Tao Te Ching: PART II: USING THE TAO TO BECOME MORE CONSCIOUS - David Tuffley (3 of 7) [Audiobook]
Channel: David Tuffley
Date: 2019-08-19

The third in a seven part audiobook of the Tao Te Ching in plain English, written by David Tuffley (PhD) based on the timeless work of Lao Tzu. Subtitles in German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese.

Kindle eBook & print from: https://www.amazon.com/Dao-Te-Ching-Timeless-Classic-ebook/dp/B00573Y65K 
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PART I:  KNOWING THE Dao
PART II:  USING THE Dao TO BECOME MORE CONSCIOUS
PART III: USING THE Dao TO CULTIVATE ONESELF
PART IV:  USING THE Dao TO INFLUENCE GROUP DYNAMICS 
PART V:  USING THE Dao TO REFRAIN FROM ACTION 
PART VI:  COMMUNING WITH NATURE
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PART II:  USING THE DAO TO BECOME MORE CONSCIOUS

SAMENESS OF BEARING (5)
BEING NON-COMPETITIVE (8)
LIMITING SENSUAL DESIRE (12)
INSTINCTS AND INTUITION (18)
CONTEMPLATING THE SUBTLE (35)
SOFT IS STRONGER THAN HARD (36)
INFLUENCE WITHOUT MOTIVE (38)
AVOIDING FULL MATURITY (45)
THE SECRETS OF CREATION (47)
THE FLAME THAT BURNS BRIGHT (50)
DWELLING AT THE CENTRE (52)
ENVISAGING A BETTER WORLD (54)
ONE WITH THE EVOLVING UNIVERSE (56)
THE DISEASE (71)

Part II is a group of 14 thematically linked passages exploring the manifestation of the Dao in human awareness. 
It is a gradual process, but as your awareness grows, you glimpse and then gaze long at the wondrous inter-connected nature of the world and everything in it. 
The foundation of Dao consciousness is a strong desire to know the Dao, to feel it at the core of your being. This then activates a corresponding desire from the greater Dao to meet you half way, to grow towards each other until you find common middle ground. The Dao at your core is the same Dao of the macrocosm. Thus your microcosm merges harmoniously with the macrocosm, becoming One, giving you a sense of felt connectedness with all things. And in this moment, you become enlightened. Your awareness expands exponentially to encompass the entire universe.