In this podcast, we will explain Taoism’s critical view of self-image and identity. This is the thirty-eighth 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-eight of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on the meaning of this chapter.
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0:00 Introduction
0:15 Tao Te Ching Chapter 38
2:38 Beginning of the second part of the Tao Te Ching
4:15 The meaning of Te as virtue
4:37 Innate goodness vs. Beasts from birth
7:32 Trust is real morality
9:44 The path of noninterference
10:33 Narratives and ideologies build a fake identity
12:21 What people get wrong about Taoism
13:05 Lao-tzu was not a sheep
14:17 How much are you influenced by the world
15:17 The naturalness of Taoism
16:49 Mencius’s spirit of fearlessness
18:52 The virtue of the nonvirtuous
19:53 Why natural leaders are rare
21:40 The process of losing the Tao
23:16 Rules and regulations destroy the Tao
24:28 We are not separate from nature
25:16 Zhuangzi’s criticism of fame
26:15 The insecurity of social validation
27:03 The genuineness of Alan Gregory
28:51 Are your actions contrived?
29:44 Real community is built on love and trust
31:13 Divisive narratives and ideologies want to poison your mind
32:28 The essence of chapter 38
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Published on July 2, 2023
