The Tao of Inner Peace

By Diane Dreher

Book Overview

With its lively, demystifying approach, The Tao of Inner Peace shows how the Tao can be a powerful and calming source of growth, inspiration, and well-being in times of conflict and anxiety.

Translated more often than any other book except the Bible, the Tao Te Ching has been a spiritual guide for centuries, helping millions find peace within themselves, with each other, and with the natural world around them. Written in workbook style, complete with exercises, questionnaires, journal-keeping techniques, and affirmations, The Tao of Inner Peace translates the ancient Eastern philosophy into a plan for contemporary Western living. Diane Dreher, Ph.D., shows the way to:

- Bring greater joy, fulfillment, and creativity to daily life
- Heal the body and spirit
- Build self-acceptance and self-esteem
- Resolve conflict
- Reverse negative cycles of emotion
- Understand life as a process of changes and challenges

An essential handbook for mental wellness, The Tao of Inner Peace adapts the principles of Tao to today's world, showing us how to integrate the many facets of our everyday lives to create a balanced, dynamic, harmonious whole.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452281997
• ISBN13: 9780452281998
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Taoism for middle-aged white women

The book was ok, but I found the writing to be a bit corny at times. The intended audience here is likely those who are not already familiar with Taoism.

Finding Peace In A Book

I absolutely loved this book. It was very informative and insightful; I could barely put it down. I learned how important it is to achieve spiritual peace with your own mind, body, and environment, before reaching peace at a higher community, national, world level. This book is a must-read for anyone who has read the Tao of Peace and for those of you who need a way to de-stress and wind-down your hectic daily life into a more simplistic, wordly, peaceful life.

personal bible

Of all the books that I have read on Taoism, this book has been the one that has helped me to get the concepts out of my head and to start applying them to my daily activities. Every chapter is clear and inspiring.

Must read......

One of the few books in my vast library that I refer to time and time again. Each time I pick it up I find a new gem. In my search for peace this was priceless..

This Book Changed My Life

You really need to read it for yourself, obviously there are vast differences between what you and I may find interesting or useful. I consider myself very picky when it comes to reading material, but this book broadened my perspective towards the world around me. There were a few things in there that I didn't embrace wholeheartedly, or have skipped over entirely, but overall it has been a wonderful resource and positive influence in my life that I still turn to repeatedly.

I've bought a dozen of these 'cause I keep giving them away

There are a few comments I have read here where someone has said that this book does not represent "the true Tao". I would like to point out that Tao Te Ching itself says that the "true Tao cannot be spoken". There are basically two different types of Taoism: the old, simplified Tao that has wonderful, basic truths and resounding ideas about the nature of things. The other kind is the Taoism that evolved over the centuries with a lot of influence from Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christian-like Confucianism...much like Zen Buddhism has deep roots in Taoism. This book is about the first kind of Taoism...sort of "the core of the Tao". Yes, it is also a book about humanism, ecological conservation, and there are some New Agey concepts...but the true value is the spirit of the book, of finding both inner peace as well as peace with the world in which we live. This book has helped me and many of my friends...in one case, the book was instrumental in turning around the thinking of a friend who was very seriously contemplating suicide. By the way, I would also recommend a book called "The Tao is Silent" by Raymond M. Smullyan - one of the funniest and yet profound books I've ever read.