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      I got a dog. Does the Tao Te Ching have any insight on how to raise a rambunctious husky-mix puppy? No. None whatsoever. It is utterly useless in that field. And the dog, a 20 pound little girl named Pepper, also gives not one thought to the Tao Te Ching....
The Inner Landscape

The Inner Landscape

There is a tradition within Taoism which equates the body and the landscape. So our bodies contain fields, rivers, mountains, and the lords and ladies who rule this internal landscape. It is a living ecosystem, with its demons and spirits who are nourished by our...

Getting High

I’ve just been called a drug dealer and I’m too tickled to not mention it. After a nice mellow class, with plenty of Qi moving (in this case finishing with the Celestial Tiger), it is not uncommon to feel…well, high. Hence the comment mentioned...
Finding Your Footing

Finding Your Footing

One of the primary ideas behind philosophical Taoism is that human suffering is caused by the layers of meaning, thinking, emotions, wants and desire that we add to the lived experience. What we should be doing instead is align ourselves with the true nature of the...
Back Pain And Your Inner Life

Back Pain And Your Inner Life

I wanted to share something which happened to me as I think it illustrates the connection between mind and body. I recently suffered from acute back pain. The kind of pain that paralyses you, and in this case, made me pass out. It was the culmination of an...