es, and yes, we don't allow people to push us or all of those kinds of things, but at a deeper and a higher level, lao-tzu was asking us to go within and find that place of peace and try to reach out to that and help someone to make a u-turn. those people can be reached, because they have the anchor of the universe located within them. in verse 25 of the "tao," it says, "thus to know humanity, understand earth. to know earth, understand heaven --" which is where earth came from. "to know the way, understand the great within yourself." within yourself. look within and see it. now, every single person watching this program will have conflicts with somebody in their life on a fairly regular basis,

especially if you're in a marriage or in a partnership of some kind, certainly if you have children, you're going to have conflicts. now, think about what you do when you have a conflict and that conflict comes to an end. the conflict is over. you've expressed your opinion. you may have yelled at each other. you may have screamed at each other. you may not have understood each other, but it's over now. how do you end the conflict? lao-tzu says the person of tao, the person of tao will eliminate all of the pain, all of the stress, all of the anger, all of the hatred if they decide to end the conflict with love. just be the one who ends the silence by saying, "we don't agree but i love you." and it's all... you have moved a person

from staying in the world of the 10,000 things into the world of god, into the world of source, because a source has no violence in it. it creates endless numbers of flowers and beings and creations without using any force at all. there's no force there. here's one of my teachers who lived in bombay, which is now mumbai, in india. his name was nisargadatta maharaj. he said, "wisdom is knowing i am nothing. "love is knowing i am everything. and in between the two, my life moves." in between the two. the ability to take a conflict and to end it with love is one of the most powerful things that you can do. it has been a great lesson for me. when we have a conflict, what we do is

i will be the person that will pick up that phone -- you can be certain of it -- i will end that conflict with love. and guess what that does to the conflict? it's over, it's over. you can't pick a fight with someone who just doesn't want to fight anymore, who just sends you love. to end conflictl anby showing love.ept i am so struck by how relevant the lessons from this last segment are to what we're doing right here on public television. "a journey of 1,000 miles starts with one step." for us at this station, this journey starts with one viewer, you, and for you, our valued viewer, the journey starts with one step -- a phone call to us right now. as wayne teaches us "in the moment," this is the moment to make that call, and this program is yet another example of what public television does better than anybody else. it brings you new ideas, opens your mind and your heart

to new ways of growing and of being in the world. this show, in the tradition of the joseph campbell power of myth or bill moyers' fascinating exploration of the book of genesis, illuminates a philosophy from another part of the world. under wayne's guidance, we can understand how this ancient wisdom speaks to our needs in the 21st century, and it's so valuable -- and so are you. we need you, and when you call us, we have an array of equally thoughtful, illuminating thank-you gifts to send you, which wayne and lyn will tell you all about right now. that's right, it's such fun to have you here. we keep learning from wayne and really it is a small step to achieve great things, if you just take that step -- the mantra could be for public television. absolutely, you know, all we want you to do is just remind yourself that we can only do this one viewer at a time, one day at a time, one pledge at a time, one moment at a time, and by doing so, you achieve great things.

among the great things we've achieved here is you've helped select the thank-you gifts. let's tell the audience a little bit about that. i have put together the dollar a day for public television, which is something that i have really believed in for the past 10 years, and a lot of people have responded to it, and when you think really about breaking it down to a dollar a day, it's the price of a cup of coffee, about a third of a cup of coffee anymore, or any number of things that would be well for you to give up, like a beer or cigarettes or something like that. and if you do make that decision to give a dollar a day to public television, we're going to return the favor to you by offering you a multimedia library -- this is a beautiful library of important materials. the first is the book, "change your thoughts -- change your life: living the wisdom of the tao." this is a book that i lived and practiced every single day and it totally transformed my life, as you can see on the screen there as well. i think i'm more peaceful, less stressed, less anxiety, less fear -- getting more done than i've ever gotten done before and doing it all

by staying in touch with my own nature. also we have another book in this "whole enchilada" for a dollar a day, it's called "you can heal your life." it's written by one of the great visionary women on our planet today. she started a whole new company when she was 60 years old. she's now 80 years old. she channeled a lot of this material about how to look at all of the aspects of your life that need healing, from the physical to the spiritual to the mental, and what to do about them specifically. i have a good friend, chris northrup, who has been on the public television, you've seen her many times. she's a medical doctor, and she uses this book with her patients over and over again. we also have the dvd of this entire program, with the additional bonus material. this dvd is something that you'll want to treasure and have with you for your multimedia library. it's the visual aspect. the audio aspect of this "whole enchilada" is the cd of this entire program with that additional bonus material. we also have a meditation that i've put together

and created with the help of lao-tzu. as strange as that may sound, in doing my meditations and so on it was like, take one line from each of the 81 verses of the "tao," let it come in and do it 81 times with my voice and teaching you how to do this through japa meditation. it can really transform your life. in addition to that, we have a live seminar. we're going to allow you to become a fly on the wall in a seminar that people paid an awful lot of money to come and attend -- it will be yours. and it is live, it is not reading. it is very entertaining, compelling, educational information on how to live the "tao" every day of your life. and on top of all of that, we have this wonderful musical cd of the lady that you see there before you. her name is cecilia. you're going to hear her sing in a few moments and in the last segment of the show. i think she has one of the great voices on the planet today. she's created -- i asked her to put together some of my very favorite songs. "amazing grace," "the prayer of st. francis," "you raised me up," "from a distance," "ave maria," "over the rainbow," "i believe," "the rose," "may it be."

these were songs that i asked her to put together in her own cd -- you've never heard a voice like this woman. she's got one of the great, great voices on the planet. you'll hear her as well. all of this as part of the dollar a day "whole enchilada" for public television. and let me give you a rest and i'll pick it up here and tell you that we do have some other levels of thank-you gifts as well that we want you to think about. for instance, for a $60 pledge of support, your thank-you gift from us is a set of two children's books that wayne has written, they are "unstoppable me!" and "it's not what you've got!" and i understand that we're going to hear more about how wayne has written these later in our time together. for a $100 pledge of support, you will receive from us the companion dvd of the program you're watching with a very special bonus segment of music, and another lesson from the "tao" with wayne. now, this is an exclusive gift, only for those of you who support public television, only for you. and for a pledge of $125, we will send you as our thank-you the book on which wayne has based this entire program.

now, i've read it, and i can tell you, this is the kind of book you will want to keep on your bed stand, maybe in your car, to read either first thing when you wake up or the last thing before you go to sleep at night. and of course, we welcome any level of support, whatever is most convenient for you and most comfortable. you know, a journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step, so please take that step now and call the number on your screen. aplease take a moment to thinkr thouabout all the programsfe," that this station has brought into your life and the value that it's added to you and your family. if you've watched wayne's programs since they were first broadcast in 1999, think about how his ideas have been instrumental to your self growth and awareness. he's brought us, "how to get what you really, really, really, really want," "ten secrets for success and inner peace," "there's a spiritual solution to every problem," "the power of intentions," and "inspiration: your ultimate calling."

each one of those programs have made a profound impact on the lives of millions of public television viewers -- like me, are you one of them? how about the rest of your family? did you children or grandchildren learn how to count and read the alphabet from those great fuzzy characters on "sesame street"? have the students in your home expanded their knowledge of history with the amazing films by ken burns, like "the civil war," "baseball," "jazz"? have you been entertained by andre rieu or a concert by eric clapton? if you answered yes to any of those questions but you've never become a member of this station, don't you think it's about time? this is the perfect time to make that call. not only will you enjoy the benefits of membership but you're also telling us that you're valuing this program, and that's a great incentive for us to continue to work with dr. dyer. likewise, 40% of our viewers enjoy our programs so much, they pledge two or three times a year. they're responding generously to the programs they're watching. so if you're already a member and you can afford to give a little more, do not hold back,

we'd love to hear from you. becoming a member is so easy. call the number on your screen and one of our very friendly volunteers will help you. they'll ask you a couple of questions, help you become a member, and it's done. and we can guarantee this -- our members tell us that these programs are so valuable that they feel great after making their pledges, so please, do something good for yourself and give us a call right now. i think ththey always do. don't i believe in that. what you just said is an act of trust and an act of faith, and one of the things that interested me in reading your material and thinking about public television and the way we do things around here, we think of it as a trust and an act of faith that viewers call in and make pledges, but you seem to have a lot of faith in humankind. i know that's who we are. i know that who we are is not this body that we're in, it's not the things that we accomplish, who we are is divine creations.

i've always said that you're not a human being having a spiritual experience, you're a spiritual being having a human experience. and as a spiritual being, you understand that you can make that return trip, that's what the "tao" is all about. that's probably the most profound teaching within the "tao." i have a total, complete trust in knowing that public television will survive, it has to survive, and it will survive because of you. from listening and watching you all these years, it's really obvious that you love music, and it's fabulous because we all know about the power of music and what it can do to your heart. tell us a little bit about the special music and then we are going to see -- just a little bit of a preview. well, this lady has been with me for, since the late 1980s. her name is cecilia. she was at the oslo conservatory of music. she had a perfect score on all facets of voice. she would wow audiences, get long standing ovations, a lot longer than the ones i got, and i really asked her if she would please put together the best songs, the best spiritual songs,

that really reflect the messages of the "tao" and come on the show and sing for us. she's going to sing in the next segment, but i think you're going to do something else right now, right? we're going to give people a preview. listen to this, this is a bonus in many ways. here's cecilia. ♪ it's the heart ♪ afraid of breaking ♪ that never ♪ learns to dance ♪ it's the dream ♪ afraid of waking ♪ that never ♪ takes a chance ♪ it's the one ♪ who won't be taken

♪ who cannot ♪ seem to give ♪ and the soul ♪ afraid of dying ♪ that never ♪ learns to live no matter where you live in america today, you're in traffic some of the time. i think having this cd in your car to play under those conditions would be just about perfect. dyer: well, it raises the energy of what you're doing. that's absolutely true, and it's from "amazing grace," and she's going to sing that in the next segment as well. that was from the bonus material, that was a little snippet of the bonus material that you'll have when you have the dvd and you'll have it with you at all times. may: it's fabulous -- let's talk a little bit about these children's books. can you i tell you what the review from my identical 10-year-old twin grandsons was?

i asked them each to read it separately in different rooms, and they said, "pretty good." cool stuff. that's a good review, i'll take that anytime. my children are the same way. i just don't think it's ever too early to start. we've got a brand-new book out, it's called "it's not what you've got!" another one called, "unstoppable me!" "it's not what you've got!" is a children's book about helping children to understand the value of money and prosperity and abundance, all of the principles that are involved in that. it's just, even if you're pregnant, i think, reading to your children. my co-author of these children's books, her name is kristina tracy, she is a mom. she worked with me on these, she selected all of the drawings, she put the rhymes together, we took it out based on my material. we worked on this together, and the first one that we did, "incredible you," for a pbs special earlier, became a new york times bestseller, one of the top-selling children's books, and i expect these to do as well. and for you to get them for a $60 pledge, we're going to send you both of these. that is about as good as it gets, because you know what children's books cost today, the same as adult books.

they really do. you can't assume they're all equally good, either. you have to look at them carefully, and these -- these you assume are great -- i wouldn't let them be on public television if they weren't. absolutely. here's babette to bring us up to date on some other things. thank you. one of the most important priorities for this station -- and pbs nationally -- is to make sure that we're a relevant resource for you and your family. that is a tall order. a lot of what you see on tv is designed, it seems, to create complete fantasies about life. well, there's nothing wrong with fantasy every once in a while, but like anything, it has to be balanced with what's real and what's important. that's why this station treats you with respect and sees you as the multifaceted, wonderful person that you are, and that's why we bring you opera and doo-wop, dickens' "bleak house" and monty python, "frontline" and "antiques roadshow." if you're like most of the viewers who watch public television, then you look for and appreciate quality in all areas of your life. and that includes the television you choose to watch.

you look forward to new ideas, whether it's about the politics on the world stage or a great new way to make lasagna. you want to relax but not be talked down to. this station has a full menu of activities that go well beyond what you're seeing on the screen, with outreach programs that expand on the content in many of the programs you see. special projects for teachers. and a web site that connects you to some of the greatest resources in the world. but like the "tao" itself, there's a paradox. while you might think that you're getting us for "free," in fact, this station has to come up with its own funding to get those programs, keep that web site up and do everything else, including paying for the electric bills and the phone bills. viewers like you who make pledges are what make this enterprise work. you keep us on the air. without you, there really wouldn't be an us. so please, join your neighbors and your friends and family in support of the service providers, the shopkeepers, the doctors, the lawyers, and the teachers and all the other people in this community

who've responded to our request to become a member. the benefits are both intangible and tangible. lyn, why don't you review the tangible benefits because they're just fabulous. you know, i've been interested in your career. i remember, again, we think we met 30 years ago. at our age, who knows? in boston. exactly. your ideas are always very fresh, very timely, and seem just right for the moment where we are in history, and the "tao" does. the "tao" is one of these things that -- i think everything in the universe is on time. the idea that we are in charge of it is something that we have to learn -- it said earlier in the program, you're not doing anything, you're being done. so what i'd like to say to everybody watching about the "tao" -- and you may not have been familiar with it at all -- it was a life-transforming experience for me to take this wisdom. now, think about this wisdom -- this wisdom came along 600 or 700 years before the birth of jesus, okay?

it's long-enduring wisdom. some call it the greatest or the wisest book that was ever written. much of the wisdom that is in the "tao" is something that you will see in all spiritual texts that evolved later on. sohen i say to you that you can live a life that is free of anxiety, that is free of stress, that is one that attracts into your life the things that you really want for yourself, where you're not getting yourself worked up because the traffic slows down or because the children aren't doing the right thing or because the politics in washington aren't the way you think that they should be and so on -- if you can understand that you have a place within you, deep within you, a place of peace. herman melville, the great writer of "moby dick," said, you know, "for as this appalling ocean "surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man "lies one insular tahiti, full of peace and joy "but encompassed by all of the horrors of the half-lived life." the "tao" teaches you to live not a half-lived life, but a full life, peacefully and joyfully.

it's there for you -- go to tahiti. go to that place within you. and you provide, through your materials, for a dollar a day, the experience -- tell us a little bit about that. for a dollar a day for public television, one dollar a day, that's less than a third of a cup of coffee at so many of these coffee places, there's coffee places in back of coffee places now all across the country -- we're going to send you a multimedia library -- the multimedia library looks exactly like this. it has the hardcover book, over 400 pages, including the entire tao te ching along with 81 essays that i have written. each essay concludes with a little section that says, "do the tao now," it's about how to go about applying this. if you get all 81 of these into your life, your life is going to be transformed. there's also another book about changing your thoughts. it's called "you can heal your life" by louise hay, one of the great visionaries that we have here today. may: how wonderful! we are going back to the final act of "change your thoughts -- change your life." give us a call, make that pledge. thank you so much.

so i want to summarize some of these thoughts, and there are so many. change your thoughts based upon the wisdom of the "tao" and your life will change. there's many principles to live by in the "tao." first, remind yourself that there is no way to happiness. happiness is the way. bring happiness to all that you do. you accomplish much by trying less. it's so inconsistent, isn't it, with what we live in the western world? but the less you try -- when i go out and swim in the ocean -- and i do it almost every day. i try to do between 30 minutes and an hour every day,

being out there in that ocean. and i just get out there, and if i try less, my arms just seem to know what to do and the breathing just all works, and it's all -- and i can swim all day. as soon as i try, as soon as i struggle, as soon as i try, the minute that i move myself into trying, it's like -- if i were to take this little cap here and drop it right there and say, "i'm going to try to pick this up, i'm going to try to pick this up." this is what lao-tzu was speaking about. so all of this, all of this, all of this, all of this, all of this -- i'm trying, i'm really trying, i'm really trying. all of this is called, in reality, "not picking it up." that's what that's called -- "not picking it up." but when i just get easy and do less -- "see yourself," the "tao" says, in everyone you encounter -- a great lesson. every single being, especially the ones that we read about who we're told are our enemies, see yourself in them.

know that whoever they are, wherever they live, they want what we want. they want what i want. they want to be at peace. they don't want to be always struggling. they don't want to be sick. they just want to be loved, whoever they are. i know the skepticism of that. it's, like, "yes, but..." all of the "yes, buts." but if they got it, too -- see, lao-tzu wasn't speaking to, "well, some are going to get this and some probably won't." he was speaking to all of us. "trust in others," the "tao" says, "to know what's best for themselves." trust in that. trust in the pliability, the flexibility of your babies. those little babies, they're so great when they're like, you know, two weeks old. you can take their foot, put it behind their neck, stick it around here like this, put it in their mouth, they're so flexible. i mean, you can do anything. you pick them up, you turn them upside down. you watch them when they're starting to learn to walk and they run, run, run, crash -- they go down into the walls and all of this and you think, "oh, my god, this kid will never walk again." up they go and they don't...

trust... trust in their flexibility. live without attachment and be generous. be strong by bending. by bending. we need to learn this in our lives. we need to learn this in the world. it's not so important to be right. it's so much more important -- when you have a choice to be right or to be kind, always pick kind, always pick kind. practice radical humility. live low, live low like the ocean, stay low, and all the streams will come to it. that's why it's so powerful, 'cause it doesn't lord anything over anyone. and rather than looking for miracles, see everything as miraculous, everything in your life. there was a man who had a tao experience, what i call "a quantum moment." his name was john newton. he lived back in the beginning of the 18th century,

and he was crossing the ocean. he was a slave trader. he had a ship full of human cargo that he was going to trade into slavery, in the most hideous practice that was so common at that time in our history. and in the middle of a storm on his way over there with all of these people -- he was 22 years old or 23 years old, and he thought he was going to die, and he thought the whole -- he must have hit a hurricane or something out there that was before satellites could warn people. and while he thought he was in that state of dying, he took out a pencil and a paper and he wrote on the back of an envelope, he wrote, "i once was lost... "and now i'm found, "and it was grace -- it was grace -- "that taught my heart to feel. it was grace that brought me home." and when the storm was over, he had a moment.

he reconnected to his source. anybody out there can reconnect to their source, to the tao, and become a being of tao. remember, it's a return trip. and you can make that return trip while you're alive. remember the parrot -- he knows much more than we did. and he returned back to africa and he released the slaves, it is said, and for the next 55 years of his life -- for the next 55 years of his life -- he shifted and became the most ardent spokesman as an abolitionist to abolish that hideous practice of slavery. he devoted his life to it, a former slave -- it's like going from saul to paul, you know? from being a person who crucifies and murders christians to being the author of a big portion of the new testament as st. paul. in a moment -- in a moment it's possible for any of us. and there's a lady, who i think has one of the great voices on this planet today,

her name is cecilia, and she has been traveling with me -- she's from norway. she has sung at conventions and places that i have been. she sings...we call her "the nightingale," don't we? she's an angel, she sings like an angel, and she's accompanied by the whales. these whales, these beautiful creatures who are in my front yard every morning on maui, the humpbacks, who have these beautiful tails that flash and flash. and some days, you can -- i'll be walking along the beach, and i will hear someone say, "honey" -- this guy was having on a honeymoon there -- and he said, "honey, come on in, "come on in, you can hear the whales singing. they're all singing." and she's going, "i don't think i want to get my feet wet, and i don't think i can get my hair wet." and he says, "no, but you can hear them." and i flew into there with my clothes on and went underneath, and i stayed under there for like an hour, up and back, listening to these sounds of the whales,

these beautiful creatures in nature, these natural beings who i feel so connected to and so a part of. and she sings, accompanied by the whales. now, getting those whales into the sound booths and getting the earphones on them... very, very difficult. you've got to really appreciate what we did here. and here she is. her name is cecilia. she sings "amazing grace," accompanied by the whales. one of my truly favorite people and greatest singers i've known. cecilia? ♪ amazing grace

♪ how sweet the sound ♪ that saved a soul ♪ like me ♪ i once was lost ♪ but now am found ♪ was blind ♪ but now i see ♪ it was grace that taught