{"product_id":"the-way-of-heart-and-beauty-the-tao-of-daily-life","title":"The Way of Heart and Beauty: The Tao of Daily Life","description":"The essential Taoist guide to living with simplicity, compassion, and integrity\nThis is a book that draws on ancient Chinese wisdom to explore the critical life issues: What is our place in nature? How do we make right decisions? How do we respect the earth? How are we to view life and death? What is the path we should live to truly achieve a good and meaningful life?\nFor Deng Ming-Dao, the two entry points for this exploration are two words: The first is the Chinese word for “heart”― which means heart, mind, intention, center, core intelligence, and soul. And the second is the word beauty―which connotes the pleasure we take in art, design, fashion, and music. Our hearts love beauty, and beauty opens our hearts.\nIn this profound collection of fresh and contemporary translations of ancient texts, Deng Ming-Dao gathers over 220 selections that deal with the essence of heart and beauty. Topics include: how to be great, how long it takes to follow your heart, how to bring order to the world, how to know everything, how to pacify the heart, and much more. Here are stories, fables, poems, and epigrams that delight, inspire, and inform.\nThose who would subdue people through their own “excellence”\nHave yet to subdue anyone.\nBut if you used excellence to nurture people instead,\nThe whole world would be subdued.\nNo one has become ruler of all under heaven\nWithout subdued hearts.\nIt has never happened.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1571748393\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1571748393.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ming-Dao, Deng\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43334573752381,"sku":"BVV.1571748393.G","price":7.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1571748393-0.jpg?v=1783696183","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-way-of-heart-and-beauty-the-tao-of-daily-life","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}