Words of Taoism - a Taoist podcast

Words of Taoism
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Ideas for living a simpler life and finding your inner peace. https://wordsoftaoism.com/ taoismteachings.substack.com

  1. May 20

    The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 20: The One Who Does Not Fit

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit taoismteachings.substack.com Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast. I’m really glad you’re here again. In today’s episode, Lao Tzu describes himself as out of step with the world, as someone who doesn't fit, and there is a thread of melancholy running through his words that can catch us off guard. To follow along and to meditate by yourself, you can download the reading plan and th…

    3 min

  2. May 6

    The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 19: The Undyed Silk

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit taoismteachings.substack.com Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast. I’m really glad you’re here again. Lao Tzu loved the image of Undyed Silk, and he reached for it whenever he needed to describe what a human being looks like in their most essential state, not before virtue exactly, but before the ornaments of virtue, before we learned to perform ourselves for others. To follow alo…

    3 min

  3. Apr 21

    The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 18: When the River Runs Dry

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit taoismteachings.substack.com Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast. I’m really glad you’re here again. Today's chapter is short. Only four lines. But it is one of the most honest passages in the entire Tao Te Ching, and perhaps one of the most uncomfortable. So before we enter it, let yourself arrive without armor. To follow along and to meditate by yourself, you can download the r…

    3 min

  4. Mar 25

    The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 16: Everything Returns

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit taoismteachings.substack.com Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast. I’m really glad you’re here again. Today, we’ll explore the chapter 16 of the Tao Te Ching, where Lao Tzu teaches about returning to the root, the constancy at the heart of all cycles. To follow along and to meditate by yourself, you can download the reading plan and the version of the Tao Te Ching I am reading her…

    3 min
  5. The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 15: Those Who Do Not Shine

    Mar 7

    The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 15: Those Who Do Not Shine

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit taoismteachings.substack.com Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast. I’m really glad you’re here again. Today, we’ll explore the chapter 15 of the Tao Te Ching, where Lao Tzu turns from the mystery itself to the people who lived close to it. He paints portraits, not of the Tao, but of those who practiced it. And what he describes surprises us. Because the men and women who walked with the Tao did not look brilliant or confident or triumphant. They looked hesitant. They looked rough. They looked like muddy water. To follow along and to meditate by yourself, you can download the reading plan and the version of the Tao Te Ching I am reading here. All episodes are available here. With gratitude. Share You can support the blog by subscribing to it. Here is what you can expect as a subscribed member: * Early access to podcasts: The Tao Te Ching Podcast (multiple episodes per month). * Exclusive access to early excerpts of future long-form writings. * Receive a copy of “Peaceful: 7 taoists lessons to inner peace” and participate to the subscribers’ chat. Thank you to all subscribers who make my work possible.

    3 min

  6. Feb 9

    The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 14: The Invisible Thread

    Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast. I’m really glad you’re here again. Today, we’ll explore the chapter 14 of the Tao Te Ching, where Lao Tzu turns his gaze toward what cannot be seen, and observes that it might be more present than anything we can perceive. To follow along and to meditate by yourself, you can download the reading plan and the version of the Tao Te Ching I am reading here. All episodes are available here. With gratitude. You can support the blog by subscribing to it. Here is what you can expect as a subscribed member: * Early access to podcasts: The Tao Te Ching Podcast (multiple episodes per month). * Exclusive access to early excerpts of future long-form writings. * Receive a copy of “Peaceful: 7 taoists lessons to inner peace” and participate to the subscribers’ chat. Thank you to all subscribers who make this possible. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit taoismteachings.substack.com/subscribe

    14 min
  7. The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 13: Our hunger for recognition

    Jan 30

    The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 13: Our hunger for recognition

    Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast. I’m really glad you’re here again. Today, we’ll explore the chapter 13 of the Tao Te Ching, where Lao Tzu explores our hunger for recognition. To follow along and to meditate by yourself, you can download the reading plan and the version of the Tao Te Ching I am reading here. All episodes are available here. With gratitude. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit taoismteachings.substack.com/subscribe

    12 min
  8. The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 12: The Eyes and the Heart

    Jan 20

    The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 12: The Eyes and the Heart

    Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast. I’m really glad you’re here again. Today, we’ll explore the chapter 12 of the Tao Te Ching, where Lao Tzu explores the sense of our senses. To follow along and to meditate by yourself, you can download the reading plan and the version of the Tao Te Ching I am reading here. All episodes are available here. With gratitude. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit taoismteachings.substack.com/subscribe

    11 min
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