Confucius from the Heart

Over two thousand five hundred years ago, the students of the thinker and philosopher Confucius wrote down every scrap and scattered fragment of his life and teachings that they could find. His ideology later become the cornerstone of the political and social life of China for thousands of years. But what can Confucius and his ancient wisdom teach us today?

Confucius from the Heart began as a series of television lectures which took China by storm, propelling Yu Dan to the top of the bestseller lists and to national and international fame. Yu Dan blows away the cobwebs of thousands of years of academic study on Confucius's thought and gives him back to the ordinary people. Hear dazzling contemporary interpretation of Confucius reveals the secrets that he has to impart, secrets that can help us stay grounded, to understand the hectic modern world we live in and our place in it, secrets that will help us live richer, fuller lives.

Simple, direct and uplifitng, she peels away the reverent approach of the scholars and shows that the truths that Confucius offers us are always the easiest of truths, which show us how to live the kind of happy lives that our spirits need.