Abstract

"When you reach something beyond yourself, you absolutely need Divine Grace. You cannot surpass yourself unless you receive the power of Grace that comes from beyond, not from your own efforts." (from the text)

The author went to India as a teenager and continued his ascetic training while being loved by the high priests and living Buddhas in India and Tibet, but ended up returning to Japan when his teacher told him that he was meant to play his specific role in Japan. After that in the midst of his social life, he was tossed into unexpected rough days that seemed to be his final training. It was the "Power of Grace" that brought his life to fruition and led him to ultimate understanding.

This book is the first to reveal the author's journey and his teachings over the past twenty years, and is an answer to the desire to go to the root of all religions and beliefs.

The book also encourages an understanding beyond words of the "inevitability" behind everything, and provides powerful guidance on how to perceive oneself and the world in order to find the "answers" that must exist in each person's "life".

The first half of the book is an autobiography and commentary on the author's unique life, while the second half contains the essence of his lectures and questions and answers. A sequel, "The Power of Mother : Teachings from the Source of All Creation" is scheduled for publication.

Author’s Information

Wahei IWAKI : Born in Tokyo in 1965, he is the eldest son of actor parents. In the midst of the Vietnam War, his parents, who were involved in the peace movement, named him "Wahei", means Peace and Harmony. During his childhood, he had a series of near-death experiences and the sensations brought about by these experiences awakened him to the world of mysteries.

At the age of 8, he had an encounter with Maitreya Bodhisattva in Kyoto which convinced him of the path he should take, and at the age of 13, he fell in love with Christ and spent his days in prayer. At the age of 15, he discovered yoga. At the age of 17, he realized that the theme of his life was the realization of peace.

His religious sensibilities led him to India, where he became a disciple of Swami Satyananda Sraswati, head of the Bihar School of Yoga, and practiced yoga until the age of 21. Following the advice of his teacher, he began to study Buddhism and traveled for a while in search of a teacher. At the age of 26, through a fateful encountering, he became a disciple of Minling Tichen, one of the four greatest lamas of Tibetan Buddhism, the highest living Buddha of the Nyingma school, and studied Dzogchen and other teachings. His teacher told him that he was meant to return and play his role in Japan, and at the age of 29 he began to live in Japan in earnest.

At the age of 35, by the power of grace, all of the questions about his life were vanished, and since then he has spent his days teaching the knowledge he has gained through his own life experiences and understanding.