Part 2Part 2Developing our heart and characterDeveloping our heart and character

The principles of spiritual growthThe principles of spiritual growthWe are both spiritual and physical beingsWe are both spiritual and physical beings

The Spiritual WorldThe Spiritual World

The Essentials of The Essentials of Unification Principle and Unification Principle and

World PeaceWorld Peace

Development of Heart and Development of Heart and Character – Individual Peace.Character – Individual Peace.

Heart Conscience

IdeasPlans

Actions

My life of love and truth living for the sake of others

GodTrue Parents

True TeachersTrue Leaders

Mind Body

TruePerson

Heart – motivates true love.Seeks the joy of living for the sake of others.Conscience – guides true love.My innate sense of truth.The god in myself, which directs me towards the higher purpose.

Love and truth

Whole purpose

Individual purpose

Mind

Body

Subject

Object

The Principles of Spiritual The Principles of Spiritual GrowthGrowth

• Growth requires purposeful give and take action over a time period

• We need love, guidance and example from true parents, teachers, leaders, elders

• We must add our own responsibility to act in love and truth – live for the sake of others

• Our heart and conscience centred on God guide our body

• Our freedom exercised with responsibility enables us to participate in our own creation

Formation stageInfancy Emotion

Growth stageChildhoodIntellect

Completion stageAdolescenceWill

Birth

Maturity of heart and character – resembling God

God

Mind Body

TruePerson

Mind and Body united in a life of lovefor God and others

Air & SunlightAir & Sunlight ++Air & SunlightAir & Sunlight ++

Food & Water -Food & Water -

Life ElementsLove and Truth

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Life ElementsLove and Truth

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Vitality ElementsFrom my acts of love and truth

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Vitality ElementsFrom my acts of love and truth

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Physical WorldPhysical WorldPhysical Physical SelfSelfPhysical Physical SelfSelf

Spiritual SelfSpiritual Self

Spiritual WorldSpiritual World

GodGod

Spiritual Growth

Three Stages of Life

Like dying Like dying

SPIRIT WORLDfinal destination

SPIRIT WORLDfinal destination

EARTHpreparation of the spirit

self

EARTHpreparation of the spirit

self

WOMBpreparation

of the physical self

WOMBpreparation

of the physical self

Mother

Unbornchild

MindSpirit self

BodyPhysical self

Spirit Mind

Spirit Body

40 weeks 80 years Eternity

Physical life is the precious time to grow to maturity by a life lived for God and others

The tree and the fruit

Elements from the physical World

FruitFruit

The tree and the fruit

Our deeds during earthly life

Fruit Heart and CharacterFruit Heart and Character

The quality of our life and our destination in the spirit world depends on the quality of our life in

the physical world

GodGod

Spiritual Self5 spiritual senses

Physical SelfPhysical Self5 physical senses5 physical senses

Spiritual World eternal

Physical World temporal

Religious foundersSaints and sagesAncestorsAngels

Matter, energy,Minerals, plants and animals

A true person is a microcosm of the two worlds, a medium of harmony and exercises a dominion of love