The Sage's Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for the Second Half of Life

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Completing a trilogy that began with The Parent's Tao Te Ching (praised as ￯﾿ﾽpure gold￯﾿ﾽ by Hugh Prather) and continued with The Couple's Tao Te Ching (￯﾿ﾽa singular book,￯﾿ﾽ said George Fowler), William Martin now reinterprets the Tao Te Ching for all those coming into the fullness of their life and wisdom. The sage, venerated for thousands of years in Chinese and other traditional societies, offers those growing older an ideal model in behavior and attitude￯﾿ﾽand it is the sage within each of us who William Martin addresses here. ￯﾿ﾽIf you do not become a sage,￯﾿ﾽ he asks, ￯﾿ﾽfrom where will guidance come?￯﾿ﾽ Martin's indelible reinterpretation of the Tao￯﾿ﾽone of the world's oldest and most widely read books of wisdom￯﾿ﾽcaptures its ancient spirit and speaks directly to all those in the second half of life￯﾿ﾽand to the full complexity of their experiences and emotions.

Author Biography: William Martin, husband and father of two grown children, has been a student of the Tao for nearly fifteen years. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and Western Theological Seminary, he has worked as a research scientist for the Department of the Navy, a clergyman, and a college instructor in counseling, communications, and the humanities. Today, he and his wife Nancy operate The Still Point, an educational and consulting center. He conducts workshops and seminars on subjects including tai chi chuan, Zen, stages of spiritual development, meditation, and religious burnout. He and his wife live in Chico, California.