DMP #52 - Spiritual Obsession
From The Damo Mitchell Podcast by Damo Mitchell
November 14, 2025 · 1h 14m · Season 1 · Episode 52
About this episode
Damo discusses the nature of spiritual practice and its relationship to Taiji and Qigong, focusing on the balance between striving and enjoyment while cautioning against obsession.
Damo discussing the nature of Spiritual practice and its place in relationship to arts such as Taiji and Qigong. He looks at striving versus non-striving, enjoyment for practise and the dangers of obsession becoming a driving force for what we do.
People in this episode
Host: Damo Mitchell
Topics covered
- Spiritual practice
- Taiji
- Qigong
- Striving
- Non-striving
- Obsession
Keywords
- spiritual practice
- Taiji
- Qigong
- striving
- non-striving
- obsession
- enjoyment
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Taiji, Qigong
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