RE: Women of No Compass? | LOH #251
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I've heard you speak highly in the past of The Daily Stoic. I've yet to read it, but to be honest, you've made me curious with this 365 Tao thing. Maybe I'll try that! What do you think might explain that serendipitousness?
Thanks, Eric. It's always a pleasure interacting with you, too. And yes, night, but for you, have a great day :)
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I've carried a copy of 365 Tao with me since the early 1990s ('93, I think?). There's something magical about it—for me it's pulled the veil of the universe back a bit and I can see how it's conspiring in our favor (pronoia) if we're awake. In terms of serendipity, I think the passages are so objective that we glean from them what we need at the specific time we're reading them each year. This is the true value of a daily reader, I think. It reminds of me of that Heraclitus quote, no man ever steps in the same river twice. : ) That's kind of you to say, thank you!
So is it the same daily reading, say, for February 12th each year?
A lot of daily readers are structured around specific dates but 365 Tao is different. There are just 365 passages, unassigned to date, and you can begin at the first one whenever you start the book. Or you can determine what actual number the day year is when you're starting and begin that way. In the end I don't think it much matters because you'll be reading what you're meant to read at any given time. : ) I've tried the ebook version but it just isn't the same as the physical copy.