Deng Ming-Dao Bücher

A main pillar of Chinese tradition and culture is the Lunar Calendar and the many festivals and stories it encompasses. In this title, the author looks to the Lunar Calendar and highlights where these festivals and stories coincide with Taoism.

The essential Taoist guide to living with simplicity, compassion, and integrity This is a book that draws on ancient Chinese wisdom to explore the critical life What is our place in nature? How do we make right decisions? How do we respect the earth? How are we to view life and death? What is the path we should live to truly achieve a good and meaningful life? For Deng Ming-Dao, the two entry points for this exploration are two The first is the Chinese word for “heart”― which means heart, mind, intention, center, core intelligence, and soul. And the second is the word beauty―which connotes the pleasure we take in art, design, fashion, and music. Our hearts love beauty, and beauty opens our hearts. In this profound collection of fresh and contemporary translations of ancient texts, Deng Ming-Dao gathers over 220 selections that deal with the essence of heart and beauty. Topics how to be great, how long it takes to follow your heart, how to bring order to the world, how to know everything, how to pacify the heart, and much more. Here are stories, fables, poems, and epigrams that delight, inspire, and inform. Those who would subdue people through their own “excellence”Have yet to subdue anyone.But if you used excellence to nurture people instead,The whole world would be subdued.No one has become ruler of all under heavenWithout subdued hearts.It has never happened.

Taoism is an ancient Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with the universe. It is a tradition that has become widely popular in Europe and North America over the past fifty years--largely through its core text, the Tao Te Ching. The Wisdom of the Tao is filled with over 140 ancient stories express great truth by fusing anecdotes with philosophy. The stories are frequently humorous, ribald, irreverent, or sarcastic--but they always speak to great and universal truths. Here are stories that lead people to: Flow with lifeLive from the heartDevelop an openness to possibilitiesLive in balanceDrop expectationsEmbrace acceptance The wisdom here fills a universal need. We need stories. They help us make sense of who we are and how we got here. They keep us sane as we try to absorb our experiences, our aging, and our emotions. Stories help us visualize the future by taking the messages of yesterday and helping us get tomorrow right.

"This is a book of guidance rooted in the wisdom of ancient China. Bestselling author Deng Ming-Dao provides key poetic lines that distill the essence of Taoism, organizing them in the form of a journey. The material here is drawn from a variety of sources, including, the Yijing, 300 Tang Poems, and the full text of the Daodejing. As Deng Ming-Dao notes, 'We walk the Way each day. We don't know what's ahead, and so it's helpful to have the wisdom of others to guide us. They have left us a message to encourage us. They have spoken of the joys, griefs, and purity that we should embrace. Like good pathfinders, they give us direction and prepare us for what we might encounter. They let us walk for ourselves. We have a wonderful companion for the journey.' This profound collection of ancient wisdom is the resource for those looking for daily sustenance and guidance on the path of life"--Cover flap.

Il taoismo è conosciuto soprattutto attraverso i testi classici della tradizione orientale. Il Tao per un anno, opera di uno studioso contemporaneo,nasce invece dalla necessità di applicare in maniera chiara e attuale questi principi alla nostra vita di tutti i giorni. Ogni pagina, una per ciascun giorno dell'anno, è dedicata ad un particolare concetto o argomento (il lavoro, l'indipendenza, la pazienza, la notte, la salute, il viaggio, la bellezza,il destino), presentato da brevi versi in forma di aforisma. Il conciso commento che segue è la riflessione secondo i dettami del Tao in grado di fornire al lettore occidentale risposte pratiche ai problemi che continuamente la vita d'oggi presenta.