| | |  | Patio, Lawn & Garden | Home » » » Living the Wisdom of the Tao: The Complete Tao Te Ching and Affirmations | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | “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 hundreds of translations)—along with the corresponding affirmation I’ve created for each verse—you’ll be embarking on a path that encompasses the profound ideas that Lao-tzu intended to convey. “The Tao Te Ching offers you Divine guidance on virtually every area of human existence. It is a new way of thinking in a world that needs to recapture its ancient teachings. Work with the verses and affirmations regularly and you will come to know the truth behind the ancient Tao observation: When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” — Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Dr. Wayne W. Dyer | | Paperback:
| 192 pages | | Publisher:
| Hay House | | Publication Date:
| March 01, 2008 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1401921493 | | Product Length:
| 7.01 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.07 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.56 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.43 pounds | | Package Length:
| 6.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 34 reviews |
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169 of 171 found the following review helpful:
 Wayne's world...Jun 17, 2008
By L. Power
"nlp trainer"
Tao Te Ching..meaning Book of The Way, or book of the Word. One of the best books ever written. Certainly , the book that has had the most profound positive influence on my life.
If you are like me, you may be wondering should I get this particular version, and how does it compare with other versions like the Mitchell, English and Star version.
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 distinguishing trait of Dyer's version is that there is a short affirmation opposite each verse, a lesson to be derived.
Some of these are good, and still leave room for you to come up with your own ideas. In fact, that is an inspiring way to go through the tao, and I must make a point of going through my other versions and writing out my thoughts on each chapter. So, thank you, Mr Dyer. I also like the layout with the graphics. They add a little atmosphere to each verse.
So, my personal favorite version is the Stephen Mitchell version. The Tao is wise, paradoxical, counterinituitive, puzzling, fascinating, mysterious, inspiring, amazing and true. These 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 Jane English version, has a 25th Anniversary Edition which is a large size book, coffee table version, with symbols, and graphics, and a regular size version.
One of the Jonathan Star versions has Chinese symbols at the back, with multiple meanings of each symbol.
This is a great idea, which allows you to come up with your own version of the Tao, and would really open up your thinking on the Tao.
If you are like me, then as you read you discover the wisdom
like a raw jewel which you shape into a glittering diamond. That is the brilliance of the book.
The Tao is always present within you.
You can use it any way you want.
81 chapters, 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.
A different version might substitute the word beautiful for eloquent.
You can feel comfortable buying the Wayne Dyer version, or any of these other versions.
I also recommend The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, which is another classic book of wisdom, and The Dhammapada featuring the succinct teachings of the Buddha.
Hope this was helpful, and hope you find this book useful.
37 of 38 found the following review helpful:
I fully trust that others know what is best for them ...Mar 23, 2008
By Steffan Piper
The beauty of this book is that it encapsulates the information in exactly the way the scribes of Lao-tzu had probably imagined. It's easy on the eyes, nice to hold and fails to bog down, unlike previous editions that I've seen that often have twenty page introductions, giant prefaces and essays embedded in the prologue. This offering is void of all the nonsense.
Often, other versions and publications of this text is offered up in a dry and unflattering representation which causes the reader to strain the eye to the page, let alone the mind to the soul. This version gives you some of the most straightforward and fluid translations that I've read yet and is beautifully laid-out and well presented.
Dwyer prefaces each verse with a short mantra or prayer version that compliments the following verse very well and lets the mind wander even further along as you read each verse. A brilliant idea and very unassuming.
What more can be said about such a book that hasn't already been uttered?
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Profound Wisdom of the Tao and Peaceful LivingJun 04, 2008
By Katie Davis
"Author, Awake Joy"
Internationally renowned author and dynamic, inspirational teacher, Wayne Dyer, offers an opportunity to directly experience the profound wisdom of the Tao Te Ching. This book shares verses by the ancient Chinese prophet, Lao-tzu on virtually every aspect of human existence. Wayne guides, "When we change the way that we look at things, the things that we look at change. This book was created with great love and wisdom and could be your handbook to the more contemplative life.
Katie Davis, Author, "Awake Joy"
34 of 38 found the following review helpful:
 On the Tao bandwagonJan 02, 2010
By blue jaguar
Here is Wayne's foray into the Tao. I really appreciated what Wayne has done. Decades ago when no one was speaking very clearly about inner development Wayne was there. Yep, even made it to big specials on PBS.
In this book Wayne combines a translation of the Tao with some practical, and mostly simple, if not simplistic, viewpoints as to how to orient your life to the wisdom in the Tao. Generally the material is OK.
However, for some years I have felt that Wayne's material has not kept up with where we need to go. Folks can only wander/slog through the self-help stuff until they stop reading what others are saying and really help themselves. For myself and many of my friends self-help was a temporary way point on the path to inner realization. Problem is that Wayne has not evolved his style to get people graduated. Wayne, like others leans heavily on others work (in this case Lao Tze) and repackages it as self-help / new age wares. And I have to say my feedback of this book and Waynes material is that he is sincere but is unable to really support those folks deeply on the path.
Wayne's guru was Sri Siva Baba Dattatreya and Baba is light years beyond what Wayne is able to communicate. Baba's videos are visible on the tube of you.
For a Tao/Dao de Ching translation I think you are far better served with Tao Te Ching: The New Translation from Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition (Tarcher Cornerstone Editions) That is if you are ready to take off the training wheels and ask yourself what does the Tao mean to you.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
An Esthetically Pleasing Version of the TaoApr 24, 2008
By Norma Lehmeierhartie
If you are searching for an esthetically pleasing version of the classic Tao, this is it. The small book has a nice feel and look to it and its compact size perfect for a meditation area.
Dyer presents the Tao Te Ching with corresponding affirmations.
For those unfamiliar with the work, the Tao was written over 2500 years ago, by the Chinese scholar Lao-Tzu.
Here is the 76th verse:
A man is born gentle and weak;
at his death he is hard and stiff.
All things, including grass and tress,
are soft and pliable in life;
dry and brittle in death.
Stiffness is thus a companion of death;
flexibility a companion of life.
An army that cannot yield
will be defeated.
A tree that cannot bend
will crack in the wind.
The hard and stiff will be broken;
the soft and supple will prevail.
Dyer: "I choose to be strong by being soft and pliable rather than inflexible, brittle and hard."
By the author of the award winning book, Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify and Energize Your Life, Your Home and Your Planet.
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