OM By The Beach - Fascinating People in the Hotseat
47 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis Podcast is about meditation & wisdom tradition. I will share passages from ancient books on spirituality intended to bring inspiration and learning to smart, wisdom-seeking experts, thought leaders, coaches, and entrepreneurs, and everyone interested in the topic. I will interview extraordinary people from all kinds of backgrounds in meditation & healing practices. It will also be about philosophers, modern physics, and last but not least, about psychedelic journeys.
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AI Odyssey: Crafting New Myths with Jeff Bullas
March 08, 2024 06:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBJeff Bullas is the owner of jeffbullas.com a website that has 25 million readers. Forbes calls him a top influencer of Chief Marketing Officers and the world’s top social marketing talent. Entrepreneur lists him among 50 online marketing influencers to watch. Inc.com has him on the list of 20 digital marketing experts to follow on Twitter. Here is a link to his amazing bio from his website (https://www.jeffbullas.com/bio/) Topics covered: AI and new mythology with Jeff Bullas AI, humanity...
Overcoming Trauma with Martial Arts and Mindfulness - with Jess Berry
January 27, 2024 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBToday, we're thrilled to have Jess Berry, an exceptional Victory Coach, joining us. Jess specializes in helping trauma survivors empower themselves into a brighter future through her unique Mindful Martial Arts™ program. Combining mindfulness with martial arts, she offers a transformative 90-day journey towards healing and self-discovery. Having overcome her challenges, Jess brings compassion and conviction to her coaching, guiding her clients toward reclaiming their lives. Jess, it's a ...
The Contemporary Hero's Journey - With Bodhi Aldridge
October 29, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes - 22.3 MBBodhi Aldridge is a transformational coach, facilitator and speaker, passionate about supporting men to experience true freedom and ignite their inherent magnificence. Trained by renowned leaders in traditional teachings and contemporary leadership development, he has spent the last 20 years supporting sustainable change in organisations and industries around the world as a Business Coach. Through the development of Presence, Bodhi empowers clients to connect with their Purpose and Passion ...
AuraTransformation, a journey to the core of your being - with Aamod Korhonen
July 23, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBAamod Korhonen is a certified Aura Mediator and a transformational leader with a remarkable personal journey. Born in Sweden in 1974, Aamod faced severe depression and addiction early in his life, which led him on a path of self-development and personal growth. Meeting his wife Sophelia and undergoing their own AuraTransformations marked a profound change in their lives. Aamod's mission is to inspire change in life, and he does this through his work at Balance Is Joy, where he offers AuraT...
Journey from the Mind to the Soul: A Conversation with Ravi Kathuria on Practical Spirituality
July 22, 2023 12:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBToday, we have a very special guest with us, Ravi Kathuria. Ravi Kathuria is a spiritual author and thought leader who has dedicated his life to the pursuit of spiritual advancement. He is the author of the book 'Happy Soul. Hungry Mind.', a parable about non-religious, practical spirituality. Ravi's work is a testament to his belief that spirituality is accessible to everyone, regardless of their background or beliefs, and that experiencing inner peace can dramatically enhance the quality...
Being Led By Your Intuition And Heart - with Paula Adams
June 30, 2023 06:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBPaula Adams is an intuitive coach and healer, transformational leader and teacher to women who want to wake up to their power and live through their intuition. As a Brennan Healing Science Practitioner, Paula has supported hundreds of women worldwide over the past 15 years to find their center, develop strong boundaries, and live "from a knowing" that they are more than enough and worthy of true love. As an awakening guide, her mission is to ignite women to live on purpose and prosper from...
Awakening With Crystal Singing Bowls - With Ashana
May 12, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBAshana is one of the premiere healing music artists and New Age vocalists of our time, a pioneer of healing music with crystal bowls, and the Best Selling Author of the book “Crystal Singing Bowls: The Angelic Sound of Healing, Relaxation and Spiritual Awakening, “ now labeled “destined to be a classic” by peers and alternative healing practitioners worldwide. Ashana's bestselling music from “All Is Forgiven”, “Jewels of Silence”, “Beloved”, “The Infinite Heart”, “River of Light”, “Celest...
Mindful Self-Discipline - with Giovanni Dienstmann
March 03, 2023 06:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBGiovanni Dienstmann - Meditation Expert, Best-Selling Author, and Self-Discipline Coach. Giovanni is the creator of Live and Dare, one of the top five most popular meditation blogs on the planet. As an international author, meditation coach, and speaker, Giovanni is an expert in helping people overcome anxiety and stress to live a more calm and centered life. He is the author of the best-selling book Practical Meditation, which is available in eight different languages and has popularly bee...
Being on a Spiritual Path - with Heather Conn
February 09, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 44 MBHeather Conn is the AUTHOR of numerous books and has been published in 50+ magazines and newspapers across North America, including The Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal, and Globe and Mail. Her expertise lies in writing about spirituality and trauma healing, storytelling, and as a writing coach in trauma-related memoirs. Heather has taught the online creative nonfiction course Writing from Pain to Power for the University of King’s College in Halifax, NS, Canada, and teaches creative writing...
Self-healing through Cleaning Emotions - with Oliver Alfonso Miro
December 20, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBOliver Alfonso Miro is a Facilitator for self-healing. He is an expert in frequency fields, Merkaba (body frequency), emotions, and self-healing. He is a good friend here where I live in Mallorca, Fornalutx. He has been a tireless seeker for years of spirituality from within, he has dedicated the last few years to feeling the energy through the chakras and Nadis (little chakras), reaching self-healing. He defines himself as a person who allows himself to feel living in the here and now. Qu...
Mindful Podcasting - with Roy Coughlan
December 04, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBRoy Coughlan is a world-class podcast coach. He is helping people create a successful podcast. He has produced and edited over 800 shows and has interviewed a lot of famous people including Miki Willis, David Icke, Patrick Moore, Dr.Sherry Tenpenny, Dr Dolores Cahill, Dr. Tom Cowan, Dr Andrew Kaufman and Thomas Renz, to name a few. Having 5 Podcasts that have all been in the Top 5% with 4 getting into the Top 0,5% of International Podcasts, makes him the authority and go-to expert for podc...
Everything Connects - With Faisal Hoque
September 13, 2022 06:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBFaisal Hoque was born in Bangladesh and found himself in the boardrooms of Fortune 100s by the time he was 27. As a thought leader, his work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Fox, CBS, Financial Times, Mergers & Acquisitions, Huffington Post, and Leadership Excellence among others. Named one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Technology" and one of the "Top 100 Thought Leaders". As a thought leader, he has authored a number of award-winning books on ...
Resonance: The Path of Spiritual Mastery - With Ken W. Stone
July 31, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBKen W. Stone, The Soul Archeologist, is a spiritual teacher, messenger, and healer. He is the founder of The Resonance Experiment, and author of the forthcoming book Resonance: The Path of Spiritual Mastery. God expresses through Ken in a unique way: when people sit with him in transmission, they have a profoundly different experience of the Divine in their body. For example, he has worked with a number of advanced former students of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who each said, unprompted, followi...
The Power Of Vulnerable Storytelling - with Meagan O'Nan
July 22, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBMeagan O’Nan is an award-winning author, keynote speaker, and vulnerable storytelling expert. She is the author of the award-winning book, “Creating Your Heaven on Earth,” and “Courage: Agreeing to Disagree Is Not Enough.” Moreover, she has shared the stage with inspirational speakers such as Don Miguel Ruiz, author of the best-selling book, “The Four Agreements,” and Meagan has appeared multiple times in local and national media. Most fascinating, she has received personal praise from Desmo...
Dancing With Wisdom - Dr. Sunil Raheja
July 01, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBDr. Sunil Raheja is a Psychiatrist, Leadership and Management Coach, and author of the book Dancing With Wisdom: A Sacred Quest to Restore Meaning, Purpose and Fun to Your Life and Work. It is his privilege to work with senior leaders who feel stuck - empowering them to re-engage with deeper purpose and live life in crescendo, so their best days are still to come. Sunil has worked as a psychiatrist for over 25 years. He lives in London, England with his wife, Sally. They have four grown ...
Empowering Physical, Emotional, And Spiritual Health - With Victoria Williams
December 19, 2021 06:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBVictoria Williams, Physical Health And Well Being Coach Victoria has over 30 years of experience in her field, with a zest for life and a passion for health and wellbeing she is a Therapist, Educator, Coach and International Speaker. Believing that in every person’s lifetime we are all going to need physical rehabilitation of some sort, some will need more than others. We all need to work together to firstly educate and prevent, then to make sure we deliver the best effective system that h...
What If There's Nothing Wrong? - With Alison J. Kay
December 17, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBAlison J. Kay, Ph.D., Creator and Founder of the Vibrational UPgrade System, Holistic and Spiritual Advisor, Master Mind, Body and Soul Healer. Alison is a Master Mind-Body Energy Medicine practitioner for more than twenty years, and a world-traveler who lived and worked at an International School in Asia for ten years, while also performing energy healings on clients worldwide. During her experience in Asia, Alison completed her Ph.D. as a Holistic Life Coach. She continued fiercely stud...
Why The Meaning Of Life Is Growth - With Nathanael Garrett Novosel
December 12, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBNathanael Garrett Novosel, author of the multi-award-winning book The Meaning Of Life Nathanael has been analyzing the drivers of humans’ sense of meaning for over 30 years, and his book dissecting the eight-core factors has won over 11 Book of the Year awards and accolades. Additionally, Nathanael has been advising the world’s leading executives for over 17 years and was recognized as Advisor of the Year in 2019. Nathanael’s mission is to help any and all people who are looking for more me...
How To Get Out Of Your Head And Into Your Life - With Kandis James
November 25, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBKandis James is a Dream Life Strategist She is an author, podcast host, and Applied Mindfulness and NLP Certified Life & Success Coach. She’s also the leader of the YOLO revolution. Rooted in the fact that the only life we are guaranteed to live is the one we are currently living, Kandis helps people overcome their fears and transcend the destructive mental programming they've received during their lifetime, so they can harness the true power of their mind and finally create and live a lif...
Awakening your Divine Self - with Keira Poulsen
September 28, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBKeira Poulsen is an intuitive, energetic healer and creator. She has created The Spiritual Entrepreneur, an all-inclusive and everything people need to succeed in their work as a leader of light. She teaches people who feel a desire to share their message, gifts and work with the world. She is the creator and host of The Awaken Podcast, a show that talks about awakening the greatness inside of each human. Keira is a mother to 5 amazing children. She is also an intuitive, energetic healer an...
Spirituality And Mental Health - With Kristin Durney
June 16, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBKristin Durney is the Co-Founder and Executive Consultant and Coach for Mental Wellness Unleashed. She is a seasoned Corporate Human Resources Executive with 20+ years working with large Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized and small organizations. She works with leaders, employees, and teams to develop and support an inclusive best-in-class mental health and wellness culture in the workplace. Kristin designs programs in Cognitive Behavioral Techniques that strengthen mindset, promoting con...
The Feminine Principle In The Tao Te Ching - With Stephany Lane Yarbrough
May 19, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBStephany Lane Yarbrough, Ph.D. is an author, developmental psychologist, spiritual facilitator, clairvoyant, and speaker. Prior to her working with women, men, and the alternative community, she created a groundbreaking model for understanding identity development in her Graduate work which was the foundation for her postdoctoral work in Women’s Studies. Stephany, over the course of the last 30 plus years, has systematically researched and formulated a comprehensive body of knowledge about ...
Why words and actions build bridges essential to repairing our future world - with Robert Gold
April 29, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBRobert Gold, Trust Development Coach, and Author Once a telecommunication systems sales executive and owner of an electrical contracting business, Robert has been forever learning and exploring. He became fascinated by the relatively unknown field of ontology which combines architecture, anthropology, neuro and cellular biology. He has transformed many lives and has developed accounting systems which support the growth of successful businesses. A visionary and inventor emerged from within,...
The Many Dimensions of Color, Light, Form, Texture, and their Effects on us - with Carolyn Feder Gold
April 23, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBCarolyn Feder Gold, Interior Designer and Author "Designing lovely spaces is a gift, creating surroundings that enhance lives, a privilege." When this classically trained Interior designer, discovered she possessed the unique gift of synaesthesia, everything in her life and practice, changed. She created innovative methods, based on science, to help clients, both children and adults, to live better in healthy sensory environments. Carolyn finds that this is an essential factor for produc...
The Taoist Worldview Behind Qigong - With Dane Dormio
April 12, 2021 20:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBDane Dormio is a Martial Scientist, Chivangelist, MindBody Mastery Mentor. Dane is from San Diego, California, he studied martial arts since the age of 10, and QiGong for 16 years. Moreover, he studied Physics at San Diego State University, and Applied Math - Dynamical Systems at San Diego State University. Questions asked: Qigong combines exercise, breathwork, and meditation into a single activity. How Qigong is different from other types of meditations? What is the Taoist worldview b...
Spirituality and Success - with Ellie Shoja
March 30, 2021 20:00 - 49 minutes - 34.4 MB“Modern-day Rumi” Ellie Shoja is a serial entrepreneur, author of The 13th Planet and Your Heart Knows The Way, co-founder of Peace Unleashed, TEDx speaker, and the co-host of the Unleash Your Peace podcast. As the daughter of an international con man, Ellie moved 30 times and lived in refugee camps in Germany before immigrating to the United States at the age of 15. By the age of 12, Ellie was suffering from severe nervous tics, anger and mood disorders, and suicidal ideation. What began a...
Tired Of Your Ego? The Lazy Person's Way To Perfect Practice - Introduction, by Josef Schinwald
March 25, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.73 MBExcerpts from my book with the same title. Copyright © 2017 Josef Schinwald, MDiv Introduction 9:41 Minutes Have you Ever Wanted to Learn Meditation? My name is JOSEF SCHINWALD and I can relate. In my early twenties, I traveled the world. I was usually accompanied by books like the Tao Te Ching, the Upanishads, or some new novel, i.e. Herman Hesse’s Prince Siddhartha. I lived in India, Thailand, Korea, and Japan for many years because I was attracted to these cultures, their philosophi...
The Ladder of Perception - With Mark Schwimmer
March 20, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBMark Schwimmer designs programs in Cognitive Behavioral Techniques that strengthen mindset, promoting confident mindful skills for peak results and wellness. Trained in hypnosis, NLP, and a Master Facilitator of the MythoSelf(tm), Soma-Semantic Model(tm), Mark leads each of his clients to their Somatic Signature(tm). They experience a realization; a position where their life works exquisitely, regardless of where they are or who they are with. He is a master at teaching his clients to make...
Nothing Sexier Than Freedom - With Helen Edwards
February 03, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBHelen Edwards – Movement Speaker, Advisor, Event Creator, Yogini and International Author of, Nothing Sexier Than Freedom & Your Inner Evolution. Co-creator and leader of four successful Yoga Retreats. Helen has taught life skills, networking, and conscious behavior classes in shelters since 2008. She has a background as a Vision Therapist and working with kids with autism. She has worked with the Phoenix-Prison Yoga Project (PYP) working with incarcerated adults and teens. Owner of Sexy F...
Self-Love And Why We Self-Sabotage Ourselves - With Jonathan Troen
February 01, 2021 16:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBJonathan Troen, Chief Life Officer. Jonathan's mission: To help people find the joy inside of themselves. Jonathan is a Life Mastery Coach, and co-founder of Austin Yoga Tree and the Life Mastery Collective. His latest creation is the Self Love Revolution. Jonathan spent 20+ years in the entertainment industry. He was living the life of his dreams, meeting the biggest stars in the world, except he wasn't happy. He couldn't figure why. He began studying people: how they lived, what motivated...
From Traumatic Events to Inner Peace and Wisdom - with Ryan Souther
January 22, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBRyan Souther is a certified shamanic life coach and art therapist, and he goes by Llama Su, on various online platforms. He has written a book of poetry and a couple of books of haiku which is a type of short-form poetry originally from Japan. He had numerous art exhibitions in the northwest. Humboldt County, California has been his place of residency. He has a ten-year-old son with the name of Marley. Questions: Tell me, what was your life like before you turned to Wisdom Tradition? Wh...
Shamanism, The Medicine Wheel, Ayahuasca Retreats - With Courtni "StarHeart" Hale
January 15, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBCourtni “StarHeart” Hale Traditional and Authentic Shaman, 15 years training, including Native American Medicine Teachers, Herbalists and Holistic Health. Personal Consulting, monthly Kambo Medicine, Medicine Retreats, Soul Retrieval, Readings. Executive Director, The Center for Natural and Traditional Knowledge Leader/ Organizer, and Speaking events include: World Economic Forum (4 Steps Into The Vortex: Biology of Personal Power) EcoVillage Event (including Pete Seeger, Carole Hart)...
The Power of Integrating Meditation, Fitness, & Nutrition - with Phil Reynolds
January 07, 2021 19:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBPhil Reynolds, The Mind-Body Mentor, states that he loves his fiancé, helping his tribe succeed, and present moment awareness. There is only NOW. Phil spent 10 years working in and leading campus ministries in non-denominational Christianity. Then after his first spiritual awakening began studying Q'ero Shamanism, Deeksha, Hermeticism, and other esoteric paths. He believes Enlightenment is available to the masses in this Age of Information not just for the few gurus of the past. Bullet Poi...
How Feng Shui is so much more than where you place your sofa – with Lois Kramer-Perez
December 17, 2020 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBLois Kramer-Perez is a Certified Practitioner in Feng Shui, Hypnosis, Past Life Regression, NLP and Energy Clearing, Lois merges these methods to create the unique program for sustainable change. Lois Kramer-Perez, “Queen of the Shui” is the go-to expert when you are ready to receive passionate relationships, a peaceful home, and a life you love. Her popular programs, “Feng Shui Your Space and Your Soul”, “ Neuro-Transformational Clearing Meditation Circle™” and “Take a 30-Second Vacation...
The Rebel Saint
December 11, 2020 19:00 - 8 minutes - 5.9 MBExcerpts from Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (PP.114-122). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 8:28 minutes: In this episode, I cover the famous parable of the arrow smeared thickly with poison, and how the original Buddhism can be characterized by being empirical, scientific, pragmatic, therapeutic, psychological, egalitarian, and directed to individuals. "In moving from Buddha the man to Buddhism the religion, it is imperative that the latter be seen a...
The Man Who Woke Up
December 08, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 5.07 MBExcerpts from Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (PP.105-113). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 7:16 minutes: In this episode, I cover the four passing sights, his search, leaving the palace, the forest, Raja Yoga, Hindu philosophy, asceticism, the middle way, the immovable spot, his enlightenment, 45 years of ministry, his death, his simplicity, the constant pressure in his lifetime to make him a god, his confessions about his difficulties to attain enlig...
The Hindu Worldview
December 06, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 5.16 MBExcerpts from Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (S.85-93). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 9:52 minutes: In this episode, we learn about the Hindu worldview, and how it sees all other religions in her context. "To the question, “What kind of world do we have?” Hinduism answers: A multiple world that includes innumerable galaxies horizontally, innumerable tiers vertically, and innumerable cycles temporally. A moral world in which the law of karma is...
Brahman And Jiva
December 05, 2020 10:00 - 9 minutes - 6.85 MBExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World’s Religions, Revised and Updated (PP.82-83). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 9:52 minutes: In this episode, notions of brahman, jiva (individual soul), karma, and the journey of a being from the very beginning to moksha (liberation) will be the topics. Below is an excerpt of one of many. “Individual souls, or jivas, enter the world mysteriously; by God’s power we may be sure, but how or for what reason we are unable fully to ex...
4 Ways To The Goal - Yoga, Part IV
December 03, 2020 10:00 - 10 minutes - 7.17 MBSmith, Huston. The World’s Religions, Revised and Updated (PP.60-70). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 10:20 minutes: In this episode, we continue with the ways of to the goal, with Raja Yoga. Here is a short excerpt of several covered. “The purpose of raja yoga is to demonstrate the validity of this fourfold estimate of the human self by leading the inquirer to direct personal experience of “the beyond that is within.” Its method is willed introversion, one of the classic imple...
4 Ways To The Goal - Yoga, Part II & III
December 02, 2020 19:00 - 8 minutes - 5.92 MBSmith, Huston. The World’s Religions, Revised and Updated (PP.50-70). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 8:31 minutes: In this episode, the subject matter is Bhakti and Karma Yoga. Here is a short excerpt of several covered. “The ideal form for most people will be one of God’s incarnations, for God can be loved most readily in human form because our hearts are already attuned to loving people. Many Hindus acknowledge Christ as a God-man, while believing that there have been others...
4 Ways To The Goal - Yoga, Part I
December 01, 2020 19:00 - 6 minutes - 4.4 MBExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (PP. 42-47). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 06:18 minutes: The root of the word Yoga. The quest that has inspired India for ages. The different personality types and the Yogas. The first steps of Yoga. Jnana Yoga, the first way. The meaning of persona. The task of the yogi. Metaphors of the self in relation to the Self from the Upanishads. Brought to you by OM By The Beach, Josef Schinwald, M...
What People Think They Want And What They Really Want
November 29, 2020 13:00 - 9 minutes - 6.29 MBExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (PP. 27-41). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 9 minutes: Hinduism's affirmation is you can have what you want. Pleasure, worldly success, ... are not the things the people really want, however. There is the path of desire and the path of renunciation. The people who see nothing to renounce for are the world's real pessimists. There is the answer that is the answer to the birth of Hinduism. What w...
Other Taoist Values
November 28, 2020 16:00 - 7 minutes - 4.97 MBExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (PP. 252-254). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 7 minutes: The Taoists rejected all forms of self-assertiveness and competition. The ax falls first on the tallest tree. Selfless as melting ice is one of their descriptive figures. Chuang Tzu's description of his grand funeral. The notion of the relativity of all values and as its correlative, the identity of all opposites. Chuang Tzu on death. P...
Creative Quietude - Wu Wei
November 28, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 2.92 MBExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (PP. 252-254). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 4 minutes: Perfecting a life of wu wei. Meanings of wu wei, pure effectiveness, and creative quietude. The way to do is the way to be. The secret lies in seeking out the empty spaces in life and in nature. Chuang Tzu and his story of a cook cutting up an ox are mentioned here. The natural phenomenon that the Taoists saw close to wu wei was water. W...
The Three Approaches To Power - Te
November 26, 2020 20:00 - 5 minutes - 3.98 MBExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (PP. 234-242). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 05:40 minutes: The three schools of Taoism, efficient power (philosophical), augmented power (hygiene, and Yoga), and vicarious power (religious). Furthermore, the concepts of wu wei (pure effectiveness) and ch'i (vital energy), and magic are explained. Finally, there is a section on the mingling of those three schools where all have the same co...
The Three Meanings Of Tao
November 24, 2020 11:00 - 3 minutes - 2.33 MBExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (P. 232). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in short 3 minutes: Tao can mean the way of ultimate reality, the way of the universe, and the way of human life. It cannot be named, there are no words for it, except Tao (a nonsense word), it refers to the womb of creation from which everything comes and returns, and finally, it is the way of how life should be, not defined be doing rather by being. Brou...
The Old Master
November 23, 2020 22:00 - 3 minutes - 2.35 MBExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (P.230). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in short 3 minutes: Lao Tzu, 604 B.C., Confucius meets him, the Old Master or Old Boy as Lao Tzu is translated leaves riding on a water buffalo and at the border when asked for his teaching, he writes in three days the Tao Te Ching. Brought to you by OM By The Beach, Josef Schinwald, MDiv