Don't bother to buy it new - Read the 81short poems insteadNovember 3, 2008 Don't bother to buy it new - Read the 81short poems instead. The I enjoy this translation: `THE WAY OF LIFE -Lao Tzu' by R. B. Blakney. It's a short easy read - and could change the way you look at thing !
This is an acquired tasteSeptember 19, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As meditation is a personal thing and everyone is drawn to different methods I thought I'd share a bit more about this cd. It's basically a two line reading of each essay(81 essays) followed by a very loud "DAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO". Think "AUM" but substitute DAO.
Personally, it's too loud and in my face. I was hoping for a gentle reading of each verse as I have the book and have really enjoyed it(see my review).
This is just an opinion as I know a lot of people like the "AUM". Duz it come with de AUM? No, it comes with the "DAO".
This CD is Terrible!!!September 12, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a big fan of Wayne Dyer's, especially his Tao work, but this CD is terrible. I listened to it once and I doubt I will ever listen to it again. Dyer will say a sentence then do 4 "Tao" chants (saying the word "Tao" drawn out for about 20 seconds each.) After listening to this several times, it became unbearable. This is a very disappointing CD.
Good practiceJuly 30, 2008 I had experimented with a small sample that is given by joining wayne dyer's mailing list and rush to buy the complete cd. it's a good practice and i recomend you giving it a chance. (If you fell the need to try it first just do what i did)
Change Your Thoughts MeditationsJuly 25, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have always liked to listen to Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, and found his positive and spiritual messages enlightening. However, I was very disappointed with this repording. I thought he would talk a bit about each of the 81 TAO affirmations. Instead, he read each one in his soothing voice while beautiful, relaxing music played, and then broke the spell with three loud and repeated chants. I found the chants so annoying that I could not absorb the affirmations. In fact, did not have time to absorb an affirmation before his chanting virtually destroyed their power. It was extremely difficult for me to listen to the entire CD for the actual content. I believe it would have been much more effective if Dr. Dyer had explained the chant-meditation method and provided an example of his TAO chant (one time) in the introduction at the beginning of the CD. Without the chants I believe the CD would be a wonderful tool for meditation. I still like Dr. Dyer's works, but will never buy another of his audio books that states it is a meditation.
