A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Selected from the World's Sacred Texts

Inspiring and beautifully written!

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Leo Tolstoy once called this book his greatest work because there are contained within this book some thoughts from many of the greatest minds that Tolstoy admired. He believed that the only really true enduring religion is one which all people could share, and accordingly he was not one for preaching the dogma of any specific religion, by taking general ideas from the Bible, Koran, Talmud, Greek philosophy, and Buddhist teaching, along with thoughts from great thinkers such as Marcus Aurelius. When one reads this book, they are acutely aware that these deep thinkers and their religions share much more in common than in conflict.Readers beware that Tolstoy is not directly quoting these people,; he is more or less paraphrasing them in his own words and style to make them more readable and pertinent. Each page is a days worth of quotes pertaining to a particular theme with one quote highlighted by Tolstoy. A weakness is that it has omitted his Weekly Messages, each one consisting on 5-10 pages, which make the whole document a more complete package as a whole (perhaps one day these too will be translated into English as a companion book).What I like about this book most of all is using it as a day-by-day guide to illuminate one's own path of a life, which is worth living with a brightness undimmed by time. Another useful feature is that for each day one paragraph is in italics to condense the essence of the author's teachings for that day -- providing the essence of the day's thought.A real treasure and a worthwhile read.

This is a fantastic work, loaded with spiritual wisdom. Anyone who admires Tolstoy's beliefs or his writing should read it. The topics and sources are widespread and worthwhile.My only gripe is that each daily page is not very well organized. Many pages include both a few quotes from various sages along with commentary by Tolstoy. The only problem is that it's very hard to tell where Tolstoy's thoughts end and someone else's begin. The editors could have made that a little easier to follow.Also, many times the source of the quote will say something like "after Marcus Aurelius" or "after Cicero." I would have benefitted from an explanation of what "after" means. Are these Tolstoy's thoughts immediately after reading these men?Despite the who's saying what dilemma, I loved reading this book. Highly recommend.

Really have enjoyed this calendar so far in 2024. It has a nice mix of authors converging on and discussing a topic daily. Very well done. Recommend!

I’m looking forward to reading and re-reading this for the rest of my life.

Due to the poor binding quality, I will be lucky to read this book once without it falling to pieces. Before I started reading it, I reinforced the spine with packing tape because it is going to fall apart. I would send it back, but I really want to read this book.

Some of this world’s must profound writing organized around daily themes and commented upon by Tolstoy himself. To be savored and pondered in a daily moment of solitude with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine

This book si excelente to grab a few words of spiritual and wisdom inspiration

This is one of the few books a person could read for their entire life.Just turn the page to todays date,read the page repeat for rest of your life and you sure will get wiser.

Filled with gems, wisdom, and questions to make you ponder and show you the way. A bit on the pricey side, even if buying used, but much much better than anything you would ever find on some self help or business book list.

Bon emballage, Livre de bonne qualité

The delivery was fast but quality control poor. Either someone didn’t notice the discolored glue stuck all over the bottom of the book or just didn’t care.