Chung Pyung Lake
Some expressed the change they felt as being more free or lighter
but the most graphic description came from President Shimmyo who declared I feel
like the Incredible Hulk! Forty days at Chung Pyung Lake in Korea produced visible
changes in those members of the Barrytown community who returned in February. They
reported a challenging experience of prayer, repentance, study and fasting but each
testimony seemed to conclude with the conviction that Everyone should go.
Conversations with the participants reveal this Chung Pyung Lake workshop as a mystical
point of convergence where holy ground, water and trees allow for a cleansing experience
for those who invest themselves in prayerful repentance and in the schedule of religious
exercises. It is an area which has long been a favorite of Reverend Moons.
True Father always went there to pray, said Rachel Carter. He rowed
across the lake and climbed the mountain many times. Most of the participants spoke
of this foundation of prayer as a key element in preparing the place for the current
phenomena. If you pray there, you can feel so clear, said Yuichi Tanabe.
Whenever I prayed at one of the five trees, if I had a clear question then a clear
answer came. Participants in the workshops regularly offered prayers at five trees
which are identified by small plaques. Each tree is dedicated to one area of concern;
Love, Heart, All Things, Loyalty and Blessing
The central person at the workshop is Mrs. Hyo Nam Kim and she made a strong impression on
each person. According to President Shimmyo, Dae Mo Nim is very serious about the
schedule and content of the workshop but at the same time very warm and loving.
Rachel said that each person at the workshop had to take responsibility for their own
situation. Dae Mo Nim told us I can help you but its you who do
this. Rachel explained the goal of the workshop as being to cleanse us
of resentful spirits which are inhibiting us, so that we can all be in Heaven
together.
Each participant seems to have returned with a stronger sense of commitment. President
Shimmyo feels a greater sense of urgency now in preparing for the 3.6 million couple
Blessing in November. As the state leader for upstate New York, he has urged everyone
to sacrifice everything to bring victory and to act confidently in the
knowledge that great spiritual support is now available. Yuichi Tanabe feels more clear
about the value of his spiritual life. Now I believe more substantially in the
spiritual realm and the coming of a new spiritual era, he said. Before, I
always tried to live a spiritual life but now I have much more confidence.
Dr. Shimmyo reports that he was delighted to see many UTS graduates attending the Western,
Korean and Japanese seminars. In the Western seminar alone, there were about 30 graduates,
many of whom are state leaders.