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The Parent’s Tao Te Ching
This modern classic addresses the great themes that permeate the Tao and that underscore loving parent-child relationships. An invigorating alternative to advice books that admonish parents with “shoulds” and “oughts.”
Oprah Winfrey says: “I give all my friends with children The Parent’s Tao Te Ching as a reminder of what matters when raising little ones.”
Dan Millman, author of The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, says: “Not since The Tao of Pooh has Taoist wisdom transmogrified into something so practical, gentle, and good.”
The Couple’s Tao Te Ching
A deeply felt alternative to advice books that urge readers to manipulate their partners rather than to love them, this book is for everyone who has embarked upon a loving relationship.
George Fowler, author of Dance of a Fallen Monk, says: “It is a singular delight to find a book successfully establishing that relationships can fill lives with joy and fulfillment not to be found elsewhere. Bill Martin has already proved himself a noteworthy Tao Te Ching scholar, and in this book does so yet again.”
The Sage’s Tao Te Ching
The Sage, venerated for thousands of years in Chinese and other traditional societies, offers those growing older an ideal model in behavior and attitude – and it is the Sage within each of us that Martin addresses here.
Chungliang Al Huang, author of Dancing Body, Dancing Mind, says: “The Sage’s Tao Te Ching opens minds to the wisdom of our natural state and encourages us to accept and honor the wonder-filled grace of aging. Bill Martin deserves our humble gratitude for reacquainting us with our true selves.”
A Path and a Practice
Taoist teacher William Martin’s latest book is a groundbreaking presentation of the Tao Te Ching as a “path” to clear awareness in the present moment and a “practice” of living with freedom and joy.
Spirituality and Health Magazine, in awarding this book its “50 Best Spiritual Books of 2006” prize, said: “On these pages, you’ll find Lao-tzu’s lyrical tributes to living in the present moment ... walking the path of gentleness and flexibility, and watching things ‘with the detached interest of a newborn.” The author has done a fine job of giving us a vivid sense of the profundity of this spiritual classic and its relevance to our lives.”
