The Tao of Forgiveness: The Healing Power of Forgiving Others and Yourself [NOOK Book]

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Overview

Bestselling Taoist author William Martin brings the power of the Tao to the essential practice of forgiveness, creating a unique path from guilt, blame, and shame to peace of mind and freedom.

How do we forgive when forgiveness seems impossible? William Martin, author of the bestselling The Parent's Tao Te Ching, provides practical and time honored answers. He weaves excerpts from the ancient sacred Taoist scriptures together with insightful teaching stories, bringing the practice of forgiveness to readers of all spiritual backgrounds. Each chapter contains two parts-a journey toward...
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Overview

Bestselling Taoist author William Martin brings the power of the Tao to the essential practice of forgiveness, creating a unique path from guilt, blame, and shame to peace of mind and freedom.

How do we forgive when forgiveness seems impossible? William Martin, author of the bestselling The Parent's Tao Te Ching, provides practical and time honored answers. He weaves excerpts from the ancient sacred Taoist scriptures together with insightful teaching stories, bringing the practice of forgiveness to readers of all spiritual backgrounds. Each chapter contains two parts-a journey toward forgiveness and a practical exercise in forgiving-and also includes personal anecdotes, poems, and simple exercises.

With the devastating personal and societal damage caused by resentment, anger, guilt, and shame in mind, Martin patiently and compassionately helps readers overcome the ills of "holding on" with the openness of the Tao. In this accessible work, he illustrates how forgiveness is freedom and that the pathway to overcoming anger is also the way to spiritual liberation.

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Publishers Weekly
With parables, exercises, and "mind meditations," Martin (The Parent's Tao Te Ching) explores forgiveness from a Taoist standpoint. Rather than merely adding a twist of Lao-tzu to this essential yet often difficult action, Martin goes for the big picture. An accepting, nonjudgmental attitude (he calls it "Tao Mind") must come first. Only then can forgiveness of self, others, and the world be possible. Martin's commentary is usually spent contrasting Tao Mind with the strict and resentful conditioned mind. Exercises to locate Tao Mind are interactive; readers who follow them will be breaking plates, walking around with eyes closed, and moving rocks around. Those who jump in and complete the exercises may be pleasantly surprised. Also inspiring is the author's use of analogy. A particularly affecting example places forgiving thoughts within a tea ceremony. Forgiveness is a paradox -- what should be the most effortless thing to do is often the hardest. Fortunately, the Tao is no stranger to paradox, and Martin proves it can be a vital resource for anyone holding on to not letting go.
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Library Journal
According to Martin (The Sage's Tao Te Ching)—who has conducted numerous workshops on tai chi, Zen, meditation, and religious burnout—"to forgive is to be free." The author trains readers to use a "Tao mind" to interpret experiences rather than fall back on conditioned responses in order to free themselves from the devastating effects of resentment, anger, guilt, and shame. He uses stories, questions, guided experiences, and poetry to show how to break a conditioned response and replace it with a more open interpretation. Most appropriate for readers already familiar with meditation and the "pure, undisturbed consciousness" of the Tao mind.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781101187630
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
  • Publication date: 5/13/2010
  • Sold by: Penguin Group
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 224
  • Sales rank: 292,470
  • File size: 167 KB

Meet the Author

William Martin
William Martin

William Martin is a best-selling Zen and Taoist author of four books. He and his spouse, Nancy, are the founders of The Still Point, a Taoist/Zen Center in Chico, California, where he conducts classes and workshops on Taoist and Zen thought and its application to parenting, aging, relationships and forgiveness.

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  • Posted July 28, 2011

    Incredible

    I was in a really bad place before I read this book. I had a lot of hatred towards myself and resentment towards others. I now feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I have read a lot of self help books and tried many tecniques to feel better about myself and others and this book helped me a lot more then I thought it would. I am looking forward to reading it over many times in order to really absorb it's wisdome.

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  • Posted January 2, 2011

    amazing

    This is an excellent book! I have been going through major life changes, and it was suggested to me that I work on forgiving myself and others... Anyhow, this book found me and it is amazing! I have read the book quickly but can't wait to return to the beginning to re-read and complete the exercises. Thank you Bill...you're insight and stories have opened my mind and helped me understand so much about the prison I have kept myself in for far to long.

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