{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66fb968b13b87f41275ee4bd/6a50496f0be8a677173ff0a4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Taoism: Ep. 1 - The Eternal Tao","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66fb968b13b87f41275ee4bd/1783646407589-ec8ea6ff-db2e-4756-ba98-0eaf949b969f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Taoism has been generally received in the West as a mystical, quasi-metaphysical philosophy. However, understanding its historical context and development helps place Taoism within its political and folk tradition. This series explores the complex and powerful vision of Taoism that may be more relevant today than ever before in its more than 2400 year tradition. </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/wescecil\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join Wes on Patreon</a> for a deeper dive into the ideas we explore on the podcast. It’s a space for lifelong learners — with bonus lectures, course materials, peer discussion, and audio diaries from France. Wes is active in the community and often engages directly with listener questions.</p><p>Starting at $2/month.</p><p><br></p><p>Image credit: Thanato, CC BY-SA 3.0 &lt;<a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0&gt;,\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0&gt;,</a> via Wikimedia Commons</p>","author_name":"Wes Cecil"}