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Shorts | Are Humans Becoming Less Real?
Description
What if reality isn’t about right and wrong — but about how real you actually are?
In this Living the Tao Short, we explore the Taoist Ching scale, an ancient framework that measures existence as a balance between reality and symbol. From the Dao as pure, undifferentiated potential, down through gods, dragons, humans, and animals, this scale reveals how power, change, and perception work in Taoist thought.
You’ll learn why:
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Humans were once believed to be more real than they are today
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Dragons are considered creators and allies of humanity
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“Illusion” in Taoism doesn’t mean false — it means changeable
A short episode with long echoes.
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Intro music: “Finding Movement” by Kevin MacLeod — licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Source: incompetech.com