The Tao of Daily Life: The Mysteries of the Orient Revealed The Joys of Inner Harmony Found The Path to Enlightenment Illuminated

I am not an avid reader..but some how this book caught me. The main thing I liked about this book is the way nice and simple stories are used to explain the philosophical gems and the in depth explanation on them by the author of the book. Coming to the concepts itself, its totally giving a different perspective of things...really different and a total treasure...hope this book had a1000 page..just didn't want it to finish...

This book is must have. It's very easy to understand, Author try to explain with stories which is very beautiful. It is life changing Book if we act on those principles.

Awesome! Very useful! Worth gifting to anyone, client, friend, cousin.. they will appreciate now and longer run too

This book has been so wonderful to read. I love the simple and different perspectives that are given to solve our everyday worries. This has been the breath of fresh air I’ve needed.

Lovely written book. Great Taoist life lessons. Wonderful book.

Good western way of loving the Tao in easy format a great version to buy five stars you won’t be disappointed in this purchase

I thought this book was really well done and inspirational. I would caution the prospective buyer from the negative reviews, as they seem to lack any interest in Taoism (they are grading the book on an intellectual level of "being too simple" or "the writing style isn't pulitzer worthy" rather then the material expressed.) Taoism is not about using our intellect and rational thinking to find solutions to life, so such negative reviews are doing a disservice and not reflecting the very nature of Taoism.This BookThe book here is laid out with each chapter opening with a story or a Taoist quote. The rest of the chapter is the author's views on integrating that story or Taoist quote into our lives. We may not connect with each story, but if we're human will connect with many.If you approach Taoism or Taoist texts with intellectualized reviews, you'll find all of it lacking... probably most of the Eastern schools even. "Mistrust of conventional knowledge and reasoning is stronger in Taoism than in any other school of Eastern philosophy. It is based on the firm belief that the human intellect can never comprehend the Tao. In the words of Chuang Tzu, 'The most extensive knowledge does not necessarily know it; reasoning will not make men wise in it. The sages have decided against both these methods.'" - [...]The intellect is ego, it identifies with the self and says "I know so much" and then it compares itself to others saying "I know more than them" or "I know less than that person..." I found this in some of the negative reviews here. To which I offer a bit of advice [...] to people like oregonzen and kcolorado - you're focus is on your own intellect, your ego. You want something "complex" and not simple, something of impressive writing style... these are all traps. It's like being given a spiritual work and judging it on the cover image rather than the content.The great sages and scholars often spoke simply of truth. Truth to them was in few words. It is the commentators who extrapolated into intellectual digression. But today if you write simply, you're labeled "new age" and not in a good way. New age being a label applied by elitists who which to reflect a "simple" approach to the "common person," thereby separating themselves from the "common person." That's Ego.Ego is a great problem because it fakes spiritual growth. It says, "I'm so much smarter then this author... let me write some condescending marks and tear this a part..." all the while it's driving you further into self, and intellect and further away from oneness.I bought this book, and have found much inspiration from it. I think it's a great introduction to Taoism. It doesn't provide the history of Taoism, nor does it go over the different sects, rituals or ceremonies. What it does do is give the Tao itself as our daily life. It's not an adventure in memorizing some ancient mantra, or conceptualizing a very difficult philosophical commentary... it's simple. Straightforward. It says: many people have problems like... and gives the Tao as the answer. It's clear.There is need for meditation and self work in order to find our solutions. This doesn't replace that. It simply gives guidance on how the principles of Taoism can be used to solve many examples of common life issues.In the end, we all have to do the work of our spiritual path in order to get gain. We can't rely on this book to do it for us. But this book does give great treasure in a very common language. I love it.I'll close my review of the book with a quote from it:"Pursue knowledge, daily gain Pursue Tao, daily loss When we accumulate, we are in hot pursuit of knowledge. The acquisition of more and more material things ends up as clutter, which in turn leads to stress and agitation. In this mode of thinking, we put in a lot of extra effort but fail to gain any significant benefits. On the path of the Tao, we let go of more and more every day. The more we discard, the better we can utilize what’s left. The more we simplify, the easier it is to attain serenity and peace of mind. The wisdom of Ikkyu’s story is inextricably linked to the wisdom of the Tao Te Ching.Lin, Derek (2007-09-06). The Tao of Daily Life: The Mysteries of the Orient Revealed The Joys of Inner Harmony Found The Path to Enlightenment Illuminated (p. 172). Penguin Group US. Kindle Edition."

Very good book . Teach us lots of good idea in our daily life . Highly recommend.