In this short (2-8), Master Steenrod unpacks Taoism’s elusive stance on morality.

What happens when a tradition without heaven or hell meets the moral hierarchies of Confucianism and the rituals of Buddhism?

Discover how early Taoism resisted becoming a system of control, how politics turned ritual into power, and why “the noodle got spicy” when belief met bureaucracy.

It’s a journey through ancient temples, statecraft, and the human need to define right and wrong—told with humor, insight, and unmistakable Taoist calm.

🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/eITdXiWz5n8

Intro music: “Finding Movement” by Kevin MacLeod — licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Source: incompetech.com