Let the voice of the Tao guide your life
For millennia, the Chinese have sought guidance and inspiration from the Tao – the Way of the Cosmos. Now TAO STONES opens the doorway to this wisdom and shows how you can discover its secrets for yourself.
Simply pick 2 stones from the bag at random, check which of the 8 Chinese characters – representing the fundamental aspects of Chinese philosophy – you have drawn, and refer to the book to find your reading. Each of the 64 reflections includes an ancient Chinese proverb, a divination poem and a meditation to distil and clarify your message for the day.
Pack contains 2 sets of 8 meditation stones, a brocade drawstring bag and an 80-page illustrated book of readings contained in a wooden lacquered box.
Zhao Xiaomin is a leading interpreter of China’s religious and cultural past. He runs the ICOREC (International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture) office in Xian, and has co-authored many books with Martin Palmer. Zhao Xiaomin works closely with the Taoists in China as well as with many of the major museums. His training as a historian, and his practical work on religious projects such as the Sacred Mountains of China Preservation Project, gives him a unique insight into traditional Chinese religions and its practices. He is currently head of a new ICOREC project to create international travelling exhibitions of artefacts from the great museums and temples of China. These exhibitions will illustrate the religious history and development of China.
Martin Palmer studied Chinese in Hong Kong and at Cambridge University. He is a renowned world expert on Chinese religion, philosophy and culture and author of numerous successful books that have served to introduce Chinese folk religion and beliefs to a popular audience. His published titles include
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He is a director of the ICOREC.
