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From Publishers Weekly
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The ancients who first taught of Tao were simple, rustic people. Read the first page
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful book, directly useful, helps you be a better perso,
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This review is from: Everyday Tao (Paperback)
OK, I wasn't going to bother writing a review for this book until I saw the other reviewers complaining about the incorrect entymology of the characters. Alright so they know more about this subject than I do ... but not one of them managed to address the fact that the author says in the intro that he's using the ANCIENT INTERPRETATIONS! Of course there will be problems with the modern entymology. These critics could very well have taken this into consideration but by not mentioning it (one reviewer simply sampled them randomly, thus admitting he never read the book) their criticisms are not particularly helpful. Not that they would be anyway, which leads into my next point.The quality of the lessons in this should not be overshadowed by technical arguments that have no bearing on the actual discussion. The entymology was a framework that is (or should be anyway...) easily discarded if one is not interested in it. I'm active in martial arts and one constant theme I encounter is people "thinking too hard". Many times someone will be doing fine until they start getting overly-analytical and then they flop. I do this myself. The point here is that if you get stuck on petty details you will miss *so* much. So in summary, this is a great book if you allow it to be. If you are going to nitpick and argue technicalities then you have missed the whole point of this book, and likely missed the beauty of Taoism in general.
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Great Book,
By taofpaul (St. George, UT, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Everyday Tao (Paperback)
I really enjoy this work and use it as a regular means of meditation and reflection. As to the critics regarding the etymology - they may want to search for Dr. Edward E. Thi. He did the caligraphy and was the consultant for the etymology. I would really like to study any of Dr. Thi's work. If anyone out there knows where he is at please send me an email. Good luck to all you seekers of Tao. taofpaul@hotmail.com.
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no if's, and's, or bugs...,
By frustrated !! (people's republic of davis, ca) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Everyday Tao (Paperback)
E(n)tymologically correct or no, the information in this book is immediately applicable and simply stated. Really it's a collection of abbreviated essays, reflections, that the author has... given the inspiration he draws upon Chinese characters. Maybe he's right, maybe he's wrong, maybe he's accurately reporting folk tales... does it really matter if he is the utmost authority on Chines etymology? Not if you are looking to use this book in the manner in which the title implies, Everday Tao, Living with Balance and Harmony. These are offerings for you to have new inner dialogs with yourself. A previous reviewer recommended looking to this book for answers in a similar fashion one might look to the I Ching. He recommends looking up the character with a meaning most specifically correlated with your problem or question, and reading the corresponding passage for further reflection. I don't see how that could hurt. But i think you'd also be missing a lot if you left it at that. My recommendation is that you read the passages in no particular order, and then maybe again in some specific order, seeing how the author has organized them in the TOC. Reflect without the desire to solve. Reflect without trying to remember. Let go of your egoistic needs -- you won't need them to enjoy the text.
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