Jason Gregory

Taoism’s UNCONVENTIONAL Advice on Doing Nothing

In this podcast, we will explain Taoism’s unconventional advice on doing nothing. This is the thirty-seventh 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-seven of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on the meaning of this chapter.

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0:00 Introduction

0:16 Tao Te Ching Chapter 37

1:06 Nature self-organizes when left alone

3:03 The natural concept of Ziran

4:48 Tao is constant in your life

6:35 Taoism in not ideological or separatist

7:52 Why we forget we are nature

8:53 What happens when we emulate the Tao?

10:22 Lao Tzu’s warning

11:56 Become an instrument of the Tao

13:10 The integral Advaita of Taoism

14:48 The aimless essence of Tao

16:29 Why being overly rational and logical suppresses intuition

19:16 The problems younger generations face on the spiritual path

21:57 Zhuangzi’s happiness of fish story

25:05 Ancient India’s intuition about nothingness

26:59 Free your mind from distractions to connect with Tao

28:08 Why the Tao gravitates towards an empty mind

29:58 The concept of Ying

31:40 Understanding the core Taoist principle of humility

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Published on May 21, 2023

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