Understanding Taoism with Jason Gregory

Summary

In this episode, Jason Gregory delves into the essence of Taoism and its critique of social conditioning, guiding listeners towards a life of naturalness and spontaneity. He discusses the intersections of Taoism with other spiritual traditions, revealing a shared vision of reality. The episode also explores practical concepts like wu wei and inner alchemy as modern pathways to align with the Dao.

Key takeaways

• 1Jason Gregory: Author of 'The Science and Practice of Humility', exploring Eastern philosophy and spirituality.
• 2Taoism's critique of social conditioning emphasizes naturalness and effortless being.
• 3Intersection of Taoism with Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism showcasing a shared vision.
• 4Practices discussed include wu wei (effortless action) and inner alchemy.
• 5Jeffrey Mishlove: Notable parapsychologist, recipient of the only PhD in parapsychology from UC Berkeley.

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the dao understand the ultimate but also understand why are you in this society why are you sort of a cog in this machine and you're getting minced in these cogs you know so he wanted he wanted the people to question the socialization process that we've all gone through keep watching to learn more book four in the new thinking aloud dialogue series is charles t tart 70 years of exploring consciousness and parapsychology now available on amazon new thinking aloud is presented by the california institute for human science a fully accredited university offering distant learning graduate degrees that focus on mind body and spirit the topics that we cover here we are particularly excited to announce new degrees emphasizing parapsychology and the paranormal visit their website at cihs.edu you can now download all eight copies of the new thinking aloud magazine for free or order beautiful printed copies go to newthinkingaloud.org thinking aloud conversations on the leading edge of knowledge and discovery with psychologist jeffrey mishlove hello and welcome i'm jeffrey mishlove our topic today is understanding taoism the philosophy which at least in part underlies the rainbow yin yang logo of the new thinking aloud channel my guest is jason gregory a previous guest but a previous from about 10 years ago jason is the author of many books we've already interviewed him on his first book the science and practice of humility the path to ultimate freedom that was 10 years ago since then he's written enlightenment now liberation is your true nature fasting the mind spiritual exercises for psychic detox effortless living wu-wei and the spontaneous state of natural harmony emotional intuition for peak performance secrets from the sages for being in the zone spiritual freedom in the digital age how to remain healthy...

Excerpt from New Thinking Allowed, Dec 17, 2025. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.