Divine Principle from a Unification Thought Perspective

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In the last article, I had explained that the Universal Prime Force is endowed to the universe by God and it allows the universe and everything and everyone in it to exist, to act, and to multiply. (To avoid confusion, I must mention that in Unification Thought, the translation from Korean is written as Universal Prime Force, rather than as Universal Prime Energy, as in the Divine Principle.) That said, there are two other things that I wanted to mention about the Universal Prime Force.

Force, purpose, and heart

First, in the Theory of the Original Image, it is explained that there are two purposes from the Heart of God: a purpose to form things, and a purpose that they should interact with each other. To this end, there are two corresponding forms of energy: a forming energy and an acting energy. Forming energy is manifested in the physical world as “inert” matter. The second energy – acting energy – is endowed to inert matter so it becomes “alive”. This life energy that animates the universe is none other than the Universal Prime Force. But it doesn’t stop there: Unification Thought then calls our attention to the fact that this energy has an inner motivating purpose; it contains an expression of, and it is inseparable from God’s unifying, harmonizing love:

“Forming energy is that energy which becomes particles and creates material. On the other hand, acting energy is that energy which acts upon all things and is manifested as the force that causes give and receive action … among all things. …Heart, the root of love, is the base of give and receive action and therefore, the two energies are both the unity of physical energy and the force of love. Thus, the force of love is contained in …Universal Prime Force.”  – ibid., p. 8

FF017a_upeThis adds an emotional, purposive character to the forces in the universe — they are not simply powerful but impersonal. Rather they are powerful and driven by the heart, the desire, and the hope of God towards very specific ends.

Life and consciousness

Second, there is a related and fascinating concept from the Unification Thought theory of epistemology, which explains that a cell is inert until it is penetrated and infused with life. This life is manifested in a consciousness that pervades the entire universe; for this reason, it is termed a cosmic consciousness. This infinitely vast life energy then enters into each single cell, thus enabling the cell to become alive, having life and consciousness of its own:

“Once the cosmic consciousness enters cells and tissues, it becomes individualized and we can call it protoconsciousness or life. In other words, life is that cosmic consciousness which has entered cells or tissues. Just as an electric wave enters a radio and produces sound, so, too, does cosmic consciousness enter cells and tissues and give them life. In short, then, protoconsciousness is life, and it is sub-consciousness with sensitivity, perceptiveness, and purposiveness.” – ibid., p. 407

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This notion too affirms the idea that Universal Prime Force is a miraculous gift to all living things, and most especially to we humans. That each cell in our body has life, that these cells can then group into bones, tissues, and organs; that they can perform the astounding functions of the brain and the nervous system; all these things are enabled by the Universal Prime Force that God has given into these worlds.

When I was in college and looking into spiritualism and mysticism with other like-minded friends, “cosmic consciousness” was a term that we often heard. What it was exactly was a little nebulous. It could be the collected consciousness of every person who ever lived, but now impersonal and blended into one, huge awareness or intelligence, floating out there, somewhere. It definitely was more mystical than rational. And so, if after many years, I still believed in a cosmic consciousness, it was more due to an instinct rather than to any reasonable understanding.

That changed with my introduction and pursuit of Unification Thought. Cosmic consciousness isn’t a mystical thing which I only suspect because of a gut feeling. Rather it is something real that I can observe in the natural world around me. Despite that, it hasn’t lost any its power to awe me; in fact, it’s only magnified it.

To be continued…

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