Podcasts by The Dao De Jing Podcast

Ch.23: Negativity vs Positivity. from 2023-07-25T02:55:23

Ep.28: Ch.23: Is there really more to being positive? What can we learn from the wind and rain?

Ch.22: The See-Saw Principle. from 2023-06-20T03:13:19

Ep.27: Ch.22: Who is in the right? Who is in the wrong? Who is to blame? Why seek only a little to gain a lot? What happens when you are over ambitious?

Ch.21(b): Goodbye Grandma… from 2023-06-11T02:05:16

Ep.26: The passing of Grandma. - What is 精 the quark? - How to find the essence of life in 众甫 the ancestor. Link to interview on Experimental Film Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/ep...

Ch.21 (a) Elephant in the Room. from 2023-05-16T01:54:34

What Dao 道 looks like can be seen through the relationship between The Way and The Virtue. So what is 德 (The Virtue)?

Ch.20(b): Why am I Different? from 2023-04-25T13:57:02

Ep.24: Ch.20: What actually is 善 good and what is 恶 evil? Why Dao practitioners look foolish in the eyes of the world.

Ch. 20(a): I am Different. from 2023-04-20T03:05:54

The host shares his little backstory about being different. What’s it like to be different? Why is 7 significant? What happens when we disrupt the course of nature?

Ch.19: Your Worries Disappear. from 2023-04-06T02:32:58

Episode 22: Chapter 19. Life can be fraught with conflict. How “letting go” and simplifying our lives help us.

Ch. 18: Dao is Hope in Despair. from 2023-03-03T01:40:24

Ever been in a messy situation? How did we get out of it? Shu shares stories from his personal experiences about how the Dao has lifted him up out of the mud. Why should we be more gracious to each...

Ch.17 (B): Dao is Freedom. from 2022-08-25T04:49:11

Being in the Dao is 悠 yōu.

Ch.17 (A): The Best Type of Leader. from 2022-08-16T03:08:12

What is a “GREAT” leadership? What does faeces have to do with knowing? Why is 信 xìn the secret to success?

Ch.16 (B): Destiny, Justice & Wholeness from 2022-08-11T00:30:29

A huge thank you to reviewers and listeners across the world! Do we achieve destiny or return to it? Choosing the 容 róng over the 凶 xiōng. ...

Ch.16: Returning to your Roots (A) from 2022-08-10T12:44:53

Part A: Your life is a …… The meaning of life is… How do we return to our roots? Why is this Journey even important? Part B will follow in the next episode. Thank you for listening.

Ch. 15: The Yoga in the Dao. from 2022-08-01T15:30:52

Highlights the secret description of the ancients who knew the Dao. What were these people like? What can we learn from their principles? What is the yoga spirit of the in Dao...

Chapter 14: The Trinity of the Tao? from 2022-06-19T13:07:31

Color and non-color. Vague is beautiful. Returning to the roots. Taking hold is the discipline of the Dao.

Ch. 13: Dancing with the Dao and a Dragon Under Your Roof? from 2022-04-09T15:26:26

I share a Dao De Jing moment story. Have you ever danced with the Dao? What is it like to host a dragon? Where do troubles come from? Does your body symbolize something else?

Ch. 12: Beauty Causes Blindness? from 2022-04-02T12:59:25

Can beauty images cause blindness? Can songs causes deafness? Can great food cause a lost of taste? Let’s explore what a wise person does with beauty. And what does all this have to ...

Ch.11: Tapping into Empty Space. from 2022-03-25T14:46:30

A wheel, a vessel, a house. What is it about these everyday tools that makes them useful?

CH. 10: Like a piece of silk hanging… from 2022-03-12T12:55:59

Can we be perfect? What is responsibility? How mysterious is your heart?

Ch. 9: One Should Stop… from 2022-02-27T12:52:57

Spiritual exploration and meditation of DDJ Chapter 9: Why is it important for us to stop after we have reached the point before the brim?

Ch. 8: To be like water… from 2022-02-19T13:12:43

How flowing like water can bring us closer to the Tao that is within us.

Ch. 7: Existing for the Other. from 2022-02-14T13:55:13

Meditations on chapter 7 of the Dao De Jing: completing the self by being no-self.

#7 : Ch6 : The Mysterious Mother from 2020-11-03T01:46:45

The Grain God, the Valley Spirit, the Womb, the Root, the Sea... What do these have in common and how are they related to us?

Ep.6: Ch5: Are You a Straw Dog? from 2020-10-08T13:40:49

What is a straw dog?    Am I over-pumping my life?    There is a "Golden Path?"

Ep.5: Chp.4: The Dao is a Football? from 2020-09-17T13:53:52

The Dao is like watching a slow cinema movie?    The Dao is in our culture?  The Dao is a Football?  Includes a meditation.

Ep 4: Ch 3: Advice for kings or convicts? Did I hear you say water problems? from 2020-09-06T16:15:31

Is this chapter advice for political leaders or just for ordinary me? 

Is it okay to covet?

So you have a water problem with your palace and your boat?

Chapter 2: Part 2: The Sage, Ying Yang & You. from 2020-08-28T14:54:38

Who is the Sage?  What is Yin Yang?  Do we need peace?

Chapter 2: Complementary Opposites from 2020-08-23T15:20

Why continue learning as adults?   Were Lao Zi and Socrates good friends?    Do we really need each other? 

Chapter 1: The Way, The Name, The Nothingness, The Being. from 2020-08-19T14:08:19

Shu Lee's commentary on the first chapter of the ancient Chinese spiritual and philosophical classic 'Dao De Jing.'

What is the Dao, the Name, the Nothingness and the Being? How do they i...