Journal
The Tao Journal
Tao Te Ching, chapters 15 and 16
How to Stop Overthinking, According to Lao Tzu
The Tao Te Ching does not offer a technique for silencing thought. It offers something older: a way of letting the mind settle.
Tao Te Ching, chapters 11, 16 and 15
Silence and Stillness: Why the Tao Te Ching Praises the Empty
The Tao Te Ching keeps returning to silence, emptiness and stillness. Here is what that means for a mind that will not slow down.
Tao Te Ching, chapters 29 and 64
Letting Go of Control: What the Tao Te Ching Says About Uncertainty
We try to control outcomes because uncertainty is uncomfortable. The Tao Te Ching suggests another way to stand in an unpredictable life.
Tao Te Ching, chapters 2, 37, 48
What Wu Wei Really Means (and What It Does Not)
Wu wei is not laziness and not passivity. It is action that does not fight the grain of things.
Tao Te Ching, a first reading
The Tao Te Ching for Beginners: Where to Start
A short, plain guide to the Tao Te Ching: what it is, why it feels strange at first, and a gentle way to begin reading it.
Tao Te Ching, chapters 8, 43, 78
Why the Soft Overcomes the Hard
Water wears down stone. The Tao Te Ching builds a whole philosophy of strength on this one observation.