
Words of Taoism - a Taoist podcast
This podcast offers ideas for living a simpler life and finding your inner peace, drawing on Taoist teachings. It is presented by Words of Taoism and connected to the taoismteachings.substack.com newsletter. Listeners can expect reflections on Taoist philosophy and practical guidance for everyday tranquility.
Episodes

The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 22: The Strength That Bends
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit taoismteachings.substack.comWelcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast.I’m glad you’re here.Today's chapter is Lao Tzu's clearest teaching on this hidden power, and he opens it with a string of paradoxes that sound, at first, like they cannot possibly be true.To follow along and to meditate by yourself, you can download the reading plan a

The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 21: What the Source Leaves Behind
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit taoismteachings.substack.comWelcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast.I’m glad you’re here.In today’s episode, Lao Tzu steps back from that intimate voice and turns to look at the source he was revering, and tries to describe what the source actually is.To follow along and to meditate by yourself, you can download the reading plan and th

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.comWelcome 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 yours

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.comWelcome 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

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.comWelcome 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

The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 16: Everything Returns
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit taoismteachings.substack.comWelcome 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

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.comWelcome 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 surpris

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 e

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 li

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

The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 11: The Usefulness of What Is Not
Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast.It’s been a little while: the year turned, the days folded into each other, celebrations passed, silences too.And perhaps, like me, you’ve been living and not always reflecting, not always listening, just moving along with what was asked of you.I’m really glad you’re here again.Today, we’ll explore the shortest chapter of the Tao Te Ching: Chapter 11, with

The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 10: The different fragments of yourself
Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast.Today, we’ll explore Chapter 10 of the Tao Te Ching where we discover our fragmented nature.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

The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 9: Knowing When to Stop
Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast.Today, we’ll explore Chapter 9 of the Tao Te Ching where Lao Tzu warns about excess and reminds us to remember our natural limits.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.What you can expect as a subscribed member:* Earl

The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 8: The highest good is like water
Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast.Today, we’ll explore Chapter 8 of the Tao Te Ching where Lao Tzu praises the parable of 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. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge

The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 7: Yourself Last
Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast.Today, we’ll explore Chapter 7 of the Tao Te Ching where Lao Tzu talks about putting yourself last.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

The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 6: The Valley Spirit
Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast.Today, we’ll explore Chapter 6 of the Tao Te Ching where Lao Tzu write about the mysterious valley spirit…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 subsc

The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 5: Do not force anything
Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast.Today, we’ll explore Chapter 5 of the Tao Te Ching where Lao Tzu begins to touch the concept of Wu Wei.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 subscrib

The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 4: The abundance of what is empty
Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast.Today, we’ll explore Chapter 4 of the Tao Te Ching, where are facing a visible paradox: How can something empty be full?To follow along and to meditate by yourself, you can download the free reading plan here.With gratitude.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a pub

The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 3: The Way of Hamonized Desires
Welcome back to The Tao Te Ching podcast.Today, we’ll explore Chapter 3 of the Tao Te Ching, where Lao Tzu reveals how our desire for recognition and competition creates unnecessary suffering.To follow along and to meditate by youself, you can download the free reading plan here.With gratitude.This Substack is reader-supported. If you wish to support me, there is special offer running throughout O

The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 2: The Duality of the Tao
Welcome back to the Tao Te Ching podcast !Today, we’ll explore Chapter 2 of the Tao Te Ching where Lao Tzu explains the fundamental interplay of opposites and the principle of natural balance.To follow the podcast and to meditate by youself, you can download the free reading guide here.With Gratitude.Latest essaysMy other podcast, Life Wisdom, available here ! This is a public episode. If you'd li

The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 1: The Mystery of the Tao
I am so excited to share with you my new podcast ! This podcast is especially for those who wish to deepen their understanding of Taoist wisdom. To follow the podcast and to meditate by youself, you can download the free reading guide here.Each chapter will be explored with care, both in its depth and in its practical meaning, so that the Tao may quietly emerge in your life.As a reminder, episodes

Reflections - A Taoist Meditation on the Now
Through a simple story and a few Taoist practices, we’ll explore how to slow down, breathe, and truly come home to the present moment.With Gratitude.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit taoismteach

Listen to Your Inner Seasons - Taoism
In this episode, we turn to the wisdom of inner seasons. Like nature, our own lives move through cycles of creativity, abundance, reflection, and stillness. To ignore these rhythms is to live against our nature; to honor them is to rediscover harmony with time itself. Inspired by Taoist teachings, this meditation invites you to slow down, to observe without judgment, and to inhabit your days as a

Living Beyond Words - Taoism
In this opening episode of the Tao Te Ching Podcast, we step into the first chapter of the Tao Te Ching. Through reflection, meditation, and practice, you’ll be invited to rest in the space between words and experience the living truth Lao Tzu points to in each of the 81 chapters of the Tao Te Ching.With Gratitude.Follow the podcast on spotify.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new post
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