Podcasts by The Tao Te Ching for Everyday Living

Tao Te Ching Verse 69: Practicing Humility Humbly from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

No one is superior to another, and no one is inferior.

Tao Te Ching Verse 68: Practicing Non-Contention from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Don't try to be better than; don't try to be less than. Participate fully.

Tao Te Ching Verse 67: The Three Treasures from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Compassion leads to Contentment, Contentment leads to Humility. These three things are Harmony with the Tao.

Tao Te Ching Verse 66: Leading from Behind from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Lead yourself and others with compassion.

Tao Te Ching Verse 65: Staying on the Path from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Let us remember to stay simple and balanced in our approach to anything.

Tao Te Ching Verse 64: Getting Proactive with the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dissolve problems before they exist with the help of the Tao.

Tao Te Ching Verse 63: Refining Ourselves with the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Accomplish do-nothing, attend to no-affairs, and taste the flavorless in order to avoid problems and do great things.

Tao Te Ching Verse 62: Giving the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Give the gift of Tao's treasures and safety to others.

Tao Te Ching Verse 61: Practicing Vulnerability from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Open yourself willingly to the lessons the Tao provides.

Tao Te Ching Verse 60: Un-Managing with the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Allow the Tao to manage and see everything fall into its proper place.

Tao Te Ching Verse 59: Widening the Channel from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Add more space for the Tao within by practicing moderation in the physical and spiritual.

Tao Te Ching Verse 58: Practicing Balance from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Practice balance by taking no personal credit for success and by using challenges as growth opportunities.

Tao Te Ching Verse 57: Practicing Gentility from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Practice gentility by using the acronym ASK: Acceptance, Simplicity, and Kindness.

Tao Te Ching Verse 56: Staying Silent from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What the Tao shows you is a precious, personal gift.

Tao Te Ching Verse 55: Practicing Harmony with the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Stay on the Path with effortless vulnerability & creativity.

Tao Te Ching Verse 54: Evolving with the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Remember that you have an impact on everything you do or don't do.

Tao Te Ching Verse 53: Keeping to the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Stay on the wide Path and continue to cultivate yourself by walking it.

Tao Te Ching Verse 52: Integrating with the Tao (Owning Your Stuff) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Integrate with the Tao and refine your humanity.

Tao Te Ching Verse 51: Giving Freely from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Harness the Tao's power by giving freely of yourself to others.

Tao Te Ching Verse 50: Practicing Immortality from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

When you're really living, there is no room for death.

Tao Te Ching Verse 49: Collaborating with the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Emulate the Tao in relationships by practicing equanimity.

Tao Te Ching Verse 48: Gaining by Losing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Stop carrying your burdens by allowing them to be as they are, then leaving them by the side of the road.

Tao Te Ching Verse 47: Knowing the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

To know and experience whatever you want, you have but to look inside.

Tao Te Ching Verse 46: Abandoning Desires from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Abandon your desires to move into Harmony with the Tao

Tao Te Ching Verse 45: Letting it Flow from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Let the Tao flow in your life and watch the world unfold in front of you.

Tao Te Ching Verse 44: Practicing Contentment from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Practice detachment, then practice appreciation so you can reach contentment.

Tao Te Ching Verse 43: Allowing the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Practice perceiving the Tao at work in your life and use less energy.

Tao Te Ching Verse 42: The How and the Why of the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Work on fully participating in your life.

Tao Te Ching Verse 41: Laughing at the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Search for the Tao within someone and always hear something worthwhile.

Tao Te Ching Verse 40: Going with the Ebb and Flow from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Recognize and appreciate the Ebb for a fuller life.

Tao Te Ching Verse 39: Making Peace with Ego from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Acknowledge the ego as a neutral force - it enhances or creates what we give attention to.

Tao Te Ching Verse 38: Just Being Ourselves from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Allow your Authentic Self to emerge and guide you.

Tao Te Ching Verse 37: Doing Nothing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Move into Harmony with the Tao by Doing Nothing.

Tao Te Ching Verse 36: Harnessing Opposites from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Remember that we alone are responsible for allowing the Tao to provide for our own emotional well-being.

Tao Te Ching Verse 35: Connecting with the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Tao and its gifts await.

Tao Te Ching Verse 34: Practicing Humility by Emulating the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Enlightenment awaits you as you practice Humility.

Tao Te Ching Verse 33: Getting Comfortable with Immortality from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Connect with Immortality by looking inside right Now.

Tao Te Ching Verse 32: Suspending Judgement from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Suspend judgement on situations and allow them to be your guides.

Tao Te Ching Verse 31: Winning is Losing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Abandon using thoughts, words, and actions as weapons and use them as tools of love & compassion to live in harmony with the Tao.

Tao Te Ching Verse 30: Setting Boundaries with the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Set an example for the World to follow.

Tao Te Ching Verse 29: Practicing Powerlessness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Being present is like riding the waves of the Tao.

Tao Te Ching Verse 28: Staying Close to Inner Nature from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Connect with your Inner Nature anytime.

Tao Te Ching Verse 27: Learning from Students from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Waste nothing and learn from those whom you teach.

Tao Te Ching Verse 26: Practicing Grounded Stillness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Remember: you can always work toward the center.

Tao Te Ching Verse 25: The Tao Within You from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Observe Greatness in others and you'll see it in yourself.

Tao Te Ching Verse 24: Finding Ego's Hiding Places from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Recognize destructive qualities of the ego by unlearning what you have learned.

Tao Te Ching Verse 23: Choosing One from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Choose the Tao or not - the Tao doesn't care. But choose the Tao and receive its gifts.

Tao Te Ching Verse 22: Using the Law of Balance from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

To embrace the One and use the Law of balance, stay yourself and don’t imitate others, own all of you, the seemingly good and the seemingly bad, be grateful for who you are and carry on with a quie...

Tao Te Ching Verse 21: The Quantum Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tao Te Ching Verse 21translated by Lok Sang HoTo tell the virtuous from all the others.You only need one criterion: does he follow the Dao?38The substance of the Dao is impalpable and intractable.W...

Tao Te Ching Verse 20: Side-Stepping the Hype from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The gifts of the Tao appear unattractive - until they are experienced in their infinite beauty.

Tao Te Ching Verse 19: Leading with Simplicity from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We can move into Harmony with the Tao by lessening the importance we place on ideals and notions.

Tao Te Ching Verse 18: Leading by Nature from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

When leading by example, allow people to be people, and let them do the leading.

Tao Te Ching Verse 17: Leading with the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Servant leaders strive to create environments in which their charges can thrive.

Tao Te Ching Verse 16: NoThing is Permanent from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The ever-changing Tao is the only thing that is permanent.

Tao Te Ching Verse 15: Growing into the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Using the Ancients as guides, we can always be striving to grow into the Tao.

Tao Te Ching Verse 14: NoThing and NowHere from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Invisible, inaudible, & intangible, the Tao is always there.

Tao Te Ching Verse 13: Serving Others by Detaching from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We serve others best when we are devoid of agitation and fear.

Tao Te Ching Verse 12: Seeing with Inner Vision from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Peer at the world with your inner vision and see what’s really fulfilling.

Tao Te Ching Verse 11: Being Useful from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The clay vessel is empty so that it may fulfill its purpose - Empty yourself so the Tao may flow through you.

Tao Te Ching Verse 10: One from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We are One. Can you consider putting aside all divisions, both human and conceptual? When we focus on the larger picture, larger things happen.

Tao Te Ching Verse 9: Allowing Perfection from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Betcha this cat doesn’t think about how photogenic she is. Betcha this cat doesn’t even know what perfection is.

Tao Te Ching Verse 8: Harmony's Opportunities from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Be like water - humble, flowing, formless. Allow opportunities to coalesce around you.

Tao Te Ching Verse 6: Creating with the Tao from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Tao is like the Spirit of the Valley - an empty space into which all life giving things flow and from which life originates. How very and beautifully Yin.

Tao Te Ching Verse 7: Abandoning Identity from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Consider allowing others to define you after you’ve served and helped them. How they treat you is a reflection of your actions.

Tao Te Ching Verse 5: Impartiality from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Can we be patterns of the Tao and practice impartiality? When was the last time you judged someone?

Tao Te Ching Verse 4: Getting Comfortable with Infinity from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

You, just like the Tao, are Infinite.

Tao Te Ching Verse 3: Right-sizing Ambition from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Showing people what you can have but they can’t only creates contention. Explore & learn what makes your heart sing while serving others and you’ll never want for anything.

Tao Te Ching Verse 2: Duality from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Opposites define each other. And yet, they are still parts of the greater One.

Tao Te Ching Verse 1: Welcome to the Tao from 2019-11-23T22:00

Verse 1 of the Tao Te Ching

The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name.

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Tao Te Ching Verse 1: Welcome to the Tao from 2019-11-23T22:00

Verse 1 of the Tao Te Ching

The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name.

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