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11early morningthe teacup waits for teafull of emptyLesson 11Emptiness at the center is useful.The wheel…

10tiny head in my handwatching my daughter breathethe planet settles down Lesson #10Breathe into the…

9I draw the bladeacross the whetstonetoo many times Lesson #9You only want just a little…

8water rushes downspring or sewerflushing, nourishing Lesson #8The Tao flowsthrough canyons, faucets, toilets.It loves to…

7the open mouth of the fledgling sparrownothing satisfies me Lesson #7Our universeis constantly giving itself…

6Heart beatingher blood, your bloodmy blood, our blood Lesson # 6 The Tao is our…

5the Tao, a bellowsbreaths in and out everything comes alive Lesson # 5 The bare…

4the knot in my heartunravelsin stillness Lesson # 4 We swim in the Tao. Everything…

3ravenpecking through the dusty grassthe first raindrop falls Lesson # 3 Guard your gold closelyand…

2as the river shoves into a now muddy seait cries, “I still exist!” Lesson #…

Chapter One- Begin HereHaiku: the robin’s songslices into the stillnessa silver bladeShort Form: Lesson #…

For the next 81 weeks we will be taking a thorough study of the Tao…

I am looking for folks all over the world to join me in playing a…

I worked with clients with addiction issues for two decades. I still hear folks say,…

To begin let’s make some distinctions. When I was growing up the function of the…

Thoughts from Contemporary Taoism. T. S. Eliot wrote in his poem East Coker, a part…

Contemporary Taoism is not a religion and is not an extension of the Chinese traditions…

Welcome to this little newsletter and blog post from David Skibbins. In the United States…