Podcast Episodes

Chuang Tzu – Leaving Things Alone

"Now the whole world is not enough reward for the 'good,' nor enough punishment for the 'wicked.' … How can they find time to be human?"

— Thomas…

7 months, 1 week ago

Chuang Tzu – Cracking the Safe Part 2

"The greatest crimes are eventually shown to have been necessary and, in fact, a signal benefit to mankind."

— Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang T…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chuang Tzu – Cracking the Safe Part 1

"Who is there among those called smart, who does not spend his time amassing loot for a bigger robber than himself?"

— Thomas Merton, The Way Of …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Chuang Tzu – Two Kings and No-Form

 "They put holes in no form, one a day, for seven days. And when they finished the seventh opening, their friend lay dead."
— Thomas Merton, The Way …

8 months ago

The Prodigal Son – How do you interact with others? Are you the older son, father, or younger son?

"My son, the father said, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Chuang Tzu – Man is Born of Tao

"All the fish needs is to get lost in water. All man needs is to get lost in Tao."
— Thomas Merton, The Way Of Chuang Tzu, Page 65

Link to The P…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Chuang Tzu – Metamorphosis

"Every morning and every evening, and whenever anything happens to you, keep on saying, 'Thank you for everything. I have no complaint whatsoever.'"

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Chuang Tzu – The True Man – Part 2

"They had no mind to fight Tao. They did not try, by their own contriving, to help Tao along. These are the ones we call true men."
— Thomas Merton, …

9 months ago

Chuang Tzu – The True Man – Part 1

Is it ok to make plans? What does it mean to plan for the future when walking this path?

— Thomas Merton, The Way Of Chuang Tzu, Page 60

30 T…

9 months, 1 week ago

Chuang Tzu – Confucius and the Madman

"Every man knows how useful it is to be useful. No one seems to know how useful it is to be useless."

— Thomas Merton, The Way Of Chuang Tzu, Page…

9 months, 2 weeks ago