Best Wu Wei Wisdom Podcasts (2025)

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Untangling Fear of the Unknown: Taoism, Flow & Inner Child Healing 27:35

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What if the real danger isn’t change, but staying stuck where you are? We often mistake familiarity for safety, creating inner resistance and a fear of the unknown whenever we face something new. This episode explores that subtle fear — the emotional “red light” that appears as change approaches, whether we’re starting something, letting go, or sit…

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185: The Egyptian Book of the Dead - A Manual for Living 34:42

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What if the most famous ancient text about death was never about dying at all? Drake and Holly uncover the profound mistranslation that's hidden the Egyptian Book of the Dead's true purpose for centuries. Far from being funeral literature, the Pert Em Hru ("Coming Forth by Day") is actually humanity's oldest surviving manual for navigating consciou…

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Is It Ever Really Over? 7:48

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Welcome to November, It's great to have you here. Well, they say the MLB season is over, the World Series has ended, and once again the LA Dodgers are the winners. It was an excellent year for some good life lessons, AND in this episode, I’ll wrap up some of those lessons that were actually spoken from the mic as they wrapped up their season. Liste…

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How to Stop Self-Sabotage | Break the Cycle and Unlock Your True Potential | Tao Dialogues 23:09

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The root of self-sabotage lies in your Inner Child’s fear of failure and rejection — learn how to transform that fear into flow, confidence, and peace. Are you tired of getting in your own way? This Tao Dialogue explores the deeper roots of self-sabotage — why it happens, where it begins, and how to transform it through awareness and compassion. Yo…

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184: The Emerald Tablet - Decoding "As Above, So Below" 37:31

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What if reality operates on just one principle, endlessly reflected? What if you are both the mirror and what it reflects? Drake and Holly decode the thirteen cryptic lines of the Emerald Tablet, revealing how its central teaching—"as above, so below"—appears everywhere from fractals to consciousness, from quantum physics to personal transformation…

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It Is Not Over Yet 13:00

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Hi There, Welcome back, or welcome, whichever applies to you. I am grateful you are here. The journey we are on is designed to be shared, and this is one way you and I can share, so thank you. As the World Series moves on to Game 7 the life lessons continue to present themselves so let’s take a look at those together. Remember, growth is a moment-b…

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Inner Child Healing Meditation for Money & Abundance | Remove Money Blocks & Awaken Prosperity 32:20

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Experience deep subconscious healing and release old beliefs keeping you stuck in scarcity. This powerful guided meditation helps you attract wealth, flow, and emotional freedom—with Taoist monk and teacher David James Lees. Reprogramme your money story from the inside out with this Inner Child healing meditation for abundance. Your financial block…

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183: The Cave You're Already In - Plato's Allegory for Modern Times 25:04

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What if your entire reality is just shadows on a wall? What if your news feed is Plato's Cave? Drake and Holly explore Plato's timeless Cave allegory and its startling relevance to our digital age. From social media as shadow-puppetry to the painful journey of awakening, they reveal how we're all prisoners watching screens, mistaking shadows for re…

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I Am Going To The World Series 9:19

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Hi there, As every week, I am happy to have you join me, and I am happy to join you. Yes, it’s true, I really am going to the World Series! Just as every week there are lessons and opportunities for growth in the day-to-day experiences of life, and in this episode, let’s look at the value of having something to look forward to. Listen in Thank you …

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Master Your Mind for Wealth | Unlock the Law of Attraction for Financial Freedom 30:03

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Discover how to release scarcity thinking and attract abundance in your life. Have you ever wondered why money seems to slip through your fingers, no matter how hard you work or how carefully you plan? This Life Lesson goes to the root of your emotional and spiritual relationship with money. You might be surprised to learn that your abundance strug…

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182: Wu Wei - The Art of Effortless Action in a Forcing World 39:54

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How do you accomplish everything by doing nothing? Why does water defeat rock every single time? Drake and Holly explore the ancient Daoist principle of wu wei - effortless action that achieves more than force ever could. Through stories from martial arts masters, quantum physics, and everyday life, they reveal how not-forcing might be the most pow…

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Back To Nature (natural) 14:27

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Hey, welcome back! As always, I am grateful you are here with me. Thank you. In today's episode, let’s take a look at how we make healthy choices. Like most options in life, there are many things to consider, and in today’s world of instant information, we may feel overwhelmed with knowledge from a variety of sources as we choose for ourselves. Let…

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Dancing With Change | How to Find Ease & Flow in a World of Upheaval | Tao Dialogues 26:04

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Discover how to move from fear and control into effortless alignment through the Taoist teaching of wu wei. Ever wonder why even positive change can feel unsettling? In this Tao Dialogue episode, we explore: Why red-light emotions (fear, anxiety, frustration) are not enemies but messengers. The Golden Thread Process — tracing emotions back to their…

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181: The Oracle's Paradox - When Not Knowing Makes You Wise 23:38

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How can someone who knows nothing be declared the wisest person alive? Drake and Holly unpack the paradox that birthed Western philosophy: the Oracle at Delphi declaring Socrates wisest precisely because he knew he knew nothing. From the Dunning-Kruger effect to Zen's beginner's mind, they explore why intellectual humility might be the highest wisd…

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Pressure Is A Privilege 9:25

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Hi there —welcome back if you have been listening for a while, and welcome if you are new! For those of you who have been following me, you know I am an MLB fan, and in particular, a LA Dodgers fan. Hence, the Mookie Betts quote is the title for this episode. So, let’s look at that together and perhaps you will see a way to reframe the times when y…

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Overwhelmed? This Inner Child Meditation Will Bring You Back to Peace 25:14

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A powerful Inner Child guided meditation to help you replace emotional overwhelm with inner peace - with Taoist monk and teacher, David James Lees. So many of us live spinning—mentally, emotionally—tied to old cycles of reaction. Round and round we go: anger, shame, fear, self-doubt. It may be familiar, but familiarity is not truth. That’s the voic…

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180: Marcus Aurelius at War - Stoic Philosophy Under Ultimate Pressure 17:55

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How does a philosopher-emperor maintain wisdom while commanding armies on a frozen battlefield? Drake and Holly explore Marcus Aurelius' extraordinary Meditations, written not in comfort but in military tents during brutal Germanic campaigns. They examine how the most powerful man in the world used Stoic philosophy to stay human amidst plague, betr…

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You Are Ready When You Are Ready 11:51

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Most of my test results are in, and there is no conclusive outcome. While we wait for my heart monitor results, the best advice is to continue taking good care of myself. Health food, exercise, and rest. Nothing new. So as I begin to “re-enter” life as I knew it, I am still embracing the “new me” as I step out. Listen in as we start this journey to…

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How to Stop Emotional Overwhelm and Step Off The Carousel of Despair 32:14

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Discover how to step off the cycle of emotional pain, fear, and self-doubt and enjoy emotional freedom and inner peace. Have you ever felt stuck in an emotional loop where pain, fear, or self-doubt keep circling back, no matter what you try? In this episode, you’ll learn how to gently step off that ‘Carousel of Despair’. We explore how reconnecting…

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179: The Wound and the Gift - Why Your Greatest Pain Holds Your Purpose 16:22

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What if the very thing you're trying to hide or fix is actually the key to your life's purpose? Drake and Holly explore the profound paradox found in every wisdom tradition: how our deepest wounds often become our greatest strengths. From Chiron the wounded healer to the Japanese art of kintsugi, they examine why transformation requires breaking, a…

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178: Indra's Net - The Buddhist Vision of Infinite Interconnection 16:54

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What if every atom in the universe contains the reflection of every other atom? Drake and Holly explore the profound Buddhist metaphor of Indra's Net - an infinite web of jewels, each reflecting all others endlessly. This ancient image reveals how individual and universal are inseparable, why your smallest action ripples through all existence, and …

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177: The Music of the Spheres - Pythagoras and the Hidden Mathematics of Reality 23:11

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What if the universe is literally made of music that only the wise can hear? Drake and Holly explore Pythagoras' revolutionary insight that reality operates on mathematical harmonies - from planetary orbits to musical scales. They uncover how this ancient Greek mystic discovered that numbers aren't just descriptions of reality but its actual archit…

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176: Why Socrates Chose Death - The Philosophy of Living Your Truth 24:36

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What truth is so important that you'd choose death over abandoning it? Drake and Holly examine Socrates' final days and his shocking refusal to escape execution. Through his choice to drink hemlock rather than flee Athens, they explore what it means to live - and die - with philosophical integrity, and why Socrates saw his death as the ultimate tea…

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175: The Butterfly Dream - Zhuangzi's Question That Changes Everything 25:31

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Are you a human dreaming you're a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming you're human? Drake and Holly dive into Zhuangzi's famous paradox that has captivated philosophers for over two millennia. This ancient Daoist parable reveals profound questions about the nature of reality, identity, and consciousness that remain startlingly relevant to modern dis…

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174 : The Second Axial Age - Are We on the Brink of Another Great Turning? 24:59

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Could humanity be standing at the threshold of another transformation as profound as the one that gave birth to philosophy itself? Drake and Holly explore whether we're entering a Second Axial Age - a transformation of consciousness rivaling the first (800-200 BCE) when Buddha, Socrates, and Confucius emerged simultaneously worldwide. They examine …

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Puppies, Rest & Reassurance 10:24

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It’s been a month since my accident, and it feels like a new life. When I went to my heart doctor for a follow-up, he mentioned that it must have been scary being in a potentially fatal accident. While I have had flashbacks of what could have been, hearing someone else say it made it more real. While there are ups and downs in life, let’s all conti…

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Why You Don’t Need to Prove Yourself | You Are Enough | Tao Dialogues 18:19

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In this Tao Dialogues episode, David explores how you can drop the burden of proving, performing, and perfecting and know your true value. Have you ever believed that your worth must be earned, proven, or validated by others? Do you often find yourself chasing approval, striving to be “good enough,” only to end up exhausted and unfulfilled? Do you …

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Real Freedom 13:44

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I am still learning more from the inside out, and the journey is amazing and healing. Last night I had a powerful dream I will do my best to put into words for you, while your circumstances may be different than mine, there is a lesson in it for all of us. Listen in. Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings. …

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Gentle Law of Attraction Guided Meditation for Authentic Manifesting 27:05

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In this meditation, we explore the Taoist Law of Attraction, a way of being that invites us to let go of striving and instead align our intentions with the natural flow of life so that we can attract what is right for us. This practice is not about forcing results, but about clearing resistance and reconnecting with the deeper truth of who we are. …

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Wu Wei 10:56

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A dear friend came to visit, and as I shared with him my current experience since the accident, he said, “Oh, you are experiencing Wu Wei.” At first, I was confused as his sweet dog is named Wu Wei; however, he went on to explain that it is a Chinese expression for effortless action. Listen in as we explore what may take place when an old struggle …

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The Taoist Law of Attraction - Yi Tao, Qi Tao 34:38

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Discover the Taoist Law of Attraction ‘Yi Ta Qi Tao’ - this ancient teaching will radically change your perspective on manifestation, energy, and alignment. In this episode, we explore how our intention (yi), when it arises from truth and authenticity, naturally guides and attracts the movement of positive life energy (qi)—and how this alignment al…

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Routine or Rut? 10:25

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The healing continues, and I often find myself observing my own life. Just today I noticed new freedoms and I also feel some restrictions, can I just be with both? The title of this episode came to me when the puppies created a new morning routine, and I found myself adjusting to it, even enjoying the novelty of it. So let’s dive in together and ex…

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The Quiet Power of Being Humble | Why Humility Is Your Strength | Tao Dialogues 18:57

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In this Tao Dialogues episode, David explores the gentle, often misunderstood power of being humble. Have you ever thought that being humble makes you weak? Do you find yourself confused between setting healthy boundaries and being submissive? Or perhaps you wonder if humility and ambition can ever walk the same path? Humility is often mistaken for…

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What Matters Most 17:00

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It has been a week since my accident. The totaled truck has been picked up, the insurance claim resolved, we have found a new truck, and this episode shares my emotional healing in the aftermath. I find myself reorganizing my organizing principles. I am not trying to get there; it is simply happening. Let’s ask ourselves together: what matters most…

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Everything Will Be OK | Guided Meditation on Learning to Trust 27:09

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In this meditation, we gently explore the roots of our need for control and rediscover that trust, not certainty, is our natural sanctuary. Together, we will reconnect with the Inner Child, offer it compassion, and remind ourselves that we are already whole, safe, and enough. With Taoist monk and teacher, David James Lees. ⚠️ PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN T…

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The Illusion of Control 15:19

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One advantage of using Substack for my podcast is that it is possible to have each episode be VERY current. While I usually listen to my inner world prior to recording, and often there is a whisper that leads me to a topic, this week, there was a loud scream! Thus, the title, The Illusion of Control, so if you are someone who thinks they are, or li…

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Stop Trying to Control Everything! How to Trust Life More 31:10

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Discover how to trust more, stop resisting life and start flowing with it! Have you ever felt like you're clinging to control just to feel safe? What if that need wasn’t a flaw, but a message from deep within, from your Inner Child, quietly asking for reassurance? In this Life Lesson, we explore how to guide your Inner Child from control to trust a…