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Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
In this podcast, we discuss mystical works of literature, primarily Taoist text, and how they relate to alcohol recovery. Taoist Philosophy can be an excellent tool for embracing the idea of a "Higher Power." Nature offers all of the examples necessary for a concept of a source of all life, much different but yet very similar in many ways to more traditional religious thinking. Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching…
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- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Chapter 46 Tao Te Ching – Gratitude + Acceptance = Contentment!
In the 46th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu reminds us that fear is the greatest illusion and desire is your greatest enemy. Great Discussion! Here is a…
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Chapter 45 Tao Te Ching – When we judge others we are judging ourselves!
In the 45th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu reminds us of how with 1st impressions, we make judgements that trap us in our selfishness and fears. Here is…
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Chapter 44 Tao Te Ching – Part 2 – You Lack Nothing!
In this second part of our discussion of the 44th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu reminds us we lack nothing whether we realize it or not. Great…
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Chapter 44 Tao Te Ching – Part 1 – Arrive by Stopping!
In the 44th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu reminds us of how contentment is gained by accepting life as it is instead of finding our value in what we…
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Chapter 43 Tao Te Ching – Acting out of Surrender rather than Stress and Control!
In the 43rd Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu reminds us of Wu Wei, or unattached action. This is action that holds all we desire but few learn the…
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Chapter 42 Tao Te Ching – It is Great to be a Loser!
In the 42nd Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu reminds us of one of the foundational teachings of the Tao; violence in any form begets violence – in…
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Chapter 41 Tao Te Ching – We are one thought removed from Peace and Joy!
In the 41st Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu reminds us of the paradoxical nature of truth. When we smirk at an answer, that is not self-serving, that…
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Chapter 40 Tao Te Ching – The Weaker We Get The Stronger We Become!
In the 40th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu shows us in very few words that yielding is always the way of the Tao; The Tao advances by not pressing…
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Chapter 39 Tao Te Ching – Real Humility!
In the 39th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu shows us how we are all connected. Being we are all connected and part of a greater whole; when I hurt you, I…
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Chapter 38 Tao Te Ching Part 2 – Being Good instead of Doing Good!
This is part 2 of our discussion of the 38th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching. Lao Tzu gives us 3 ways to live in the Tao instead of our poor substitutes; 1. Acting…
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Chapter 38 Tao Te Ching Part 1– Be Good instead of Do Good!
This is part 1 of our discussion of the 38th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching. Lao Tzu gives us the levels of false spirituality again and how we are to "be good"…
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Chapter 37 Tao Te Ching Part 2– Practical Application!
This is part 2 of our discussion of the 37th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching. Lao Tzu gives insight on our part in life which many times is different than we…
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Chapter 37 Tao Te Ching Part 1– work not WORK!
This is part 1 of our discussion of the 37th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching. Lao Tzu gives insight on our part in life and how we mistake work for work. We…
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Chapter 36 Tao Te Ching – It is difficult to appreciate the gift in our struggles!
In the 36th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu gives us an insight into our difficulties in life – To take something, you must first give it up ENTIRELY. How…
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Chapter 35 Tao Te Ching – Living a Life of Attraction!
In the 35th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu gives us a paradox of spirituality – what we think will make us happy never does. When we focus on the…
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Chapter 34 Tao Te Ching – Acting our way into Powerlessness!
In the 34th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu shows us that by not possessing, making no claim, not dominating, not lording over others, not controlling, we…
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Chapter 33 Tao Te Ching – Understanding Yourself Instead of Blaming Others!
Learning not to give others permission to upset us is one of the great gifts from Lao Tzu in the 33rd Chapter of the Tao Te Ching! Here is a link to an online…
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Chapter 32 Tao Te Ching – Guidance and the Tao!
How do we know the right thing to do? The 32nd Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu uses a great example from nature that can show us! Here is a link to an…
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Chapter 31 Tao Te Ching – Stopping the Fight – Starting with me!
One interpretation of Lao Tzu's 31st Chapter of the Tao Te Ching could be avoiding the fight – starting with the fight within us then outwardly toward those we…
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Chapter 30 Tao Te Ching – Force ALWAYS causes Resistance!
According to Lao Tzu in the 30th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, force always causes resistance – PERIOD. NO EXCEPTIONS! When I resist a thought it grows. When I…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 29 Tao Te Ching – Surrender to the natural flow of life!
According to Lao Tzu in the 29th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, our life is perfect just as it is. We hinder the natural flow of life with our control. We…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 28 Tao Te Ching – Being the Valley; Learning to be the source for those in our lives rather a drain on everyone around us!
In the 28th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu tells us that by loving others and surrender, we can become the source of life needed in our relationships and…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastWu wei in the Tao Te Ching – What is "our part" in the actions we take in both recovery and the rest of our life?
Lao Tzu discusses Wu wei often in the Tao Te Ching. One of our Members, Marla H. is looking for a job. We discuss "effortless effort" – a principle known as Wu…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 27 Tao Te Ching – ALL is your Teacher AND your Student!
Lao Tzu teaches us in the 27th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching that we can both learn from and help those we ignore much more than we realize. Every circumstance…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 26 Tao Te Ching – Living Undisturbed! Is this possible?
In the 26th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu discussed that when we are disturbed there is a problem within us and steps we can take to return to a state…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 25 Tao Te Ching – I came from, I am, and I attract Greatness!
In the 25th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu discusses the Greatness of our HP (Higher Power or Tao). We came from this Greatness and can learn to live in…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 24 Tao Te Ching - Learning to accept compliments without pride or ego using gratitude!
In the 24th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu discusses how the natural flow of the Tao operates: It asks nothing of you as it provides everyone with…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 23 Tao Te Ching - Learning to live intuitively without forcing anything or anyone!
In the 23rd Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu says the Tao response isn't within your ego. Your ego strongly believes in your ability to force things, to…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 22 Tao Te Ching - Learning to live in flexibility and how living in such a way that what you need comes to you rather than you fighting to get!
Great chapter! In the 22nd Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu says you can make the choice to weather the storm by allowing it to blow through without…
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Chapter 21 Tao Te Ching - Not clinging to preconceived ideas. How does the Tao light our lives - we let it!
Lao Tzu says so much in the 21st Chapter of the Tao Te Ching! Letting it happen, Looking within for the solution, It is within the emptiness that we find our…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastThanksgiving Episode – Tao Te Ching discussion of our favorite Tao Quotes, Letting Go said in many ways!
We hope you enjoy a discussion of our favorite Tao quotes. Most were written by Lao Tzu in the Tao Te Ching. Our group hopes everyone has a great day of…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 20 Tao Te Ching – Trying not to try; giving up the rat race. Tao Te Ching discussion of Our Favorite Tao Quotes, Letting go said in many ways!
In the 20th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu discusses how we may not realize how often you endeavor to accomplish all sorts of things with the idea that…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 19 Tao Te Ching – Let go of "Working harder and doing better" Tao Te Ching discussion of Our Favorite Tao Quotes, Letting go said in many ways!
In the 19th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu continues to illustrate that "all that glitters is not gold." We have been fooled into thinking we will find…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 18 Tao Te Ching - Substitutes for Powerlessness and being right with the Tao!
In the 18th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu explains that you can live from your heart, viewing virtue as an individual responsibility that you adhere to…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 17 Tao Te Ching – Progression of Alcoholism and Learning to Trust by Letting Go of Control!
Lao Tzu shows in the 17th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching an example we can apply to the progression of alcoholism and our return through hate, fear, love, and…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 16 Tao Te Ching Part 2 – Everything in Life is Cyclical!
This is Part 2 of our discussion of Chapter 16 of the Tao Te Ching. Lao Tzu explained how all of life is in a no-life, life, no-life cycle; every relationship…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 16 Tao Te Ching Part 1 – The only constant is change!
In Chapter 16 of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu shows the importance of becoming a passer by – not holding on. Until you let go of the old you cannot embrace the…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 15 Part 2 Tao Te Ching - Living with ease and acceptance!
Lao Tzu discusses in the 15th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching how the completeness we are seeking comes from being able to be used, which is only possible when we…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 15 Tao Te Ching Part 1 - Living with ease and acceptance!
In the 15th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu discusses how when we pause and allow everything to settle down that many times the right answers appear with…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 14 Tao Te Ching - Living by Being rather than Doing!
In the 14th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu discusses how through gratitude we can learn to be rather than do. We are called human beings rather than…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 13 Tao Te Ching - Not living by the opinions of others!
In the 13th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu discusses impersonalizing relationships - our greatest enemy is the shadow we cast. Here is a link to an…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 12 Tao Te Ching - Living with inner conviction – How well we let go and live by that natural state of the Tao, not how much we know!
Lao Tzu discusses in the 12th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching; Living with inner conviction – How well we let go and live by that natural state of the Tao, not how…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 11 Tao Te Ching Part 2 Qualities of an Empty Cup!
Part 2 of our discussion of the 11th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu discusses the value of being empty – allowing rather than trying. We talked in-depth…
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Chapter 11 Tao Te Ching Part 1 Allowing rather than Trying!
In Part 1 of this discussion of the 11th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu illustrated how to allow rather than try and much more! Here is a link to an…
Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery PodcastChapter 10 Tao Te Ching - Having without Possessing, Acting without Expectations!
In Chapter 10 of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu discussed having without possessing and acting without expectations. Here is a link to an online version of the Tao…
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Chapter 9 Tao Te Ching – Break Free From the Prison of People Pleasing!
We hope your 2020 is filled with emptiness! In the 9th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu shows us we are the prisoner of those we are trying to please…
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Chapter 8 Tao Te Ching – Doing the Next Right Thing!
In the 8th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu shows us that even 2500 years ago, "Doing the next right thing" was the solution! An example used over and over…
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Chapter 7 Tao Te Ching – Becoming a Giving Machine!
In the 7th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu shows us that living in selfless action is the key to fulfillment. This practice of walking in love and not…
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Chapter 6 Tao Te Ching – Learning to Respond!
In the 6th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu shows us our part in life is so much different than we may think. We learn that our job is to "listen for the…
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Chapter 5 Tao Te Ching – If Sobriety Works for Me, It Can Work for You Too!
In the 5th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu shows us that the Tao treats all the same. In recovery, I interpret that as meaning, if I can get sober, you…
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Chapter 4 Tao Te Ching – We Never Graduate!
In the 4th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu shows us that life is never a "You show me twice, and I will take it from there" proposition. The Tao thrives…
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Chapter 3 Tao Te Ching – Selfless Action Causes Everything to Fall into Place!
In the 3rd Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu describes a life of peace and joy begins with inner emptiness, not external fullness. It is perfectly ok to…
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Chapter 2 Tao Te Ching – Learning to Be!
In the 2nd Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu shows us that life can appear effortless (without angst - not without work) when we learn to do the job that is…
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Chapter 1 Tao Te Ching – The Way of Not Knowing!
In the 1st Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu shows us the way of the Tao is a way of "not knowing." Most of us are taught growing up that the first thing we…