Solala Towler: Practicing the Tao Te Ching

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2016

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Solala Towler is a widely respected author and teacher who has been spreading the word of Taoism and qigong for more than 20 years. Solala is the editor of the Taoist journal The Empty Vessel and has written several books, including The Tao of Intimacy and Ecstasy and Practicing the Tao Te Ching: 81 Steps on the Way—both released in partnership with Sounds True. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Solala and Tami Simon speak about the eternal appeal and usefulness of the Tao Te Ching, as well as how it can be a source for potent spiritual practices. They also discuss Lao Tzu’s original composition of the Tao Te Ching and his assertion that a true sage is one who can return others to their childlike essence. Finally, Solala leads listeners in two practices drawn from the Tao—“Filling the Jade Pond” and “The Small Heavenly Orbit.” (63 minutes)

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0:00.0	This program is brought to you by sounds true.com.
0:04.0	At sounds true.com you can find hundreds of downloadable audio
0:08.0	learning programs, plus books, music, videos, and online courses, and events.
0:14.3	At sounds true.com, we think of ourselves
0:17.2	as a trusted partner on the spiritual journey,
0:20.2	offering diverse, in-depth, and life-changing wisdom.
0:24.0	Sounds True.com, many voices, one journey. You're listening to Insights at the edge. Today my guest is Solala Towler.
0:45.0	Solala has taught and practiced Taoist meditation and Chigung for more than 25 years.
0:51.0	He's the author of Tales from the Dow, Dow Paths to Love, and
0:57.3	the Dow of Intimacy and Ecstasy. Solala is the editor of the Empty Vessel magazine, a widely respected journal of Taoist philosophy and practice.
1:09.0	He teaches Chigong and sound healing at conferences and workshops around the country, and is the
1:15.0	the author of a new book with sounds true,
1:18.0	practicing the Dowte Chain,
1:20.0	81 Steps on the way.
1:23.0	In this episode of Insights at the Edge,
1:25.0	Solala and I spoke about Lautu
1:28.0	and the original writing of the Tao Te Ching
1:31.0	and Lautu's description of the daoute ching and Lautu's description of the sage as the person who returns people to their
1:37.7	childlike hearts.
1:39.9	We talked about belly knowing versus intellectual knowing and the importance of approaching
1:46.1	the Dow teaching as a path of practice.
1:50.2	Solala also led us in a practice that he called filling the Jade Pond,
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