Ep. 34 – Confucianism vs. Taoism

Alan Watts Being in the Way

Jan 30, 202500:59:59Society & Culture

Breaking free from cause-and-effect and the formal ideas of Confucianism, Alan Watts describes mutual arising as the key idea of the Tao. Today’s episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at bett...

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