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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
👉 daoananda.org/the-modern-taoist
The Tao teaches that movement ends in stillness, and stillness returns to movement.
Feelings follow the same law.
Don’t chase calm — let it return when it’s ready.
Feelings follow the same law.
Don’t chase calm — let it return when it’s ready.
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The Tao teaches that movement ends in stillness, and stillness returns to movement.
Feelings follow the same law.
Don’t chase calm — let it return when it’s ready.
Feelings follow the same law.
Don’t chase calm — let it return when it’s ready.
New episode out now:
“The Tao of Change: How to Handle Life’s Big Shifts.”
Why change scares us, how it shapes the people around us, and how to keep moving when there’s no way back.
🎧 Listen on all platforms or at daoananda.org
“The Tao of Change: How to Handle Life’s Big Shifts.”
Why change scares us, how it shapes the people around us, and how to keep moving when there’s no way back.
🎧 Listen on all platforms or at daoananda.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
New episode out now:
“The Tao of Change: How to Handle Life’s Big Shifts.”
Why change scares us, how it shapes the people around us, and how to keep moving when there’s no way back.
🎧 Listen on all platforms or at daoananda.org
“The Tao of Change: How to Handle Life’s Big Shifts.”
Why change scares us, how it shapes the people around us, and how to keep moving when there’s no way back.
🎧 Listen on all platforms or at daoananda.org
I caught myself trying to reason my way out of a feeling today — like I could out-think it if I just explained it enough.
But the longer I sat with it, the quieter it got.
🎧 The Tao of Feelings — new episode now at daoananda.org
But the longer I sat with it, the quieter it got.
🎧 The Tao of Feelings — new episode now at daoananda.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I caught myself trying to reason my way out of a feeling today — like I could out-think it if I just explained it enough.
But the longer I sat with it, the quieter it got.
🎧 The Tao of Feelings — new episode now at daoananda.org
But the longer I sat with it, the quieter it got.
🎧 The Tao of Feelings — new episode now at daoananda.org
The way you feel this morning isn’t a forecast — it’s weather.
Notice it, don’t name it.
It will pass on its own.
🌿 The Tao of Feelings streaming now at daoananda.org
Notice it, don’t name it.
It will pass on its own.
🌿 The Tao of Feelings streaming now at daoananda.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The way you feel this morning isn’t a forecast — it’s weather.
Notice it, don’t name it.
It will pass on its own.
🌿 The Tao of Feelings streaming now at daoananda.org
Notice it, don’t name it.
It will pass on its own.
🌿 The Tao of Feelings streaming now at daoananda.org
“The Tao of Feelings.”
A look at what emotions are really trying to show you — and why calm isn’t the goal, awareness is.
🎧 Available on all major platforms or at daoananda.org
A look at what emotions are really trying to show you — and why calm isn’t the goal, awareness is.
🎧 Available on all major platforms or at daoananda.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“The Tao of Feelings.”
A look at what emotions are really trying to show you — and why calm isn’t the goal, awareness is.
🎧 Available on all major platforms or at daoananda.org
A look at what emotions are really trying to show you — and why calm isn’t the goal, awareness is.
🎧 Available on all major platforms or at daoananda.org
Looking for stillness that moves?
New episodes of The Modern Taoist drop every Tuesday morning.
Listen anywhere you get podcasts or visit daoananda.org
New episodes of The Modern Taoist drop every Tuesday morning.
Listen anywhere you get podcasts or visit daoananda.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Looking for stillness that moves?
New episodes of The Modern Taoist drop every Tuesday morning.
Listen anywhere you get podcasts or visit daoananda.org
New episodes of The Modern Taoist drop every Tuesday morning.
Listen anywhere you get podcasts or visit daoananda.org
Big life changes don’t wait for your permission.
Tomorrow’s new episode digs into why change hits so hard, why we fight it, and how to move with it instead of against it.
🎧 The Tao of Change: How to Handle Life’s Big Shifts
Drops tomorrow morning at 5 AM pst on all platforms.
Listen at daoananda.org
Tomorrow’s new episode digs into why change hits so hard, why we fight it, and how to move with it instead of against it.
🎧 The Tao of Change: How to Handle Life’s Big Shifts
Drops tomorrow morning at 5 AM pst on all platforms.
Listen at daoananda.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Big life changes don’t wait for your permission.
Tomorrow’s new episode digs into why change hits so hard, why we fight it, and how to move with it instead of against it.
🎧 The Tao of Change: How to Handle Life’s Big Shifts
Drops tomorrow morning at 5 AM pst on all platforms.
Listen at daoananda.org
Tomorrow’s new episode digs into why change hits so hard, why we fight it, and how to move with it instead of against it.
🎧 The Tao of Change: How to Handle Life’s Big Shifts
Drops tomorrow morning at 5 AM pst on all platforms.
Listen at daoananda.org
Stop giving Monday so much power.
It’s just another sunrise wearing a different name.
The week doesn’t decide your energy — you do.
Take a breath, start where you are, and let the day unfold instead of managing it.
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It’s just another sunrise wearing a different name.
The week doesn’t decide your energy — you do.
Take a breath, start where you are, and let the day unfold instead of managing it.
🌿 daoananda.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Stop giving Monday so much power.
It’s just another sunrise wearing a different name.
The week doesn’t decide your energy — you do.
Take a breath, start where you are, and let the day unfold instead of managing it.
🌿 daoananda.org
It’s just another sunrise wearing a different name.
The week doesn’t decide your energy — you do.
Take a breath, start where you are, and let the day unfold instead of managing it.
🌿 daoananda.org
"Every quiet moment is a doorway.
You don’t have to name what’s beyond it.
Just step through."
- KIt Mann, The Modern Taoist
You don’t have to name what’s beyond it.
Just step through."
- KIt Mann, The Modern Taoist
November 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"Every quiet moment is a doorway.
You don’t have to name what’s beyond it.
Just step through."
- KIt Mann, The Modern Taoist
You don’t have to name what’s beyond it.
Just step through."
- KIt Mann, The Modern Taoist
New episodes of The Modern Taoist drop every Tuesday morning at 5 AM Pacific.
Listen on your favorite platform—or just tell your smart speaker,
“Play The Modern Taoist podcast.”
#Podcast #DaoAnanda #SpiritualGrowth
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Listen on your favorite platform—or just tell your smart speaker,
“Play The Modern Taoist podcast.”
#Podcast #DaoAnanda #SpiritualGrowth
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November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
New episodes of The Modern Taoist drop every Tuesday morning at 5 AM Pacific.
Listen on your favorite platform—or just tell your smart speaker,
“Play The Modern Taoist podcast.”
#Podcast #DaoAnanda #SpiritualGrowth
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Listen on your favorite platform—or just tell your smart speaker,
“Play The Modern Taoist podcast.”
#Podcast #DaoAnanda #SpiritualGrowth
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“Quiet doesn’t mean passive. It means present.”
Five minutes of silence today will do more than five hours of scrolling.
#TaoistPractice #Stillness #DaoAnanda
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Five minutes of silence today will do more than five hours of scrolling.
#TaoistPractice #Stillness #DaoAnanda
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November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“Quiet doesn’t mean passive. It means present.”
Five minutes of silence today will do more than five hours of scrolling.
#TaoistPractice #Stillness #DaoAnanda
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Five minutes of silence today will do more than five hours of scrolling.
#TaoistPractice #Stillness #DaoAnanda
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New episodes drop every Tuesday morning at 5am PT — but every day is a chance to start again. Catch up on this week’s Modern Taoist episode, “The Tao of Feelings,” wherever you listen.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
New episodes drop every Tuesday morning at 5am PT — but every day is a chance to start again. Catch up on this week’s Modern Taoist episode, “The Tao of Feelings,” wherever you listen.
🎧 daoananda.org
🎧 daoananda.org
“Feelings aren’t obstacles. They’re signals.”
The trick isn’t to control them.
It’s to stop mistaking them for truth.
The trick isn’t to control them.
It’s to stop mistaking them for truth.
November 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“Feelings aren’t obstacles. They’re signals.”
The trick isn’t to control them.
It’s to stop mistaking them for truth.
The trick isn’t to control them.
It’s to stop mistaking them for truth.
Most people think peace comes from control.
Taoists know it comes from acceptance.
Your feelings don’t define you — they just pass through.
Taoists know it comes from acceptance.
Your feelings don’t define you — they just pass through.
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Most people think peace comes from control.
Taoists know it comes from acceptance.
Your feelings don’t define you — they just pass through.
Taoists know it comes from acceptance.
Your feelings don’t define you — they just pass through.
Stop letting Monday be something bad.
Not a prophecy. Not a punishment.
Just a sunrise with a name people gave it.
You decide what kind of day it is.
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Not a prophecy. Not a punishment.
Just a sunrise with a name people gave it.
You decide what kind of day it is.
🌿 www.daoananda.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Stop letting Monday be something bad.
Not a prophecy. Not a punishment.
Just a sunrise with a name people gave it.
You decide what kind of day it is.
🌿 www.daoananda.org
Not a prophecy. Not a punishment.
Just a sunrise with a name people gave it.
You decide what kind of day it is.
🌿 www.daoananda.org
The Tao isn’t something you chase — it’s what remains when you stop running.
We spend most of our lives trying to “get somewhere.” More peace, more success, more meaning. But Taoism reminds us that peace doesn’t live in the next thing… it’s hidden inside this exact moment.
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We spend most of our lives trying to “get somewhere.” More peace, more success, more meaning. But Taoism reminds us that peace doesn’t live in the next thing… it’s hidden inside this exact moment.
🔗 linktr.ee/daoananda
November 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The Tao isn’t something you chase — it’s what remains when you stop running.
We spend most of our lives trying to “get somewhere.” More peace, more success, more meaning. But Taoism reminds us that peace doesn’t live in the next thing… it’s hidden inside this exact moment.
🔗 linktr.ee/daoananda
We spend most of our lives trying to “get somewhere.” More peace, more success, more meaning. But Taoism reminds us that peace doesn’t live in the next thing… it’s hidden inside this exact moment.
🔗 linktr.ee/daoananda
Halloween kicks off the long stretch of holidays —
If you missed our Modern Taoist Holiday Special, now’s the time to catch it. It’s about keeping your balance when the season ramps up, so you don’t lose yourself in the middle of it all.
🎧 Revisit the Holiday episode here:
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If you missed our Modern Taoist Holiday Special, now’s the time to catch it. It’s about keeping your balance when the season ramps up, so you don’t lose yourself in the middle of it all.
🎧 Revisit the Holiday episode here:
👉 linktr.ee/daoananda
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Halloween kicks off the long stretch of holidays —
If you missed our Modern Taoist Holiday Special, now’s the time to catch it. It’s about keeping your balance when the season ramps up, so you don’t lose yourself in the middle of it all.
🎧 Revisit the Holiday episode here:
👉 linktr.ee/daoananda
If you missed our Modern Taoist Holiday Special, now’s the time to catch it. It’s about keeping your balance when the season ramps up, so you don’t lose yourself in the middle of it all.
🎧 Revisit the Holiday episode here:
👉 linktr.ee/daoananda
It’s almost time for the next Ask Me Anything episode of The Modern Taoist!
What’s been on your mind lately?
It doesn’t have to be a polished question — it can be a topic, a curiosity, or even something that’s been bothering you.
Drop it in the comments, DM me, or send it by carrier pigeon.
What’s been on your mind lately?
It doesn’t have to be a polished question — it can be a topic, a curiosity, or even something that’s been bothering you.
Drop it in the comments, DM me, or send it by carrier pigeon.
October 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It’s almost time for the next Ask Me Anything episode of The Modern Taoist!
What’s been on your mind lately?
It doesn’t have to be a polished question — it can be a topic, a curiosity, or even something that’s been bothering you.
Drop it in the comments, DM me, or send it by carrier pigeon.
What’s been on your mind lately?
It doesn’t have to be a polished question — it can be a topic, a curiosity, or even something that’s been bothering you.
Drop it in the comments, DM me, or send it by carrier pigeon.
Practice Tip
Feeling scattered today? Try this:
Pause. Inhale for 4. Hold for 4. Exhale for 6.
Do it three times. Notice the shift.
That’s Taoist practice — simple, real, and available right now.
Feeling scattered today? Try this:
Pause. Inhale for 4. Hold for 4. Exhale for 6.
Do it three times. Notice the shift.
That’s Taoist practice — simple, real, and available right now.
October 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Practice Tip
Feeling scattered today? Try this:
Pause. Inhale for 4. Hold for 4. Exhale for 6.
Do it three times. Notice the shift.
That’s Taoist practice — simple, real, and available right now.
Feeling scattered today? Try this:
Pause. Inhale for 4. Hold for 4. Exhale for 6.
Do it three times. Notice the shift.
That’s Taoist practice — simple, real, and available right now.
“Never accept criticism from someone you wouldn’t take advice from.”
This week’s episode explores how Taoism helps us stop giving away our path to voices that never earned the right to guide it.
This week’s episode explores how Taoism helps us stop giving away our path to voices that never earned the right to guide it.
October 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“Never accept criticism from someone you wouldn’t take advice from.”
This week’s episode explores how Taoism helps us stop giving away our path to voices that never earned the right to guide it.
This week’s episode explores how Taoism helps us stop giving away our path to voices that never earned the right to guide it.
The Tao reminds us: noise is just noise. Opinions — real or imagined — are like wind rattling branches. You don’t have to carry them.
October 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The Tao reminds us: noise is just noise. Opinions — real or imagined — are like wind rattling branches. You don’t have to carry them.