Introduction to Taoism - Ep. 96

Send us Fan MailDr. Chloe West is a neuroscientist who studies psychedelics. She explains being stuck like this: your brain guesses at the world and hands you the guess as if it were the world. When that guess gets rigid enough, no new evidence can get in and change it.Your brain ...  Afficher plus

Send us Fan MailMoney is the one job that scares and confuses me most — so I brought in the person I go to when I need to understand it: my friend Brandon Belk.A few years ago, right as my business collapsed and I was starting over at 50, I gave Brandon $6K and forgot about it. T ...  Afficher plus

Join us on a journey of contemplation and enlightenment in this captivating introduction to Taoism.Discover the profound wisdom of Taoist philosophy with Alan Watts as he invites us to embrace the course of nature. Through insightful exploration, he delves into the timeless signi ...  Afficher plus

What if the secret to peace isn't something you find but something you stop fighting?Daoism doesn't ask you to work harder, think faster, or optimize your life. It asks the opposite. Stop forcing. Stop resisting. Stop swimming against the current and let the river carry you.Accor ...  Afficher plus

Breaking free from cause-and-effect and the formal ideas of Confucianism, Alan Watts describes mutual arising as the key idea of the Tao.Today’s episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/alan and get on your way to being your best self.T ...  Afficher plus

They told you the body was just biology… but the ancients knew better.In this episode, we dive into the Taoist view of the body as an interface.Not just organs and flesh... but energy, emotion, and intelligence.A full system. Wired to the field.Here’s what we break down:The real ...  Afficher plus