The Way of Kinship: The Art of Living from the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching)
Paperback
Publisher: Jim Jones
Published: Oct 15 2025
Pages: 276
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.75 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
What if spiritual wisdom didn't require belief in the supernatural? What if meaning, purpose, and connection could be cultivated through a deep attunement to nature, relationship, and the present moment? The Way of Kinship invites readers into a fresh engagement with the ancient Chinese classic, the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching), offering a naturalist perspective grounded in science.
Drawing on decades of study, personal transformation, and philosophical exploration, Jim Jones examines how this 2,500-year-old text addresses modern concerns - from emotional regulation and social justice to environmental responsibility and political power. With clarity and compassion, the book reimagines spirituality as a way of living rooted in connection rather than control, kinship rather than conquest.
Through thoughtful reflections and practical insights, The Way of Kinship demonstrates how changing the way we perceive the world reshapes how we live in it. For those seeking a life of depth, presence, and coherence - without dogma - this book offers a compelling path forward.
Also from
Jones, Jim
If You Can Count to Four: How to Get Everything You Want Out of Life!
Jones, Jim
Jones, James
Paperback
Biografie van Desi Bouterse: Een leven vol macht, politiek en de prijs van autoriteit
Jones, Jim
Paperback
Mond der Viehdiebe: Der Kampf gegen die Dämonen der Vergangenheit - Ein Western
Militär, Ek-2
Jones, Jim
Paperback
Also in
Taoism
The Tao of Immortality: The Four Healing Arts and the Nine Levels of Alchemy
Wei, William U.
Chia, Mantak
Paperback
Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way
Lao Tzu
Le Guin, Ursula K.
Paperback
Coming Home to Embodied Awakening: Reclaim Your Body, Power, and Purpose in an Age of AI
Gu, Mingtong
Paperback
Awaken Healing Energy Through the Tao: The Taoist Secret of Circulating Internal Power
Chia, Mantak
Paperback
The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism
Capra, Fritjof
Paperback
Coming Home to Embodied Awakening: Reclaim Your Body, Power, and Purpose in an Age of AI
Gu, Mingtong
Hardcover
The Tao of Craft: Fu Talismans and Casting Sigils in the Eastern Esoteric Tradition
Wen, Benebell
Paperback
The Sage's Tao Te Ching, 20th Anniversary Edition: Ancient Advice for the Second Half of Life
Martin, William
Paperback
The Sage's Tao Te Ching, 25th Anniversary Edition: Ancient Advice for the Second Half of Life
Martin, William
Paperback
Returning to the Source: Daoist Meditations for Rediscovering the Sacred in Everyday Life
Towler, Solala
Paperback
Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching: A New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-wang tui Texts
Henricks, Robert G.
Paperback
The Tradition of Natural Taoism: The Way of Free and Easy Wandering in Oneness
Gregory, Jason
Paperback
The Caregiver's Tao Te Ching: Compassionate Caring for Your Loved Ones and Yourself
Martin, Nancy
Martin, William
Paperback
The DAO de Jing: Laozi's Book of Life: A New Translation from the Ancient Chinese
Huang, J. H.
Hardcover
The Original I Ching: A Landmark Translation of the Book of Changes Based on Recent Discoveries
Pearson, Margaret J.
Paperback
A Path and a Practice: Using Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching as a Guide to an Awakened Spiritual Life
Martin, William
Paperback
The Eternal Tao Te Ching: The Philosophical Masterwork of Taoism and Its Relevance Today
Hoff, Benjamin
Hardcover
Original Tao: Inward Training (Nei-Yeh) and the Foundations of Taoist Mysticism
Roth, Harold
Paperback
Grace Unfolding: Psychotherapy in the Spirit of Tao-te ching
Kurtz, Ronald S.
Johanson, Greg
Paperback
Cambie Sus Pensamientos y Cambie Su Vida: Viva la sabiduria del Tao = Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life
Dyer, Wayne W.
Paperback
Thinking Body, Dancing Mind: Taosports for Extraordinary Performance in Athletics, Business, and Life
Huang, Chungliang Al
Paperback
Taoist Inner Alchemy: Master Huang Yuanji's Guide to the Way of Meditation
Guolong, Ge
Yuanji, Huang
Paperback
Classical Indian Philosophy: A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, Volume 5
Ganeri, Jonardon
Adamson, Peter
Paperback
Finding a Life of Harmony and Balance: A Taoist Master's Path to Wisdom
Shunchao, Zheng
Kaiguo, Chen
Hardcover
Understanding the I Ching: The Wilhelm Lectures on the Book of Changes
Wilhelm, Hellmut
Wilhelm, Richard
Paperback
The Way Within Without Recovery Edition: A Modern Tao Te Ching Interpretation For Healing, Presence, and Recovery
Rios, Miguel J.
Paperback
The Seal of the Unity of the Three: A Study and Translation of the Cantong qi, the Source of the Taoist Way of the Golden Elixir
Pregadio, Fabrizio
Hardcover
Tao Te Ching Oracle Book & Card Deck: Includes 128-Page Book and 52 Inspirational Cards
Flanders, Julian
Paperback
