Shall I say one more word? Who is the saint of saints? The heavenly way includes heavenly affection and the heavenly decree. Also, there are human ethics and human affections. Human affection and ethics and heavenly affection and heavenly decree should become one through human beings. Only then will God rejoice; and only when God rejoices can human beings rejoice. In other words, human happiness depends on God's happiness. Parents must be happy in order for their children to be happy. Right? Just as parents must be happy in order for the household to be at peace, God must be happy in order for humankind to be happy. Since the day of God's joy has not arrived, however, joy has not come to the human world yet. Then who is the saint of saints? God and man should make a relationship of parent and child at a place where human affection and heavenly affection, and human norms and heavenly decrees become one. The saint of saints is the one who has left behind a heartistic teaching such as this. Such a person will be the highest of all the saints. Isn't it so? This is a clear theory and result. (39-41) What kind of person is the saint of saints? A saint is the one who has lived for the sake of God. Buddha, Mohammed, and Jesus all recognized God. They lived with God as the center of their life. They also lived for humankind, just as they loved God. A saint is the one who lives for the sake of humankind and God. Is that right? (Right.) Why did Jesus pray for his enemies on the cross? Because God loved them, Jesus had to love them, even though they were enemies. In order to practice this love, he loved them even at the time of his death. This is why he is the highest saint. (95-190)
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