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portada The Dreaming Mind: Buddhism's Wisdom on Dreams and the Nature of Reality
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Language
English
Pages
174
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.0 cm
ISBN13
9780648517146

The Dreaming Mind: Buddhism's Wisdom on Dreams and the Nature of Reality

Ngo, Quyen (Author) · Threshold Editions · Paperback

The Dreaming Mind: Buddhism's Wisdom on Dreams and the Nature of Reality - Ngo, Quyen

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Synopsis "The Dreaming Mind: Buddhism's Wisdom on Dreams and the Nature of Reality"

Dreams have always accompanied the Buddhist path.They appear at moments of transition- at birth and renunciation, before awakening, and at the threshold of death. Yet they are rarely examined with the care they deserve.In The Dreaming Mind, dreams are approached not as mystical curiosities or psychological noise, but as windows into how consciousness itself operates. Drawing on early Buddhist texts, later traditions, and modern insights into the mind, this book explores how dreams reveal the same processes that shape waking experience: perception, memory, desire, fear, and meaning.Through a blend of poetic narration and careful analysis, the reader encounters the dreams of queens and sages, ascetics and kings-from Queen Māyā's luminous vision before the Buddha's birth to the subtle dream-like perceptions that arise as the body and mind grow still. These accounts are not treated as folklore, but as expressions of a sophisticated psychological understanding preserved within Buddhist thought.Early Buddhism neither dismisses dreams nor elevates them beyond their place. Instead, it recognizes them as moments when the mind shows itself more clearly-when the constructed nature of experience becomes briefly visible.Written for contemplative readers and students of Buddhism alike, The Dreaming Mind invites a quiet inquiry: If the mind can create a world in sleep-vivid, convincing, and meaningful-what might this reveal about the world we inhabit while awake?

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