365 Tao: Daily Meditations (Paperback)

by Ming-dao Deng (Author) "In the beginning, all things are hopeful..." (more)

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Product Description
An offering of up-to-date words of inspiration and guidance for every day of the year presents brief, poetic aphorisms, meditations, and more, based on each day's single Taoist principle.

About the Author
Deng Ming-Dao is the author of The Wandering Taoist, Seven Bamboo Tablets of the Cloudy Satchel, Gateway to a Vast World, and Scholar Warrior.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: HarperOne; 1 edition (July 17, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062502239
• ISBN-13: 978-0062502230
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,046 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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52 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worthwhile, unobtrusive, and compelling, November 28, 1999

By	J. Foley (North Reading, MA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

365 Tao: Daily Meditations has been a constant companion for me over the last 6 months or so. As suggested by the book, I read one short passage corresponding to the current day, every day, and try to keep it in mind. Sometimes I only think about it for a few minutes. Sometimes it sticks with me for hours. Every once in a while a particular thought will stay with me for weeks.

That, in essence, captures the nature of this book: small vignettes of Taoist thought, presented not with forcefulness but with conviction, as an exercise for self-reflection. Whether you embrace Taoism, reject it, or are simply curious, the book presents for your perusal the author's own thoughts and meditations on broad-reaching, universal subject matters: getting through difficult times, appreciating what you have, balancing your day, living a better life -- but without annoying preachiness.

I recommend buying this book and keeping it with you for the rest of your life. Certainly the last 6 months with it have been beneficial to me. Each morning, looking at the next passage is a joy, not a chore.

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent..a book for the mind.., March 23, 2000

By	Charles Pinney (Boone, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 365 Dao/Tao, May 9, 2001

By	Sarah D. Hultmark (Grand Junction, MI USA) - See all my reviews

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.