The Living I Ching: Using Ancient Chinese Wisdom To Shape Your Life by Deng Ming-Dao

The Living I Ching: Using Ancient Chinese Wisdom To Shape Your Life by Deng Ming-Dao

As a renowned Taoist authority, Deng applies his own knowledge and poetic sensibilities to one of the world's oldest books--the I Ching. Rather than using this ancient book of wisdom as a fortune cookie, Deng's rendition opens it up so that it is restored to its purpose--that of an "art of living" manual. While mostly known as a tool of divination, the I Ching is actually a repository of centuries of wisdom. Most of the existing translations neglect the wisdom and philosophy of the I Ching.

Deng has taken a more holistic approach to the book --his aim is to expose the very basic wisdom and philosophy of the I ching so that it becomes more than "just" a divinatory tool, it becomes a manual for living--so that readers will be able to apply the lessons of the I ching to their everyday lives, not just with an occasional reading. What's also new here is that no other I Ching lays out its philosophy beginning from simple premises then builds in stages in a clear structure. The language itself is friendly, open and welcoming without compromising the integrity of the original text. By comparing all the images of any given hexagram, readers will find a meaning that fits the context.