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The Chuang Tzu – Where is Tao?

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Release Date: 07/06/2026

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“…actions go astray when they become deliberate, reflexive, and intentional.” — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, page 134   GUS – Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: You can download a free PDF of the latest version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at . Feel free to share, post, and distribute this book wherever you believe it will be helpful. You can also sign up for a free daily Tao Recovery Email, access a list of podcasts, and find many other recovery resources. ...

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“Can you rest where there is rest? Do you know when to stop?” — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 132                                                                                                              GUS – Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every...

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“The man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfect as he can.”— Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 126   GUS – Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: You can download a free PDF of the latest version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at . Feel free to share, post, and distribute this book wherever you believe it will be helpful. You can also sign up for a free daily Tao Recovery Email, access a list of podcasts, and find...

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“If now, on top of all this, Non-Being IS, who can comprehend it?” — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 125   GUS – Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: You can download a free PDF of the latest version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at . Feel free to share, post, and distribute this book wherever you believe it will be helpful. You can also sign up for a free daily Tao Recovery Email, access a list of podcasts, and find many other recovery resources.   Join...

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“What shall we there say—that Tao is simplicity, stillness, indifference, purity, harmony, and ease? All these names leave me indifferent for their distinctions have disappeared.” — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 124   GUS – Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: You can download a free PDF of the latest version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at . Feel free to share, post, and distribute this book wherever you believe it will be helpful. You can also sign up for...

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“His mind could not bite on the meat of doctrine.” — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 121 Being toothless is a state of being that helps us live in the “I don’t know.“   GUS – Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: You can download a free PDF of the latest version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at . Feel free to share, post, and distribute this book wherever you believe it will be helpful. You can also sign up for a free daily Tao Recovery Email, access a...

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“By what system of thought and what technique of meditation can I apprehend Tao? By what renunciation of what solitary retirement may I rest in Tao?” — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, Page 117   GUS – Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: You can download a free PDF of the latest version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at . Feel free to share, post, and distribute this book wherever you believe it will be helpful. You can also sign up for a free daily Tao Recovery...

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“12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all of our affairs.” — Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 60 “ If you don’t realize the source, you stumble in confusion and sorrow. When you realize where you come from, you naturally become tolerant, disinterested, amused, kindhearted as a grandmother, dignified as a king. Immersed in the wonder of the Tao, you can deal with whatever life brings you, and when death comes, you are ready.” — Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 16 ...

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“11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for the knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.” — Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 59 “ We mold clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that makes the vessel useful.” — J.H. McDonald, Tao Te Ching, Verse 11   GUS – Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: You can download a free PDF of the latest version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te...

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“10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” — Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 59 “Take on difficulties while they are still easy.” — Jonathan Star, Tao Te Ching, The Definitive Edition, Verse 63   GUS - Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: You can download a free PDF of the latest version of Powerless But Not Helpless, a Recovery Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, at . Feel free to share, post, and distribute this book wherever you believe it will be helpful. You can also sign...

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