Ep. 21: Tao Te Ching Series, Verse 39

In this episode, our third in the Tao Te Ching series, we explore verse 39. This beautiful verse describes the wisdom of allowing oneself to be shaped by the Tao and thus live in alignment with it. What does this mean for modern humans? Among other things, it means tempering our technology with awareness, such that it doesn’t create problems worse than those it purports to solve. 

Flowing with the Tao also means coming to an orientation toward our life circumstances that generates wonder and appreciation rather than envy and cynicism. When we do, the Tao “notices” and supports us even more. “In harmony with the Tao ... all creatures flourish.”