Tao of the Day

About Tao of the Day

Tao of the Day is the world's only live daily talk show dedicated to the Tao Te Ching — running every weekday for over five years. Each morning at 6am Central, wellness coach and author MartinJon guides listeners through a verse from his own New English Version of the Tao Te Ching — applying Lao Tzu's 2,500-year-old wisdom to burnout, recovery, caregiving, and the art of returning to yourself. Join live on NoomVibe weekdays at 6am Central, or catch the podcast wherever you listen. Support my efforts here: https://buymeacoffee.com/martinjon

Publisher

MartinJon

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Nov 2021

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

532 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Tao of the Day S6_074

   A good conversation I had with myself about #47 lead to Jay K selecting the random #41 and Melissa #50. #41 "Laughing at Tao is Perfectly Reasonable" Those who live with sincerity, when they hear of Tao, immediately begin to embody it. Those who live casually, may trust it at times, but aren't quite sure what do with it. Those who embrace the manifestation completely laugh and scoff at the very idea. If they didn't laugh and scoff, it wouldn't be Tao. Therefore, you may have noticed: Progress doesn't always seem to advance. Beauty oft times can come off as obscene. The powerful can tend to seem weak. True love can appear tough or indifferent. Wisdom can be mistaken as childish. Great art can appear unsophisticated. Tao is hidden in all of these, Imparting what is needed, Completing everything. #47 "Engaging with Manifestation" You can understand all things touched by Tao Without leaving your room. You can see all things touched by Tao Without opening your eyes. The more you trust the manifestation The less you trust yourself. Thus, the Master never engages manifestation Without first having engaged herself. In so doing she achieves everything Without ever having considered it. #50 "Awareness of Death" Every being is entrusted with life for a time However, it is only a prelude to death. Some live as optimists, embracing life, Others live as pessimists, embracing death, Some even live in preservation, Passively living, advancing toward death. The Master lives aware of her appointment with death, This brings her to knowing Real Life. She cannot be harmed by rhinoceros or man Her movements flow from her being. She cannot be fooled by illusion or hallucination Her actions flow from her being. She has freed herself of all separateness Even the distinction between life and death.

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Tao of the Day S6_073

   Today was a robust Monday with Sany and #9 Jay K chose #6 and Melissa picked #44, her angel number from the weekend. I went into #73 to fill time until Terilyn came up and we selected #26 for her. #6 "The Great Feminine" Everything is born from the feminine, Even Heaven and Earth. The Feminine that births is a Mother, She nourishes and supports without possessing. Despite your awareness of it You are using it right now. #9 "The Danger of Extremes" Having to prove yourself Will allow challenges to best you. Focus your attention on money And lose sight of what is valuable. Keep in mind outside influence And you will be its prisoner. Do what you do and move on, It isn't yours anyway. #26 "Wasted Movement" Without knowing darkness Light is mysterious and distracting. Without knowing stillness All movement is wasted. This is why the Master travels And never leaves home. No matter how amazing the manifestation She knows there is nothing that she is not. Why should anyone seek to be influenced or entertained? If you let yourself be entertained You lose touch with your root. If you let yourself be influenced You lose touch with who you are. #44 "The Influence of Excess" Fame or integrity; which of these do you focus on seeing and obtaining? Possessions or fulfillment; in which do you spend your time investing? Success or failure; of which has offered you the most growth? Under the influence you spend yourself Accumulating only loss and regret. Fulfill your needs and be content, When you know excess is excessive You'll be open to receiving harmony. #73 "Nothing Falls Through" There are men who love feeling, and to feel they kill. There are men who love feeling, and to do so remain calm. Who is to say which will experience more turmoil? There is purpose in walking with death, as there is in walking with life. The inner workings of Tao can never be understood; It makes no commands, yet all things come on their own accord; It never acts; but all things act on its behalf; It is empty, yet within it lays all things and their Master Plans. Tao is a net holding all things together, connected. Its mesh is wide, but it holds so well nothing falls through.

3. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Tao of the Day S6_072

   I started out talking about living reasonably in relationships and read #1 then was joined by Melissa who chose #39, Loyce, and her choice #17, and finally Sandy with #72. #1 "Expressing Tao" Words are particular, They cannot express Tao. To have a name is to be limited to manifestation That which is nameless is the source of manifestation. Self-referential, those who name, name themselves. Want to experience the depth of the mystery? Stop identifying. Want to experience the shallowness of the manifestation? Differentiate. Either way no one can tell, The difference is in your experience. #17 "Of Masters and Leaders" In the time of the great Masters there were no leaders. Then, those whom the people loved, led the way. After having created the position The people feared their leaders, Then they despised them. Having created leaders, their faith in Tao was diminished. Having become a leader, his trust in the people was diminished. When there are great Masters there are no leaders She works day and night and says nothing about it, When the work is done the people say "Amazing! We did it all by ourselves!" #39 "Unity" Unity is the standard When achieved, all things are harmonious. Heaven achieved it through purity. Planets achieved it through solidity. Beings achieve it through purpose (life), Generation after generation, Every individual being finds Their own unity, their own harmony. If Heaven were to lose its purity So too its union with the Planets. If Planets were to lose their solidity So too their union with Beings. If beings were to lose their purpose (lives) Without unity, all would perish and decay. The Master honors everything in every form, She knows that there is nothing between the highest and lowest, Differentiating we lose touch with Unity. Always adjusting to find Unity The Master lets herself be lived, Constantly being renewed and shaped by Tao, Rugged and full of resolve. #72 "With Nothing to Teach" The knowledgeable, having lost their sense of awe, seek to be entertained. Losing themselves in that process, they turn to more knowledgeable authorities. Do not make light of what is important to people, and they will respect you. Therefore, The Master, although she knows herself, she is not arrogant. She loves herself as she is, but she also loves others as they are. She has nothing to teach, and the knowledgeable have nothing to learn.

Who has been a guest on Tao of the Day

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Julie
• Malissa
• Cici
• Melissa
• Susan

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YouTube views

179,121

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

3.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100

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99

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

30

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