Funerals of non-members
Ceremony After Attending a Funeral
Significance.
It is important for members who attend the funerals of their relatives or friends who were not members of the Unification Church, as well as funerals of single members of the Unification Church, to follow a certain procedure before entering the center or home. This particular ceremony has the effect of cleansing the spirit after it has been in an environment related to death and in some way connected to the unperfected spiritual level.
The spirit of a person who did not know, understand, or live the Principle is not on the same level as the spirit of a person who did know, understand and live in accordance with the Principle, (i.e. a blessed Unification Church member). Also, single Unification Church members have not reached the realm of Blessing. Conditions of indemnity (tang gam), then, must be fulfilled to separate us from Satan's environment before we reenter God's environment.
Format.
The first part of this ceremony should be done before entering the center (or one's home); it would best be done in an open area (e.g., field or mountain). If there is no chance to go to such an area, it may also be done outside the back door of the center or home.
Light one or more pieces of paper. Place the burning paper in a container. Step over the fire once, walk back around it and step over it again in the same direction, then walk back around it and step over it again a third time. Always step over it in the same direction. Extinguish the fire. Next, sprinkle yourself with Holy Salt. The third step is to take a shower, if possible.
If it is possible, all of this should be done before one returns to the center.
Step over and walk around the fire three times; do not step back and forth
Special Prayers or Conditions for the Deceased
It is not necessary to pray in a special way or to fulfill special conditions for a friend or relative who has died. Rather, we should always try to maintain our focus on doing God's will, feeling assured that the deceased will naturally receive God's grace even without our prayers.
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