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Living the Tao-A Spiritual Podcast episodes
- Meaning of Taoist Karma
In this episode, Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod describes what true evil is, explores Taoist immortality, and assures us that enlightenment is attainable step-by-step.Ā Welcome toĀ Living the Tao, a Spiritual PodcastĀ that explores how ancient wisdom, a practical perspective, and deep truth can empower you to live your best life.
Intro music: āFinding Movementā by Kevin MacLeod ā licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: incompetech.com
35 min - Dung Heap Metaphor
In this episode, Taoist Master Mikel SteenrodĀ reminds us that itās OK to be āin the worldā while you gradually convert your social-mind into tao-mind.Ā Ā
Intro music: āFinding Movementā by Kevin MacLeod ā licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: incompetech.com
29 min - Stop! Hating Your Prosperity
Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod reminds us that your prosperity is totally up to you and your skill at working invocation, visualization, and meditation.
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Intro music: āFinding Movementā by Kevin MacLeod ā licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: incompetech.com
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33 min - How Evil Are You? Karma Will Educate You
Is evil really what you think it is?
Master Steenrod explores karma as the architecture of choice ā and how true evil is not chaos, but the deliberate extinguishing of choice itself. He walks through the path from the karmic nursery to spiritual adulthood, showing how consistent action, positive power, and even simple gratitude can reshape the way you experience the universe.Featuring practical Taoist insights into hygiene, meditation, and invocation, this episode reveals that the universe isnāt punishing or rewarding you ā itās teaching you how to choose.
Intro music: āFinding Movementā by Kevin MacLeod ā licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: incompetech.com
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34 min - Donāt Break Divine Law: Know the Rules of Karma
In this episode (1-25), Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod guides us through the unseen architecture of karmaāhow choice structures shape spiritual consequence, and what happens when you interfere with anotherās path. Discover why most humans live in a karmic nursery, how to exit it, and the ultimate cost of violating divine law.
This episode blends practical Taoist insight with deeper metaphysical wisdom, showing you how to awaken the Tao mind and walk clearly in a world full of entanglements.
ā¶ Listen now to understand:
The karmic danger of destroying anotherās choices
Why choice perception is a skill you can train
The real meaning of enlightenment in Taoism
How spiritual power creates greater responsibility
This episode comes with a full guide and commentary here: https://www.the-taoism-for-modern-world.com/ep-25-dont-break-divine-law/
Intro music: āFinding Movementā by Kevin MacLeod ā licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: incompetech.com
33 min - Empty Your Cup
In this episode, Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod reveals that Social Mind is a collection of faulty rationales that are filling your cup with feeling bad and that meditation can create a pathway out of the spiritual nursery.
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Intro music: āFinding Movementā by Kevin MacLeod ā licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: incompetech.com
36 min - Removing the Weeds
In this Preview of Bonus Episode 3, Master Mikel Steenrod discusses the value of removing the weeds from your personal life. Bonus 3 drops on the 26th.
1 min - Bonus Episode 3--More Insight
In this preview of Bonus Episode 3: Empty Your Cup, Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod talks about the upcoming content. Bonus 3 drops on May 26.
1 min - Nature of Emptying the Cup
This is a video of preview of Bonus Episode 003: Empty the Cup with Master Steenrod and interviewer Morgan Boatman. The full episode drops on May 26.
1 min - Good and Evil: The Power of Choice
In this episode, Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod outlines how you can avoid calamity and accumulate great spiritual power by consistent action and treating yourself well.Ā Ā
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Intro music: āFinding Movementā by Kevin MacLeod ā licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: incompetech.com
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About Living the Tao-A Spiritual Podcast
From the publisher's feed
Living the Tao with Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod.
Discover how ancient Taoist training can improve modern life. Living the Tao is a spiritual podcast hosted by Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod, lineage holder of the Four Ascendant Tradition. Through long-form teachings, practical discussions, and occasional conversations with Morgan and other guests, the show explores Taoist doctrine, spiritual cultivation, and the challenges of living skillfully in the modern world.
Each episode blends classical Taoist teachings with practical instruction, clear explanation, and real-world examples. Topics include meditation, qi cultivation, emotional resilience, self-awareness, intuition, karma, personal transformation, wellness, martial arts, and the philosophy behind living in harmony with reality.
Rather than focusing on abstract theory alone, Living the Tao explores how Taoist training can help listeners reduce stress, develop clarity, strengthen character, and cultivate a mind that sees the world as it truly is.
š§ New full episodes release on the first Friday of each month.
ā” Living the Tao Shorts arrive biweekly, offering concise conversations and practical insights designed to help listeners reconnect with what matters most.
š Subscribers receive additional episodes, deeper doctrinal discussions, commentary tracks, and exclusive content through the Living the Tao Supercast membership community.
Living the Tao is part of a broader educational ecosystem that includes The Taoism for Modern World, Water Mountain Virtual, online courses, articles, videos, and study resources developed by Mikel Steenrod and the Four Ascendant Tradition.
š Taoist articles, explanations, and study materials:
https://www.the-taoism-for-modern-world.com
š„ Qi Gong training, martial arts, and wellness resources:
https://www.watermountainvirtual.com
š Subscriber community and premium episodes:
https://living-the-tao.supercast.com
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