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This book is based on Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, Laozi.
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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 81 verses, called the Tao Te Ching or the Great Way, offers... read more
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“Do the Tao now!”
Dr. Dyer
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Wisdom is knowing I am nothing, love is knowing I am everything, and between the two my life moves.
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Remind yourself daily that there is no way to happiness; rather, happiness is the way.
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Let the world unfold without always attempting to figure it all out. Let relationships just be, for example, since everything is going to stretch out in Divine order. Don’t try so hard to make something work—simply allow.
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Relax, let go, allow, and recognize that some of your desires are about how you think your world should be, rather than how it is in that moment. Become an astute observer…judge less and listen more. Take time to open your mind to the fascinating mystery and uncertainty that we all experience.
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“When action is pure and selfless, everything settles into its own perfect place.”
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Bring happiness to every encounter in life, instead of expecting external events to produce joy. By staying in harmony on the path of the Tao, all the contentment you could ever dream of will begin to flow into your life—the right people, the means to finance where you’re headed, and the necessary factors will come together. “Stop pushing yourself,” Lao-tzu would say, “and feel gratitude and awe for what is. Your life is controlled by something far bigger and more significant than the petty details of your lofty aspirations.”
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Seek the pleasure in what you’re doing, rather than in how it might ultimately benefit you.
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We must bask in the magnificence of what is seen and sensed, instead of always memorizing and categorizing.
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The main problem with listening to ego is that you’re always caught in the trap of striving and never arriving. Thus, you can never feel complete.
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Accomplish much by trying less. Effort is one piece of the whole; another piece is non-effort. Fuse these dichotomies, and the result is effortless action without attachment to outcome.
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Preface
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1 Living the mystery
2 Living the paradoxical unity
3 Living contentment
4 Living infinitely
5 Living impartially
6 Living creatively
7 Living beyond ego
8 Living in the flow
9 Living humility
10 Living oneness
11 Living from the void
12 Living with inner conviction
13 Living with an independent mind
14 Living beyond form
15 Living an unhurried life
16 Living with constancy
17 Living as an enlightened leader
18 Living without rules
19 Living without attachment
20 Living without striving
21 Living the elusive paradox
22 Living with flexibility
23 Living naturally
24 Living without excess
25 Living from greatness
26 Living calmly
27 Living by your inner light
28 Living virtuously
29 Living by natural law
30 Living without force
31 Living without weapons
32 Living the perfect goodness of the Tao
33 Living self-mastery
34 Living the great way
35 Living beyond worldly pleasures
36 Living in obscurity
37 Living simplicity
38 Living within your own nature
39 Living wholeness
40 Living by returning and yielding
41 Living beyond appearances
42 Living by melting into harmony
43 Living softly
44 Living by knowing when to stop
45 Living beyond superficialities
46 Living peacefully
47 Living by being
48 Living by decreasing
49 Living beyond judgment
50 Living as an immortal
51 Living by hidden virtue
52 Living by returning to the mother
53 Living honorably
54 Living as if your life makes a difference
55 Living by letting go
56 Living by silent knowing
57 Living without authoritarianism
58 Living untroubled by good or bad fortune
59 Living by thrift and moderation
60 Living with immunity to evil
61Living by remaining low
62 Living in the treasure-house of the Tao
63 Living without difficulties
64 Living by being here and now
65 Living by staying simple-hearted
66 Living by emulating the sea
67 Living by the three treasures
68 Living by cooperating
69 Living without enemies
70 Living a God-realized life
71 Living without sickness
72 Living with awe and acceptance
73 Living in heaven's net
74 Living with no fear of death
75 Living by demanding little
76 Living by bending
77 Living by offering the surplus
78 Living like water
79 Living without resentments
80 Living your own utopia
81 Living without accumulating
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Authors & Contributors edit
- Wayne W. Dyer (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hay House
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 1401911846
Page Count: 416
Publisher: Hay House
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 1401911846
Page Count: 416
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: BL1900.L35 D94 2007
- Dewey: 299.51482
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- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Eastern › Taoism
- Books › Health, Mind & Body › Self-Help › Motivational
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Other Eastern Religions › Taoism
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Spirituality › Personal Transformation
- Books › Health, Mind & Body › Self-Help › Personal Transformation
- Books › Health, Mind & Body › Self-Help › Spiritual
- Books › Nonfiction › Education
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Occult
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- Dr. Wayne Dyer: The author's home page with blogs, inspiration, articles, audio podcast links, and additional books.
- YouTube: This is the first in a series of videos of Dr. Wayne Dyer lecturing on the Tao and his book, Change Your Thoughts-Change Your Life.
- Oprah: An excerpt from the book and article written by Wayne Dyer appears over several pages; the page following the conclusion of the article (5) has links to related information and videos, including a video conversation between Oprah and Wayne Dyer.
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