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The Way of Heart and Beauty
The Tao of Daily Life
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This work is ideal for readers interested in Taoism, Eastern philosophy, spirituality, and those seeking guidance on living harmoniously with nature and oneself. It suits anyone drawn to contemplative wisdom and classical texts translated into accessible, contemporary language.
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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 issues: 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 words: The first is the Chinese word for "heart"—which means heart, mind, intention, centre, 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 include: 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 heaven
Without subdued hearts.
It has never happened.
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ISBN: 9781571748393
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 September 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: Hampton Roads Publishing Co
Illustration: line art
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 178.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 224
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About the Author
Deng Ming-Dao is an author, artist, philosopher, teacher, and martial artist. Deng is his family name; Ming-Dao is his given name. From a young age, he studied Taoism and internal arts such as qigong, tai chi, and kung fu. He is the author of 8 books, including 365 Tao, Everyday Tao, Scholar Warrior, and Chronicles of Tao. His books have been translated into 15 languages. Visit him at http://dengmingdao.com.
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