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You ever start a film, check your phone, answer a text, and then forget what you were even doing?  Welcome to this wonderful but busy life.  This chapter’s a polite tap on the shoulder: Put the plate down, you’ve had enough.   We’re drowning in choice, noise, colour, sound— mines a flat caramelised avocado latte with earl grey oat milk butter - oh and I’d like it served in a large plastic bucket t...

Ever walked into a cluttered room  - you know the sort full of display cabinets, newspapers, ornaments, collection able items - and immediately wanted to walk back out again? That’s what this chapter’s getting at. It’s not the stuff that matters—it’s the space around it.  A simple rendition of the Tao Te Ching for you and me. The book All 81 Chapters are available in both illustrated paperback or...

A simple rendition of the Tao Te Ching for you and me. Have you ever been in a room with someone who just knows stuff, but doesn’t feel the need to tell you every detail?  No showing off, no TED Talk energy—just calm presence and maybe the presence of a cracker or a biscuit.  The book All 81 Chapters are available in both illustrated paperback or ebook formats from here at the⁠ ⁠⁠Tai Chi store ⁠⁠⁠...

A simple rendition of the Tao Te Ching for you and me. You don’t win any prizes for being the last one clinging to a plan. Sometimes its better to walk offstage early—while there’s still a bit of mystery, a bit of applause, and ideally before someone starts lobbing the odd cabbage. The book All 81 Chapters are available in both illustrated paperback or ebook formats from here at the ⁠⁠Tai Chi stor...

A simple rendition of the Tao Te Ching for you and me. Chapter 8. This one’s for the quiet strugglers, the slow movers, and anyone who’s ever been told to “pick up the pace” and thought, Nah, I’ll flow instead. The book All 81 Chapters are available in both illustrated paperback or ebook formats from here ⁠Tai Chi store⁠ or by following this URL ⁠https://taichi-store.com⁠ Read more about the world...

The universe isn’t in a hurry, so why are we acting like we’re late for something? You don’t have to grab at greatness. You don’t have to win every argument, prove every point, or post every thought.  You don't even need to name constellations after yourself.  For who amongst us can outshine the stars?  Discover the book All 81 Chapters are available in both illustrated paperback or ebook form...

You know that bench no one ever sits on, the one under the tree at the far end of the park? The one way off the path, with overgrown nettles and a badgers house close by?  That’s the Tao. It’s not fussed about the number of users it has, doesn’t care if it’s gone viral, it just is.  It’s a warm mug pressed into your hands when you didn’t even realise you were cold. Discover the book All 81 Chapter...

Ever had one of those days when it feels like nothing is working out? That theres a conspiracy of dunces out there and everything is directed at you - personally? That morning traffic jam? That comment online? That seagull that pooped on your windscreen?  This chapter is a reminder that is was never about you. Which, can be, quite comforting. You’re not the main character. None of us are. And once...

Some people turn up to the workshop, the class, the office, the pub, the park like they’re headlining Glastonbury. Big entrance. Loud clothes, lots of noise, tires quickly. Leaves early. But the Tao?  Well, the Tao is something else altogether.  Discover the book All 81 Chapters are available in both illustrated paperback or ebook formats from the ⁠ ⁠Tai Chi store⁠ ⁠ or by following this URL ⁠http...

You know the sort of person that buys one of these enormous all terrain vehicles, drives it to the supermarket and parks it diagonally across two spaces? That’s what this chapter’s about. Flash too much, and the world either wants what you’ve got—or wants get out their keys and leave a little gift on the paint work. The tao warns us, turn it down, tone it down.   Or in the language of the teapot -...

If you have ever tried doing Tai Chi on a sandy beach in gale force winds and some dog walker’s standing watching you? Well That’s what we normally think about  balance. The wobble-with-style sort. Well - This chapter’s about another sort of balance  - that of opposites: good days, bad days, laughter and tears. They don’t cancel each other out—they need each other to make any sense of it all.  Dis...

Welcome to the new audio series from the teapotmonk exploring that ancient wealth of wisdom wrapped up in the Tao. In the first episode we have to face the elephant in the room - and try to explain the inexplicable. Ever tried to describe a dream and watched it dissolve the moment you opened your mouth? That’s a bit like trying to explain the Tao. It’s slippery, like trying to keep hold of a bar o...