{"product_id":"the-dreaming-mind-quyen-ngo-9780648517146","title":"The Dreaming Mind: Buddhism's Wisdom on Dreams and the Nature of Reality","description":"\u003cp\u003eDreams have always accompanied the Buddhist path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey appear at moments of transition-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e at birth and renunciation, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e before awakening, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e and at the threshold of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Yet they are rarely examined with the care they deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Dreaming Mind\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for contemplative readers and students of Buddhism alike, \u003cem\u003eThe Dreaming Mind\u003c\/em\u003e invites a quiet inquiry: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the mind can create a world in sleep-vivid, convincing, and meaningful-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhat might this reveal about the world we inhabit while awake?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Quyen Ngo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0648517144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648517146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Threshold Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Quyen Ngo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517092737279,"sku":"9780648517146","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80fd5733-7af8-4227-a892-c956f28dbeea.jpg?v=1778729849","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dreaming-mind-quyen-ngo-9780648517146","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}