent than we do.

Can the absolute God be sad? Can the all-knowing and all-powerful God avoid sadness? Can He understand sorrow? These are serious questions that I cannot take lightly.

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God

The revolution of heart

The second part of shedding the fallen nature comes from the fact that, by no fault of our own, we are descendants of the Fall and have inherited fallen nature from birth.

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What kind of divine being is God?

What kind of divine being is God? He is a personal God with intellect, emotion, and will. Since this personal God longs for love the most, he created humans as his partners in love. This is an amazing fact.

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Born of God

You are born from your father and your mother. Even more important is the fact that you are born of God by borrowing your mother's womb.

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State of empathy with God

The path of following Heaven’s Will in a state of empathy with God is not one that many people can find through common sense.

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I am in your heart!

In 1 Cor 3:16 it says: "Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?" This means that we are His temples.

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Higher than our mind is our spirit.

We possess both, a mind and a body. Higher than our mind is our entire spirit, and higher than our spirit is God. We can only perfect ourselves by becoming completely one with God.

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God feels to an even greater extent than we do.

Can the absolute God be sad? Can the all-knowing and all-powerful God avoid sadness? Can He understand sorrow? These are serious questions that I cannot take lightly.

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God is within us

God is not far from us, but within us.

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The awareness that God exists is more important than anything else

The phrase “God exists” is not an empty one. weiter lesen

That you must cleanse your inner nature

The teacher who is closest to you is your own, original mind. Your original mind is more valuable than your closest friend, yes, even more valuable than your father or mother.

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I had the answers within me.

I am not sloppy. I researched to find the principles of the universe and revealed them. Did I have to endure so many difficulties throughout my entire life in this world to discover them?

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The spiritual world is praying for the physical world

25. During the third seven-year course, you need to head toward the world level, no matter what it takes.
Not only God but also Jesus and the numerous saints in the spirit world are saying, "You have come this

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First have to perfect our individual character

Because God is the subject partner of love, life and lineage, He sought true sons and daughters who would live eternally with a complete and unbreakable standard.

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God in Buddhism

Furthermore, since Buddhism teaches that all Dharma is constantly changing, while the truth is found in the "Suchness" (眞如) behind the Dharma, we can say that "Suchness" in Buddhism represents the absolute essence. (122-300, 25.11.1982)

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God needs you

Each of you, as individual truth bodies created by God, needs to cultivate your own character through applying the Principle and, with a fervent, passionate and pure mind, clear up and overthrow unrighteousness and evil.

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Born of God

You are born from your father and your mother. Even more important is the fact that you are born of God by borrowing your mother's womb.

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God is within us

I had the answers within me.

I am not sloppy. I researched to find the principles of the universe and revealed them. Did I have to endure so many difficulties throughout my entire life in this world to discover them?

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That you must cleanse your inner nature

The teacher who is closest to you is your own, original mind. Your original mind is more valuable than your closest friend, yes, even more valuable than your father or mother.

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I want to live in you because of you

In giving us love, how much would God want to give? God’s love is not given according to a limit that says a certain amount is enough. It is a love that wants to give infinitely. weiter lesen

The more you let go, the closer you are to God.

The more you let go, the closer you are to God.

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The goal of human life

Unfortunately, there is ignorance about this among people outside the church, but also among many within the church. They think that the goal of our life is, at best, our moral improvement, that is, that we become better people. weiter lesen

I am in your heart!

In 1 Cor 3:16 it says: "Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?" This means that we are His temples.

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All answers are within us.

The truth cannot be found outside of ourselves. Each of us is endowed with the truth. It is not something that can be learned elsewhere.

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God is within us

God is not far from us, but within us.

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Heart

The place where the true can reside

The place where the true can dwell is the deepest part of your heart.

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Achieving the realm of resurrection of heart

The standard of perfection will be established by achieving the realm of resurrection of heart, with
God's love manifested on earth. Thus, I proclaimed the Day of the Resurrection of Heart centering on that

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Before that, you must become heavenly people yourselves

You should not think that you are entitled to go to heaven. You should think about building heaven on earth. 

But before that, you must become heavenly people yourselves. 

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Although your body does not change, your heart will grow

You should also bear witness when things are not going well.

It is like throwing stones into the sea. You do it ceaselessly and without
limitation until the stones fill the sea and create a mountain. 

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Humility

That's why you must always be humble.

If you have many spiritual experiences during your prayer, then you will be awakened. If you proceed with such a heart, God will certainly help you even before you think about it. You should feel His heart in everything you say and teach. weiter lesen

Inner growth through action

Recover the spiritual nature

As a result of the Fall, conflict arose between our mind and body. To control us, Satan uses our body as his stronghold.

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Interreligious

Famous saints of Christianity and significant monks of Buddhism are friends

Many kinds of religions have developed. Since people's cultural backgrounds are different, this was inevitable. There are five billion people outside the Christian cultural sphere. Do all people who do not believe in Jesus go to hell? No! weiter lesen

Heaven only through one's own religion: unreasonable fantasy

Many religions today teach that heaven can only be established through their own religion. That is an unreasonable fantasy. 

 

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Loving people actively

Recover the spiritual nature

As a result of the Fall, conflict arose between our mind and body. To control us, Satan uses our body as his stronghold.

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Meditation

This led me on a path of meditation

Seeing first-hand the pain and suffering of human life, for a very long time I have devoted myself to find a way to save humankind. This led me on a path of meditation and anguished searching for the truth.

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Do that until you have gained three to four times your present power

A religious life consists of embracing the lifestyle of denying the body’s desires and conforming to the wishes of the mind. We must do it for a period of three to five years or even more, until it becomes habitual.

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Zero-point and Zen-Meditation

God, the subject partner, has surely given humankind the foundation to respond to Him as His object partner.

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The revolution of heart

The second part of shedding the fallen nature comes from the fact that, by no fault of our own, we are descendants of the Fall and have inherited fallen nature from birth.

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The Course of Spiritual Experiences (the entire CSG Book 5 Chapter 1.4) html

Although we may find ourselves in a situation where we worship God as the center of our faith, our position is still unclear. Where then should we look for this position?

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Find a quiet place with your mind and meditate

You should take your time to experience joy with your mind. For others, it may seem like you are all alone; but during this time you should befriend your mind.

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Prayer in the Spirit without Thoughts

All thinking enters the heart through a certain meaningful representation. But it is only then that the blessed light of divinity shines upon it when it has withdrawn from all things and no longer has any imagery. weiter lesen

In a state of unity between his mind and body, he (Buddha) was saying

Once you enter a state of love, you will find that each and every being exists as the only, unique being. When the Buddha said, "In heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one," he was not speaking casually.

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Zen meditation focus on the question, “What is the mind?”

In order to have spiritual experiences, first you need to pray. You need to focus your mind. If you can, you should descend to the zero point. What is the quickest way to achieve this?

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