Choi Ki-jae: Language of Healing (Volume 2)

Eastern culture is a history of Daoist thought and Confucian thought. Our ancestors lived by Confucius's teachings, then dreamed of becoming immortals like Laozi, Liezi, and Zhuangzi and returning to nature. Confucius's language honors what is right, while the language of Laozi, Liezi, and Zhuangzi celebrates absolute freedom. Confucius helps me stand upright; Laozi, Liezi, and Zhuangzi make me look back at myself after a ceaseless journey. Confucius tells us to look upward toward something better, while Laozi, Liezi, and Zhuangzi tell us to live fully as ourselves, without comparison or discrimination. The books Laozi, Liezi, and Zhuangzi bring peace of mind wherever you open them, even if you keep them by your bedside. Their words are healing for people worn down by life and a compass that helps me live as myself, here and now. They are cups of tea filled with room to breathe, to offer friends whose lives lean too heavily toward one side of the world. From the Way and virtue to respect for life and nourishing life, ideas of peace, women, people with disabilities, conduct, and politics, these books bring light to harmony and balance. Their language combines gentleness and strength; they are books of healing that accomplish without acting. They offer the wisdom not to waste one's life over trivial things. As in the saying, "Review the old to learn the new," the past matters when it is an "old future." In other words, we must break through the past to move toward the future. In doing so, each reader can enjoy interpreting the text in their own way. Even the book's "Copying Practice" section alone will give readers an understanding of the core ideas of Laozi, Liezi, Zhuangzi, and Confucius. Copying the passages can be a time to heal yourself and find balance in life.

Korean title: 치유의 언어(하권)

Korean author: 최기재

Korean publisher: 인간사랑

ISBN-13: 9788974186180