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World Peace Sep 17, 2008
By Salomon Alain Mpouma
"SAM"
You have certainly led an adventurous life that reflects strong multicultural interests and an appreciation for diversity. Your story is all the more interesting because of the way you relate philosophers' observations to your experiences.
It is clear that you believe deeply in the importance of introspection as a pathway to greater understanding of oneself and the human family as a whole. Your tone is respectful and nurturing.
Gail Cato,
BookSurge Editor
World Peace. As I See It by Paul Harmon Jul 12, 2009
By Paul Harmon
Mr. Mpouma's book is divided into two parts, the first part about his early life in Cameroon, the second part about his more recent years in the U.S. Linking these two parts like a thread which becomes much
lighter, but stronger in the second part is the story of the essence and spirit of Nicherin Buddhism. Nicherin Buddhism is a Mahayana Buddhism started in the 12th century by Nicherin Daishonin, a Japanese Buddhist priest and reformer who saw in the Lotus Sutra, (next to the Nirvana Sutra, the last of the Buddha's Sutras), the definitive and climactic teaching of the Buddha which was help for people in the Latter Days of the Law, the dark years ahead. In chapter 14, Mr. Mpouma continues his own story and tells about SGI, a Nicherin Buddhist lay organization which was started in Japan in the 1930s. Mr. Mpouma has practiced Buddhism as a member of SGI for thirty years and is currently a leader in Reston District in Virginia. Chapter 15 recounts the story of a car accident which involved his mother, and highlighted and clarified for him some of his Buddhist learning. As the book progresses, more Buddhist concepts are introduced: levels of consciousness, a view of war, the ten worlds and their mutuality, karma and many more, most illustrated by experiences from the author's life. I have read "World Peace" (the second part twice) and I found it an eye opening and life changing journey. My
life, since I was nineteen, has been an odyssey, driven by bi-polar dis-
order, an unstable career of different jobs, changing relationships and a
lack of understanding as to how to help myself, with the "help" of many
well meaning people. Now at 60, with a year old Buddhist practice, the
help of my teacher, Mr. Mpouma, many friends, and the love of my sponsor, Beatrice, I am learning to take responsibility for my life, how I treat
other people, and the fact that only I can change my life. "World Peace"
has been and continues to be an integral part of this change in my life.
Don't be put off by some grammatical errors in this edition. As with any
important work, "World Peace" repays close attention many fold. If I had a choice to keep one of all the books I've read, I would unhesitatingly
chose "World Peace".
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