Product Description

In this book, Dr Wayne W. Dyer has reviewed hundreds of translations of the Tao Te Ching and has written 81 distinct essays on how to apply the ancient wisdom of Lao Tzu to today's modern world. Each chapter is designed for actually living the Tao or the Great Way today. Some of the chapter titles are "Living with Flexability", "Living without Enemies", and "Living by Letting Go". Each of the 81 brief chapters focuses on living the Tao and concludes with a section called "Doing 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 essays as he felt Lao Tzu wanted you to know them. This is a work to be read slowly, one essay 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".

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6968 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-16
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

About the Author
Dr. Wayne W. Dyer is an internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development. He has written numerous bestselling books and has created a number of audios and videos. He has appeared on thousands of television and radio programmes, including The Today Show and Oprah. Author website: www.drwaynedyer.com

Customer Reviews

Sublime
I have long been an admirer of Wayne Dyer and enjoyed many of his books but this time he has surpassed himself. Dyer takes each verse of the Tao Te Ching (and of all the translations I've read I must say I like Dyer's the most) and crafts a short essay on its meaning and how it is applicable to our daily lives. Inspiring, enlightening and wholly uplifting, this is a simply beautiful book. I decided to read the book slowly, as it suggests, reading one chapter a day...and I must say I really look forward to my 5-10 minutes of quiet time with this book. It's already changing the way I look at life. At the moment there is a plethora of goal-oriented, law of attraction-type books, where the focus is very much on 'what I can get out of life'. The approach here is much simpler, much gentler, much more zen. Life isn't about doing and getting...it's about being. I love this book so much and would recommend it to anyone. It would make a wonderful Christmas or birthday present! :-)

Really Brilliant, easy to read, short chapters.
I like Wayne Dyer, he writes some very current books. He is not my favorite author as I sometimes get a bit brain-tied with how he expresses himself. With some thinking though, I've got the message and it's been very useful.

Now this book is lovely. He breaks down the pithy "Tao Te Ching" with 81 little chapters on the wisdom of Lao Tzu. Taoism is based upon the wisdom of Lao Tzu.

What I really like is that the little essays are very digestible and quick to read. One doesn't really feel like racing through the book, which I usually do. Instead I've really enjoyed going over a new verse or two here and there. It's one of those books I feel that one will want to finish, yet is in no hurry to do so. For me a sign of a good book is if it's not picked up in two weeks one still thinks about a quick read of a chapter or two.

Once again I feel Wayne is right on the money with the timing of this book. He's come off the back of the recent, "cosmic law of attraction" and "power of intention" and gone back to an ancient text that is an immortal classic.

The only caveat I will lay down is have a read or listen to Pema Chodron's "good medicine", "meditation", "getting unstuck". One will develop a very quick way to cleanse from self-criticism and enter a purer open mind, embracing all our minds imperfections and realising they are not part of our true being. Then any reference of Wayne's to do this or that will be bypassed and the pure essence of his message will come shining through. Sometimes we all tend to have our filters on, adding little bits of our own beliefs, thereby losing the purity of the cosmic message.

Creator of the Beginner Tai Chi (DVD)

Great Work!
Having read many books on spirituality, I find it amazing that in a 2500 year old book by Lao Tzu, everything is there. I could have saved myself a lot of time by coming here to begin with. This book tells of our origins, and our true nature as infinite, eternal beings. Being internal beings does not mean we wont face challenges, on the contrary, that is what we are here for.. to experience everything possible. Read and enjoy this well translated book by Wayne, who writes with a easy going style. Wow, Lao Tzu must have been a interesting soul to converse with!