Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao by Wayne W. Dyer Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao
Book Review: Magnificient Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
Tao Te Ching written by the mythic figure Lao-tzu contains wisdom that is difficult to describe.
As you read the words, they speak to you of a reality that is beyond words and yet mysteriously transmitted through words. What a wonderful paradox!
The words function to point to a reality beyond them. A reality that cannot be named or described but it can be felt as a presence in nature, in silence and in other spiritually moving moments of inspiration. Tao Te Ching describes this mysterious eternal Tao.
The text of the Tao Te Ching frees us from intellectual grasping of ideas to the actual reality or presence beyond our mental constructs. Reality is often filtered by our mental screen and we often create a closed reality based on our mental perceptions, beliefs and prior conditioning. In the open words of Lao-tzu, we can experience reality itself as a Whole that is Indivisible and Mysterious.
Lao-tzu's teachings are simple and natural still our grasping mind finds them difficult. This is where Wayne's book is indispensable for relating these teachings to contemporary understanding and making them accessible for Western readers. You can also sense Wayne's sincerity in living the wisdom of the Tao and that gives his words conviction. He is not merely discussing abstract ideas but relating them to his own lived experiences.
This is a magnificent book that every spiritual-seeker needs to have in their library for its inspiration and depth. I've also been reading an unusual spiritual novel about overcoming personal pain and finding your inner center called "Nexus: A Neo Novel."
Book Review: Beatiful Stuff
Summary: 5 Stars
A translation of the verses of the Tao Te Ching, each one accompanied by a short insightful essay. I listen to this regularly whenever I have a quiet moment (jogging, falling asleep at night) or when I realise I'm getting uptight (lunchbreak). It helps to calm me & see things as they really are. Highly recommended.