What if I were to tell you that you are not important, you are not unique, and you are not blessed? How would you react to such statements? Most people would probably believe it is a negative perspective of themselves. But what if I were to tell you that, from the perspective of one of [...]

The poet Charles Bukowski was a controversial figure that the great Taoist sage Zhuangzi would have applauded for his authenticity and for having the courage to live life on his own terms. He was uncompromising, politically incorrect, humorous, and, most importantly, had a brilliant mind that could openly and honestly see his own pitfalls and [...]

What does it mean to be spiritually strong in a world that wants you to be weak and dependent? Spiritual strength is often scorned by many people in the modern world who misunderstand what it means to be strong. Modern society and culture propagate the false view that strength is weakness and weakness is strength. [...]

In this podcast, we will explain Taoism’s strange view of softness as power. This is the thirty-sixth episode of the 81 Meditations of the Tao Te Ching, a series where we explore each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. We will dissect chapter thirty-six of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on [...]

Mass psychosis, or, to use modern nomenclature, mass formation psychosis, is nothing new. Back in the Warring States period of China, Taoism was a technology used to critique social systems that reduced humans to mere sheep, particularly its critical observation of the dangers of Confucianism. Fast forward to the 21st century, and that same tendency [...]

In this podcast, we will explain what happens to the individual and the world when the Tao is forgotten. This is the eighteenth episode of the 81 Meditations of the Tao Te Ching, a series where we explore each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. We will dissect chapter eighteen of the Tao Te Ching [...]

In this podcast, we will explain Taoism’s four levels of leadership. This is the seventeenth episode of the 81 Meditations of the Tao Te Ching, a series where we explore each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. We will dissect chapter seventeen of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on the meaning [...]

In this fifth episode of the Dissolving the Ego Series, I will explore whether or not this is really your life based on the teachings of Taoism and Hinduism. This is a new series exploring the socialization process we all unknowingly endure, transforming us from our original nature to the false ego. The intent of [...]

In this podcast, we will explain the four stages of Taoism’s spiritual path. This is the sixteenth episode of the 81 Meditations of the Tao Te Ching, a series where we explore each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. We will dissect chapter sixteen of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on [...]

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In this fourth episode of the Dissolving the Ego Series, I will explain the all-pervading restlessness within our body-mind matrix and how to calm that restlessness, reducing anxiety. This is a new series exploring the socialization process we all unknowingly endure, transforming us from our original nature to the false ego. The intent of this [...]

In this third episode of the Dissolving the Ego Series, I will explain the process of returning to your true nature, the return to the Tao. This is a new series exploring the socialization process we all unknowingly endure, transforming us from our original nature to the false ego. The intent of this series is [...]

The entertainment industry is slowing becoming the entire worlds culture without anyone realizing this subtle indoctrination. This new culture is primarily distributed through movies, television shows, and social media, infecting the minds of the masses. The cultures and traditions that helped us evolve are being slowly but surely being replaced by this new weird culture. [...]

In this podcast, we will explain what it takes to become a sage according to the Tao Te Ching. This is the fifteenth episode of the 81 Meditations of the Tao Te Ching, a series where we explore each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. We will dissect chapter fifteen of the Tao Te Ching [...]

In this second episode of the Dissolving the Ego Series, I will explain your false ego from the perspective of Eastern spirituality. This is a new series exploring the socialization process we all unknowingly endure, transforming us from our original nature to the false ego. The intent of this series is to go deeper into [...]

In this podcast, we will explain the teachings behind wandering the Earth as a spiritual practice. In Taoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism, wandering as spiritual practice is essential for not accumulating the latent tendencies and habits (vasanas) of a human society and, as a result, deconstructing the identity we’ve embodied from a society and culture.