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Every Day Tao: Self-Help in the Here and Now [Paperback]

Leonard Willoughby (Author)
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November 1, 2001
Filled with hard-won personal observations and practical, tested exercises for following The Way, Every Day Tao lives somewhere between the Tao of this and that, so popular lately (good advice, maybe, but is it Taoism?) and the more traditional teachings of writers steeped in academic study and Eastern culture. Leonard Willoughby comes to the Tao as a Western seeker, looking for both a spiritual practice and a method of living.

In this book, he frankly recounts his own struggles-with life and with the Tao. He offers a plenitude of suggestions both for understanding and following the Way and for becoming a fully-integrated personality. After his initiation into the Jade Purity School of Tao, Willoughby's teacher suggested that he write a book on philosophical teachings of this particular school-for Western seekers like himself.

You might say this book answers the question: If Tao is the Way, where are we going? In Part One, the author explains the Way, Tao, in simple terms for western minds. In Part Two, Te, or Virtue, he gives readers the advice, stories, and skills they need for the journey. How to give up negativity, perceive reality, practice self-forgiveness and self love. Plus advice about celibacy and sexuality, and more. In Part Three-Sam Ching-Three Realms of Being-the book culminates in the answer-we're going home to our True Selves.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Red Wheel / Weiser (November 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 157863217X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1578632176
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,384,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Interestingly Fresh, March 24, 2004
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I always run thru the book stores in serarch of interesting readings of the Tao. I ran across this one while looking thru the used and special priced books at Barnes and Noble (I mention them as they published it...).

I found the book to be most interesting. I like the work on the various aspects of Tao, the explanation of Yin and Yang, the Pa Qua, the I Ching, Tai Chi Chuan, Chi Gong and more.

Everyone will find something of interest for them regardless and those sections that don't may be of interest sometime in the future.

The writing is excellant and easy to understand. You can see the relationships with other self_help mantra's as you read the book and most important the relationship to the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu.

Well worth the modest price new and more as a used book in excellant condition.

If you want hardcover you may have to go to barnes and noble but if softcover is ok then make sure you go Amazon (I ain't bein paid for this plug but I have purchased a few thousand dollars worth of books thru Amazon and have had nothing but pleasant experiences).

So.......

Sit like a turtle..
Walk like a Pidgeon...
Sleep like a dog....
Develop "Inner Quiet" for longevity!

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book on Tao I've Found, March 28, 2005
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This beautiful book is the best book on Tao I have ever come across. Mr. Willoughby has had experiences with many paths and is able to explain Tao in relation to those paths. He takes us to the Core teachings at the heart of these paths. The story of what led him to Taoism is interesting and informative. I have not found Taoism accessible to my Western mind until I found this treasure of a book. Reading this book is like taking a course in Tao but it opens your heart as well as enlightening your mind. This book is a rare gift Mr. Willoughby has given to the world. It cleared up much confusion about Reality and the Divine for me. It made me feel our connection to the Divine Source is possible, even inevitable. It is a book I will study for a lifetime. Deep and clear and beautiful.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Ever, July 13, 2010
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This is the best book I've ever read. Regardless of what what religion you are, or even if you are atheist - there are simple concepts that can be taken out of this book and applied to everyday life. Without getting too much in detail, the book kind of explains the concept of God, or positive energy. Even if you don't believe in "God", there is no denying energy. It's a proven fact that energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change forms. It's up to us to determine how we can grow from it. God/Energy is in all of us. It's not something we have to hope for, it's already in us, it's already in everything. After reading this book, it will help explain the different kinds of energy and ways in which we can use it to grow internally.
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In introducing the Way of the Tao to you, I must first speak about the culture of Taoism. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
upper tan tien, thrusting channels, lower tan tien, mental clearing, mystic female, golden white light, right identification, tan tiens, energy response, yang energy, subtle realm
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Great Mother, Tai Chi, Great Soul, Lao Tzu, Eight Taoist Immortals, New York, Tao Te Ching, Every Day Tao, Right Involvement, Crystal Purity, Earth Mother, Eight Immortals, God the Father, Jade Purity, True Virtue, Universal Mind, Tsao Kuo Chiu, Eternal Law, God the Mother, Right Manifestation, Chi Kung, Five-Element Theory, Alexander Eliot, Aurora Press, Lama Anagarika Govinda
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