The Tao of Ma'at - Paperback

by Nekhen M. Asar (Author), Kevin L. Michel (Author)

Ancient Egyptian wisdom for modern life.
The Tao of Ma'at is 81 short, luminous verses inspired by classical Kemetic sources, including Ptahhotep, Amenemope, the Man and His Ba, Instruction for Merikare, hymns, and funerary declarations, and distills them into a clear guide for everyday ethics, balance, and inner steadiness.

Across these pages you'll meet the feather and the scale, the boundary stone and the river, the heron in still water. The imagery is Egyptian; the lessons are universal: speak after you hear, keep the measure true, lift the vulnerable, do not let anger steer, and return, again and again, to what is right.

What this book offers

• 81 meditations you can read in a minute and carry all day

• A calm, spare voice grounded in Ma'at . . . truth, balance, justice, mercy

• Practical counsel on speech, anger, leadership, generosity, wealth, grief, and renewal

• Evocative, enduring images (feather, scale, stone, river) that make wisdom memorable

• A structure ideal for daily practice, reflection, or group discussion

Use it how you like

• Read one verse each morning as a guide for the day

• Keep it by your desk for course-corrections in tense moments

• Pair a verse with journaling or meditation

• Share lines aloud to open meetings, classes, or circles

A few lines inside

"Words are seed.
Deeds are fruit.
Speak less of orchards,
bring the basket."

"Turn back. Begin again.
The sun does it daily;
so may you."

"Sit near anger, and you will burn.
Choose your fire wisely."

For readers seeking an ethical path that is rooted and simple: clear guidance without dogma, poetry without ornament, and a steady reminder that great lives are built the way pyramids are - one clean stone at a time.