Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast

"While he [The man of Tao] does not follow the crowd. He won't complain of those who do."

 — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 91

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welc...

This week, we explored a question posed to us: "How do I surrender to alcohol?"

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and distribute this book anywhere that you believe it w...

" The true conqueror is he who is not conquered by the multitude of the small."

 — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 90

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post...

"He who moves with the stream of events is called a wise statesman."

 — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 88

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and dist...

"When we look at things in the light of Tao, nothing is best, nothing is worst"

 — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 87

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to shar...

"The game is never over. Birth and death are even. The terms are not final."

 — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 86

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post...

"Of all the waters in the world the ocean is greatest. All the rivers pour into it day and night; it is never filled. It gives back its waters day and night."

 — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 84

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Re...

"…books contain words only. And yet there is something else which gives value to the books. Not the words only, nor the thought in the words, but something else within the thought, swinging it in a certain direction that words cannot apprehend."

— Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 82

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of th...

On this week's podcast, we have the privilege of hearing from Paula R. She shared her story and her new book, Hitchhiking into Recovery.

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and distribute...

"For emptiness, stillness, tranquility, tastelessness, silence, and non-action are the root of all things."

 — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 81

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and...

What am I living for?

"both lost their original nature"

 — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 78

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and d...

Am I approaching life's situations from a place of fear or Love?

"When a hideous man becomes a father

And a son is born to him

In the middle of the night

He trembles and lights a lamp

And runs to look in anguish

On that child's face

To see whom he resembles."

— Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 77

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online ve...

"I just have three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion."

 — Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, Verse 67

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:67

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and distribute this book anywhere that you...

"…They lived freely together giving and taking, and did not know that they were generous."
 — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 76

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and di...

"…fall into Unbeginning."
 — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 75

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and distribute this book anywhere that you believe it will be of help...

"Acceptability is a matter of logic: if you do not pursue what is acceptable when you see it, and do not flee what is unacceptable when you see it, acceptability and unacceptability are to each other as left to right, as outside to inside."
— Thomas Cleary, Wen-Tzu, Verse 116

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most cur...

"Strange indeed: Nothingness who was not sent, who did not work to find it, had the night-colored Pearl!"
 — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 74

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to s...

"That which is not, goes his way. That which moves is what he stands on. Great is small for him, long is short for him, and all his distances are near."

— Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 73

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Rec...

"His glory is in knowing that all things come together in one, and life and death are equal."

— Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 71

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are wel...

"If men would stay as they really are, taking or leaving these eight delights would make no difference. But if they will not rest in their right state, the eight delights develop like malignant tumors.

— Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 71

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But...

"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 Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 70

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao T...

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

— Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 69

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are wel...

"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 Chuang Tzu, Page 67

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org...

 "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 Of Chuang Tzu, Page 66

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.Budd...

"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 was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found."
—  Luke15:11-32 NIV

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But...

"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 Practice of the Presence of God

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Reco...

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

— Stephen Mitchell, The Gospel According to Jesus, Page 178

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at...

"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, The Way Of Chuang Tzu, Page 61

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te...

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 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are...

"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 59

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.Bud...

"We have seen a fire of sticks burn out. The fire now burns in some other place. Where? Who knows?"

— Thomas Merton, The Way Of Chuang Tzu, Page 57

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You...

"Hey, Sung Hu! Where'd you go? You have gone
where you really were. And we are here."

— Thomas Merton, The Way Of Chuang Tzu, Page 55

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are wel...

" It is easy to stand still and leave no trace, but it is hard to walk without touching the ground."

— Thomas Merton, The Way Of Chuang Tzu, Page 53

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You...

"The Man with One Foot and the Marsh Pheasant"

— Thomas Merton, The Way Of Chuang Tzu, Page 48

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and distribute this book anywhere tha...

"What I follow is Tao beyond all methods!"

— Thomas Merton, The Way Of Chuang Tzu, Page 45

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and distribute this book anywhere that you...

The truly wise man, considering both sides of the question without partiality, sees them both in the light of the Tao.

— Thomas Merton, The Way Of Chuang Tzu, Page 44

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org...

Abandoning all thought of imposing a limit or taking sides, he rests in direct intuition. Therefore I said: "Better to abandon disputation and seek the true light!"

— Thomas Merton, The Way Of Chuang Tzu, Pages 42-43

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the...

One may well suppose the True Govener to be behind it all. That such a Power works I can believe. I cannot see his form. He acts, but has no form.

— Thomas Merton, The Way Of Chuang Tzu, Page 41

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Rec...

Master Ki said:

Something is blowing on a thousand different holes. Some power stands behind all this and makes the sounds die down. What is this power?

— Thomas Merton, The Way Of Chuang Tzu, Page 39

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of...

This is a great story demonstrating how the solution to dissatisfaction can be found in open-mindedness.

Is the tree really useless? Can I see this differently?

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. Yo...

Is the tree really useless?

Can I see this differently?

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and distribute this book anywhere that you believe it will be of h...

We began our study of The Way of Chuang Tzu by Thomas Merton. We discussed excerpts from a Study of Chuang Tzu.

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and distribute t...

The Sage lives, and all things go as Tao goes. All things move as the wind blows.

— Jonathan Star, Tao Te Ching, The Definitive Edition, Verse 81

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are wel...

The Sage lives, and all things go as Tao goes. All things move as the wind blows.

— Jonathan Star, Tao Te Ching, The Definitive Edition, Verse 81

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are wel...

And even though the next country is so close that people can hear its roosters crowing and its dogs barking, they are content to die of old age without ever having gone to see it.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 80

BWSOjc0wRpI3LLHFSvja

30 Tools to Stay Sober Year Round! 

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:80

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But...

One with true virtue always seeks a way to give. One who lacks true virtue always seeks a way to get. To the giver comes the fullness of life to the taker just an empty hand.

—  Dr. Wayne Dyer, Change Your Thoughts— Change Your Life, Verse 79

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current versio...

Because he has given up helping,

he is people's greatest help.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 78

Link to the AA Paradoxes: https://aasacramento.org/product/the-paradoxes-wallet-card/

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www...

The sages act without conceit

Achieve without claiming credit 

They do not wish to display their virtue

— Derek Lin, Tao Te Ching, Verse 77

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are...

We are beginning a new tradition; The last meeting of the year, we are going to discuss how our perception of the Higher Power has changed during the past year.

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are...

We discussed identifying the motive behind our helpfulness to others and, at times, how we act out of obligation and duty.

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and distribute this book anywhere...

If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 74

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and di...

Its net covers the whole universe. And though its meshes are wide, it doesn't let a thing slip through.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 73

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, po...

He teaches without a teaching, so that people will have nothing to learn.
— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 72

How to Get Along With Those I Disagree With?(PDF)

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.Bud...

We discussed how to get along with family members during the holidays, and then we discussed Recovery tools to help us stay sober all year long.

How to Get Along With Those I Disagree With?(PDF)

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of t...

My teachings are older than the world. How can you grasp their meaning? If you want to know me, look inside your heart.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 70

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You ar...

I hope you enjoy this interview with author Arlina A. about her book, The 12 Step Guide for Skeptics!

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and distribute this book anywhere that you believe...

I dare not be the host, but prefer to be the guest.

— Derek Lin, Tao Te Ching, Verse 69

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and distribute this book anywhere that yo...

It is called the virtue of non-contention

— Derek Lin, Tao Te Ching, Verse 68

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to share, post, and distribute this book anywhere that you believe it will be of...

The compassionate warrior will be the winner,
and if compassion is your defense you will be secure.
Compassion is the protector of Heaven's salvation.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 67

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at

All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 66

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You are welcome to sha...

Today, I will set aside everything I think I know about myself, the Big Book, my disease, the 12 Steps, and especially about Spirituality so that I might have an open mind and a new experience with all these things. Today, I surrender to the truth of my recovery.

The Set Aside Prayer (Affirmation Form)

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a f...

He (The Master) has nothing, thus has nothing to lose.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 64

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. Please share, post, and distribute the book anywhere that you believe it will be of...

When she (The Master) runs into difficulty, she stops and gives herself to it.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 63

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

You can download a free PDF of the most current publication of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at www.BuddyC.org. You can also access a free daily Tao Recovery Email, a...

Why did the ancient Masters esteem the Tao? Because, being one with the Tao, when you seek, you find; and when you make a mistake, you are forgiven.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 62

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of...

He considers those who point out his faults as his most benevolent teachers. He thinks of his enemy as the shadow that he himself casts.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 60

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding Pod...

Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 60

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

The Book of Mirdad - http://baytallaah.com/bookspdf/163.pdf

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding Podc...

Because he has let go, he can care for the people's welfare as a mother cares for her child.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 59

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

The Book of Mirdad - http://baytallaah.com/bookspdf/163.pdf

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/grou...

Dear God, please set aside everything I think I know about myself, this book, my disease, these steps, and especially about you so that I might have an open mind and a new experience with all these things. Please help me see the truth.

— The Set Aside Prayer

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/se...

I let go of the law, and the people became honest.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 57

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding Podcast.

Ni...

It (the Tao) gives itself up continually. That is why it endures.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 56

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding Podcast.

It (a newborn child) can scream its head off all day, yet it never becomes hoarse, so complete is its harmony.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 55

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Ta...

Let the Tao be present in your life and you will become genuine.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 54

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding Podcast.

The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths.

 — Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 53

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding Podcast.

Nig...

Only the inner light illuminates eternity
Only that light can guide us back home
— Jonathan Star, Tao Te Ching, The Definitive Edition, Verse 52

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of...

Create something without holding on to it. Do the work without expecting credit for it. Lead people without giving them orders. That's the secret of the power of Tao.

— Ron Hogan, Tao Te Ching, Verse 51

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is...

The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 50

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding Podcast.

Nightly 9 pm...

Those who are good he (the Sage) treats with goodness. Those who are bad he also treats with goodness because the nature of his being is good.

— Jonathan Star, Tao Te Ching, The Definitive Edition, Verse 49

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! He...

With unattached action, there is nothing one cannot do

— Derek lin, Tao Te Ching, Verse 48

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding Podcast.

Nightly 9 pm ea...

On this week's podcast, we have the privilege of hearing from Oscar V, a regular podcast attendee. Take advantage of this opportunity to get to know Oscar and be inspired by his experience, strength, and hope.

 30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is t...

The sage knows without going

Names without seeing

Achieves without striving

— Derek Lin, Tao Te Ching, Verse 47

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our un...

Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 46

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding Podcast.

...

Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 44

30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.fa...

That which offers no resistance overcomes the hardest substances. That which offers no resistance can enter where there is no space.
— J. H. McDonald, Tao Te Ching, Verse 43

30 Tools to Stay Sober! 

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoP...

Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 42

30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: ht...

The path into the light seems dark
the path forward seems to go back
the direct path seems long
true power seems weak

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 41

AA Paradoxes: https://buddyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AA_Paradoxes.pdf

30 Tools to Stay Sober!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Fa...

Return is the movement of the Tao.

Yielding is the way of the Tao.

All things are born of being.

Being is born of non-being.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 40

30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our pri...

The master views the parts with compassion, because he understands the whole. His constant practice is humility. He doesn't glitter like a jewel but lets himself be shaped by the Tao, as rugged and common as stone.
— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 39

30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Jo...

Today we are sharing Laurie M's story. She is a regular on the Tao podcast. I hope you enjoy!

30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding...

The Master concerns himself with the depths and not the surface, with the fruit and not the flower. He has no will of his own. He dwells in reality, and lets all illusions go.
— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 38

30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Fa...

Nothing to Fear

Nothing to Fix

Nothing to Expect

Nothing to Prove

— Laurie M.

30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link:

If you want to shrink something, you must first allow it to expand.

If you want to get rid of something, you must first allow it to flourish.

If you want to take something, you must first allow it to be given.

This is called the subtle perception of the way things are.

The soft overcomes the hard.

The slow overcomes the fast.

Let your workings remain a mystery.

Just show people the results.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching , Verse 36

Words that point to the Tao
seem monotonous and without flavor.

When you look for it, there is nothing to see.

When you listen for it, there is nothing to hear.

When you use it, it is inexhaustible.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 35

30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every me...

Tao is eternal. It does not favor one over the other. It brings all things to completion without their even knowing it.

— Jonathan Star, Tao Te Ching, The Definitive Edition, Verse 34

30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is...

What is intuitively knowing? Why do we study books if the wisdom we seek is not found in a book? What does it mean to be in the center of the circle?

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich. If you stay in the center and embrace death with your whole heart, you will endure forever.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 33

30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After th...

A great conversation today about surrender, letting go, and acceptance.

The Tao can't be perceived ... Knowing when to stop, you can avoid any danger. All things end in the Tao as rivers flow into the sea.
— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 32

30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

He enters a battle gravely, with sorrow and with great compassion, as if he were attending a funeral.

— Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 31

30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/gr...

Self-acceptance is essential for good mental health. How do I accept me? How can I be okay with myself when I see so much damage I have caused prior to recovery? We discuss this and much more in today's podcast.

30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook...

In this podcast, we discussed the meaning of perfection. We also discussed our part in life and the meaning of effortless effort, the English translation of wu wei.

30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link: https://www.facebook...

The 28th verse of the Tao Te Ching offers us an example of the progression back to our natural state through three steps:

1. Receive all without resistance.

2. Set a pattern for all to follow.

3. Accept all as it is.

As a result, we can return to our natural state, similar to a plain piece of wood that can be used in any way necessary.

30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

...

Only a student who gives himself can receive the master's gift. If you think otherwise, despite your knowledge, you have blundered. Giving and receiving are one.
— Jonathan Star, Tao Te Ching, The Definitive Edition, Verse 27

30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays!

We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!

Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:1

Join our private Facebook group and continue the co...