A Dream Immortal: Seven Tales from Seven Realms of The Spirit - Softcover

Astika Royal Mason

Softcover

ISBN 10: 196337939X ISBN 13: 9781963379396

Publisher: Astika Royal Mason Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

A Dream Immortal is a collection of seven stories that explore the influence of personal consciousness upon individual lives and upon human destiny. In this collection we experience the fate of a Hindu prince soon to be a slave, the teachings of a mysterious stranger with spiritual powers, the story of a prideful monk abandoned in a now deserted monastery, the wisdom-journey of a wealthy Chinese famer accused of murder. We will see the world through the eyes of a teenage youth whose father was a Japanese Zen priest as he tries to become an "American" in rural Kansas, and share the adventures of an elderly lover of trees as he slips in and out of dementia. In the final story we see the power and beauty of innocence as we observe the upwardly mobile family of a child TV star who really just wants to be a duck. What could these diverse people have in common? A heart, a soul, and a vision of themselves that will lead them to their destiny, which for some will be far beyond their mortal dreams.

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About the Author

Astika Royal Mason teaches meditation in San Diego, CA. He has been a student of Indian Spiritual Master Sri Chinmoy for over fifty years and has practiced his faith in both monastic and non-monastic settings. A universalist at heart, he believes the personal experience of Spirit is similar for all people regardless of religion or ethnicity. The author was born in Texas, but has lived in several states: Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, New Mexico, New York, Massachusetts, and California. California is his present home. After completing his degree at a liberal arts college, he spent a year in VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) in West Virginia, then worked for the National Welfare Rights Organization. Following his involvement in these organizations, he turned his attention to spirituality. He did residences in Chinese Chan and Japanese Zen monasteries (both here in America) and has been teaching meditation and Zen in San Diego for about eight years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Astika Royal Mason Publishing
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 196337939X
• ISBN 13: 9781963379396
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 516