Ancient Wisdoms for Modern Crises by Steve Hallett PAPERBACK 9781626712959

Name: Ancient Wisdoms for Modern Crises by Steve Hallett PAPERBACK 9781626712959
Brand: Purdue Scholarly Publishing Services

Purdue Scholarly Publishing Services

Ancient Wisdoms for Modern CrisesLearning from Laozi's \""Daodejing\""\nAuthor(s): Steve Hallett\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Purdue Scholarly Publishing Services, United States\nImprint: Purdue Scholarly Publishing Services\nISBN-13: 9781626712959, 978-1626712959\nSynopsis\nWe live in a time of abundance and comfort for some, scarcity and hardship for othersa period that seems to have all of us teetering on the brink. Certainly, there is no lack of modern crises, but do we possess the wisdom to overcome them, and where might we seek that wisdom? Ancient Wisdoms for Modern Crises: Learning From Laozi's \""Daodejing\"" looks to the Daodejing, a text written during the late Zhou Dynasty [tel] BCE), for guidance. One of the core treatises of Eastern philosophy, it advocates humility, simplicity, and sustainable living. As both a personal and political philosophy, it is radically gentle, encouraging readers to embrace humility, modesty, compassion, and selflessness while simultaneously res.