Tao Te Ching FALL CLASS Series

 
 

An 8 Week Journey Through the Tao Te Ching

September 9 – October 30, 2026
Wednesdays • 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST
Text: Tao Te Ching
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Join us for an eight-week exploration of the Tao Te Ching, one of the world's most beloved and enduring spiritual texts. Through silent meditation, study, reflection, and community dialogue, we will explore how the timeless wisdom of the Tao can support a life of balance, simplicity, compassion, and presence.

Whether you are new to Taoism or have studied the text for years, this series offers an opportunity to engage deeply with its teachings in a welcoming and supportive community.

No prior experience with meditation, Taoism, or Buddhist practice is required.

What to Expect

Each weekly session includes:

  • Silent Meditation (10 minutes)

  • Opening Reading (5 minutes)

  • Teaching & Reflection (25 minutes)

  • Community Discussion (15 minutes)

  • Closing Reflection (5 minutes)

The format is designed to balance contemplation, learning, and conversation while encouraging participants to discover how the teachings apply to everyday life.

Weekly Themes

Week 1 — September 9

Entering the Mystery
Chapters 1–10

Exploring the nature of the Tao, humility, paradox, and the limits of language.

Week 2 — September 16

Living Like Water
Chapters 11–20

Wu Wei (effortless action), simplicity, adaptability, and trusting life's natural flow.

Week 3 — September 23

Strength Through Softness
Chapters 21–30

Yielding, resilience, leadership, and the power of non-force.

Week 4 — September 30

Returning to the Source
Chapters 31–40

Stillness, simplicity, non-attachment, and returning to what is essential.

Week 5 — October 7

Cultivating Virtue (Te)
Chapters 41–50

Authenticity, integrity, self-cultivation, and living one's values.

Week 6 — October 16

The Three Treasures
Chapters 51–60

Compassion, simplicity, humility, and wise leadership.

Week 7 — October 23

Living in Harmony
Chapters 61–70

Relationships, community, cooperation, and non-competition.

Week 8 — October 30

Walking the Way
Chapters 71–81

Lifelong practice, flexibility, resilience, and integrating the Tao into daily life.