Reflections on Taoist philosophy — how ancient ideas meet the texture of modern life.
Water doesn't fight the rocks in its path — it finds a way around, under, or through them, and eventually shapes the very stone that seemed immovable. Taoism's water metaphor offers a counterintuitive model for resilience: not toughness, but intelligent yielding.
Read article →Most of us have been taught that the harder you push, the better your results — but Taoist philosophy has long recognised that forced effort often produces worse outcomes than effortless action. Wu Wei isn't passivity; it's a different and more sophisticated relationship with work.
Read article →The fear at the heart of control is that if we stop gripping, everything will fall apart — but Taoism draws a sharp distinction between releasing control intelligently and simply abandoning your agency. The difference matters more than it might seem.
Read article →Both Taoism and Stoicism emerged around the same time in history and have experienced a striking modern revival — and both offer practical wisdom about acceptance, desire, and living well. Their differences, though, reveal something important about what kind of wisdom you're actually looking for.
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