Tao Te Ching is an ancient Chinese text that offers wisdom on how to live life with goodness and integrity.   Jessie Kanzer and I discuss several verses of this text on the definition of love, the concept of being and not-being, letting go of self-expectation vulnerability and more.   Jessie Kanzer is an Author, Actor and former reporter. Her work has appeared in Washington Post, NYT, Huffington Post among others. She is the author of a new book, Don't Just Sit There, DO NOTHING: Healing, Chilling and Living with Tao Te Ching     We now have a telegram community for our listeners. Join here- https://theinspiringtalk.com/telegram   For brand collaborations and opportunities, send us an email at [email protected]   Read full episode notes at https://theinspiringtalk.com/126    Send me a voice message: https://theinspiringtalk.com/speak   Connect with Jessie Kanzer: Website  https://jessiekanzer.com/  Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/jessiekanzer/    Follow the Inspiring Talk on Facebook http://theinspiringtalk.com/facebook   Twitter http://theinspiringtalk.com/twitter Instagram http://theinspiringtalk.com/instagram   Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:25 What is Tao Te Ching and why it is a powerful text? 07:49 Meaning of Stillness and Doing Nothing 12:01 Concept of being and not-being 15:08 Life is a dance of shadows 18:16 Understanding our Human-self and Higher-self 20:44 How to deal with Perfectionism? 24:20 Vulnerability and Becoming yourself 26:45 Dealing with "I am not enough" 30:55 Most beautiful definition of love 37:28 Letting go of self-expectation 39:30 Expectations in romantic relationships 43:25 Be like water! 47:30 Jessie's new book 53:00 Jessie's most important lesson 54:00 Outro