Power and peace - who
could ask for more? Diane Dreher has taken the Tao Te Ching, that
two-thousand year old, multi-translated guide to living, and gently
feminized it. Very gently, and very effectively.
After all, when Lao-tzu
wrote it, he was addressing men as he searched for alternatives to war and
conflict. Most translations have maintained that masculine tone. Dreher,
recognizing the value in the distaff voice, honors the original.
She includes the Yin of
Inner Peace, and the Yang of Personal Power. The way they are presented
makes the contrast, and the similarities if not obvious, at least
accessible.
With Lessons in Oneness,
Centering and Natural Cycles, along with Lessons of timing, Courage,
Strength and Agency, this is a book for our time without a doubt.
Another one to read
straight through or dip in as you will, or both. Perfect gift for the
women in your life, young and old.
Order
The Tao of
Womanhood for
yourself or someone else.
4 coffee cups
Earth
Prayers
There's a prayer a day
here and each one puts you in touch with yourself and your relationship to
our green and blue planet.
The book is designed to
take you through the wheel of the year in seven sections, but the pages
are undated, so you can start any time. If you're feeling disciplined,
start at the front and work your way through. Or use it almost as an
oracle by letting the book open where it will.
There is a special
section called Benediction for the Animals. The Meditations portion
provides an excellent starting point for getting quiet and listening to
the 'still small voice.'
There is also a Calendar
of Earth Prayers which groups many of the prayers by month.
No matter how you use it,
this is a book that you will cherish and come back to again and again.
It makes a truly
wonderful gift as well.
Order Earth
Prayers
and
start a new practice of one a day.
5 coffee cups!
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