The Tao of Loss and Grief: Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching Adapted for New Emotions

by Pamela Metz

Overview

The Tao of Loss and Grief provides the reader with a gentle philosophy of life and living based upon Lao Tzu's classic Tao Te Ching. The Tao of grieving acknowledges the mysteries of life and its many difficulties and surprises .Loss and the responding emotional response of grief are part of the mysterious whole of life. In this experience are also hope, love, forgiveness, and recovery from the loss. The book is written to be read from the beginning to end and/or to be read by selecting chapters from the Table of Contents. Opening it at random is another way to trust in the gentle words of guidance so helpful in the journeys of loss and grief. Reading the book at various times during the grieving process may help the reader see some progress through the experiences of grieving .The Tao of Loss and Grief provides a helpful and timeless approach to these hurtful emotions which can sometimes be the most difficult to deal with

Product Details

BN ID:	2940152927290
Publisher:	GreenDragonBooks
Publication date:	09/22/2014
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction	1
1.	No One Way	3
2.	Finding Your Way	5
3.	Grief Work	7
4.	Infinite Tao	9
5.	Supports for the Journey	11
6.	Strengths	13
7.	Letting Go	15
8.	Your Own Way	17
9.	A Way to Peace	19
10.	Getting Through	21
11.	Emptiness Within	23
12.	Inner Views	25
13.	Faith	27
14.	Origins	29
15.	Waiting	31
16.	Gifts from the Universe	33
17.	Help From Others	35
18.	In Loss, Gain?	37
19.	The Way Things Are	39
20.	Unique Paths	41
21.	At One With Oneself	43
22.	Becoming Whole Again	45
23.	Giving Voice to Grief	47
24.	Letting Go Again	49
25.	The Tao Before the Universe	51
26.	Staying in Touch With Yourself	53
27.	The Journey of Loss	55
28.	Ups and Downs	57
29.	A Time for All Things	59
30.	Waiting in the Void	61
31.	Sorrow and Compassion	63
32.	Comfort in the Tao	65
33.	Embracing Loss	67
34.	Lost in the Tao	69
35.	Finding Peace	71
36.	Hurt and Healing	73
37.	Trust in the Tao	75
38.	Behind the Loss	77
39.	A Part of the Whole	79
40.	Birth Rites	81
41.	Contradictions	83
42.	Being Alone	85
43.	Gentle Learning	87
44.	Grieve in Your Own Way	89
45.	Allowing the Hurt to Happen	91
46.	Fear and Anger	93
47.	Doing Nothing	95
48.	Less and Less	97
49.	Other People	99
50.	Surrendering	101
51.	Part of the Tao, Part of Nature	103
52.	Opening Your Heart	105
53.	Not in the Tao	107
54.	Tao in Your Life	109
55.	Beginning Again	111
56.	Resting	113
57.	Knowing When to Stop	115
58.	Friends and Family	117
59.	Balance	119
60.	Grief Works	121
61.	Rivers of Tears	123
62.	Beyond Price	125
63.	Going Through It, Not Over It	127
64.	Planning Ahead	129
65.	Watching Others	131
66.	No Comparisons	133
67.	Feeling the Pain of Loss	135
68.	Harmony and Living	137
69.	Wait and See	139
70.	Who Are You Now?	141
71.	Mysteries of Healing	143
72.	Spirituality and Religion	145
73.	Tao Is Always Present	147
74.	Beyond Our Understanding	149
75.	Resources	151
76.	Yielding to Life	153
77.	Giving and Grieving	155
78.	In the Middle of Sorrow	157
79.	No Mistakes	159
80.	Going On	161
81.	Nourishment	163
	Bibliography	165
	About the Author	167