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Chapter 15 – Tao Te Ching
This chapter shows the ancient sages living with subtlety, patience, and depth. Through Internal Family Systems (IFS), their qualities become a portrait of Self-led presence—careful, flexible, and still enough for clarity to rise without force.
8 min read
Tao Te Ching - Chapter 14
Tao Te Ching Chapter 14 describes the Tao as invisible, inaudible, and intangible — a mystery you cannot grasp but can live from. Through Internal Family Systems (IFS), this chapter becomes a journey inward, showing how Self-energy mirrors the Tao’s subtle presence and how parts soften when held by something deeper. With line-by-line commentary and parts-aware insight, this chapter reveals how the ancient Tao guides modern inner work.
7 min read
Chapter 12 – Tao Te Ching
Laozi teaches that overstimulation blinds the senses and scatters the heart. Through the Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens, this chapter reveals how protectors chase intensity to avoid discomfort, while Self restores clarity, sensitivity, and inner quiet. True peace comes not from outer stimulation but from choosing depth over distraction.
3 min read
Tao Te Ching - Chapter 11
Laozi teaches that true usefulness comes from emptiness — the open space within and around all things. Through the IFS lens, this chapter reveals how inner spaciousness allows parts to unblend and Self to lead with clarity, calm, and creativity.
4 min read
Tao Te Ching — Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of the Tao Te Ching, through the Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens, explores the art of staying unified inside—keeping soul and Self connected, softening effort, clearing the inner mirror, and acting without ego. Laozi shows how profound virtue arises when protectors relax, Self leads gently, and action flows without control, comparison, or force.
4 min read
Tao Te Ching - Chapter 8
Chapter 8 teaches that the highest goodness moves like water—humble, gentle, and without competition. Through the IFS lens, this softness mirrors Self-energy: steady, receptive, and naturally aligned, allowing protectors to soften and life to flow with ease.
4 min read
Tao Te Ching - Chapter 7
Laozi teaches that Heaven and Earth endure because they do not live for themselves. Through IFS, Chapter 7 shows how protectors soften when ego relaxes, allowing Self to lead with steadiness, humility, and quiet fulfillment.
3 min read
Tao Te Ching - Chapter 6
Laozi describes the Tao as an endless, receptive depth—the mysterious feminine. Through IFS, Chapter 6 shows Self as the same quiet, nurturing source that never runs dry and restores the system through softness, openness, and calm presence.
4 min read
Chapter 4 – Tao Te Ching
Laozi describes the Tao as an inexhaustible, calming presence that softens what is sharp and settles what is chaotic. Through IFS, Chapter 4 reveals Self as the same endless, quiet capacity that restores balance without force.
4 min read
Chapter 3 – Tao Te Ching
Laozi teaches that striving, desire, and ambition confuse the heart, while simplicity restores balance. Through IFS, Chapter 3 shows how parts calm when ego-softening replaces grasping, allowing Self to lead with quiet, grounded ease.
4 min read
Chapter 2 – Tao Te Ching
Laozi teaches that opposites create each other, and suffering comes from clinging to one side. Through IFS, Chapter 2 reveals how parts polarize while Self stays centered, acting with effortless alignment.
5 min read
KYBALION The Principle of Gender
The Kybalion’s Principle of Gender reveals the inner polarity that lives in all things. Through an Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens, this principle becomes a map of how our parts express masculine and feminine energy within us. This piece explores how direction and receptivity, action and holding, unite inside the Self to create balance, healing, and authentic inner harmony.
KYBALION The Principle of Cause and Effect
The Kybalion’s Principle of Cause and Effect reveals the hidden patterns shaping our lives. Through an Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens, this principle becomes a guide for understanding how our parts respond to events, generate new outcomes, and participate in the unfolding of destiny itself.
KYBALION The Principle of Rhythm
The Kybalion’s Principle of Rhythm reveals the universal swing that shapes every inner and outer experience. Through an Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens, this law becomes a guide to understanding mood shifts, emotional tides, and the deeper Self that remains steady beneath every rise and fall.
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