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New episodes weekly | Practical Taoist wisdom for daily life
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New episodes weekly | Practical Taoist wisdom for daily life
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Peace isn’t passive.
It’s the result of not feeding unnecessary battles.
Not every reaction deserves your energy.
It’s the result of not feeding unnecessary battles.
Not every reaction deserves your energy.
January 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Peace isn’t passive.
It’s the result of not feeding unnecessary battles.
Not every reaction deserves your energy.
It’s the result of not feeding unnecessary battles.
Not every reaction deserves your energy.
Do one ordinary thing at half speed.
Walking. Eating. Writing an email.
Notice how much urgency was never required.
Walking. Eating. Writing an email.
Notice how much urgency was never required.
January 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Do one ordinary thing at half speed.
Walking. Eating. Writing an email.
Notice how much urgency was never required.
Walking. Eating. Writing an email.
Notice how much urgency was never required.
If you feel stuck, ask this first:
“Where am I forcing timing?”
Nature never rushes, but it also never waits around confused.
There’s a difference.
“Where am I forcing timing?”
Nature never rushes, but it also never waits around confused.
There’s a difference.
January 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
If you feel stuck, ask this first:
“Where am I forcing timing?”
Nature never rushes, but it also never waits around confused.
There’s a difference.
“Where am I forcing timing?”
Nature never rushes, but it also never waits around confused.
There’s a difference.
Taoism isn’t about escaping the world.
It’s about meeting it without tightening your grip.
Practices, essays, and grounded philosophy here:
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It’s about meeting it without tightening your grip.
Practices, essays, and grounded philosophy here:
www.daoananda.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Taoism isn’t about escaping the world.
It’s about meeting it without tightening your grip.
Practices, essays, and grounded philosophy here:
www.daoananda.org
It’s about meeting it without tightening your grip.
Practices, essays, and grounded philosophy here:
www.daoananda.org
This week on The Modern Taoist:
You're a living organism - Stop treating your life like its software code
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
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You're a living organism - Stop treating your life like its software code
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
linktr.ee/daoananda
January 8, 2026 at 2:11 PM
This week on The Modern Taoist:
You're a living organism - Stop treating your life like its software code
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
linktr.ee/daoananda
You're a living organism - Stop treating your life like its software code
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
linktr.ee/daoananda
If you’re easing back into normal rhythm after the holidays,
there’s grounded writing and practices here.
No hype. No fixing.
Just perspective.
www.daoananda.org
there’s grounded writing and practices here.
No hype. No fixing.
Just perspective.
www.daoananda.org
The Modern Taoist Podcast - Taoism in America, Modern Taoism
Weekly conversations and practices that bring Taoism into everyday life. Listen to The Modern Taoist Podcast and explore modern Taoism in America.
www.daoananda.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
If you’re easing back into normal rhythm after the holidays,
there’s grounded writing and practices here.
No hype. No fixing.
Just perspective.
www.daoananda.org
there’s grounded writing and practices here.
No hype. No fixing.
Just perspective.
www.daoananda.org
Flexibility isn’t weakness.
It’s the ability to change shape
before pressure decides for you.
Drop the need to control and FLOW!
It’s the ability to change shape
before pressure decides for you.
Drop the need to control and FLOW!
January 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Flexibility isn’t weakness.
It’s the ability to change shape
before pressure decides for you.
Drop the need to control and FLOW!
It’s the ability to change shape
before pressure decides for you.
Drop the need to control and FLOW!
Midweek is when force shows up.
Remember your roots - bend, be flexible - You are part of the natural world
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Remember your roots - bend, be flexible - You are part of the natural world
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January 7, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Midweek is when force shows up.
Remember your roots - bend, be flexible - You are part of the natural world
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Remember your roots - bend, be flexible - You are part of the natural world
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We’ve been taught to treat ourselves like machines.
Fix the mindset. Override the body. Push.
This episode of The Modern Taoist challenges that idea.
You Are Nature is about remembering you’re not observing life from the outside. You’re inside the system.
Listen here:
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Fix the mindset. Override the body. Push.
This episode of The Modern Taoist challenges that idea.
You Are Nature is about remembering you’re not observing life from the outside. You’re inside the system.
Listen here:
linktr.ee/daoananda
January 7, 2026 at 4:10 AM
We’ve been taught to treat ourselves like machines.
Fix the mindset. Override the body. Push.
This episode of The Modern Taoist challenges that idea.
You Are Nature is about remembering you’re not observing life from the outside. You’re inside the system.
Listen here:
linktr.ee/daoananda
Fix the mindset. Override the body. Push.
This episode of The Modern Taoist challenges that idea.
You Are Nature is about remembering you’re not observing life from the outside. You’re inside the system.
Listen here:
linktr.ee/daoananda
Today, notice what slows you down.
That’s not resistance.
That’s information.
That’s not resistance.
That’s information.
January 7, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Today, notice what slows you down.
That’s not resistance.
That’s information.
That’s not resistance.
That’s information.
The calendar changed.
Your biology didn’t.
Act accordingly.
Your biology didn’t.
Act accordingly.
January 7, 2026 at 1:11 AM
The calendar changed.
Your biology didn’t.
Act accordingly.
Your biology didn’t.
Act accordingly.
New episode is live.
You Are Nature
Not an observer. Not separate. Not broken.
Listen now:
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You Are Nature
Not an observer. Not separate. Not broken.
Listen now:
linktr.ee/daoananda
January 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM
New episode is live.
You Are Nature
Not an observer. Not separate. Not broken.
Listen now:
linktr.ee/daoananda
You Are Nature
Not an observer. Not separate. Not broken.
Listen now:
linktr.ee/daoananda
You weren’t designed to be productive all year.
You were designed to be cyclical.
That changes everything.
You were designed to be cyclical.
That changes everything.
January 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
You weren’t designed to be productive all year.
You were designed to be cyclical.
That changes everything.
You were designed to be cyclical.
That changes everything.
This week, don’t ask how to control it.
Ask how to move with it.
That’s the practice.
Ask how to move with it.
That’s the practice.
January 6, 2026 at 2:11 PM
This week, don’t ask how to control it.
Ask how to move with it.
That’s the practice.
Ask how to move with it.
That’s the practice.
You don’t need to live “closer to nature.”
You already are nature.
You just forgot.
You already are nature.
You just forgot.
January 6, 2026 at 2:23 AM
You don’t need to live “closer to nature.”
You already are nature.
You just forgot.
You already are nature.
You just forgot.
Tomorrow on The Modern Taoist:
“You are part of nature, not an observer of it.”
You’re not broken.
You’re not separate.
New episode drops Tuesday.
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“You are part of nature, not an observer of it.”
You’re not broken.
You’re not separate.
New episode drops Tuesday.
linktr.ee/daoananda
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January 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Tomorrow on The Modern Taoist:
“You are part of nature, not an observer of it.”
You’re not broken.
You’re not separate.
New episode drops Tuesday.
linktr.ee/daoananda
“You are part of nature, not an observer of it.”
You’re not broken.
You’re not separate.
New episode drops Tuesday.
linktr.ee/daoananda
Burnout isn’t from doing too much.
It’s from resisting what’s happening.
Nature doesn’t resist.
Neither should you.
It’s from resisting what’s happening.
Nature doesn’t resist.
Neither should you.
January 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Burnout isn’t from doing too much.
It’s from resisting what’s happening.
Nature doesn’t resist.
Neither should you.
It’s from resisting what’s happening.
Nature doesn’t resist.
Neither should you.
Monday isn’t something to push through.
It’s something to step into.
Slow down.
Match the pace.
Move clean.
It’s something to step into.
Slow down.
Match the pace.
Move clean.
January 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Monday isn’t something to push through.
It’s something to step into.
Slow down.
Match the pace.
Move clean.
It’s something to step into.
Slow down.
Match the pace.
Move clean.
Practice Cue
Try this today.
Slow one thing down by 10%.
Your walk.
Your chewing.
Your response.
Notice how much urgency was imaginary.
That is where space begins.
Try this today.
Slow one thing down by 10%.
Your walk.
Your chewing.
Your response.
Notice how much urgency was imaginary.
That is where space begins.
January 4, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Practice Cue
Try this today.
Slow one thing down by 10%.
Your walk.
Your chewing.
Your response.
Notice how much urgency was imaginary.
That is where space begins.
Try this today.
Slow one thing down by 10%.
Your walk.
Your chewing.
Your response.
Notice how much urgency was imaginary.
That is where space begins.
If you missed it this week, it is still there.
The Modern Taoist Podcast is not for motivation.
It is for orientation.
Something to listen to while walking, driving, or doing nothing on purpose.
Listen anytime:
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The Modern Taoist Podcast is not for motivation.
It is for orientation.
Something to listen to while walking, driving, or doing nothing on purpose.
Listen anytime:
linktr.ee/daoananda
January 4, 2026 at 1:11 AM
If you missed it this week, it is still there.
The Modern Taoist Podcast is not for motivation.
It is for orientation.
Something to listen to while walking, driving, or doing nothing on purpose.
Listen anytime:
linktr.ee/daoananda
The Modern Taoist Podcast is not for motivation.
It is for orientation.
Something to listen to while walking, driving, or doing nothing on purpose.
Listen anytime:
linktr.ee/daoananda
If your weekend leaves you clearer instead of hyped, you are doing it right.
Dao Ananda is a place to return to that feeling.
Writing, reflections, and grounded Taoist practice for real life.
No rush. No performance.
Explore here:
www.daoananda.org
Dao Ananda is a place to return to that feeling.
Writing, reflections, and grounded Taoist practice for real life.
No rush. No performance.
Explore here:
www.daoananda.org
The Modern Taoist Podcast - Taoism in America, Modern Taoism
Weekly conversations and practices that bring Taoism into everyday life. Listen to The Modern Taoist Podcast and explore modern Taoism in America.
www.daoananda.org
January 3, 2026 at 9:02 PM
If your weekend leaves you clearer instead of hyped, you are doing it right.
Dao Ananda is a place to return to that feeling.
Writing, reflections, and grounded Taoist practice for real life.
No rush. No performance.
Explore here:
www.daoananda.org
Dao Ananda is a place to return to that feeling.
Writing, reflections, and grounded Taoist practice for real life.
No rush. No performance.
Explore here:
www.daoananda.org
Effort is useful.
Forcing is expensive.
If something feels heavy this weekend, ask one question first.
Am I pushing where listening would work better?
The Tao always prefers leverage over strain.
Forcing is expensive.
If something feels heavy this weekend, ask one question first.
Am I pushing where listening would work better?
The Tao always prefers leverage over strain.
January 3, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Effort is useful.
Forcing is expensive.
If something feels heavy this weekend, ask one question first.
Am I pushing where listening would work better?
The Tao always prefers leverage over strain.
Forcing is expensive.
If something feels heavy this weekend, ask one question first.
Am I pushing where listening would work better?
The Tao always prefers leverage over strain.
Weekend reminder.
You do not need to optimize your rest.
You need to actually rest.
Walk without tracking it.
Eat without fixing it.
Let your nervous system catch up to your life.
That is practice too.
You do not need to optimize your rest.
You need to actually rest.
Walk without tracking it.
Eat without fixing it.
Let your nervous system catch up to your life.
That is practice too.
January 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Weekend reminder.
You do not need to optimize your rest.
You need to actually rest.
Walk without tracking it.
Eat without fixing it.
Let your nervous system catch up to your life.
That is practice too.
You do not need to optimize your rest.
You need to actually rest.
Walk without tracking it.
Eat without fixing it.
Let your nervous system catch up to your life.
That is practice too.
Tuesday’s Modern Taoist episode is about a truth we keep ignoring.
You are not separate from nature.
You are not broken.
You are not software.
You are cyclical, biological, adaptive.
Most stress comes from trying to live like a machine.
“You Are Nature.”
Drops Tuesday.
linktr.ee/daoananda
You are not separate from nature.
You are not broken.
You are not software.
You are cyclical, biological, adaptive.
Most stress comes from trying to live like a machine.
“You Are Nature.”
Drops Tuesday.
linktr.ee/daoananda
January 3, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Tuesday’s Modern Taoist episode is about a truth we keep ignoring.
You are not separate from nature.
You are not broken.
You are not software.
You are cyclical, biological, adaptive.
Most stress comes from trying to live like a machine.
“You Are Nature.”
Drops Tuesday.
linktr.ee/daoananda
You are not separate from nature.
You are not broken.
You are not software.
You are cyclical, biological, adaptive.
Most stress comes from trying to live like a machine.
“You Are Nature.”
Drops Tuesday.
linktr.ee/daoananda
Most people fail in January because they try to overhaul their identity.
Do less.
Walk more.
Notice where you tighten for no reason.
Taoist practice is subtraction, not ambition.
Do less.
Walk more.
Notice where you tighten for no reason.
Taoist practice is subtraction, not ambition.
January 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Most people fail in January because they try to overhaul their identity.
Do less.
Walk more.
Notice where you tighten for no reason.
Taoist practice is subtraction, not ambition.
Do less.
Walk more.
Notice where you tighten for no reason.
Taoist practice is subtraction, not ambition.