Tao of the Day

I was slightly happy about nobody joining me today after having hosted the "Stop Buying and Start Being" talk, but I cover #78 with a depth that was inspired. #78 Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it. The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid. Everyone knows this is true, but few can put it into...

I had great conversations with a brace of newcomers, Debora who picked #19 and Julie with her #21. Kathryn also joined me with #56 and I contributed #36. #19 Throw away holiness and wisdom, and people will be a hundred times happier. Throw away morality and justice, and people will do the right thing. Throw away industry and profit, and there won't be any thieves. If these three aren't enough, jus...

I had a robust morning with Dr. Rao, Sicily Marie, D Grant, and my buddy Kathryn all choosing (in order of appearance) #7, #10, #11, #12. #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 Master stays behind; that is why she is ahead. She is detached from all things;...

I had to get on a tad bit early again but was joined by my good buddies Kathryn and Bella. for #80 and #31.  #31 Weapons are the tools of violence; all decent men detest them. Weapons are the tools of fear; a decent man will avoid them except in the direst necessity and, if compelled, will use them only with the utmost restraint. Peace is his highest value. If the peace has been shattered, ho...

Heading to the airport this morning again so I got one in early, no guests but I covered #49. #49 The Master has no mind of her own. She works with the mind of the people. She is good to people who are good. She is also good to people who aren't good. This is true goodness. She trusts people who are trustworthy. She also trusts people who aren't trustworthy. This is true trust. The Master's mind i...

This episode started slow with me covering #50 until Kelly Swenson joined me for an extended emotional connection and to cover #26. Then I was joined by The Queen  for #1 and was able to wrap up the episode with Kristen Brown. #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...

What a great session! I started off with #20 and had visits by Dr. Rao and Bella both of which just talked with me about concepts I was covering. I was also joined by Monday Morning Dullard and Kelly Swenson to cover #69 and #4 respectively.  #4 The Tao is like a well: used but never used up. It is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities. It is hidden but always present. I d...

I pick #76 which Regina joins me on, but before we can do that Kathryn and I cover #11. #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 holds whatever we want. We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it livable. We work with being, but non-being is what we use. #76 Me...

I had a  robust Tao talk today with me covering #4 and Kathryn and I tackling #18. Allison joined me for a little dyslexic energy communication to agree on #47. I also hosted 2 15-minute rounds with Howard Falco covering #22. #4 The Tao is like a well: used but never used up. It is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities. It is hidden but always present. I don't know who gav...

I got the privilege of talking with Bella once again around my Tao for today #77. Then I was joined by Regina Carey for #68 and my good buddy Kathryn for #71. #68 The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good. The best leader follows the will of the people. All of them embody the virtue of non-competiti...

I just landed from a brief stint in Virginia and I cover one verse I have always been found of #12. #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 had the pleasure of hosting my buddy Kathryn again as we discuss #67 and I covered #9. #9 Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity. #67 Some say that my teaching i...

A very early Tao of the Day today left me to ponder #75 all by my lonesome. #75 When taxes are too high, people go hungry. When the government is too intrusive, people lose their spirit. Act for the people's benefit. Trust them; leave them alone.

WHAT A DAY! I got to catch up with Allison over #46, my buddy Kathryn with #17, and before those ladies I was honored to cover #21 with D Grant. Also I read over #80 as my personal Tao of the Day. #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 trust the people, you...

I finally chose #1 and went though that when Torrey Brown, someone who had not known the Tao previously joined me for #60. #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 manifestatio...

With no guests I cover the great verse #39. #39 In harmony with the Tao, the sky is clear and spacious, the earth is solid and full, all creature flourish together, content with the way they are, endlessly repeating themselves, endlessly renewed. When man interferes with the Tao, the sky becomes filthy, the earth becomes depleted, the equilibrium crumbles, creatures become extinct. The Master view...

Kathryn Mahoney joins me for #16 and Emerald for #81. Then I tackle #73 spark conversations between both Bella and Regina Carey.  #16 Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return. Each separate being in the universe returns to the common source. Returning to the source is serenity. If you don't realize the source, you s...

I got to catch up with Kathryn to cover #28 and then Todd joins me for #7 and Daniel chooses #3 who was sent to me by Kristen Brown.  #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 ev...

I cover #42 and get Kristen Brown to join me on that and we also covered #41. Kathryn joined me for #59 and  my buddy in the music biz got down with #27 which happened to be the exact verse Andee Scarantino posted this morning on Instagram.

I had a bunch of great things going on today so I logged on early. No one decided to join me so I cover #74 which is a great reminder as I enter my day. # 74 If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve. Trying to control the future is like trying to take the master carpenter's place. When you...

I got to cover #53 with Kathryn and then I went on, as distracted as I was to cover #31. #53 The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths. Be aware when things are out of balance. Stay centered within the Tao. When rich speculators prosper While farmers lose their land; when government officials spend money on weapons instead of cures; when the upper class is extravagant and irresponsib...

I had a great day with a triad of awesome including Inma from Spain, Kathryn Mahoney who is a regular contributor and Damien. After all that I got a visit from Bella who shared her wisdom about some overarching topics that we covered. #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...

I was alone again today but I got to cover a very poignant #43.  #43 The gentlest thing in the world overcomes the hardest thing in the world. That which has no substance enters where there is no space. This shows the value of non-action. Teaching without words, performing without actions: that is the Master's way.

Alone, I cover #51 pretty extensively. I liked it because it expresses how I aspire to love others.

Covering #29 with D and  #64 with my good buddy Kathryn, we get pretty deep and connected. I then tackle #14 to wind it all up.