Really Brilliant, easy to read, short chapters.September 19, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like Wayne Dyer, he writes some very current books. He is not my favorite author as I sometimes get a bit brain-tied with how he expresses himself. With some thinking though, I've got the message and it's been very useful.
Now this book is lovely. He breaks down the pithy "Tao Te Ching" with 81 little chapters on the wisdom of Lao Tzu. Taoism is based upon the wisdom of Lao Tzu.
What I really like is that the little essays are very digestible and quick to read. One doesn't really feel like racing through the book, which I usually do. Instead I've really enjoyed going over a new verse or two here and there. It's one of those books I feel that one will want to finish, yet is in no hurry to do so. For me a sign of a good book is if it's not picked up in two weeks one still thinks about a quick read of a chapter or two.
Once again I feel Wayne is right on the money with the timing of this book. He's come off the back of the recent, "cosmic law of attraction" and "power of intention" and gone back to an ancient text that is an immortal classic.
The only caveat I will lay down is have a read or listen to Pema Chodron's "good medicine", "meditation", "getting unstuck". One will develop a very quick way to cleanse from self-criticism and enter a purer open mind, embracing all our minds imperfections and realising they are not part of our true being. Then any reference of Wayne's to do this or that will be bypassed and the pure essence of his message will come shining through. Sometimes we all tend to have our filters on, adding little bits of our own beliefs, thereby losing the purity of the cosmic message.
ExcellentSeptember 15, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am reading `Change your Thoughts ...' last thing at night and first thing in the morning. It is a Wonderful way to end the day and an Excellent way to begin the day. I am taking a couple of days to read and `be with' each Verse. Dyer has included some wonderful phrases/quotes that I take into each day.
Easier said than doneSeptember 8, 2008 1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought the audio program...
Earl Nightingale came up with the strangest secret of You are what you think about a long time ago. Even at that time the critics thought that is no secret at all. I wholeheartedly agree with Wayne Dyer with regards to the main theme of the book but for me it has been quite difficult to follwo the advice of
Your feelings are a result of your thoughts. You are in control of your thoughts. Therefore, simply change your feelings by changing your thoughts. Much easier said than done... Mohammad Yamin North Andover (northandover)
Great BookSeptember 3, 2008 Easy to read and very insightful. I would recommend to read one verse a day and reflect on the message of the day. You will benefit more if you keep an open mind.
The Menu For PeaceSeptember 1, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are not many books written today that actually give you a blueprint and a spiritual menu of verses that can change your thinking and your life. Author and lecturer, Dr. Wayne Dryer, continues to give readers illuminating and entertaining literary works. His newest book "Change Your Thoughts change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao" is all one might need to build a true foundation of spiritual and emotional health.
He tackles life by showing us the real wisdom of the Tao in today's social environment. He makes a wonderful case that shows how this wisdom is still just as valid in our lives today as it was hundreds of years ago. This book is about old ideas that never grow out of date - that is real wisdom!
I believe the best way to read this book is to savor it like a rich food - digesting just a chapter a day. The ideas seem so simple at first but they carry so much energy. If one truly took all that this book presented as their personal spiritual quest they would surely be better and more compassionate people, if not enlightened.
I think the power of what is in the Tao that he quotes and interrupts is in how each person will resonate with different verses and thoughts. This book cuts across all of life and is not just a book but could become a way of living.
The book is well written and made even more interesting by the interjection of Dr. Dyer's personality. It is a good combination that may transform the reader. What more could you ask of any self-improvement book.
