Published: March 09, 2011
Words: 101,089 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458045881

Short description

Can a single act of love save the world from destruction? A peasant born in pre-war Vietnam has memories of a life he will live in the future. These memories offer clues as to why he must now face the horrors of slavery and war in his current life. Is karma a punishment, or is it simply a choice we make?

Extended description

An Dong, a peasant in French Indochina, has dreams of a life he has lived before, but the dreams are of a place and a time that no one could possibly have seen--a place in the future history of a different country. In contrast to his current life of degradation and slavery, his future life is one of freedom and happiness, at least at first. He becomes convinced that his dreams are telling him that he must take action in his current life in order to keep safe that world of the future, but what it is he is supposed to do is not clear.

If such things as reincarnation and karma are real, what is their nature? What are the laws that govern them? Are they punishments for lives poorly lived, or are they choices we make?

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karma, reincarnation, afterlife, vietnam, buddha, rebirth, indochina

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Review by: Lynn on May 02, 2011 :
The Next Buddah
J.E. Murphy
5 Stars
Available At : Amazon , Smashwords or Lulu
Paranormal
235 Pages

In the sequel to “A View From A Height” we once again escape into the realm of the paranormal and re-incarnation. As they say to “live twice is no more remarkable than to live once”. But what about incarnation, to be able to see yourself and the problems of the future. This then is the story of An Dong, the son of a Vietnamese woman who was raped by her French master. Born during pre-war time in Vietnam he is raised during the slavery times on the rubber plantations owned by the French.

Writing down his memories he remembers back to when he was born, the cruelty heaped upon the slaves by the masters of the plantation and his first encounters with Krishna and how he saved him, Of Ha Linh, the girl he meets who will become his future wife and the children they will have. The memories from the past help him to see what he has to live through to what his life will be like in the future.

Now working in China he meets and marries Lahamo. Now in this life he has to take control and do what his dreams lead him to do.They must leave their children with their grandparents and go across the mountains and fight the monster,the infamous Chinese general Tong who is bringing his army across China. Here he remembers back on the Auto Biography of Xiao Chen Bang(whom we meet in the first book)

His fear says “To exist is to dream. To dream is to exist” So who is he really, Brahma, Tong Ye, Arjuna or even Krishna. One thing he is the God of his dreams. He is each and everyone. As he writes this story he remembers back how he relates things about his mother and his birth, Tong, who was a slave, Ha Linh, Lahamo he asks himself, who did I write this story for.

As with the first book, the author grabs the attention of the reader. Although fictional one wonders could this really happen..I would like to thank the author for giving me the chance to read this book as with his first one. Reading the first one gives more meaning to the second one.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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