What's This Tao All About?

A podcast by Tod Perry

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103 Episodes

  1. Show 59 — Tao of Anxiety, Chapters 58 and 63

    Published: 9/22/2019
  2. Show 58 — Lieh-Tzu and Chapters 50 and 56

    Published: 9/7/2019
  3. Show 57 — The Empty Boat

    Published: 8/26/2019
  4. Show 56 — The Tao of Happiness and Chapters 46 and 47

    Published: 6/29/2019
  5. Show 55 — The Tao of Carl Jung and Chapter 44

    Published: 6/21/2019
  6. Show # 54 — Feeling the Tao, Dude and Chapters 35 and 43

    Published: 6/3/2019
  7. Show # 53 — The Environment and Tzu-Jan

    Published: 3/25/2019
  8. Show # 52 — Taoist Morality and Chapter 28

    Published: 3/11/2019
  9. Show # 51 — Psychic Cleansing and Chapter 45

    Published: 12/4/2018
  10. Show # 50 — The Meaning of Life and Chapter 38

    Published: 11/19/2018
  11. Show # 49 — Your True Self and Chapter 27

    Published: 11/5/2018
  12. Show #48 – 10-Day Gong and Listener Mail

    Published: 8/26/2018
  13. Show # 47 – Peace in Chaos, Chapter 10, More Alan Watts

    Published: 8/12/2018
  14. Show # 46 — Alan Watts’ ‘Tao: The Watercourse Way’ and Chapter 9

    Published: 7/30/2018
  15. Show # 45 – The Tao of Love and Chapter 39

    Published: 5/15/2018
  16. Show #44 — “The Te of Piglet” and Chapter 25

    Published: 4/29/2018
  17. Show #43 — The Tao of Anarchy

    Published: 4/16/2018
  18. Show # 42 — Death, Forgiveness, and Chapter 24

    Published: 2/11/2018
  19. Show # 41 — Chapter 13 and The Last Jedi

    Published: 1/28/2018
  20. Show # 40 – Balance and Chapter 23

    Published: 1/15/2018

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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.