Tao of the Day

Another great Friday Tao with old and new buddies all participating fully. Dr. Rao dropped in to say hello as I began and like Bella, he no longer picks a number due to his relationship to a text that is equal to the Tao, The Brahman. My dear friend Kelly Swenson Joined me with with #13 followed by Creed who picked a classic #6 for his first ever Tao pick. Then I was visited by Kathryn and Allison...

Today I got to cover #10, #15, #18, #23, and #36. I chose #23 and it gets covered in the beginning and at the end. I was joined by all mu buddies today with Kathryn, Nancy, Julie, and Kelly all diving deep into the Tao with me.   #10 Can you coax your mind from its wandering and keep to the original oneness? Can you let your body become supple as a newborn child's? Can you cleanse your inner...

An extremely short Tao of the Day where I cover the equally short #6. #6 The Tao is called the Great Mother: empty yet inexhaustible, it gives birth to infinite worlds. It is always present within you. You can use it any way you want.

A short day because I had a workshop happening but I was joined by Kathryn for #45 and Emily for #3. # 3 If you over esteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. The Master leads by emptying people's minds and filling their cores, by weakening their ambition and toughening their resolve. He helps people lose everything they know, everything they d...

A long Tao today Featuring Nancy the Energy Lady #46, April #44, Nafisah talking about being a mother with #33, Loyce and Frankie covering #10, Julie talking through an earache with #76, and Don who chose #74. #10 Can you coax your mind from its wandering and keep to the original oneness? Can you let your body become supple as a newborn child's? Can you cleanse your inner vision until you see noth...

A great Tao session today with me covering #37 in the front and the on the back end of this episode. I also spoke with Kristina about #63 and Bella joined to connect some dots for us. I was then joined by one of m biggest fans Julie who covered #54 with me. Then Loyce and Nancy made a dynamic duo looking at #66 and #75 respectively. #37 The Tao never does anything, yet through it all things are do...

Today I got to Cover #12 uninterrupted. #12 Colors blind the eye. Sounds deafen the ear. Flavors numb the taste. Thoughts weaken the mind. Desires wither the heart. The Master observes the world but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. His heart is open as the sky.

I was joined right off the bat by my regular Tao buddy Kathryn and we talked about how her, #34 talks about her passion intuition. Then John joined me, who was inspired to get the Jane English translation (which I confused with Isabella Mears) and chose #49. Bella then comes up to offer her insights and finally I get joined by Mary K for #3 and my dear friend Kelly for #19. Dr. Rao joined me for a...

Although I had an early start I still had 4 great guests and we shared not only the Tao but there was a significant amount of chat about recovery as well. Loyce joined me for #44 and my first interaction with Alejandro with #50. My old friend Nefisah chose #30 and Frankie J came on to explore #24. #24 He who stands on tiptoe doesn't stand firm. He who rushes ahead doesn't go far. He who tries to s...

I got to speak with my new buddy Emily right off the bat and we went through #73. Julie then joined me for #29 and Bella stepped in to offer her ideas about all that we addressed today. #29 Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved. If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it. There is a time...

I got to speak with my buddy Kelly about #57, and her buddy John LaCasse about #40. I also covered #15 pretty extensively for myself.  #15 The ancient Masters were profound and subtle. Their wisdom was unfathomable. There is no way to describe it; all we can describe is their appearance. They were careful as someone crossing an iced-over stream. Alert as a warrior in enemy territory. Courteou...

I was visited by 10 amazing humans today and I think the only way to do this is to list them and their Taos in order of appearance. Nafisah #20, Kathryn #19, D Grant #11, Loyce #81, Dr. Rao, Julie, Nancy #45, Bella, Kristina #53, Isabelle #77. #11 We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move. We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that h...

Another great session which saw Katheryn pawn off her number picking on her mother Carol who chose #15. Then I was joined by Mary K for #21 and my pick #63 had the added input of Julie. #15 The ancient Masters were profound and subtle. Their wisdom was unfathomable. There is no way to describe it; all we can describe is their appearance. They were careful as someone crossing an iced-over stream. A...

Julie joined me early on and we spoke about entertainment and the different ways to define it. Then she picked #42 which talked about how one thing leads to another and we moved through that and contributed to the whole in the best way we could. #42 The Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to Two. Two gives birth to Three. Three gives birth to all things. All things have their backs to the fema...

Today I picked #35 and had Julie share me again, this time with her buddy Vida and we talked about #7. From there I welcomed my good friend Kathryn and finally Mary K and we got to cover #51 and #17 respectively. #7 The Tao is infinite, eternal. Why is it eternal? It was never born; thus it can never die. Why is it infinite? It has no desires for itself; thus it is present for all beings. The Mast...

Rolling with the punches and getting this one off early. I was alone but covered a great chapter #63. #63 Act without doing; work without effort. Think of the small as large and the few as many. Confront the difficult while it is still easy; accomplish the great task by a series of small acts. The Master never reaches for the great; thus she achieves greatness. When she runs into a difficulty, she...

I got to finally cover #61 which I did with Mary K and then Kathryn joined me for #17. Mary K then reached back out for #15. #15 The ancient Masters were profound and subtle. Their wisdom was unfathomable. There is no way to describe it; all we can describe is their appearance. They were careful as someone crossing an iced-over stream. Alert as a warrior in enemy territory. Courteous as a guest. F...

This might be longed Tao of the Day to date and it started out great with my regulars like Kathryn, Kelly, and Julie picking #33, #64, and #56 respectively. Then I had my buddy Gina join for her first TotD #27 and I wrapped up with new folks Nancy Kristina, Danielle, and Loyce selecting #75, #31, #2, and #33. That's right, we started and ended with #33 (If you don't count my reading over #25). #2...

I had to keep it brief and it had to happen early this morning because I also had a Recover Yourself workshop I was hosting a little later. Luckily Omaria Joined me for #28. #28 Know the male, yet keep to the female: receive the world in your arms. If you receive the world, the Tao will never leave you and you will be like a little child. Know the white, yet keep to the black: be a pattern for the...

Today I had the privilege of sharing #66 with Julie's granddaughter, and #11 with Mary K a new guest on Tao of the Day. Bella come on to talk with me which is always such a pleasure and Allison joined me for #46. I snuck in with #33 as well (chipping away at the numbers that we haven't read yet). #11 We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move. We shape...

I got to cover a chapter that I have not covered yet, I also got a lot of love throughout the talk. #52 #52 In the beginning was the Tao. All things issue from it; all things return to it. To find the origin, trace back the manifestations. When you recognize the children and find the mother, you will be free of sorrow. If you close your mind in judgements and traffic with desires, your heart will...

My buddy Julie joined me to cover #2 in honor of her buddy Parsley and I finally got to cover #48 which I wasn't able to do yesterday. I also had a new voice to the Tao of the Day talks with Spencer Boggs and we looked into #18. #2 When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad. Being and non-being create each other....

Today I had a lively conversation talking with so many wonderful people and we covered a wide range topics With Kelly Swenson #39, Teresita Corral #22, Julie Howlett #67 , Maccabee Griffin #17, and Kathryn Mahoney #21. #17 When the Master governs, the people are hardly aware that he exists. Next best is a leader who is loved. Next, one who is feared. The worst is one who is despised. If you don't...

Another brace of newcomers today in Brigittie and DJ Battiest, who picked #75 and #62 respectively. I was also visited by my buddy and Kathryn and the recovering Queen, who we have worked with before. #8 The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to. It is content with the low places that people disdain. Thus it is like the Tao. In dwelling, live close to the ground....

The first episode of Tao of the Day for 2022, I kick us off with #22 and Kathryn and Allison join me for #15 and #1 respectively. #1 The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. The unnamable is the eternally real. Naming is the origin of all particular things. Free from desire, you realize the mystery. Caught in desire, you see only the manif...