Anxiety Is Not Chasing You
Daoist ThoughtThere was once a man who was terrified of his own shadow. He also hated the footprints he left behind.…
Oct 13, 2026 · 3 min read
Let all things be as they are
Daoist ThoughtChapter 23 of the Daodejing says: Abstaining from speech marks him who is obeying the spontaneity of the nature. A…
Oct 12, 2026 · 4 min read
The Sleep Calendar, 1,300 Years Early
Daoist ThoughtIn the seventh century, the Chinese physician Sun Simiao — later revered across East Asia as the King of Medicine…
Oct 8, 2026 · 4 min read
The Mountain Books of Daoism
Daoist ThoughtIn the long history of human cartography, maps have been drawn by those who travelled — by surveyors, pilgrims, merchants,…
Oct 6, 2026 · 8 min read
Sleep Was Their Prayer — Dream Temples of Ancient China
Daoist ThoughtThe imperial examination was the most consequential test a person could face in traditional China. Candidates wrote for days in…
Oct 6, 2026 · 7 min read
Can’t Sleep? Stop Trying
Daoist ThoughtThe Daoist Practice of Non-Intending Many people cannot sleep not because they are not tired, but because they are trying…
Oct 4, 2026 · 4 min read
The Proper Role of Xu You
Daoist ThoughtIn Zhuangzi “Free and Easy Wandering” there is a story about Yao, the sage king of high antiquity in China,…
Oct 4, 2026 · 4 min read
The Transformation of Kun/Peng and the Spiritual Sublimation
Daoist ThoughtIn the Northern Ocean there is a fish, called the Kun, no one knows how many thousand miles in its…
Sep 28, 2026 · 4 min read
The Chaos Who Died from Kindness
Daoist ThoughtWe live in a world obsessed with optimization. We track our steps, our sleep, our calories. We use apps to…
Sep 22, 2026 · 2 min read
The Perfect Shoemaker
Daoist ThoughtHave you ever been so absorbed in an activity that you lost track of time? An artist lost in her…
Sep 22, 2026 · 2 min read