In this episode, Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod discusses how recognizing the right time and place in your life can reveal great truths, mitigate suffering, and keep you spiritually clean.

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In this episode, Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod tells us what we can expect to get from practicing Taoism and how you are already built to receive it.

The free online course mentioned is "Introduction to the Taoist Life," and is available on the website: thetaoismforthemodernworld.com . Visit and simply click online course in the menu.

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Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod describes how the ancient I Ching can answer the three questions you should be asking the Tao every day and proposes that we exist mainly because we are afraid of our own non-existence.

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In this episode, Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod recommends that you carefully associate your actions with your words so that you can see and guide your own destiny. 

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Demons and ghosts are real — but not in the way Hollywood tells it.

You’ll learn why Western culture mislabels everything as a “ghost,” how personal instability opens doors you don’t want opened, and what it actually means when something tries to “replace” your internal direction.

Most importantly, this episode offers practical Taoist advice: don’t fear these things, don’t invite them, and strengthen your qi so nothing finds a way in.

If you’ve ever wondered what’s real — and what’s just storytelling — this is your guide.

This episode has a study guide, including responses to demons and ghosts, and an episode analysis here: https://www.the-taoism-for-modern-world.com/demons-and-ghosts-are-real-taoism/

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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.  Welcome to Living the Tao, a Spiritual Podcast that explores how ancient wisdom, a practical perspective, and deep truth can empower you to live your best life.

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In this episode, Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod  reminds us that it’s OK to be “in the world” while you gradually convert your social-mind into tao-mind.  

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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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Is evil really what you think it is?

Featuring practical Taoist insights into hygiene, meditation, and invocation, this episode reveals that the universe isn’t punishing or rewarding you — it’s teaching you how to choose.

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In this episode (1-25), Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod guides us through the unseen architecture of karma—how choice structures shape spiritual consequence, and what happens when you interfere with another’s 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.

▶ Listen now to understand:

The karmic danger of destroying another’s 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/

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