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Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life Five hundred years before the birth of Jesus, a God-realized being named Lao-tzu in ancient China dictated 81 verses, which are regarded by many as the ultimate commentary on the nature of our existence. The classic text of these verses, called the Tao Te Ching or the Great Way, offers advice and guidance that is balanced, moral, spiritual, and always concerned with working for the good. Dr. Wayne W. Dyer has reviewed hundreds of translations of the Tao Te Ching. In this book, he has written 81 distinct essays on how to apply the ancient wisdom of Lao-tzu to today's modern world. This work contains all 81 verses of the Tao, compiled from Wayne's research on ten of the most well-respected translations of the text, which has survived for more than 25 centuries. Each of the 81 chapters is designed for actually living the Tao or the Great Way today and concludes with a section called "Do the Tao Now." Wayne spent one entire year reading, researching, and meditating on Lao-tzu's messages, practicing them each day and ultimately writing down these insights as he felt Lao-tzu wanted you to know them. This is a work to be read slowly, one verse a day. As Wayne says, "This is a book that will forever change the way you look at your life, and the result will be that you'll live in a new world aligned with nature. Writing this book changed me forever, too. I now live in accord with the natural world and feel the greatest sense of peace I've ever experienced. I'm so proud to present this interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, and offer you the same opportunity for change that it has brought me."....Wayne W. Dyer, Ph.D., is an internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development. He's the author of more than 30 books, has created numerous audio programs and videos, and has appeared on thousands of television and radio shows.
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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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Making "The Way" More Accessible,
By Samuel Clemens (Florida, MO) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao (Hardcover)
I believe that this book and the book Understanding: Train of Thoughtare the two most influential books on the market. These books are designed to be savored one page at a time and they are full of life lessons, which are done in such a way that will help you create a more joyous life. I can't recommend these books highly enough.
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Tao Te Ching..meaning Book of The Way, or book of the Word. One of the best books ever written. Or, if you read the author's insights in the preface, Book of the Way-ne Dye-r (adder of color and light) : )If you are like most people, you may be wondering should I get this particular version, and how does it compare with other versions or his earlier book. No matter how great a writer you think Wayne Dyer is, he did not write the Tao, yet his rendition is consistent with the best versions I have read. The difference between this and his earlier book, Living the wisdom of the Tao, being the short essays of several pages, offering insights on each verse. Stephen Mitchell's version has worked best for me, and it has no essays. The Tao concepts bypass ego based thinking, and the idea of doing things by not striving is allowing a higher more authentic way of thinking to inform your being and your action. The Jonathan Star Tao te Chingversion has Chinese symbols at the back, with multiple meanings of each symbol. This allows you to come up with your own version of the Tao, and would really open up your thinking on the Tao. The Tao is always present within you. You can use it any way you want. 81 verses all less than one page. Like any great mystery, the Tao is there to be experienced and not necessarily understood. Here is a selection from verse 81 to illustrate the difference between different versions. True words aren't eloquent; Eloquent words aren't true; Wise men don't need to prove their point; Men who need to prove their point aren't wise. Here is what Dyer writes. True words are not beautiful; Beautiful words are not true; Good men do not argue; Men who argue are not good. Notice a difference in meaning? I bought this for my sister, because she loves Wayne Dyer's books. I recommend reading each verse several times and consider it line by line, see what meaning you get, put it aside and compare with Wayne's opinion later. The more you focus on the verses, and getting your own insights, the more you will get out of it. According to the author, this book arose from a year of meditation. I suspect if he wrote a new edition five years from now, his quality of insight would be even more profound because it's an ongoing process. Many of his insights differed from my own, some better, others not so much. For example Verse 44 to me seems to be about values, knowing what's important, not being attached to your identity and finding contentment within. He writes about Living by Knowing When to Stop. His verse words here differ significantly from the Mitchell version. That's why, if the Tao moves you I recommend you read more than one version. I also recommend The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, a classic book of wisdom, The Dhammapada featuring the succinct teachings of the Buddha, and The Way of Chuang Tzu by Thomas Merton, which is more Tao. I think you will find it inspiring, and I hope you found this helpful.
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By Breena (Nova Scotia, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao (Hardcover)
This book is awesome! It offers the wisdom of the Tao in plain english with beautifully written interpretations by Wayne Dyer. It is easy to read and offers so much to apply to one's life. This is a book that will be read frequently and I surmise that more will be gleaned each time it is read.
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