Embracing Emptiness and Darkness in Spiritual Practices

This episode on Verse 4 of Tao te Ching features the voice and question of Dr. Dan Snyder from Black Mountain, NC. His new and highly-recommended book, Praying in the Dark, can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Praying-Dark-Spirituality-Nonviolence-Emerging/dp/1666731919. 

Teachings from this Verse include how Tao is, and can be practiced by, (1) emptiness, (2) darkness, (3) potential and womb-like, and (4) hidden and submerged.

Homework today is a suggestion to fast from a habit you choose, and find a counter-activity to offset it.

There is a reference to this Ted-Talk: Anil Seth: Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality - TED. 

This podcast is an original labor of love, designed, written, and co-produced by many, whose central idea is that Tao te Ching is good news for today. Tao still speaks. In addition to Dr. Dan Snyder's voice and question, we thank Audrey Davis for her art. Molly Hartwell for her singing her song “Put Your Roots Down.” The copyright for quotations from Tao Te Ching is held by Fortress Press.

May your days begin in peace, and become wombs for radical hope. 

Next time: Verse Five