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What does ancient wisdom actually look like in everyday life? In this episode, we sit with Verse 15 of the Tao Te Ching to explore why the modern obsession with constant action and "mountain-top" achievements might be keeping us stuck. Through Lao Tzu’s imagery of crossing thin ice, becoming like a valley, and letting muddy water settle, we learn that sometimes the most powerful action we can take is to step back, put the glass down, and let clarity happen on its own.

Grab a warm drink, take a deep breath, and let’s slow down for a few minutes.

• **** Intro: The mistake of "stirring the pot" when we need answers.

• **** The Verse: A slow reading of Verse 15.

• **** The Ice: Why walking on thin ice demands an absolute honesty that can't be faked.

• **** The Valley: Shifting away from a culture that worships the mountain, and finding the quiet power of receptivity.

• **** Mud & Water: Why a glass of muddy water doesn't need to be fixed—it just needs to be set down.

• **** Releasing the Grip: Living in the present instead of waiting for life to "finally arrive."

The ancient Masters were profound and subtle.Their wisdom was unfathomable.There is no way to describe it; all we can describe is their appearance.

They were careful as someone crossing an iced-over stream.Alert as a warrior in enemy territory.Courteous as a guest.Fluid as melting ice.Shapable as a block of wood.Receptive as a valley.Clear as a glass of water.

Do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water is clear?Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself?

The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment.Not seeking, not expecting, she is present, and can welcome all things.

Where in your life right now are you desperately stirring the water? What would happen if you just set the glass down and let gravity do its work?

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In This Episode, We Discuss:The Verse: Verse Fifteen (The Ancient Masters)A Question to Carry With You This Week:

In this episode, we step away from the cultural demand for constant optimization and sit with Verse 14 of the Tao Te Ching (Stephen Mitchell translation). Lao Tzu takes us to the very edge of language, dismantling our reliance on seeing, hearing, and grasping to verify reality. We explore the concept of "negative space" in life, why you can’t think your way into the Tao, and what it truly means to be "at ease in your own life"—not by arriving somewhere new, but by remembering where you came from.

Look, and it can't be seen.

Listen, and it can't be heard.

Reach, and it can't be grasped.

Above, it isn't bright.

Below, it isn't dark.

Seamless, unnameable, it returns to the realm of nothing.

Form that includes all forms, image without an image, subtle, beyond all conception.

Approach it and there is no beginning; follow it and there is no end.

You can't know it, but you can be it, at ease in your own life.

Just realize where you come from: this is the essence of wisdom.

The Verse— Tao Te Ching, Verse 14 (Trans. Stephen Mitchell)

"The universe is impartial. The space inside you is infinite. The more you use it, the more it produces."

In this episode of The Coffee Buzz, we sit with Verse Five of the Tao Te Ching (Stephen Mitchell translation). We explore the unsettling but ultimately freeing image of the "straw dog"—a ritual object that is revered when needed and released when its purpose is served.

If you’ve ever felt exhausted by the project of trying to "earn" the universe’s favor, or if you’ve felt trapped by a love that comes with too many conditions, this verse offers a different way forward.

• The Ritual of the Straw Dog: Why an impartial universe is actually a gift.

• Love Without a Cage: How the Master’s impartiality is the fullest expression of love.

• The Bellows: Learning to breathe out so that you can receive again.

• The Danger of Talking: Why the conversation is never the silence on the other side of it.

• Holding the Center: Finding the stillness inside the turning wheel.

"The space between heaven and earth is like a bellows. It is empty and yet infinitely capable. The more you use it, the more it produces; the more you talk of it, the less you understand. Hold on to the center."

Have you ever had a call from the universe to learn something new? To step out into the unknown and let go of preconceived ideas about your abilities? Over the last few months the universe has been screaming at me to take action and learn a new skill and I'm finally listening. It might have something to do with the book I'm reading by Rizwan Virk called Treasure Hunt. https://www.amazon.com/Treasure-Hunt-Follow-Inner-Success/dp/178678050X It's all about following the clues the universe gives us to find manifest our dream life. Part of what I'm coming to terms with is challenging my belief system about who I am and my abilities. Accomplishing this will require me to separate my belief system from my inner being. That is the infinite part of us that knows no limits and is beyond time and space. The belief systems we have are mental constructs that make up our reality and can be changed at will anytime we want.  If you would like to help The Coffee Buzz please tell a friend about us and as always thank you for listening! The Coffee Buzz https://www.thecoffeebuzzpodcast.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecoffeebuzzpc/ Twitter https://twitter.com/thecoffeebuzzpc TicTok https://www.tiktok.com/@thecoffeebuzzpodcast?lang=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeebuzzpodcast thecoffeebuzzpodcast@gmail.com The Coffee Buzz Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1nyJZinuwq4cj8ECflkvH1 My Wim Hof Youtube Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxhqIqwvYIslIPrV7tCIKKJr6klrinHUd Listen to all my pod pals! The Angry Dad Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/angry-dad-podcast/id1291735328 The Untrained Eye https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-untrained-eye/id1399791387 Divine Evolution https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/divine-evolution-life-support-for-the-soul/id1542428855 Hermit Radio https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hermit-radio/id1472113771 Glen Thinks Stuff https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/glen-thinks-stuff-podcast/id1375725737 The Daily Stoic https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-stoic/id1430315931 #thecoffeebuzzpodcast #veganpodcast #subconsciousmind #fitness #personaldevelopment #plantbaseddiet #simulationtheory #lawofvibration #running #trialrunning #lawofone #ramaterial #neuroscience #meditation #pronoia #treasurehunt #rizwanvirk #coldshowers 

In this quick episode I reveal one of my methods for staying in the now: moment to moment awareness. it's one of the simple ways to breaking free from the default mode network. What this means to me is being aware step by step, breath by breath, thought by thought, feeling by feeling, memory by memory, sensation by sensation, and so forth. In this way we can make everyday life into a meditation.  If you would like to help The Coffee Buzz please tell a friend about us and as always thank you for listening! The Coffee Buzz https://www.thecoffeebuzzpodcast.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecoffeebuzzpc/ Twitter https://twitter.com/thecoffeebuzzpc TicTok https://www.tiktok.com/@thecoffeebuzzpodcast?lang=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeebuzzpodcast thecoffeebuzzpodcast@gmail.com The Coffee Buzz Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1nyJZinuwq4cj8ECflkvH1 Listen to all my pod pals! The Angry Dad Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/angry-dad-podcast/id1291735328 The Untrained Eye https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-untrained-eye/id1399791387 Divine Evolution https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/divine-evolution-life-support-for-the-soul/id1542428855 Hermit Radio https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hermit-radio/id1472113771 Glen Thinks Stuff https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/glen-thinks-stuff-podcast/id1375725737 The Daily Stoic https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-stoic/id1430315931 #thecoffeebuzzpodcast #veganpodcast #subconsciousmind #fitness #personaldevelopment #plantbaseddiet #simulationtheory #lawofvibration #running #trialrunning #lawofone #ramaterial #neuroscience #meditation #pronoia

I finally get around to my review of the Disney Frozen movies. After seeing it about 100 times I finally get it and today I reveal the life lessons I've learned from Elsa, Olaf and the gang. I also discuss my latest meditation method. I start off with Wim Hof power breathing exercise and then go into my meditation. I like to do this before I drink coffee to keep myself in the theta brain state. The last time I did this I had a strange visual experience with a waterslide and somehow it led me to the power of letting my inner being take over for a while.  Coffee of the day is Peace Coffee: https://www.peacecoffee.com Water has memory! https://www.resonancescience.org/blog/Scientists-Show-That%20Water-Has-Memory If you would like to help The Coffee Buzz please tell a friend about us and as always thank you for listening! The Coffee Buzz https://www.thecoffeebuzzpodcast.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecoffeebuzzpc/ Twitter https://twitter.com/thecoffeebuzzpc TicTok https://www.tiktok.com/@thecoffeebuzzpodcast?lang=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeebuzzpodcast thecoffeebuzzpodcast@gmail.com The Coffee Buzz Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1nyJZinuwq4cj8ECflkvH1 Listen to all my pod pals! The Angry Dad Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/angry-dad-podcast/id1291735328 The Untrained Eye https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-untrained-eye/id1399791387 Divine Evolution https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/divine-evolution-life-support-for-the-soul/id1542428855 Hermit Radio https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hermit-radio/id1472113771 Glen Thinks Stuff https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/glen-thinks-stuff-podcast/id1375725737 The Daily Stoic https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-stoic/id1430315931 #thecoffeebuzzpodcast #veganpodcast #subconsciousmind #fitness #personaldevelopment #plantbaseddiet #simulationtheory #lawofvibration #running #trialrunning #lawofone #ramaterial #neuroscience #meditation #wimhofmethod #frozen #letitgo 

Hunter S. Thompson has a quote that turned into a life's philosophy for me: "Paranoia is a higher state of consciousness" I thought there was a virtue in distrusting people and always looking for the next bad thing to happen. As it turns out Hunter S. Thompson is a brilliant writer, but maybe not the best life coach. I have a new word in my vocabulary: Pronia which is a belief that the universe is conspiring in your favor. This is another gateway into tapping into the law of attraction. It’s an easy to unlock obstacles. It’s the belief that no matter what happens things are always working out in our favor. Coffee of the day is Tweed: https://www.tweedcoffee.com/coffee Breathing Exercises mentioned in this episode:  Evolution of Dave Breathing exercise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0P19SdOOVM  Wim Hof Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxhqIqwvYIslIPrV7tCIKKJr6klrinHUd IIf you would like to help The Coffee Buzz please tell a friend about us and as always thank you for listening! The Coffee Buzz https://www.thecoffeebuzzpodcast.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecoffeebuzzpc/ Twitter https://twitter.com/thecoffeebuzzpc TicTok https://www.tiktok.com/@thecoffeebuzzpodcast?lang=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeebuzzpodcast thecoffeebuzzpodcast@gmail.com The Coffee Buzz Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1nyJZinuwq4cj8ECflkvH1 Listen to all my pod pals! The Angry Dad Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/angry-dad-podcast/id1291735328 The Untrained Eye https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-untrained-eye/id1399791387 Divine Evolution https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/divine-evolution-life-support-for-the-soul/id1542428855 Hermit Radio https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hermit-radio/id1472113771 Glen Thinks Stuff https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/glen-thinks-stuff-podcast/id1375725737 The Daily Stoic https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-stoic/id1430315931 #thecoffeebuzzpodcast #veganpodcast #subconsciousmind #fitness #personaldevelopment #plantbaseddiet #simulationtheory #lawofvibration #running #trialrunning #lawofone #ramaterial #neuroscience #meditation #pronoia

In this quick episode I talk about how I used the Law of Attraction to get some Houndstooth Coffee. It's all about random acts of kindness without the expectation of being praised or thanked for it. It’s what Marcus Aurelius has called “the third thing,” because you’re not content enough with the doing. “When you’ve done well and another has benefited by it,” he writes, “why like a fool do you look for a third thing on top—credit for the good deed or a favor in return?”  I think I fell into this trap because of my childhood. Most of us were raised and how our parents and their parents were raised. To look for that recognition the ‘good boy, good girl’ from those around us. Because that meant good standing in the tribe. I call it a trap because it puts our power outside of us. It’s like wearing your heart on your sleeve because if someone doesn’t provide me with that validation I’ll get very upset. Maybe even stop doing the right thing because it’s based on outcomes. Check out the Daily Stoic Podcast! https://dailystoic.com/podcast/ If you would like to help The Coffee Buzz please tell a friend about us and as always thank you for listening! The Coffee Buzz https://www.thecoffeebuzzpodcast.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecoffeebuzzpc/ Twitter https://twitter.com/thecoffeebuzzpc TicTok https://www.tiktok.com/@thecoffeebuzzpodcast?lang=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeebuzzpodcast thecoffeebuzzpodcast@gmail.com #thecoffeebuzzpodcast #veganpodcast #subconsciousmind #fitness #personaldevelopment #plantbaseddiet #simulationtheory #lawofvibration #running #trialrunning #lawofone #ramaterial #neuroscience #meditation #thethirdthing

I've been experimenting with cold showers after getting into the Wim Hot rabbit hole. I don't want to oversell it, but there are some seriously incredible benefits to cold showers. Improved immune system, circulation, it reduces inflammation and some studies say it can help with depression. My favorite aspect of this is how it strengthens will power. By default I am a lazy person so I'm hoping by jumping into a cold shower everyday it will help me be more disciplined in other aspects of life. If you would like to help The Coffee Buzz please tell a friend about us and as always thank you for listening! The Coffee Buzz https://www.thecoffeebuzzpodcast.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecoffeebuzzpc/ Twitter https://twitter.com/thecoffeebuzzpc TicTok https://www.tiktok.com/@thecoffeebuzzpodcast?lang=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeebuzzpodcast thecoffeebuzzpodcast@gmail.com #thecoffeebuzzpodcast #veganpodcast #subconsciousmind #fitness #personaldevelopment #plantbaseddiet #simulationtheory #lawofvibration #running #trialrunning #lawofone #ramaterial #neuroscience #meditation #icebath #coldshower #mildcoldstress #wimhof  

Today I do my first poetry reading on the show. I also ponder the perils of space travel. One of my favorite bands The Flaming Lips have pleaded with Elon Musk to send them into space so they can be the first rock band to preform at the International Space Station. They are just crazy enough to go and he's just crazy enough to send them there. Maybe I just worried about The Lips, but after seeing "Stowaway" I don't think space travel is such a good idea for the human body. Especially when I consider my own body is a reflection of the universe itself. The more I get into meditation, breathing exercises and cold showers the more I come to understand a deeper connection with the universe without having to float in a tin can far above the world.  Sadhguru - Ode to Coffee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxhls4haDGc The Flaming Lips want to go to Space: https://www.loudersound.com/news/the-flaming-lips-want-elon-musk-to-make-them-the-first-band-to-play-in-spa If you would like to help The Coffee Buzz please tell a friend about us and as always thank you for listening! The Coffee Buzz https://www.thecoffeebuzzpodcast.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecoffeebuzzpc/ Twitter https://twitter.com/thecoffeebuzzpc TicTok https://www.tiktok.com/@thecoffeebuzzpodcast?lang=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeebuzzpodcast thecoffeebuzzpodcast@gmail.com #thecoffeebuzzpodcast #veganpodcast #subconsciousmind #fitness #personaldevelopment #plantbaseddiet #simulationtheory #lawofvibration #running #trialrunning #lawofone #ramaterial #neuroscience #meditation #theflaminglips #Internationalspacestation #elonmusk #enlightenment