The Couple's Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Lovers

By William Martin

Book Overview

Following the successful debut of the Parent's Tao Te Ching -- William Martin now reinterprets the Tao for couples.

With The Parent's Tao Te Ching, William Martin beautifully re-interpreted Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching -- one of the world's oldest and most widely read books of wisdom -- expressly for parents. Now, he distills and freshly re-interprets the essence of each of the Tao's 81 chapters to speak directly and clearly to couples.

William Martin's indelible, spirited, and sage advice, rendered in free verse, captures the ancient spirit of Lao Tzu's original text, yet speaks directly to modern lovers--and to the full sweep of their experiences and emotions. A deeply felt alternative to advice books that urge readers to manipulate their partners rather than to love them, The Couple's Tao Te Ching is for everyone who has embarked upon a loving relationship, which, as William Martin says, "can be the most rewarding and enlightening adventure possible."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569246505
• ISBN13: 9781569246504
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Balance
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.7" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Lends a vision of what is worth waiting for...

Each time I think it's time I settled for something less than fulfilling in life I sit down and read through this book. It calms my soul. It realigns my senses to what it is I'm truly seeking in life and in a partner. I have given this as a wedding gift to those who I think have the mind and soul for such small wisdom as this. I would recommend this book to anyone who seeks to be complete before entering into a relationship or who seeks understanding of why their past relationship failed. It has helped me to keep clarity of mind.

Wow

This book was a wonderful gift from a friend. I used to beat my self up when I couldn't follow the advice of the many self help books I have. The Couple's Tao Te Ching really changed the way I looked at my behavior because it didn't tell me how to behave. I memorized this passage because it has been helping me through this global, troubled time: "The world will never know love, respect, kindness and tolerance until you experience them in the safety of your love. When you do, it will." It means a lot to me. It's more than just about a relationship with another person. It makes a lot of things clear.

Words to nurture and connect with your "Couple Spirit"

I have a library full of books on relationships and improving communication. Those books (like Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, etc.), tend to be read quickly with their advice being filtered through my brain for ideas to tweak our relationship. This book is refreshingly different. If you want to involve your brain by thinking about the deep meaning of the words, you can... or you can just hear the words and feel them nurturing your heart and spirit. Each page offers beautifully written verses to provide quick inspiration or a thought to meditate on for as long as you like. This books is a great addition to any library and makes a wonderful gift for any couple.

For anyone who loves -- or wants to love

This loving interpretation of Lao Tzu's sometimes enigmatic Tao Te Ching is a warm-hearted and wonderful primer on unconditional love. This is the perfect book to read to your partner in bed each evening (I do). We will read passages from it at our wedding, as well. Also, this is not the usual icky-poo stuff on unconditional loving -- it has a straght to the heart of the matter tone that sets it apart from most other things I've read. If you love your partner, or would like to love him or her again the way you used to, read this book!

True Love

This book goes straight to the heart of the matter. No rules to follow, no advice for the lovelorn, this is a book that will shine a light in all of the dark places and show couples where their love stands and where it can lead. The Couple's Tao Te Ching is absolute proof that true love does exist for without pure love- this book could not be written. Share this with your mate and together uncover the depths of your relationship. I strongly promote this book because it puts into simple terms the behavior of true love without resorting to teaching games of manipulation and suspicion. It gives you the opportunity to see the truth, the plain simple truth.