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The Hundred Remedies of the Tao: Spiritual Wisdom for Interesting Times

The Hundred Remedies of the Tao: Spiritual Wisdom for Interesting Times

A practical guide to Daoist practice centered around a translation and commentary of the Bai Yao Lu, the Statutes of the Hundred Remedies

2023

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The Dao of Nature: Daoist Principles for a Sustainable Future

8 min readMar 11, 2024

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The Dao of Nature: Daoist Principles for a Sustainable Future

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To Transform All Beings: Helping Others to Use Their Strengths

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4 min readJan 30, 2024

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To Transform All Beings: Helping Others to Use Their Strengths

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My Five Favorite Translations of the Daode Jing

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3 min readJan 25, 2024

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My Five Favorite Translations of the Daode Jing

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Qui Chuji’s Advice For Online Communications

Qiu Chuji, also known by his Daoist name Qiu Changchun is considered the founder of the Longmen (Dragon Gate) lineage of Daoism. He was the…

4 min readSep 13, 2023

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Qui Chuji’s Advice For Online Communications

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Let Nature Be Your Teacher

Come into the light of things, Let Nature be your teacher.

10 min readMay 23, 2023

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Let Nature Be Your Teacher

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Returning to the Source

When in harmony with Dao,

6 min readMay 23, 2023

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Returning to the Source

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The Eyes of an Owl

Note: This essay was written before the pandemic. The cabin fever it talks about has become even more pronounced for many of us during the…

5 min readApr 23, 2022

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The Eyes of an Owl

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Camus, Sisyphus, and the Heart Polishing Stone of Qiu Chuji

“One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” So ends Albert Camus’ famous essay, The Myth of Sisyphus. Camus sees the myth of Sisyphus as a parable…

5 min readApr 3, 2022

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Gregory Ripley

Gregory Ripley

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I’m the author of The Hundred Remedies of the Tao and The Tao of Sustainability. I’m an ordained Daoist Priest and Nature & Forest Therapy Guide.

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