Used book – Chinese Wisdom and Christian Meditation, Benoît Vermander

Our society's interest in China also extends to encountering its spiritual tradition. Father Vermander introduces us to its treasures, inviting us to perceive their evangelical resonance before suggesting small exercises to practice. In China, everything is wisdom - and nothing is merely wisdom. In everyday life, every gesture embodies and nurtures wisdom: cooking, dancing, painting... Chinese wisdom is a wisdom of parables; its lessons are sometimes very close to those of evangelical parables. The author presents the foundational stories of Chinese wisdom before offering exercises that are flexible and fluid enough to be adopted by anyone wishing to draw from the waters of Chinese wisdom to lead their life with the pliability that the Spirit wishes to instill in us. This beautiful text with poetic undertones brings us peace. It discusses birth, patience, vision, encounter, and death, happiness and contemplation – all subjects to meditate on for personal growth.