Living the Wisdom of the Tao: The Complete Tao Te Ching and Affirmations
- ISBN13: 9781401921491
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“This book offers you an opportunity to internalize and directly experience the great wisdom of the Tao Te Ching, a collection of verses authored by the Chinese prophet Lao-tzu. “The words Tao Te Ching translate to ‘living and applying the Great Way.’ Although just 81 short verses, the Tao encourages you to change your life by literally changing the way you think. By reading through the verses presented here (which I’ve pieced together after reviewing hun… More >>
Living the Wisdom of the Tao: The Complete Tao Te Ching and Affirmations
did not like the content. It might possibly be useful for a study course but by itself its useless
Rating: 1 / 5
Totally dissappointed in Dyer for this book – this book has been done before by others – this is not like the Dyer I have read in the past. Not worth having in my library
Rating: 1 / 5
Ahh, Wayne. You’ve done it again! I have your next book title Really Living the Wisdom of the Tao, or Living the Wisdom of the Tao Everyday, or Daily Living the Wisdom of the Tao. See, I can string words together, too.
Rating: 2 / 5
Although a beautiful book, I expected more interpretation by Dr. Dyer, given his unique ability to articulate simply the most complex metaphysical thoughts. The affirmations are all right, but a clue as to how to interpret the Tao phrases to our XXIst century existance would have made this book a perfect read.
Rating: 4 / 5
The Tao is the way, the truth, and the universe. Lao Tzu wrote 81 simple yet profound verses that transcended the fundamental reality of life. Life is about living in harmony with yin and yang. Without darkness, there can be no light.
Too often, we struggle against the waves when we can just flow with them. We keep searching outside, when we should be mastering inside. We want more, when we really need less. We follow other people’s routines, when we could be creating our own rituals.
“The Tao that can be spoken of is not the true Tao.”
The Tao is something to be experienced. Words are just fingers pointing at the moon. Don’t focus on the finger, or you will miss all that heavenly glory.
Living in the Tao is like flying. You can follow footprints and formulas to climb the mountains so you can leap off the edge, but you can only find yourself when you fly.
This is a MUST read for everyone in the world. If you can read Chinese, the original version is the best. If not, go to the library and preview the version that connects best with you. I always read at least 30 pages of a book before I buy them. I read 1500 wpm, so this only takes 5 minutes.
I recommend Dr. Wayne Dryer’s translation of this book based on what others have said. This is the ONLY book in all my reviews that I have not personally used, since I already read the original Chinese translations.
The translations are just the fingers. Find the one that points you best to your moon.
Rating: 5 / 5