Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life

The Tao Te Ching, written 2,500 years ago by the great Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, is the essence of Taoist wisdom and is considered a profound interpretation of existence itself. Through his unique and modern spiritual perspective, Wayne Dyer illuminates the secrets of this classic text, revealing the keys to experiencing and applying the ancient wisdom of the Tao in today’s world—for a more complete and meaningful life.

Excerpt from the Book

Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life is the result of a long journey of meditation on and application of the Tao Te Ching, a book of wisdom that has been translated more than any other text in the world—second only to the Bible.

But what exactly is this thing called the “Tao”? As we read in the opening verse, if you name it, you lose it. The best we can say, then, is that the Tao is the ultimate reality—the Source that exists within everything. It has no beginning and no end, yet it gives life to all things within the world of form and limitation—hence it is called “the world of ten thousand things.”

…I felt the need to write an essay for each verse, demonstrating its timeless wisdom and its relevance in the 21st century. I composed the 81 reflections in this book based on how each verse influenced me personally. This book is my own experience with the Tao Te Ching, and the insight into life and nature that each of its verses offered me.