COURSE

The Tao In 10 Days

"You cannot know it, but you can be it, because you are it." The Tao Te Ching is an ancient text attributed to Lao Tzu. Simply put, the words of this text remind you of who and what you really are. And when you remember this, you have no choice but to relax. So, through ten short introductory sessions, let's relax into this ancient wisdom together. In each session, I've selected a combination of a few lines from various entries of the Tao Te Ching. In this way, we can cover ten central themes that repeat themselves through the 81 entries of the full text. And please feel free to leave comments, questions, and reflections throughout the course. Thank you for joining me.

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Meet your Teacher

Charles Freligh, PhD

Northfield, MN 55057, USA

Charles has a PhD in clinical psychology, is a published author, and leads several spiritual retreats each year in addition to his individual therapeutic work. He is deeply rooted in the wisdom of Tao and Zen, and integrates these ancient teachings with modern psychology.

10 Days

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Lesson 1

You Are It

"Look and it cannot be seen. Listen and it cannot be heard. Reach and it cannot be grasped. You cannot know it, but you can be it, because you are it." What does it mean to be the it you're looking for. When you are it, you cannot know it, but you can be it.

Lesson 2

No Judgment

"If you keep your mind from judging, your heart will find peace." This refers to the experience of the present moment without interpretation, analysis, or judgment. What happens when you experience the moment as a work of art without critiquing it?

Lesson 3

Yielding Is The Way

"Having without possessing. Acting without expecting. Yielding is the way of the Tao." This might seem overly passive. But it is simply the balancing of activity with passivity. As the hand closes and opens, when the moment is right.

Lesson 4

Wu Wei

"Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises by itself? Just practice not-doing, and everything will fall into place." To not-do in this way is not really to do nothing. It is to let go of attachment to the doer who does, and just be the doing.

Lesson 5

X | Infinity

"It is hidden, but always present. Empty, yet inexhaustible. If you want to know me, look inside your heart." In this session, I offer a mathematical fraction as a means of understanding the indivisible Tao and all individual expressions of the Tao.

Lesson 6

Holding On & Letting Go

"Act, then let go. Express yourself completely, then keep quiet. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity." What makes it difficult to let go once you have acted? This acting & letting go is the way of the Tao.

Lesson 7

Empty & Full

"When you realize nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you. It is the space inside a room that makes it livable. It is the space inside a bowl that makes it usable." What happens, in the body and in the mind, when you realize nothing is lacking?

Lesson 8

Three Treasures

"I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, and compassion. Out of simplicity arises endless patience. Out of patience arises endless compassion. When your compassion is endless, your heart is as open as the sky." How does it feel to have a heart as open as the sky?

Lesson 9

No Problem

"Stop thinking and end your problems. When you release resistance to the existence of problems, problems become no problem." Can you release your resistance to the existence of the problems and difficulties in your life? You still face them, and you may not like them, but you can let go of wishing they didn't exist.

Lesson 10

Becoming Natural

"The soft overcomes the hard. The gentle overcomes the rigid. Open yourself to the Tao, then trust your natural responses, and everything will fall into place. Let the Tao be present in your life, and you will become natural." How does it feel to become natural?

COURSE

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