Jason Gregory

Taoism’s BIZARRE View of Greatness

In this podcast, we will explain Taoism’s bizarre view of greatness. This is the thirty-fourth 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-four of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on the meaning of this chapter.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Introduction

0:16 Tao Te Ching Chapter 34

1:18 The organic model of Taoism

1:58 True leadership is paradoxical

4:58 The science of nothingness in the East

9:12 Tai-chi and wu-chi’s meaning and significance

10:25 How our mind is in a double bind

13:11 Understand the inner limbs of Yoga

13:45 Why humility is essential for greatness

15:38 The hypocrisy of self-claimed gurus

16:39 Real masters make no claim

18:26 The spontaneous nature of Tao

19:25 Why an aimless life is natural

22:40 Everything in life is perfect as it is

23:43 Why fighting injustice can cause more problems

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Published on February 26, 2023

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