Theory of the Original Image

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THEORY OF THE ORIGINAL IMAGETHEORY OF THE ORIGINAL IMAGE

An Abridged Version An Abridged Version



Unification ThoughtUnification Thought

• To present Rev. Sun Myung Moon’sTo present Rev. Sun Myung Moon’steachings on divine providence in ateachings on divine providence in a

systematic, philosophical waysystematic, philosophical way

– Godism or Headwing ThoughtGodism or Headwing Thought

• Godism – God’s truth and His love core of Godism – God’s truth and His love core of Unification ThoughtUnification Thought

• Headwing Thought – neither rightwing nor Headwing Thought – neither rightwing nor leftwing – both sides from higher leftwing – both sides from higher perspective perspective



Goal of Unification ThoughtGoal of Unification Thought

• Create an ideal world of eternal peace andCreate an ideal world of eternal peace and

freedom by offering fundamental solution tofreedom by offering fundamental solution to

all human problemsall human problems• Essential to have a correct understanding of Essential to have a correct understanding of

God as the Original BeingGod as the Original Being

• Begins with Theory of the Original Image – Begins with Theory of the Original Image – God’s attributesGod’s attributes



Original Image of GodOriginal Image of God

TheThe

OriginalOriginal

ImageImage

ContentContent

(attributes)(attributes)

StructureStructure

(relationship(relationship between between

attributes)attributes)

DivineDivine

ImageImage

DivineDivineCharacter Character



The Divine ImageThe Divine Image

• Correspond to the aspect of formCorrespond to the aspect of form

• Invisible – possesses a definite formInvisible – possesses a definite form

• Potentiality(raw material) andPotentiality(raw material) and

determinative nature – appearance of formdeterminative nature – appearance of form

• Contains two sets of dual characteristicsContains two sets of dual characteristics

– Sungsang and Hyungsang and Yang & YinSungsang and Hyungsang and Yang & Yin

– Universal Image as well as Individual ImageUniversal Image as well as Individual Image



The Divine ImageThe Divine Image

TheThe

OriginalOriginal

ImageImage

ContentContent


StructureStructure(relationship(relationship

between between


DivineDivine

ImageImage


IndividualIndividual

ImageImage

UniversalUniversal

ImageImage Yang & YinYang & Yin

SS & HSSS & HS

Four Four

PositionPosition

BaseBase

OriginOrigin

DivisionDivision

UnionUnion

ActionAction



Sungsang and HyungsangSungsang and Hyungsang

HSHSSSSS

HSHS

SSSS

•Dual Characteristics: OriginalSungsang and Original

Hyungsang

• Cause and effect

• OSS fundamental cause of theinvisible and functional aspect

of created entities

• OHS – fundamental cause of the visible, material aspect of

created entities

GODGOD

All thingsAll things



SungsangSungsang

HSHSSSSS

Inner Inner

SungsangSungsang

Inner Inner

HyungsangHyungsang

HumanHuman

MindMind

mineralsminerals

plantplant

animalanimal

Human beingHuman being

Physico-Physico-

chemicalchemical

charactercharacter

Physico-Physico-

chemicalchemical

charactercharacter

Physico-Physico-

chemicalchemical

charactercharacter

Physico-Physico-

chemicalchemical

charactercharacter

LifeLife

(autonomy)(autonomy)

LifeLife


LifeLife


InstinctInstinct

(physical mind)(physical mind)

InstinctInstinct

(physical mind)(physical mind)

Spirit mindSpirit mind



Inner SungsangInner Sungsang

HSHSSSSSInner Inner

SungsangSungsang

intellectintellect

emotionemotion

willwill

perception perception

understandingunderstanding

reasonreason

CognitionCognition

• Perception: ability to know things

through our five senses

• Understanding: ability to

conceptualize by reaching logical

conclusions

• Reason: universal truths by the

process of abstraction



Emotion and WillEmotion and Will

• Emotion: faculty of feeling – ability to feel joy,

sorrow, anger, pleasure etc

• Will is the faculty of volition – desire, intend

and determine

HSHSSSSS

intellectintellect

emotionemotion

willwill

Inner Inner

SungsangSungsang

Inner Inner

HyungsangHyungsang



Inner HyungsangInner Hyungsang

• Formal, object component within the mind

• Ideas, concepts, principles and mathematical notions

• Ideas – concrete representations or reflections of

individual created entities within the mind• Concepts – abstract representations

• Fundamental principles – original cause of the natural

laws and of the normative laws that determine value

• Numerical or mathematical notions – ultimate cause of numerical world – infinity of numbers, numerical

values and mathematical formulas



HyungsangHyungsang

• God’s hyungsang(OHS) – correspond to human body

• Fundamental cause of the visible parts and material

elements of all created entities

• Material element and energy

human beinghuman beingmineralmineral plantplant animalanimal

AtomsAtoms

moleculesmolecules

AtomsAtoms

moleculesmolecules

AtomsAtoms

moleculesmolecules

AtomsAtoms

moleculesmolecules

Cells, tissues,Cells, tissues,

structure,structure,

shapeshape



shapeshape



shapeshape

Sense organs,Sense organs,

nervenerve Sense organs,Sense organs,nervenerve

Physical bodyPhysical body



God’s HyungsangGod’s Hyungsang

Pre-Pre-

EnergyEnergy

purpose to purpose to

formformPre-matter Pre-matter

(forming energy)(forming energy)

Universal Prime ForceUniversal Prime Force

Prime ForcePrime Force

(acting energy)(acting energy)

matter matter


actact

HSHSSSSS

• Stage prior to matter

– Pre-matter

– Forming energy (e=mc square)

• Stage prior to energy

– Pre-energy



Difference between SS & HSDifference between SS & HS

HSHSSSSS

• Homogenous or heterogeneous

• Monism vs dualism

• SS & HS – two manifestations of one

homogenous core element

• Absolute nature of God

– Energic mind or mental energy

– Energy and mind as one

• Creation - God’s absolute nature

separates – God’s mind(SS) and God’s

body(HS)

• Ontology: Unification Theory

• Prior to creation: Theory of Oneness



Dualism – Western PhilosophyDualism – Western Philosophy

EidosEidos

Form Form

HyleHyle

Matter Matter

AristotleAristotle

Pure EidosPure Eidos

Prime HylePrime Hyle


GodGod

Thinking of Thinking Thinking of Thinking

Thought of thought Thought of thought

Pure thoughtPure thought

Prime matter Prime matter

• Ultimate cause of matter – pure

hyungsang(form) – prime matter

• Pure act entirely devoid of materiality

- pure thought

- thinking of thinking; thought of thought• Prime matter is entirely independent from

God



Aquinas and AugustineAquinas and Augustine

EidosEidos

Form Form

HyleHyle

Matter Matter

Aquinas/AugustineAquinas/Augustine


Prime HylePrime Hyle

Ex nihilo – out of nothingEx nihilo – out of nothing


GodGod

Thinking of Thinking Thinking of Thinking

Thought of thought Thought of thought

Pure thoughtPure thought

Prime matter Prime matter

• Thomas Aquinas: Aristotle’s pure form

and thinking on thinking

• Like Augustine: God had created the

world ex nihilo – out of nothing

• Compared with contemporary sciencewhere universe to be composed of energy

- created out of nothing?



Descarte: DualismDescarte: Dualism

GodGod GodGod

Spirit Spirit Matter Matter

3 Substances3 Substances

• Descartes: three substances

- God, spirit and matter(extension)

• God is the only substance

• Spirit & matter while dependent on God

- entirely separated from each other

- Dualism

• Great problem of Western Philosophy



Dualism: SolutionDualism: Solution

Spirit Spirit Physical Physical Form Form

Matter Matter

HSHSSSSS

• Unification Thought notions of OSS and

OHS as two different manifestations of

one identical fundamental element

- Unification Theory

• Mind/body & Spirit/Physical

- Theory of Oneness



Yang and YinYang and Yin

HSHSSSSS

• Sungsang and Hyungsang aredirect(primary) attributes of God.

• Yang and yin(masculinity and feminity) are

his indirect(secondary) attributes.

• God’s Original SS has both yang and yin as

its attributes and God’s Original HS equallycarries yang and yin as its attributes.

• Harmonized oneness (neutrality) of yang

and yin.

• Just like SS and HS – harmony and unity

before the act of creation.

• Oneness is separated into attributes of yang

and yin in the process of creation.



Yang & Yin as Attributes of SS & HSYang & Yin as Attributes of SS & HS

Yang Yin

Sungsang Intellect Clarity, Good memory,distinctiveness, wittiness

Vagueness, forgetfulness,Unclear ideas, Seriousness

Emotion Plesantness, Loudness, Joy,Excitment

Unpleasantness,Quietness, Sorrow,Composure

Will Activeness, aggressiveness,creativeness, carefreeness

Passiveness, tolerance,conservativeness,carefulness

Hyungsang Protuberant Parts, protrusions, convex parts,front side

Sunken parts, orifices,concave parts, back side



Attributes and substancesAttributes and substances

• Yang and Yin are attributes of SS

& HS

• SS & HS – individual substance

Yang and Yin attributes

• Eastern PhilosophyYang & Yin – attributes or

substances

e.g. Sun(substance) is yang

sun brightness(attribute) is yang

fire(substance) is yangheat(attribute) is also yang

HSHSSSSS



Eastern Philosophy & Unification ThoughtEastern Philosophy & Unification Thought

• Eastern philosophy – many

instances man is equated to

yang and woman yin

• UT is different – man and

woman possess both SS/HSand Yang/Yin

• Yang-type & Yin-type united

body of SS/HS

• Man – substantial yang being;Woman – substantial yin

being

YangYang YinYin

Both SS/HS and Yang/YinBoth SS/HS and Yang/Yin

SS level -Yang/YinSS level -Yang/Yin

masculine or feminine typemasculine or feminine typeHS level(body) – man hasHS level(body) – man has

more yang elements andmore yang elements and

woman yin elements.woman yin elements.



The Individual ImageThe Individual Image

TheThe

OriginalOriginal

ImageImage

ContentContent


StructureStructure

(relationship(relationship

between between


DivineDivine

ImageImage



ImageImage

UniversalUniversal

ImageImage Yang & YinYang & Yin

SS & HSSS & HS

• All things differ in term of

shape, kind and type

• Man – stature, body shape,facial expression,

personality etc



The Individual ImageThe Individual Image

Inner Inner

SungsangSungsang

Inner Inner

HyungsangHyungsang

intellectintellectemotionemotion

willwill

ideasideas

conceptsconcepts principles principles

lawslaws


ImageImage

• Varied characteristics of

each person• Kind-specific differences

– species

HSHSSSSS



Universal Image IndividualizedUniversal Image Individualized

Inner Inner

SungsangSungsang

Inner Inner

HyungsangHyungsang

intellectintellectemotionemotion

willwill

ideasideas

conceptsconcepts principles principles

lawslaws


ImageImage

HSHSSSSS

• Individual image – not another addition to the Universal Image but

rather Universal Image becomes individualized

• Different features of the faces of human beings – individualized

hyungsang(Universal Image)

• Different personality – individualized sungsang(Universal Image)



God’s Universal and Individual ImageGod’s Universal and Individual Image

Inner Inner

SungsangSungsang

Inner Inner

HyungsangHyungsang

intellectintellect

emotionemotion

willwill

ideasideas

conceptsconcepts

principles principles

lawslaws

OriginalOriginal


ImageImage

HSHSSSSS

• Every human being’s individual personality should be respected

– originated in the Individual Image of God

Original Universal ImageOriginal Universal Image





Divine Character: HeartDivine Character: Heart“Emotional impulse to create joy through love”

• Heart is the very core of God’s attribute - Sungsang

• Emotional impulse – irrepressible longing; desire springing forth from

one’s innermost being

• For God this impulse to create joy begins with the impulse to love• Love is the unconditional impulse to create joy – not love as means to joy;

joy is the inevitable consequence of love

• Impulse to love – irresistible longing to love; irresistible desire to be with

one’s object of love

Ideas, conceptsIdeas, concepts

principles & laws principles & laws

HH

HSHSSSSS

HHInner Inner

SungsangSungsang

Inner Inner

HyungsangHyungsang

intellectintellect

emotionemotion

willwill



Motivation of Heart TheoryMotivation of Heart Theory

HH

HSHSSSSS

HH

All things

God createdGod created

humankind and allhumankind and all

things with Heart asthings with Heart ashis motive. Solvehis motive. Solve

age-old controversiesage-old controversies

on the origin andon the origin and

creation of thecreation of theuniverseuniverse



Universal Prime Force & Force of LoveUniversal Prime Force & Force of Love

Pre-Pre-

EnergyEnergy

purpose to purpose toformform

Pre-matter Pre-matter (forming energy)(forming energy)

Universal Prime ForceUniversal Prime Force

Prime ForcePrime Force

(acting energy)(acting energy)

matter matter


actact

HSHSSSSS

HH

• God’s prime energy comes into

existence on the energy of his

heartistic impulse

• similarly in the created world the

universal prime force does not

merely act as a physical force; the

force of love is also at work in it



Culture of Heart, love and harmonyCulture of Heart, love and harmony

HeartHeartHeartHeart

EmotionEmotionEmotionEmotion

IntellectIntellectIntellectIntellect WillWillWillWill

• Heart is the core of God’s SS

• Foundation of intellect, emotion and will

• a culture based on intellect, emotion and will that

realizes true value is called a culture of Heart

• Heart as its motive: practice and realization of love

resulting in a culture of Heart, love and harmony



Divine Character: LogosDivine Character: Logos

HSHSSSSS

Inner Inner

SungsangSungsang

Inner Inner

HyungsangHyungsang

intellectintellect

emotionemotion

willwill

ideasideas

conceptsconcepts


lawslaws

perception perceptionunderstandingunderstanding

reasonreason

Reason & LawReason & Law

IHSIHSISSISS

LogosLogos

PurposePurpose

Thinking &Thinking &

practice freedom practice freedom

Necessity & Necessity &

inevitabilityinevitability

• Divine Principle: Logos is “rational

principle” or ‘the Word”• God’s thought, idea, design

• Reason & law



Freedom/Necessity Purposeful/AutomaticFreedom/Necessity Purposeful/Automatic

Reason & LawReason & Law

IHSIHSISSISS

LogosLogos

PurposePurpose

Thinking &Thinking & practice freedom practice freedom

Necessity & Necessity &inevitabilityinevitability

• All things were createdthrough the Logos: reason and

law unified.

• Law(rules) more in lower

entities and reason in higher

entities

• Existence and activity of all

things: union of freedom &

necessity and purposeful &

automatic

• Freedom is at work innecessity and purposefulness

is in automatic

Law does not restrict freedom Law does not restrict freedom



CreativityCreativity

Inner Inner

SungsangSungsang

Inner Inner

HyungsangHyungsang

intellectintellect

emotionemotionwillwill

ideasideas

conceptsconcepts


lawslaws

Pre-energyPre-energy

CreationCreation

PurposePurposeIdea,lawIdea,lawI,E,WI,E,W

LogosLogos

PurposePurpose

HSHSSSSS

HH

Inner & Outer 4 PFsInner & Outer 4 PFs



Heart, Purpose & CreativityHeart, Purpose & Creativity

Pre-energyPre-energy

CreationCreation

PurposePurposeIdea,lawIdea,lawI,E,WI,E,W

LogosLogos

PurposePurpose

• Creativity: new entities through give-and-take between his dual

characteristics.

• The capacity to create a four-position foundation centering on a purposethat is based on Heart is called creativity.

• Inner and outer give-and-take action between OSS & OHS



Dominion of Love: CreativityDominion of Love: Creativity

• Endowed human beings with

creativity to dominate all things

• Original dominion: original love

• Farming, manufacturing,

production, reorganizing,

construction, invention,

maintenance, transportation,

preservation, artistic production

etc

• New ideas based on love

• God’s creativity is needed

God’sGod’s

creativitycreativity

ManMan CreationCreation



God’s creativity, heart & loveGod’s creativity, heart & love

GodGod

ManMan CreationCreation

• Human Fall: did not fully inheritGod’s creativity, Heart and love

– self-centered individuals

• Weapons of mass destruction,environmental pollution- misuse of creativity

• Lost purpose centered on Heart – no true creativity

• Self-centered individualismeliminated - creativity anddominion centered on love of

God – world culture of originaltrue love



Structure of the Original ImageStructure of the Original Image

TheThe

OriginalOriginal

ImageImage

ContentContent


StructureStructure(relationship(relationship

between between


DivineDivineImageImage

DivineDivine

Character Character

Four Four PositionPosition

BaseBase

OriginOrigin

DivisionDivision

UnionUnionActionAction

• Mutual

relationship

between God’s

attributes(SS/HS)

• Understanding of God’s attributes

- fundamental

solution

- relationships





Give-and-Take ActionGive-and-Take Action• Sungsang and Hyungsang establish

give & take action

- two distinct positions of subject

and object

- not equal footing

• Subject: active, central, dynamic, positive, creative, extroverted

• Object: passive, dependent, static,

negative, conservative, introverted

• Subject – exert dominionObject – receptive and responsive

SSSS

ObjectObject

HSHS

SSSS

SubjectSubject • Sungsang and Hyungsang establish

give & take action

- two distinct positions of subject

and object

- not equal footing

• Subject: active, central, dynamic, positive, creative, extroverted

• Object: passive, dependent, static,

negative, conservative, introverted

• Subject – exert dominionObject – receptive and responsive

SSSS

HSHS

SSSS

SubjectSubject



Conflict and Contradiction impossibleConflict and Contradiction impossible

• Give-and-take action within OriginalImage: perfection, harmony and complete

smoothness

• Opposition, contradiction, conflict cannot

exist within give-and-take action

• Reciprocal relationship between OSS &

OHS centered on purpose• Heart and purpose cannot be their center

if there are conflict

• Development only centering on purpose

having give-and-take as mutual partners

SSSSOHSOHS

OSSOSS

SubjectSubject

ObjectObject

SubjectSubject

ObjectObject



Four-position FoundationFour-position Foundation

HSHSSSSS

ResultResult

PurposePurpose

SubjectSubject ObjectObject

Center Center • Give-and-take between SS &HS involves a

center(common central

point)

• Mutual relationship between

SS & HS establish four

positions – four-position

foundation

• Sungsang is in the position

of subject and Hyungsang isin the position of object

SubjectSubject ObjectObjectSubjectSubject ObjectObject



United Body – Multiplied BodyUnited Body – Multiplied Body

HSHSSSSS

UnitedUnited

BodyBody

HeartHeart

HSHSSSSS

MultipliedMultiplied

BodyBody

PurposePurpose

BeingBeing

existenceexistence

maintenancemaintenance

unityunity

spatial movementspatial movement

permanence of all things permanence of all things

New being(resultant entity) New being(resultant entity)

new element, phenomenon,new element, phenomenon,

individual beingindividual being

growth & developmentgrowth & development



Basic types of four-position foundationBasic types of four-position foundation

HSHSSSSS

UnitedUnitedBodyBody

HeartHeart

HSHSSSSS

MultipliedMultipliedBodyBody

PurposePurpose

Identity-maintainingIdentity-maintaining DevelopmentalDevelopmental

• Four-position foundation

• Give-and-take action

• Inner 4PF

• Inner give-and-take action

• Outer 4PF

• Outer give-and-take action



2-Stage Structure of God’s Original Image2-Stage Structure of God’s Original Image

HSHSSSSS

NewNew

CreationCreation

PurposePurposeIHSIHSISSISS

SSSS

PurposePurpose

SubjectSubject

functionalfunctional

ObjectObject Give-&-take actionGive-&-take action

Identity-maintaining or DevelopmentalIdentity-maintaining or Developmental

• Four-position foundation

• Give-and-take action

• Inner 4PF

• Inner give-and-take action

• Outer 4PF

• Outer give-and-take action



2-Stage Structure of Existence2-Stage Structure of Existence

HSHSSSSS

UnitedUnited

BodyBody

HeartHeartIHSIHSISSISS

SSSS

HeartHeart

Inner & Outer 4PF of the OriginalInner & Outer 4PF of the Original

Image : basic standard of all forms of existenceImage : basic standard of all forms of existence

- resemblance- resemblance



Types of Four-Position FoundationTypes of Four-Position Foundation

• Inner identity-maintaining four-position foundation

• Outer identity-maintaining four-position foundation

• Inner developmental four-position foundation

• Outer developmental four-position foundation

HSHSSSSS

UnitedUnited

BeingBeing


SSSS

HeartHeart Developmental or IdentityDevelopmental or Identity



Inner Identity-Maintaining Four-Position FoundationInner Identity-Maintaining Four-Position Foundation

HSHSOSSOSS

UnitedUnited

BeingBeing


OSSOSS

HeartHeart• Inner four-positionfoundation within

the Original

Sungsang identical

to itself: unchanging

• Inner: realized

within mind

• Identity-

maintaining:

centering on Heart



Outer Identity-Maintaining Four-Position FoundationOuter Identity-Maintaining Four-Position Foundation

HSHSOSSOSS

UnitedUnited

BeingBeing


OSSOSS

HeartHeart • Outer four-positionfoundation remain

identical to itself:

unchanging.

• State of OriginalImage prior to

God’s creation of all

things: harmonious

unity.



Inner Developmental Four-Position FoundationInner Developmental Four-Position Foundation

HSHSSSSS

NewNew

CreationCreation


SSSS

PurposePurpose• Inner realized within the

mind

• Developmental: give-

and-take between

ISS(reason) and

IHS(law) centering on

purpose

• Purpose centered on

Heart

• New body – Word

- Logos

- Conception preceding

creation of universe



Outer Development Four-Position FoundationOuter Development Four-Position Foundation

OHSOHSOSSOSS

NewNew

CreationCreation


SSSS

PurposePurpose • Outer: four-position

foundation with

new, multiplied

body

• Active and leads todevelopment

• New body: things of

creation





Origin-Division-Union ActionOrigin-Division-Union Action

ObjectObjectSubjectSubject

ResultResult

CenterCenter OriginOriginOriginOrigin

DivisionDivision

UnionUnion

[ Spatial ][ Spatial ]

[

Te

mporal

]

[

Te

mpora

l

]

• Center is established first. Next subject and object are dividedCenter is established first. Next subject and object are divided

and begin to interact. Finally, the result appears.and begin to interact. Finally, the result appears.• 4 types of origin-division-union(ODU)4 types of origin-division-union(ODU)

inner identity-maintaining ODUinner identity-maintaining ODUouter identity-maintaining ODUouter identity-maintaining ODU

inner developmental-maintaining ODUinner developmental-maintaining ODU

outer developmental-maintaining ODUouter developmental-maintaining ODU





Deny purpose: Dialectic MaterialismDeny purpose: Dialectic Materialism

Conflict & StrugglesConflict & Struggles

PurposePurpose • Development throughsmooth give-and-take

between subject and object

centering on common

purpose• Communism dialectic

Materialism denies purpose

• UT’s ODU considers give-

and-take action from perspective of time



Unity in the StructureUnity in the Structure

• Original Image transcends time andOriginal Image transcends time and

space; no position, right & left, up &space; no position, right & left, up &

down, inside & outside, wide & narrow,down, inside & outside, wide & narrow,

far and near – also no such notions asfar and near – also no such notions as

before and after before and after • infinitely small and large coincide andinfinitely small and large coincide and

all space comes together in one pointall space comes together in one point• realm where up & down, before &realm where up & down, before &

after, right & left, and inside & outsideafter, right & left, and inside & outsideextend without limitsextend without limits


ResultResult

CenterCenter



Time: Original ImageTime: Original Image


ResultResult

CenterCenter

• past, present and future are united in the past, present and future are united in the

one moment of the “now”.one moment of the “now”.• eternity in an instant – two areeternity in an instant – two are

intimately linkedintimately linked• Original Image: one pure permanence inOriginal Image: one pure permanence in

a state of oneness (united SS & HS, Yanga state of oneness (united SS & HS, Yang& Yin)& Yin)• Realm of the Original Image: “pureRealm of the Original Image: “pure

united body”united body”•

all phenomena of the universe includingall phenomena of the universe includingtime & space originate in that one pointtime & space originate in that one point• four-position foundation and ODUfour-position foundation and ODU

action unfold into time and space startingaction unfold into time and space starting

from this one pointfrom this one point

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