The Coffee Buzz
The world is a playground for the subconscious mind. This podcast explores a wide range of topics on personal development. Every Monday join Brad for a new episode.
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Open Yourself to the Tao | Verse 23 | Tao Te Ching (opens the original)
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In this episode, we explore Verse 23 of the Tao Te Ching (Stephen Mitchell translation) and the radical simplicity of full expression followed by silence. By looking at how nature allows storms to rain completely without holding back or apologizing, we examine how to stop managing our own emotional weather. We discuss what it means to open ourselves fully to the Tao, to insight, and to loss—allowing each experience to pass through completely so we can trust our natural responses and let everythi
Bent But Not Broken | Verse 22 | Tao Te Ching (opens the original)
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When a crack appears in your life, your immediate reflex is likely to reach for the glue—to fix it, hide it, and rush back to wholeness. But what if the path to true wholeness requires you to do the exact opposite?In this episode of The Coffee Buzz Podcast, we unpack Verse 22 of the Tao Te Ching (Stephen Mitchell translation). It’s a verse built on paradoxes: "If you want to become whole, let yourself be partial." We explore how the ancient Masters teach us that the tightest grip on control is o
The Master's Radience | Verse 21 | Tao Te Ching (opens the original)
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In this episode, we explore one of the most tender and profound verses of the Tao Te Ching . Verse 21 speaks of "radiance"—not as an achievement to be earned, but as a natural glow that arises when we stop clinging. Join us as we sit with the paradoxes of the Tao: how to be ungraspable yet aligned, and how to find light within the "dark and unfathomable."
Stop Thinking, End Your Problems | Verse 20 | Tao Te Ching (opens the original)
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In this episode, we explore Verse 20 of the Tao Te Ching (Stephen Mitchell translation). Unlike previous chapters focused on governance or the physical world, this verse offers a rare, intimate glimpse into the inner life of Lao Tzu. It is a profound meditation on shedding the performative nature of adulthood and returning to a state of untarnished existence. The Problem with "Thinking": Lao Tzu isn't advocating for the total absence of thought, but rather the cessation of the "constant backgrou
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