Jason Gregory

Taoism’s CRITICAL View of Self-Image and Identity

In this podcast, we will explain Taoism’s critical view of self-image and identity. This is the thirty-eighth episode of the 81 Meditations of the Tao Te Ching, a series where we explore each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. We will dissect chapter thirty-eight of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on the meaning of this chapter.

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0:00 Introduction

0:15 Tao Te Ching Chapter 38

2:38 Beginning of the second part of the Tao Te Ching

4:15 The meaning of Te as virtue

4:37 Innate goodness vs. Beasts from birth

7:32 Trust is real morality

9:44 The path of noninterference

10:33 Narratives and ideologies build a fake identity

12:21 What people get wrong about Taoism

13:05 Lao-tzu was not a sheep

14:17 How much are you influenced by the world

15:17 The naturalness of Taoism

16:49 Mencius’s spirit of fearlessness

18:52 The virtue of the nonvirtuous

19:53 Why natural leaders are rare

21:40 The process of losing the Tao

23:16 Rules and regulations destroy the Tao

24:28 We are not separate from nature

25:16 Zhuangzi’s criticism of fame

26:15 The insecurity of social validation

27:03 The genuineness of Alan Gregory

28:51 Are your actions contrived?

29:44 Real community is built on love and trust

31:13 Divisive narratives and ideologies want to poison your mind

32:28 The essence of chapter 38

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Published on July 2, 2023

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