Review: A book everyone can benefit from reading
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2011
The primary reason I am giving this book just three stars rather than 4 or 5 is that this book is an English translation, and the job of translating, although adequate, is far from perfect, and often  very clumsy. It reads well enough to be understandable, but some readers may find the dicey English phrases and improper grammar distracting while trying to absorb the challenging concepts presented by the original author.Despite this flaw, Universal Mysteries is a book I hope a lot of people will read. This is exactly the kind of "expanded" perspective on the nature of religion and God concept that millions of people would do well to consider.Certainly, there isn't anything in this book that has not been revealed or proposed elsewhere -- by other philosophers, Zen masters, Christian monks, New Agers, even secular scientists -- but it's extremely helpful to get yet another take on how to think of, or envision the Universe as one giant "Intelligence Singularity" (my term, not the author's) that, at its most fundamental level, is the base of all reality, and is something that can never be divided from the "oneness" of itself.I felt I got a fresh look at a subject I have been long familiar with -- I only wish I could have granted this book 4 or 5 stars, but native speakers of English will be in for an unpleasant surprise if they are not made aware of the awkwardness of the translation.UPDATE: SINCE I FIRST PUBLISHED THIS REVIEW, I UNDERSTAND THAT A NEWER, CLEANER TRANSLATION HAS BEEN ISSUED. I HAVE NOT SEEN THE THE LATEST REVISION, BUT IF IT IS AN IMPROVEMENT, THEN THIS BOOK GETS MY TOP RECOMMENDATION. THIS BOOK HAS AN EXPANDED PERSPECTIVE THAT I BELIEVE IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO PONDER IN TODAY'S WORLD. SO GO AHEAD, BY ALL MEANS -- BUY THE BOOK -- AND I WISH THE AUTHOR AND PUBLISHER BEST OF LUCK AND FUTURE SUCCESS WITH THEIR BOOK AND MESSAGE.