Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life

Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Dr Wayne W. Dyer revisits the Tao Te Ching, presenting the teachings of Lao Tzu in a contemporary setting. Before writing, Dyer reviewed hundreds of translations of the Tao Te Ching, using that research as the foundation for a sequence of 81 individual essays.

Each short chapter is framed as a practical approach to living the Tao, described as the Great Way, in everyday life. Themes referenced include “Living with Flexability”, “Living without Enemies”, and “Living by Letting Go”. Every essay closes with a concluding section titled “Doing the Tao Now”. Dyer also describes spending a full year reading, researching and meditating on Lao Tzu’s messages, practising them daily and shaping the essays as he felt they were meant to be shared, with the book presented as one to read slowly at a pace of one essay per day.

Key details

• Written by Dr Wayne W. Dyer
• Draws on the Tao Te Ching and the teachings of Lao Tzu
• Contains 81 separate essays
• Each chapter ends with “Doing the Tao Now”
• Written following a year of reading, research and meditation on Lao Tzu’s messages

Synopsis

This book brings together 81 concise essays inspired by the Tao Te Ching, shaped by Dr Wayne W. Dyer’s review of hundreds of translations and a year of daily practice. Intended to be read one chapter at a time, it focuses on applying the Tao to modern life, with each essay concluding with a practical “Doing the Tao Now” section.