Inspired by Sifu: sharing my books

[Damian Kissey]

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Book Introduction:

"The Story of Consciousness: From Slumber to Enlightenment
What if the deepest problems facing humanity and our planet all stemmed from a single forgotten truth?
In this visionary and metaphysical novel, you’ll journey through the struggles of ordinary people whose lives mirror the crises of our world: disease, depression, anxiety, stress, addiction, loneliness, and broken relationships. Their stories unfold against a backdrop of planetary turmoil—wars, famine, pollution, climate change, pandemics, corruption, and ecological collapse.
The Story of Consciousness reveals the hidden cause beneath them all: humanity’s forgetting of its incompleteness. We live as automatons of flesh, driven by ego and desire, while ignoring our sacred potential to awaken as beings of wisdom and freedom.
Across fifteen chapters, the novel guides you through:

• The Diagnosis: exposing unconscious living, false identities, and karmic consequences.
• The Awakening: discovering inner awareness, the role of living guides, and the ethical foundation of transformation.
• The Practice: mindfulness, meditation, and the dissolution of barriers.
• The Transformation: personal awakening blossoming into planetary healing and universal consciousness.

This is more than a story—it is a mirror of your life and a map for your journey. It points the way from ignorance to wisdom, from fragmentation to wholeness, and from restless seeking to inner freedom.
If you are drawn to visionary fiction that both inspires and transforms, The Story of Consciousness is the book you’ve been waiting for. Step into this tale of awakening, and discover that the story of humanity is also the story of you."

[Bernhard]

Hello Sipak!

I feel like my consciousness is as big as a handy stone while your consciousness feels as big as a star-sized multidimensional planet.

The subchapter name "The planetary nervous system" reminds me of a topic i am curious about, but i didn't know so far how i could even start looking about it.

The link you provided doesn't work for me, but this one does:

[Damian Kissey]

Dear Sir Bernhard,

Congrats, not many have reached Chapter 13!

Although arrogance breeds ignorance, you should never underestimate yourself: in Shaolin parlance, you are already the Buddha (i.e., Absolute Universal Consciousness), but there is still noble effort needed to evolve from partial individual consciousness (the state of most humans) to complete individual consciousness (i.e., self-realization) to Absolute Universal Consciousness (i.e., God-realization).

In the meantime, don't fuss, don't over-intellectualize, just enjoy the visionary fiction story. The real non-fiction fundamentals you already received...transmitted heart to heart from your Sifu.

Thanks for the working link

and Cheers with chi!

[Bernhard]

Thank you very much Sipak for sharing your wisdom with me.

I wish you happy situations!

[Damian Kissey]

Introducing my second book from the visionary series, titled " The PlayTao SoGreatest Dialogue: The Grand Unified Story of Everything" ...a pun on the classic Plato Socrates Dialogues series

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[Damian Kissey]

Book description:

"What if Plato and Socrates returned to debate the mysteries of life — but in a playful, modern voice?
The PlayTao SoGreatest Dialogue: The Grand Unified Story of Everything is a visionary conversation between PlayTao, the devoted student, and SoGreatest, the wise teacher who guides with love and wit. Together, they explore the greatest questions of existence:

• What is consciousness, and why are we born incomplete?
• How did the cosmos arise, and what laws govern it?
• What makes man a microcosm of the universe?
• How can we cultivate health, happiness, and harmony?
• What lies beyond death — heaven, or something more?
• How does one quest for Enlightenment, and finally let go into the Infinite?

Bridging Western philosophy and Eastern mysticism, material science and spiritual science, this dialogue speaks in universal language — witty, warm, and profound. Like the dialogues of Plato, it inspires readers to look within and discover that the droplet is destined to merge with the Ocean."

Available as e-book on Kindle Amazon...paperback version will go live in a day or two, and vying for the Amazon UK 2025 StoryTeller competition

[Damian Kissey]

All that I know of the 36 strategies came from my Sifu (Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit) : sharing my version of the ancient handbook of stratagems...

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[Damian Kissey]

Book Description

"For over fifteen centuries, The Thirty-Six Strategies have been whispered through China’s palaces, battlefields, and marketplaces. They are not rigid plans, but ji — clever maneuvers, poetic tricks, living wisdom for seizing opportunity and overcoming adversity.
Now, for the first time, this classic of strategy is reimagined for modern readers seeking clarity in business, relationships, creativity, and life.
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Ginawo bridges East and West, past and present. Part I presents the original Thirty-Six Strategies, explained with vivid historical stories, modern business case studies, and practical applications. Part II, Dialogues, draws from rare, question-and-answer sessions between a kungfu grandmaster (the author’s teacher) and his students — adapted into powerful conversations filled with wit, insight, and life lessons.
Here you will discover:

• How to turn apparent defeat into strategic advantage.
• How to apply “Borrow a Body to Reincarnate” for innovation in business and teaching.
• Why “Escape is Superior” is not cowardice but wisdom.
• How ancient strategies can lead to win-win outcomes in conflict.
• Why even compassion and art can benefit from cunning.

Whether you are an entrepreneur, leader, artist, or seeker, The 36 Strategies offers timeless tools to act with clarity, creativity, and courage in a complex world.
This is not a manual of trickery. It is a lantern in the fog — showing how wisdom, tact, and vision can turn life’s battles into opportunities for success."

[Damian Kissey]

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Inspired by Sifu's book "Sukhavati"....Book 1 of my trilogy, The Lotus Gate Chronicles, a visionary metaphysical fiction

[Damian Kissey]

When silence becomes law, remembering becomes rebellion.

In a land where every sound is forbidden, Ginavo begins to hear bells that no one else can. When she unearths a forgotten medallion and opens a rift in the sky, she is pulled through veils of dream, death, and memory. Each realm reveals fragments of a cosmic vow—a promise she made before birth to awaken a world that has forgotten its own voice.
Guided by a spirit of light and hunted by those who worship silence, Ginavo must cross the Lotus Gate, where every echo is a test and every thought creates its own reality.

The Lotus Gate: Trials of the Veil begins The Lotus Gate Chronicles—a visionary fantasy of reincarnated vows, cosmic resonance, and the awakening of lost primal sounds. Perfect for readers of spiritual quests, portal fantasies, and stories where magic is remembering.

[ryanberg]

When silence becomes law, remembering becomes rebellion.

In a land where every sound is forbidden, Ginavo begins to hear bells that no one else can. When she unearths a forgotten medallion and opens a rift in the sky, she is pulled through veils of dream, death, and memory. Each realm reveals fragments of a cosmic vow—a promise she made before birth to awaken a world that has forgotten its own voice.
Guided by a spirit of light and hunted by those who worship silence, Ginavo must cross the Lotus Gate, where every echo is a test and every thought creates its own reality.

The Lotus Gate: Trials of the Veil begins The Lotus Gate Chronicles—a visionary fantasy of reincarnated vows, cosmic resonance, and the awakening of lost primal sounds. Perfect for readers of spiritual quests, portal fantasies, and stories where magic is remembering.

I'm hooked. Sounds awesome!

[Damian Kissey]

Sir ryanberg, thanks for your positive feedback on Book 1 of my Trilogy: Books 2 & 3 are ready and will go live on Amazon in a forthnight. I have some formal marketing plans, after which i will approach movie (eg Warner Brothers) and TV producers (eg Netflix) with a business proposal ala the hugely popular Harry Potter Series.

Inspired by Sifu's epic work "Sukhavati", here is an overview of my Trilogy narrative (and business plans):

Overview

Genre: Visionary & Metaphysical Fantasy / Spiritual Adventure / YA Epic

Format: Trilogy (feature films or limited-series franchise)

Logline: In a world where words create reality, three souls—each reborn in different ages—must

master the forgotten art of vow-speech to reopen the Lotus Gate, a living portal that decides who

transcends and who dissolves.

Themes: memory vs identity, compassion as power, sound as creation.

Visual tone: Harry Potter meets Avatar: The Last Airbender filtered through Eastern mysticism and

His Dark Materials philosophy.

Audience: global YA-adult crossover seeking mythic worldbuilding with spiritual resonance.

Comparable properties: Doctor Strange, The Golden Compass, Everything Everywhere All at

Once.

Cinematic Synopses

Book 1 – The Lotus Gate: Trials of the Veil: A lonely girl in a mist-bound town discovers a

medallion that opens a realm made of sound and light. When she crosses into Elarion, she learns

vows can shape reality—and that she herself is a fragment of a vow that once broke the universe.

Her compassion, not her power, will decide whether worlds heal or collapse.

Book 2 – The Lotus Gate: The Eleven Realms Tournament: In a cosmic contest linking eleven

dimensions, a young prodigy named Jingzuo must battle illusion and ideology to reclaim

humanity’s right to remember its divine origin. What begins as spectacle becomes revelation: the

tournament is not about winning but remembering the sound that binds creation.

Book 3 – The Lotus Gate: The Reciters of the Pure Land: Centuries later, amid a silenced

dystopia, Satonam awakens the final chant that reconnects life and afterlife. As faith and physics

collapse, he must choose between saving the species or releasing all beings into enlightenment.

[ryanberg]

A legendary trilogy in the making!

The world can definitely use more great stories right now. Most of the TV series and movies I watch are 10 or more years old, the newer stuff is usually depressing, violent, or replaces interesting stories with flashy CGI. I did really like the recent American Born Chinese series along similar lines to your books. It was cool to see characters like Guan Yin and the Monkey God in a mainstream series.

Hopefully you'll consider an audio book version of your books at some point. I mostly listen to books. It opens up some additional distribution channels, and I also feel like it's easier to sell someone on an audio book. If the synopsis sounds good, I usually decide on a book based on the 5 min audio preview. You could also distribute sample chapters and clips on channels like YouTube and TikTok.

I don't know all that much about the publishing world, but you can also check out sites outside Amazon like Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for more equitable distribution. I've read Amazon doesn't leave much profit for authors, and these newer platforms are more geared toward supporting authors and local book stores.

[Damian Kissey]

Thank you Sir ryanberg...will definitely look into your great suggestions.

[Damian Kissey]

Book 2 of my trilogy "The Lotus Gate Chronicles" is live on Amazon. Trilogy description: Series description:

"Across lifetimes and worlds, three souls awaken to the same forgotten vow.
In a universe where sound has been silenced and memory erased, the Lotus Gate waits—an ancient passage linking mortal, astral, and divine realms.

Through the eyes of Ginavo, Jingzuo, and Satonam, The Lotus Gate Chronicles traces a mythic odyssey of remembrance, karma, and transcendence.
Each book reveals a new veil of existence: the call to awaken, the trials of cosmic destiny, and the final chant that can restore creation’s lost harmony.

For readers who love visionary fantasy, Eastern-inspired myth, and stories where awakening itself is the greatest adventure."

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