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Summary: Excellent..a book for the mind..
Review: 365 Tao is a small book that holds a wealth of wisdom without the "new-agey" feel some might expect.From the first meditation titled "Beginning" to the last titled "Continuation", each turn of the page is a joy. Commentary by Deng Mind-Dao is thought provoking and enlightening. A nice feature included is the appendix, showing which meditation to read on each day. Great idea for people who didn't start on the 1st of the year. It's also further divided into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The perfect companion to start each day.
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Summary: 365 Dao/Tao
Review: After years of study, several of them with Daoist masters, learning classical Chinese to read the Daoist classics in the original, I have found this book to be the finest book on the subject written in English. Chinese Daoist writings do not translate into Western languages very well. Terms crystal clear in Chinese become muddy waters in English. Deng Ming-Dao does not translate words, he has managed to express Chinese ideas in English words. I have vainly struggled to do so in order to share my insights with my husband. I treasure my copy of this books so much that I am purchasing a copy for him.
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Summary: a must have for the modern day Taoist
Review: Gentle, poetic meditations on life from a Taoist perspective. The Tao Teh Ching, the foundation in my opinion of Taoism, is fairly ambiguous and open to interpretation, so keep in mind that this is one man's "take" on the Tao. Still excellent reminder of a grounded, simple perspective to keep you sane in our product-frenzied violent American world. Highly recommended for open minded seekers.
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Summary: Ming-Dao's Poetry of the daodejing
Review: I found this delight in a local bookstore near the time it first was published and I must admit that my copy appears as if it has been through a war. It is duct-taped, held together with rubber bands and glue, and has become a classic of perspective when I cannot find it clearly in my daily life and meditation. I found daoism long before this book appeared and had a simple understanding of its path. Ming-Dao creates a lovely (sometimes overused) vision of living in the dao in this daily "meditation" book". I read it diligently when I first began my recovery from addiction and, with the fellowship's approved material, found an incredible harmony betwen the two. As I followed my path through the twelve steps, I realized that the daodejing was implicit in all the philosophies and values of the steps. Later in recovery, I discovered that lacked discipline to refer to the text each day prior to or after my daily meditation sessions. I now enjoy a group of other folks in my fellowship who could not quite undertand the principle of a higher power. In daoism of course, one cannot explain the void, or the priciples of action non-action. Ming-Dao does his best to give us reference material to recognize our own path in a stream of life. His poetic view of his own experiences and his world yield intricate and also mightly brushstrokes on the art implicit of dao. I would not take this as the one and all book of daoism -- in fact many other texts should be added to your library in your discovery the ancient scriptures and how they have evolved to such a commercialized reading material. (When searching for this title I found it the highest rated book on Amazon.com's listing for Taoist literature.) Start with simply remembering that time (those times, or "perfect moments" as some would say) when everything seemed as if you had done that job or created that ___ with no effort at all. You may have stated that you were "in the zone" and the act/ creation/ sport was completely fluid and natural to you. One with the dance... "One in the moment." There you will begin your journey in understanding the simplicity of balance in the dao.
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Summary: Ming-Dao's poetry of dally life
Review: I found this delight in a local bookstore near the time it first was published and I must admit that my copy appears as if it has been through a war. It is duct-taped, held together with rubber bands and glue, and has become a classic of perspective when I cannot find it clearly in my daily life and meditation.
I found daoism long before this book appeared and had a simple understanding of its path. Ming-Dao creates a lovely (sometimes overused) vision of living in the dao in this daily "meditation" book". I read it diligently when I first began my recovery from addiction and, with the fellowship's approved material, found an incredible harmony betwen the two. As I followed my path through the twelve steps, I realized that the daodejing was implicit in all the philosophies and values of the steps.
Later in recovery, I discovered that lacked discipline to refer to the text each day prior to or after my daily meditation sessions. I began a club (now group) online for those in my fellowship who could not quite undertand the principle of a higher power. In daoism of course, one cannot explain the void, or the priciples of action non-action.
Ming-Dao does his best to give us reference material to recognize our own path in a stream of life. His poetic view of his own experiences and his world yield intricate and also mightly brushstrokes on the art implicit of dao.
I would not take this as the one and all book of daoism -- in fact many other texts should be added to your library in your discovery the ancient scriptures and how they have evolved to such a commercialized reading material. (When searching for this title I found it the highest rated book on Amazon's listing for Taoist literature.)
Start with simply remembering that time (those times, or "perfect moments" as some would say) when everything seemed as if you had done that job or created that ___ with no effort at all. You may have stated that you were "in the zone" and the act/ creation/ sport was completely fluid and natural to you. One with the dance... "One in the moment."
There you will begin your journey in understanding the simplicity of the daodejing. "Person on a path."
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I love this book. It gives you a little something to think about each day. It really is amazing how a few words can mean so much. If you need a little something to keep you grounded in what really matters each day this is wonderful book.
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Summary: Applicable to everyday life
Review: I put this book to good use every day. I suggest reading it in bed in the morning, or right before going to sleep. It is amazing how, once you understand it, the Tao can be applied to your everyday life. It seems as if each time I read a page, something had happened recently that was appropriate for that passage. Even better are the times when I will read a passage, and will be able to apply it a few days later. This book has helped me keep a calm head in many situations. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone with a busy and complicated life. Trust me: You need this book:)
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Summary: Wow, it brings Tao wisdom into the 21st century!
Review: I'm buying this whole series. The study of Tao has been facilitated for the Western seeker in a practical and exciting way. The Way! Very nicely done, I found this copy in a martial arts store in Arlington Texas where I find many volumes on healing and self discovery. It's a fine place too for finding good walking sticks, the "weapon" of the monk. The book and a good stick, an unbeatable combination for any soul struggling to make sense of a world gone mad. If the Tao has been difficult to reach from the point of view of one's religion of birth, this work will, prayerfully, make it fit in "modern" times quite nicely. It's written gracefully and with a feeling of great compassion and it makes it easier to see how Christ and, say, the Buddha may have met and talked for a time on thier "seperate" journey's. If you want to open your eyes a bit further and are asking questions at any point in your life, buy this book. It's not a book one might just "read", but one the index of concepts will be a true joy as a guide to possible areas of conflict in one's daily life. Signed; A walker of the 8 way path of the burning heart, or the Red Path vs. the Black Path We are all related.
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Summary: A great way to start your day
Review: I've found this book to be a fantastic way to start my day. I read each day's page shortly after I get up and the short reading helps keep things in perspective throughout the day.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This is a fascinating book that I enjoyed very much. This book's format makes it very interesting and motivating. Each page (one for each day of the year) starts with a Chinese character in beautiful calligraphic script. The English meaning of this character is given, as well as a verse in easy-to-read English providing more insight about the inner meaning of that character and the Chinese way of thinking. Below this, a few paragraphs of prose provide additional food for thought surrounding the theme of that day. I found the writing style of Deng Mind-Dao very interesting and inspiring. The topics chosen were important and relevant to one's daily life. I found the best way to use "365 Tao" for me is to read a page in the bathroom each morning. The readings stimulated my thoughts and ideas for the whole day. Often I would practice yoga afterwards. Overall it is a nice book, and I would readily buy any other book by Deng Ming-Dao.
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