Chairman ManHee Lee is the head representative of the global peace organization HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light), which is striving for the enactment and implementation of the international peace law 'Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)'. The DPCW is a legal instrument comprised of 10 articles and 38 clauses that can end wars and hostilities throughout the world. HWPL is also spreading a culture of peace and implementing peace education.
Chairman ManHee Lee experienced the cruelty and tragedy of war as a veteran of the Korean War. This is one of the reasons why he founded a global peace campaign as the head of HWPL. He has traveled the globe more than 35 times to meet and persuade politicians, legal experts, journalists, professors, peace activists, civil organization leaders, heads of tribes and others to unite them for the work of peace. The significant fruits borne out of his hard work are the World Alliance of Religions' Peace (WARP) Summit and HWPL Peace Committee. The DPCW was drafted and finalised by the HWPL Peace Committee.
How, you may wonder, do I know this? About 10 years ago, when I had just been discharged from military service, I came to know HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee while researching the topic of civil conflicts to satisfy my curiosity in ongoing global issues. At that time, the island of Mindanao in the Philippines was suffering from a major civil conflict that lasted more than 40 years, and Chairman ManHee Lee and HWPL resolved this conflict through non-violent means.
Chairman Lee brought an end to the conflict in Mindanao by holding a peace talk between the warring Catholic and Islamic groups. Before thetalk, HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee held a Peace Walk to spread the culture of peace in Mindanao with the many locals who had gathered out of a desire for peace.
Chairman ManHee Lee's pressing appeal today is that humanity unites for sustainable peace in order to pass on the legacy of peace to future generations worldwide. He doesn't just talk peace, but has worked tirelessly for it through practical peace campaigns for over a decade.
I decided to become a supporter of HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee's peace initiatives because I also desire a world of peace for all posterity.
Today I'd like to introduce an article regarding Signboard Hanging Ceremony of the HWPL World Alliance of Religions' Peace (WARP) Office in Korea :)
Signboard Hanging Ceremony of the HWPL World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Office at Sambojeongsa Temple
– Opening of a Platform for Peaceful Exchanges–
On October 7, HWPL’s Global03 Branch held the “Signboard Hanging Ceremony of the HWPL World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Office” at Sambojeongsa Temple in Jinhae, South Korea.
The event was attended by Ven. Sambo, the Head Monk of Sambojeongsa Temple; Kang Dae Joong, Chief Branch Manager of HWPL Global 3; and Park Jae Young, Director of the Religion Department at HWPL Headquarters.
Ven. Sambo, who began collaborating with HWPL in January of this year, previously signed an MOU with HWPL Global03 and has been actively participating as a presenter in the WARP Office’s Scripture Comparison Discussions to support peace initiatives. He has also taken a lead role in HWPL-organized environmental cleanup activities, helping to preserve the local landscape.
Expressing his happiness that Sambojeongsa Temple will now serve as a space for religious unity through the WARP office signboard hanging ceremony, Ven. Sambo shared his commitment to actively participate in HWPL’s peace efforts until the day when everyone is united in peace.
In his congratulatory speech, Kang Dae Joong, Chief Branch Manager of HWPL Global03, stated, “The signboard hanging ceremony marks the fruit of many steps taken towards peace. I hope that many religious leaders will visit Sambojeongsa Temple to share in this achievement and work together to expand even greater peace initiatives.”
Moving forward, HWPL Global 3 plans to operate the WARP office actively at Sambojeongsa, utilizing it as a platform for exchange among those who aspire to peace.
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