Awakening Together’s President-Minister, Rhoda Makled shares from the Tao Te Ching as they contemplate its principles in order to fully embody them.
The Tao Te Ching (The Way), written by Lao-Tzu (Old Teacher), is a guide to enlightened leadership. While most people believe effective leadership lies in knowledge and power, the Tao teaches it lies in emptiness, stillness, and presence.
Rhoda’s contemplation are based on Regina Dawn Akers’ translation of the Tao Te Ching.
Two additional versions of the Tao were also be contemplated:
Tao Te Ching by Derek Lin
Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchell
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ “That’s All for Now”, Chapter 40 “Supreme Nature”, 09-01-24 *Last Program
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ “Openness Is the Way” Chapter 39 “Genuine Value”,08-25-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Ch. 38 – Conclusion & Ch. 39 – Part 1, 08-11-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Ch. 38, Part 4, 08-04-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Ch. 38, Part 3, 07-28-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Ch. 38, Part 2, 07-14-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Ch. 37, Part 3 & Ch. 38, Part 1, “Embrace Inner Reality”,07-07-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Ch. 37, Part 2, 06-30-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Ch. 37, part 1, “Restoration Of Well-Being”, 06-23-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Ch. 36, part 2, 06-16-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Ch. 36 “Practical Paradox” Part 1, 06-02-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Ch. 35 “You Are Needed” Part 1, 05-26-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Deeper into Ch. 34 “Treatise on Greatness” 05-12-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Deeper into Ch. 33 “Treatise on Achievement” 04-28-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Ch. 33 “Treatise on Achievement” Part 1, 04-21-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Ch. 32, “How the World Can Come to the Way”, Part 1, 04-14-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Ch. 31, “War”, Part 2, 04-07-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Ch. 31, “War”, 03-31-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ CH 30, “Necessary Action”-Pt 3, 03-24-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ CH 30, “Necessary Action”-Pt 2, 03-17-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ CH 30, “Necessary Action”, 03-10-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Chapter 29 “Not of the World” Part 2, 02-25-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Chapter 29 “Not of the World”, 02-18-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Chapter 28 “Grace” Part 3, 02-11-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Chapter 28 “Grace”, 02-04-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Chapter 27 & 28 “Grace”, 01-28-24
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Chapter 27, “Realized Leadership”, 01-21-24
- Tao Te Ching, Chapter 26, 01-14-24
- Tao Te Ching, Chapters 26 & 27, 01-07-24
- Tao Te Ching, CH. 26, “Heedful Leadership” 12-17-2023
- Tao Te Ching, “CH 25, Creation”, Part 3, 12-10-2023
- Tao Te Ching, CH 25, Creation Pt. 2, 12-03-2023
- Tao Te Ching, “Abstinence and Creation – CH 24, Pt. 4, and CH 25 Pt. 1” 11-20-2023
- Tao Te Ching, “Possessed by the Tao – CH 24, Pt. 3.”11-12-2023
- Tao Te Ching, Ch. 24 “Abstinence, Pt. 2” 10-29-2023
- Tao Te Ching, Ch. 23 “Use Time To Be Like The Way” Pt 2. & Ch. 24 “Abstinence” 10-22-2023
- Tao Te Ching, Ch. 23 “Use Time to Be Like the Way” 10-09-2023
- Tao Te Ching, Ch. 22 “The Return” 10-01-2023
- Tao Te Ching, Ch. 21 “Intrinsic Nature” 9-24-2023
- Tao Te Ching, Ch. 20 “Dare to Be Different, Pt. 2” 9-17-2023
- Tao Te Ching, Ch. 20 “Dare to Be Different” 9-10-2023
- Tao Te Ching, Ch. 19 “Empower a Strong Culture” 9-3-2023
- Tao Te Ching, Ch. 18 “Without the Way” 8-27-2023
- Tao Te Ching, Ch. 17 “Effective & Ineffective Leadership” 8-20-2023
- Tao Te Ching, Ch. 16 “The Way of Enlightenment” 8-13-2023
- Enlightened Leadership The Tao Te Ching ~ “Chapter 15 -The Ancient Masters” Pt. 2, 8-6-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching~ Chapter 15 “The Ancient Masters” Pt. 1, 7-31-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Chapter 14 “Centering in the Way” 7-23-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Chapter 13 “Qualifications for Leadership” 7-16-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Chapter 12 “Ordinary Contrasted with Wise” 7-9-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Chapter 11 “Value of Emptiness” 7-2-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Chapter 10 “Mystic Virtue, Part 2” 6-26-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ Chapter 10 “Mystic Virtue, Part 1” 6-18-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ “Can’t Always Be The Smartest” Chapter 9 “Humility” 6-11-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ “Keep to the Simple” Chapter 8 “The Highest Good” 6-4-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ “Forget Yourself” Chapter 7, 5-28-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ “Inexhaustible Mother” Chapter 6 “Benefits Without Intention” 5-21-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching~ “Straw Dogs” Chapter 5, “Occurs Without Intention” 5-14-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ “Benefits of The Way” Chapter 4, 5-1-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ “Reboot”
- Announcing the Reboot! Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching, 4-18-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ “Enlightened Leadership” ,Chapter 3, 4-9-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching~ “Flow of the Tao” Chapter 2 “Duality and Effortless Action, 3-22-2023
- Enlightened Leadership, Tao Te Ching ~ “The Nameless” Chapter 1 ‘The Way”, 3-13-2023