What's This Tao All About?

A podcast by Tod Perry

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103 Episodes

  1. Show 79 — Behaving Naturally and Chapter 34

    Published: 2/10/2021
  2. Show 78 — Disabilities, Guns, and Chapter 32

    Published: 1/4/2021
  3. Show 77 – Self-Discipline and Chapter 7

    Published: 12/21/2020
  4. Show 76 — Jane English and ‘Ten Thousand Things’ Launch

    Published: 11/15/2020
  5. Show 75 — Chuang Tzu’s ‘Person of Tao’ and Death

    Published: 10/18/2020
  6. Show 74 — Tao of Emotions and Chapter 79

    Published: 10/5/2020
  7. Show 73 — The Tao of Jordan Peterson, Chapter 78

    Published: 9/21/2020
  8. Show 72 — Social Aspects of Wu-Wei, Listener Mail, and Chapter 71

    Published: 8/24/2020
  9. Show 71 — Leadership and Action vs. Non-Action

    Published: 8/9/2020
  10. Show 70 — Self-Care During Crisis

    Published: 7/27/2020
  11. Show 69 — Ambiguity, Education, Jane Goodall, Chapter 73

    Published: 5/31/2020
  12. Show 68 — Experience Totality and Chapter 77

    Published: 5/18/2020
  13. Show 67 – Chuang Tzu’s Greatest Hits and Chapter 67

    Published: 4/12/2020
  14. Show 66 — Coronavirus, Free Will, and Chapter 80

    Published: 4/5/2020
  15. Show 65 — Alan Watts’ ‘Backwards Law’ and Chapter 65

    Published: 2/10/2020
  16. Show 64 — Gratitude and Chapter 64

    Published: 1/27/2020
  17. Show 63 — Chuang Tzu’s Self-Transformation Through Oblivion

    Published: 1/13/2020
  18. Show 62 — Listener Mail and Chapter 41

    Published: 12/10/2019
  19. Show 61 — Karmic Footprints and Chapter 48

    Published: 11/25/2019
  20. Show 60 — Desire and Chapter 29

    Published: 11/11/2019

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What’s this Tao all About? is a lighthearted journey through the wisdom of the Tao that originally began in 2015 as a dialogue between journalist Tod Perry and Dr. Carl Totton, a member of the Martial Arts Hall of Fame, Doctor of Psychology and founder of the Taoist Institute in North Hollywood, California. In this first-of-its-kind Taoism podcast, Dr. Totton and Tod discussed the basic concepts of Taoism, the chapters of “The Tao Te Ching,” and most importantly, how you find peace and happiness in today’s world. In 2024, after Dr. Totton had some health setbacks, George Thompson joined the show to continue its goal of learning just what this Tao is all about. George is a filmmaker, tai chi teacher, and popular Taoist communicator on YouTube, where he has over 230,000 subscribers. “What’s This Tao All About?” covers essential Taoist topics such as wu-wei, te, pu, yin and yang, qi, and Chinese medicine while providing an overview of basic Taoist practices, including meditation and qi gong. You’ll also learn about the work of important Taoist philosophers such as Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Lu Dong Pin, Benjamin Hoff, and Alan Watts. Taoism can be a bit confusing for the average beginner; this show is dedicated to making the philosophy's abstract concepts understandable and accessible to just about everyone.