Self-Dev. There is only ONE TRUTH

Getting a grip on yourself. Resolutions and goals. The boys have a spontaneous accountability partnering 1.       I like to think… 0:572.       Honestly …. 3:073.       Goals and fantasies 4:194.       The 2 necessary locations you need to know 4:425.       Why you must assess accurately where you are 6:226.       The proper response to feedback 8:497.       The thinness of New Year’s resolutions 9:118.       The difference between a goal and a New Year’s resolutions 12:379.       Making firsts. Strive for them instead.  14:2810.   Tom and Tony spontaneously make a common goal / first 17:0711.   Daily reading “Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.” –Thoreau 20:20 12.   We live in a dream world 22:0513.   Reading ‘When things fall apart’ book. Chapter 1. Fear 24:4814.   The last reading Tao Ta Ching book in this podcast. Chapter 18.  28:46Tony, an ex-paratrooper and Tommy a former marine share a great interest in achievement and spirituality. They are not experts but seekers and students of the mind and higher consciousness. They don’t have PhDs, they have PMAs.     ·         Ask questions here and we will answer them on the forthcoming podcast.  https://www.facebook.com/TommyandTone  - Page – for our brand.·         https://www.facebook.com/groups/802214806991699/ - Group – to interact. ·         Please like, subscribe and share.  A podcast about overcoming your obstacles and achieving success and happiness. Zen and achievement are married by two surprising charactersOvercome your obstacles and achieve success and have happiness.  themes ·         psychology podcast ·         self-help podcast ·         self help podcast ·         motivational podcast ·         spirituality podcast ·         zen podcast·         coaching podcast ·         NLP podcast ·         Life coaching podcast ·         Personal development podcast 

Clarifying what the ego is and its necessity. The false ego and the necessary abandonment of it. The thing that should not be that never was. Tony becomes affected as he talks about the Path of Enlightenment. Tom has a new book reading. 1)      Who do the *%^$ do you think you are? The psych jab without any potency and even boomerangs  0:102)      The ego – who you think you are 3:39 3)      Opinions 6:044)      Opinions are like butt holes, they must be penetrated 6:555)      What happens as you self-improve enough  07:556)      Why you exist 8:557)      Teenagers, the smartest people in the world 11:508)      Ego, the necessary construct 12:449)      Sometimes the ego tricks us 15:15 10)   The ego aids the soul 16:4411)   The false ego 18:20 12)   What is the most basic human need? 23:5513)   What if you’re fragile and needy? 22:0514)   What happens when the false ego cannot get praise? 25:4815)   Why is there a false ego? 27:4916)   The thing that should not be that never was 28:4517)    Why you need to become aware of the False Ego 29:5018)   What you need to do  30:4919)   Tony becomes affected as he talks about the Path of Enlightenment 31:3520)   Daily reading; “Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir the blood.” - Daniel Burnham  33:0021)   Tom’s reads from ‘When things fall apart’ regarding opinions and aggression 37:0122)   Why is someone aggressive? 41:0023)   Tao Ta Ching 17 The hierarchy of trust and respect  42:48 24)   The mystery object is still unknown 43:55  Tony, an ex-paratrooper and Tommy a former marine share a great interest in achievement and spirituality. They are not experts but seekers and students of the mind and higher consciousness. They don’t have PhDs, they have PMAs.     ·         Ask questions here and we will answer them on the forthcoming podcast.  https://www.facebook.com/TommyandTone  - Page – for our brand.·         https://www.facebook.com/groups/802214806991699/ - Group – to interact. ·         Please like, subscribe and share.  A podcast about overcoming your obstacles and achieving success and happiness. Zen and achievement are married by two surprising charactersOvercome your obstacles and achieve success and have happiness.  themes ·         psychology podcast ·         self-help podcast ·         self help podcast ·         motivational podcast ·         spirituality podcast ·         zen podcast·         coaching podcast ·         NLP podcast ·         Life coaching podcast ·         Personal development podcast 

The current social code. There is no ‘right’ thinking. Imaginary social monsters. What is at the core of intolerance. The disease of self-righteousness. Why people think their ideas have authority. When you’re more fascist than the fascists. Woke is a joke. What meditation is and can do. This is our most packed podcast yet! 1.       Do you have the right beliefs? 00:40 2.       The current Social Code 1:55 3.       ‘Cancel culture’ is a paper dragon  2:40 4.       There is no ‘right’ thinking 5:40 5.        Offensiveness  06:20 6.       Woke is a joke 07:40 7.       What being woke really is 09:42     8.       Intolerance is de-evolution  11:459.       Why people think their ideas have authority 13:0210.   What is at the core of intolerance  13:30 11.   When a person of a victim class doesn’t subscribe to the ideology they give up that status 16:0012.   The current Social Code creates constant conflict 17:00 13.   What real intelligence and enlightenment are17:3514.   The new Social Code has replaced common sense 18:28 15.   Intolerance of nazis is the same as any other intolerance 19:4516.   What happens when you’re certain you’re right 21:0017.   One big problem about attacking ‘nazis’ 21:22 18.   What happens when you’re self-righteous 22:2019.   Why you and everyone else believe different things 22:5020.   When you’re more fascist than the fascists 22:5621.   The solution 23:5422.   When doubt will save you, and others 24:5823.   Letting others be is the key to peace 25:4324.   An echo chamber is detrimental  - for all 25:5425.   The Golden Rule and the Platinum Rule 26:2526.   When condemning others to see if you’re self-righteous, do this 26:4827.   Civility and tolerance are critical in society 27:3528.   How Tony is so tolerant 27:57 29.   If you get one thing from this discussion, get this 28:12  30.   Our Facebook Group now has great user-initiated conversations. Darren has started one about pets mirroring emotions of their owners 29:30 31.   Empathizing with real feelings – good. Empathizing with feelings you make up – bad 29:30 32.   Feelings are contagious  and mirror neurons 30:2033.   A primary reason why cats and dogs are humans’ greatest pets 30:4534.   Tommy’s theory on why we are less empathic 31:3835.   Meditation is becoming aware on a META level 32:25 36.   What meditation is and can do 33:0937.   Why you don’t want to be too empathetic 34:4238.   The optimum life is balanced 35:1039.   Autism has much to teach ‘normal’ people  35:4540.   The Individual’s War; assimilation by society has become less social and more political 36:3841.   It is for you to be you, not to judge others and condemn and try to change them 38:1442.   When your self-identity encroaches on others’ identities you’ve went too far 39:3843.   Tony’s corner; today’s passage; “Everything is sweetened by risk” Alexander Smith 41:20 44.   What Tony  learned from his teacher, the great director Mike Nichols 42:3945.   Why you should be mindful of the rules 45:1846.   Tom’s corner; Tao Te Ching Passage # 16:  The great abstract gestalt (the oneness). The wisdom poetry, the spiritual art.  48:30 Tony,

Being Offended – causes, needs, implications, effects and solutions. Is it reasonable, honest or fair to be offended? When words become offensive. How being offended is myopic. 1.       You’ve got to be the biggest POS I’ve ever known 00:352.       The most common terms for insults when you don’t want to think 2:31 3.       If you have this, an insult can be much less effective against you 4:00 4.       Being offended – the cause, why some people need it  5:005.       Social mores 5:55 6.       Why you’re offended 6:40 Why I’m rarely ever offended7.       Idiots, morons and retards 7:208.       When words become offensive 10:059.       The desire for control only comes from the ego 12:4010.   Is it reasonable, honest or fair to be offended? 13:2011.   When others’ egos are threatened and why they need your cooperative delusion 14:4312.   The effect of all this offensiveness 15:4813.   Boundaries 16:3014.   Making boundaries by not making them – a delusion (making boundaries for people you don’t even know) 17:0115.   Tony claims he has some truth 17:1016.   What if you thought of murdering every day? 17:5917.   What is an offense? 18:2018.   Where does your right to be offended and make boundaries end? 19:00 Royalty of the world 19.   The need to control is the need to be offended 19:5020.   The indispensable thing – self peace 21:5021.   Why it’s almost impossible to offend Tony 22:4022.   Why someone would deliberately try to attack 24:5023.   Why we shouldn’t be offended 25:2124.   The offensiveness solution 27:00 25.   Tony’s corner; today’s passage; “Anyone who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life.” – Charles Darwin 30:0026.   Tom’s corner; History of the Buddha  32:2527.   What it means to Tommy 36:4028.   Tony addresses the suffering and root 38:0029.   Tony  asks Tom to visit the pain 39:5030.   Tony tells Tom about his growth 41:1231.   Tao Te Ching Passage # 15:   The depth of the Tao. Not seeking fulfilment outside yourself is the Way. 42:4032.   What is the mysterious object? Write your guess in the comment section! 46:20 Tony, an ex-paratrooper and Tommy a former marine share a great interest in achievement and spirituality. They are not experts but seekers and students of the mind and higher consciousness. They don’t have PhDs, they have PMAs.     ·         Ask questions here and we will answer them on the forthcoming podcast.  https://www.facebook.com/TommyandTone  - Page – for our brand.·         https://www.facebook.com/groups/802214806991699/ - Group – to interact. ·         Please like, subscribe and share.   

The dangers of blocking and how it stunts growth. Where it comes from and why people do it.  The solution for communication. 1.       Don’t screw this up 0.50 2.       Cancel cancel (from Silva Mind Control) 2:10 3.       The 3 levels of creation 2:454.       Goal revision –4:40 5.       You should never change your mind without this 9:406.       Tommy’s dream of a giant golden cobra  11:25 7.       Dream deciphering 16:158.       Tony threatens to block Tommy on Facebook. 18:449.       Social Media blocking and it’s causes and effects 19:1010.   Why people often block 22:50 11.   Who Tony is offended by 24:4512.   The effects of Social Media 25:5013.   The problem people have with others’ ideas 27:2014.   The solution for communication 28:4015.   When you’re wrong 30.0216.   Blocking success 31:10 Jolly17.   Blocking prevents growth 31:3518.   Boundaries. They must be carefully thought out 32:3019.   What Self Development is 33:0020.   Today’s passage: ‘Within ourselves are the seeds of triumph and defeat.’ – Longfellow 34:0121.   Tao Te Ching Passage # 14: The abstract and the infinite are available to those who open themselves to it. That is the way of evolution.  36:1422.   Enlightenment 40:5123.   Thanksgiving 42:20 Tony, an ex-paratrooper and Tommy a former marine share a great interest in achievement and spirituality. They are not experts but seekers and students of the mind and higher consciousness. They don’t have PhDs, they have PMAs.     ·         Ask questions here and we will answer them on the forthcoming podcast.  https://www.facebook.com/TommyandTone  ·         Please like, subscribe and share.  

The boys reveal far more than ever before. Great insight from hard experience. Tony marks twenty years clean and sober on this day. He discusses being a controversial recovering alcoholic/ addict in the 12 step fellowships. 1.        Lose my number 2.       Death and betrayal cause the same feeling 02:33-03:243.       Tony is clean and sober twenty years today 03:46 - 04:404.       How Tony and Tommy began their relationship 04:42 – 07:225.       AA / NA sponsees – who gets the credit for their success?  07:19 6.       When Tony figured out how recovery worked in NA and was laughed at  07:59 – 7.       Where Tony became a personal development coach 09:09 – 10:178.       How you get clean 11:009.       Is counting clean time a good idea?  11:5910.   What about the 12 Steps? 13:5911.   How do you actually stay clean? 14:5912.   How many decisions are you from a relapse? 15:5913.   When looking at the past is better than looking at the future 16:4214.    The next right thing right now 16:3015.   A definition of recovery 18:2016.   Smoking cigarettes and recovery 20:5417.   Why people become addicts 21:3818.   What great sadness becomes 23:3919.   How you fix yourself 23:3020.   What are the 12 Steps about? 24:5921.   Disagreement with Aesthetic Realism 25:5822.   Why Tony never asked Tommy if he was totally clean 28:2223.   Why staying totally clean from drugs is the best model 24:47 he answers  it at 31:3824.   Tommy reveals if he has been clean from drugs 29:5525.   Tony’s model of addiction and recovery 32:3826.   Beliefs – the real issue  36:0927.    The misconception of humility 36:5228.   What does an addict believe? 37:2029.   Tommy’s message about Facebook Live 37:5830.   Tony’s recovery coin 38:2031.   What your most precious gift is 38:5932.   Today’s passage: “What saves us is to take a step, then another step. It’s always the same step but we have to take it.” – Antoine De Saint-Exupéry   39:5933.   Tao Te Ching Passage #13 Accept disgrace and misfortune. Loss and gain. Surrender yourself humbly – then you can be trusted.  Love yourself first, then you love the world. 44:25 34.   What people forget about addicts 46:3035.   The greatest skill that every recovering addict must learn 46:4136.   What feelings really are 48:2337.   The Zen of feelings 48:3838.   Tommy talks about how people criticized his attraction to Zen / Buddhism 49:47 39.   Why Tommy and Tony are still Punk Rockers 51:4740.   The comparison of Jesus and Buddha 52:48Tony and Tommy are former soldiers who share a great interest in achievement and spirituality. They are not experts but seekers and students of the mind and higher consciousness. They don’t have PhDs, they have PMAs.     ·         Ask questions here and we will answer them on the forthcoming podcast.  https://www.facebook.com/TommyandTone  ·         Please like, subscribe and share.  

Take your crystal ball, hold it up and crack it over your head. Society has spoiled us into creating unnecessary problems1.       Every day you disappoint me more and more2.       Anyone not into Self-help does not know how truly great they can become3.       Taking stock of yourself and situation – revision while pursing the goal4.       The High Priest of Reality 5.       We arrive at Tommy’s value of being grounded and how he can use that6.       Becoming aware of your values  - become the wielder and not the wieldee7.       Inventing problems such as your anxiety 8.       Take your crystal ball, hold it up and crack it over your head 9.       Anxiety is a mistake about the future10.   Not having goals creates anxiety11.   If you’re anxious make your goal becoming calm 12.   Society has spoiled us into creating unnecessary problems 13.   The experience of pursuing a goal is what we all really want14.   Daily passage; “In life there are efforts and results, and the strength of the effort is measured by the result.“15.   Tao Te Ching Passage #12 – Focus on the Internal, not the external   Tony and Tommy are former soldiers who share a great interest in achievement and spirituality. They are not experts but seekers and students of the mind and higher consciousness. They don’t have PhDs, they have PMAs.     ·         Ask questions here and we will answer them on the forthcoming podcast.  https://www.facebook.com/TommyandTone  ·         Please like, subscribe and share.  

There are 4 points to feeling better about the election. And Tony makes an announcement he's been waiting to make for 6 1/2 years 1.       How to feel better during election uncertainty 1:50 – Nazi uniforms  / 3:26 2.       Look at history 5:07 – 7:233.       Know your capabilities/get goals 7:30- 11:074.       Focus on what’s in your control 11:08 -12:125.       Do not focus on what’s not in your control 12:14-13:386.       Goal deadlines 14:04- 15:47 7.       Drop by drop the tub gets filled * 15:48- 16:408.       One step forward and 2 steps back * 16:40- 18:049.       Big announcement; The Self –help solution Perficio.io/kickstarter Nov 4  18:12- 24:0610.   Daily Passage; ‘If you are not ready today you will be even less ready tomorrow’ – Ovid 24: 10 – 28:3511.   Tao Te Ching Passage #11 learn the deeper value :  28:50 -35:00  

1.       Decimation. Do better so as not to be beaten to death.2.       Mind/body parasites removal exercises resumed 3.       Jeffrey Tobin and masturbating on Zoom 4.       Negative Christian feedback / religions / one truth 5.       Julius Caesar 6.       Flee from those who have found the truth 7.       The truth is you have YOUR VOICE - not the truth8.       Buddhism9.       Who’s going to hell?10.   Intolerance 11.   My truth and my BS 12.   Balance13.    When you dislike others for their politics 14.   Politically, are you a free thinker or really a conformist? 15.   Tao Te Ching Passage #10 :  16.   Keeping the soul and spirit together 17.   Suppleness – adaptability of mind or character, becoming a baby again18.   Clearing yourself of dross (worthless rubbish) 19.   Negativity to avoid disappointment 20.   Dispensing with cleverness 21.   The Feminine first 22.   Enlightened, detached and non-active23.    Rear but don’t own24.    Hidden Virtues are where it’s at25.   Daily Passage; ‘Nurture your mind with great thoughts.’ Benjamin DisraeliTony and Tommy are former soldiers who share a great interest in achievement and spirituality. They are not experts but seekers and students of the mind and higher consciousness. They don’t have PhDs, they have PMAs.     ·         Ask questions here and we will answer them on the forthcoming podcast.  https://www.facebook.com/TommyandTone  ·         Please like, subscribe and share.  

1.       We keep it moving2.       The dilemma of changing 3.       What you say about yourself are instructions to yourself4.       Mindfulness. Thinking about the present moment is your only real hope 5.       Your habits dominate you until you actively think about them6.       Tony declares he will rid himself of his sound parasite in real time7.       The thing that is in your way8.       Tony pulls the old switcheroo on Tommy 9.       Tommy declares he will rid himself of his visual parasite in real time10.   What does your shaky leg show?11.   A brief bell war between the boys12.   Milton Erickson and sensory acuity 13.   Moving around in your seat in response14.   Mind reading and how you can’t do it15.   Why it is, you don’t like the way you look or sound in the past  16.   The non – truth17.   A goal without a deadline is just a fantasy18.   Don’t major in minor things19.   NLP technique; if you’re not getting the desired result do ANYTHING else 20.   If your previous ideas were so great, why don’t you have the thing now?21.   The mind is like a parachute it only functions correctly when it is open22.   Fantasizing about the past is just a way not to feel your feelings 23.   Tao Te Ching Passage #9:  24.   The boys use paraphrasing in order to understand 25.   Avoid greed and gluttony when enough is sufficient26.   Don’t overdo things (Don’t be anal)27.   Don’t lose the purpose of things28.   Beware of your vanity and pride29.   Is Tony more of a sadist or a masochist? 30.   A person needs to relax, recharge and balance 31.   Moderation and modesty are where it’s at32.   The main value of this knowledge is to let it grow and to contemplate it 33.   Daily Passage; “Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.” -  Emilia Earhart  34.   The serenity prayer Tony and Tommy are former soldiers who share a great interest in achievement and spirituality. They are not experts but seekers and students of the mind and higher consciousness. They don’t have PhDs, they have PMAs.     ·         Ask questions here and we will answer them on the forthcoming podcast.  https://www.facebook.com/TommyandTone  ·         Please like, subscribe and share.  

1.       Enriching audio. Why you should listen.2.       Punk Rock and society. People see what they want to see.   3.       Be efficient without being anal.4.       When the media asks a question. What the answer is 99% of the time.5.       The media is fishing. Guess who the fish is. 6.       We are now an official podcast! 7.       How to set goals. Our new goal of 100 subscribers. 8.       These challenging times and what you can do9.       When you don’t take advice and the basic rule of advice10.   Why Tony will make mountaineering part of his company 11.   Daily Passage; “What you declare, you will achieve.” 12.   Public declarations and why you should do them. 13.   ‘All public victories are preceded by private victories.’ 14.   The secret to achieving any goal. 15.   Tao Te Ching Passage #8:  16.   Our freshness and humility. 17.   Water and why you should be like it. 18.   To have greater knowledge you must be willing to go deeper.19.   Competition Tony and Tommy are former soldiers who share a great interest in achievement and spirituality. They are not experts but seekers and students of the mind and higher consciousness. They don’t have PhDs, they have PMAs.     ·         Ask questions here and we will answer them on the forthcoming podcast.  https://www.facebook.com/TommyandTone  ·         Please like, subscribe and share.  

1.       Beings of Light in the cosmos. Watch the Saturn 5 ego/soul rocket in space.2.       Question from subscriber Khan; Can Zen and politics work together?3.       Everything seems the worst now. Why? 4.       Could there be a Zen politician?5.       You are the answer6.       Tony’s note, “If I don’t go to martial arts training then I must do it myself and physical training.” 7.       Tony’s note “Let every dislike be my motivation to push myself.” 8.       Tommy’s fire.9.       Tony’s new meditation technique that includes contemplation.10.   What it takes to lose weight.  11.   What is the mysterious strange thing that we will do on Facebook Live next week?https://www.facebook.com/TommyandTone  12.   Tao Te Ching Passage #7: 13.   “Heaven is eternal and Earth is lasting” 14.   The relation of the two15.   How you learn using opposites16.   “He who will be first must first be last.”17.   The double negative zone out18.   Daily Passage; “The difficulty in life is choice” – George Moore 19.   Tony is ready to die20.   The clarity that comes from a choice 21.   Choice is the essential starting place 22.   We’re not giving until ten million subscribers23.   The new bell ending Tony and Tommy are former soldiers who share a great interest in achievement and spirituality. They are not experts but seekers and students of the mind and higher consciousness. They don’t have PhDs, they have PMAs.     ·         Ask questions here and we will answer them on the forthcoming podcast. ·         Please like, subscribe and share.  

1.       In any endeavor when feeling badly, especially when people are not doing what you want - say this (Tony’s mantra)2.       Does Tommy have ADD?3.       The awful time when Tony was diagnosed not having ADD 4.       What it takes to learn and be something5.       When should you feel good?6.       Beliefs, addiction and recovery. The importance of beliefs systems 7.       Can your beliefs be changed? Who can tell the truth about your beliefs? 8.       The faulty thinking of “bring the body and the mind will follow“ 9.       Tommy makes a great admission 10.   Tony’s shame11.   Daily Passage; “Focus beyond the glory on the greatness” 12.   ‘Your ego is not your amigo’ but is it bad?13.   The Saturn 5 rocket metaphor of your ego 14.   The wonderful path of ego disintegration15.   Death anxiety – the ego’s worst fear?   16.   When pretending serves you and others17.   The ego and soul enmeshment  18.   Wants and needs. A healthy un-satisfaction 19.   Tao Te Ching Passage #6: 20.   The thing that satisfies our thirst will always be there for us 21.   The mysterious feminine is the beginning 22.   The subtlety and gentility that are required  23.   The Infinity Tony and Tommy are former soldiers who share a great interest in achievement and spirituality. They are not experts but seekers and students of the mind and higher consciousness. They don’t have PhDs, they have PMAs.     ·         Ask questions here and we will answer them on the forthcoming podcast. ·         Please like, subscribe and share.  

1.       I know what you did2.       Daily Passage; “Nothing is so difficult that it cannot be accomplished without diligence.” – Terence 3.       Weighing the costs. Time? Investments? Profits? 4.       The dark psyche aka ‘negative knowledge’ 5.       Ghosts that are actually nightmares 6.       Light and dark sides7.       What do these dark arts want? 8.       Beware the Wishman – the anti-experience 9.       Karma and Trump. Aiming karma at yourself. 10.   Addiction and recovery. Doing the next right thing. Married women. 11.   Lack of consideration is bad karma. 12.   The time Tony hid in a closet when he was with a married women13.   When your word is worthless, where can value be found? 14.   Question your intentions to discover your karma and make a new decision 15.   What is going to happen with a buildup of good karma? 16.   Tao Te Ching Passage #5:17.   We are straw dogs / the laws of success 18.   What about prayer? 19.   The human condition of not wanting pain20.   How not to obsess – why we do it 21.   What to do with pain 22.   What is life for?Tony and Tommy are formers soldiers who share a great interest in achievement and spirituality. They are not experts but seekers and students of the mind and higher consciousness. They don’t have PhDs, they have PMAs.     ·         Ask questions here and we will answer them on the forthcoming podcast.  

1.       I hope you’re happy technique2.       Donald Trump, COVID-19 and Karma 3.       Feeling Zen4.       Building Karma5.       Thanking Death6.       The Laws (Karma) are always in effect7.       Tao Te Ching Passage #4:8.       The paradox, clarifying and divine order and mystery of the Tao9.       Misunderstood Spirits  10.   The nature of reality11.   Will Tommy choke Tony again?12.   Use what you’ve got13.   Daily Passage; “If you want to succeed and you prepare to do so, you will achieve your dreams.”  14.   What preparation is 15.   When teachings clash 16.   How many things does the thing have?17.   Have good karma my friends Friday, October 02, 2020

1.       When things do not make sense2.       How to make sense 3.       The Indian lore of the two wolves 4.       The terms of color for people5.       The trap of self-righteousness  6.       The necessity of wisdom and how to have it7.       How to avoid being evil8.       The proper response to any feedback9.       What to do with criticism10.   Why we should welcome criticism  11.   Daily passage; “Every day is a gift. Treat it kindly. Share it with joy”12.   The often hidden nature of change  - the 2 kinds13.   How to affect change14.   “Nothing is as fun as doing the wrong thing but there is absolutely no replacement to doing the right thing” 15.   The story of my tin receptacle 16.   The cats17.   Tao Te Ching Passage #3:18.   Not exalting the talented 19.   When someone praises God20.   Not prizing premium stuff 21.   Do not display what is desirable 22.   Empting the heart of desire23.   Filling the belly24.   Weakening ambitions25.   Buddha statues where he is fit and trim26.   Before the Nazis and their swastika27.   Bad knowledge, negative experiences 28.   The boys had a misunderstanding of the word ‘ado’. That threw them off, they will learn from this. Regarding the Tao Te Ching Passage #3 it is best to contemplate it’s points. During this initial conversation, Tommy and Tony missed a few things and had a misconception about a word. Upon revisiting much greater understanding can be had. Tony had the wrong definition of ado. The correct definition of ado: a state of agitation or fuss, especially about something unimportant 

1.       Punk Rock and conformity. 2.       Expressing yourself and social codes. 3.       Radical social experiment – pursuing disapproval. 4.       Balancing selfishness. 5.       Should we make these podcasts live and interactive? 6.       Being offended and the ego. 7.       Moral codes and moral compasses. 8.       The Golden Rule and the Platinum Rule. 9.       Avoiding being controlled. 10.   Today’s passage; ‘Out of the clutter of details find complicity and focus’. 11.   The Laws during chaos. I.e.; The law of Expectations. 12.   Celebrating everything.13.   Focusing through your values and the change you want to see in the world. 14.   The necessity of focus. 15.   Whatever you got are the things to use. 16.   Tao Te Ching Passage #2. Not going with the crowd. 17.   Taoism and the individual’s journey.18.   Accepting the world. 19.   Dealing with our egos. 20.   Becoming aware of the ego’s evil.21.   A caution by Lao Tzu not to dwell on things. 

The fall man and the straight guy. Tony’s Time Formula. Time spent thinking about time.  The Tao Teh Ching. The irony of life.  Zen and paradox. Our world of chaos governed by laws and the one thing you have control over. The ever present ying and yang. ‘All the wonders you seek are within yourself’ – Sir Thomas Brown Who makes the limits? Tao Teh Ching Passage #1. Opposites and the Mystery.  How to have wisdom.The love of two men.