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Words of Taoism - a Taoist podcast

Words of Taoism - a Taoist podcast

Words of Taoism 24 Episodes Aug 4, 2026

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
The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 22: The Strength That Bends Aug 4, 2026 162 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
The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 21: What the Source Leaves Behind Jul 7, 2026 148 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
The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 20: The One Who Does Not Fit May 20, 2026 175 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
The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 19: The Undyed Silk May 6, 2026 158 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
The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 18: When the River Runs Dry Apr 21, 2026 159 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
The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 16: Everything Returns Mar 25, 2026 161 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
The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 15: Those Who Do Not Shine Mar 7, 2026 163 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
The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 14: The Invisible Thread Feb 9, 2026 842 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
The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 13: Our hunger for recognition Jan 30, 2026 715 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
The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 12: The Eyes and the Heart Jan 20, 2026 688 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
The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 11: The Usefulness of What Is Not Jan 11, 2026 786 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
The Tao Te Ching Podcast - Chapter 10: The different fragments of yourself Nov 28, 2025 948 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

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