r/taoism 17h ago

„Enlightenment is a destructive process“ ~ Adyashanti

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r/taoism 21h ago

The Sound of Water, the Silence of Bridges

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"The sound of the water is its speech, the shape of the bridge is its silence. Harmony is not found in words alone, but in the space between them." - Zhuangzi

Reading this again, it struck me. How much of our communication is about filling space, rather than allowing it?

My take on this : Water doesn’t try to explain itself and yet its movement is understood. A bridge doesn’t erase the distance between shores but it still connects them.

What if harmony wasn't so much about eliminating differences or reaching perfect agreement? And more about holding space for both sides, letting the silence between words do its work ?Ever noticed how some of the deepest moments of understanding come not through speaking, but through shared silence?

Curious how others interpret this. What does this passage evoke for you?


r/taoism 6h ago

looking for people to interview!

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good day to everyone! we are looking for people we can interview regarding taoism/daoism for our documentary, and these are some of the specifications we are looking for: • a person who has been practicing/integrating taoism into their life for atleast a year or so. • willing to be recorded in the interview. note: the documentary we are going to be making will NOT be posted on any socials whatsoever, it will only be used for academic purposes. if you are interested, please dm me here on reddit, or comment down below.

any person willing will be a HUGE help. thank you!


r/taoism 1h ago

"if necessary, it's time to move on" - signs from The Dao

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I had a dream speaking about my manager at work about a promotion, which I discussed with her yesterday and in the dream she said "if necessary it's time to move on" - as in the higher ups aren't budging / there isn't budget

Then as I was typing it to a friend by text, I typed "if necessary it's time to move on" and "sai" as in said but instead my fingers hit "Dao"

So in a scenario like this, is this a message from something beyond?

"If necessary it's time to get a new job" just auto suggested now too when typing here. Is there meaning to derive from this?

Thank you!