How does music relate to Dao? What purpose does music serve? Where does it come from?

Chapter Four of the Daodejing is the precursor to The Three Treasures and wuwei. We explore the four central abstract concepts in this chapter and ground them in human experience.

Daoist leadership is described as containing five characteristics: being altruistic, modest, flexible, transparent, and gentle but persistent. We explore these and the challenges of being a Daoist leader in a non-Daoist world.

Chapter three of Daodejing explores how to govern to minimize chaos. We contrast Laozi's wisdom with our modern world and discuss what it might look like to return to a simpler way of living.

The world is full of chaos because of a system that has lost its way. So long as the proposed solutions can only exist within the upside-down global economic system, chaos will remain.

In chapter two of Daodejing, Laozi explains why we need to accept the wholeness of life and not cling to our narrow actions and views. We also explore the role of death anxiety and how it leads to people seeking security in dogma and cultural symbols.

Diane Dreher, PhD, author of "The Tao of Inner Peace," joins us to talk about balance, leadership, activism, virtue and Walking the Timeless Way.

We return to the beginning of Daodejing to guide our listeners through the earlier chapters. We explore the mysterious and erotic nature of Dao.

Conflict is part of the human condition. However, the sage can help mitigate conflict by a careful examination of desires. We explore organizational conflict, the conflict in Europe, and how the Metaverse may help civilization navigate our desires in a less damaging way.

The Dao of Courage requires us to be willing to let go of a lot. How can we practice courage in our lives while trying to align with Dao?