Deng Ming Dao | Martial Arts, Daoism, and Spirituality

Transformations with Mark V. Wiley

Deng Ming Dao is a Chinese American author, artist, philosopher, teacher and martial artist. From a young age, he studied Taoist internal arts such as Qigong and Kung-Fu. He is the author of 365 Tao, Everyday Tao, Scholar Warrior, and Chronicles of Tao. He studied qigong, philosophy, meditation, and internal martial arts with Taoist master Kwan Saihung for thirteen years and studied with two other masters before that. He is a graphic designer and fine artist whose work is in several collections, including those of the Brooklyn Museum.

Our fascinating discussion landed on topics including Daoism as a way and path of life, being among your generation but not imprisoned by it, spiritual practices, martial arts, and firearms.

0:00 Introduction to Deng Ming Dao

2:02 Defining Life Through Daoism

3:31 Be of Your Generation, Not Imprisoned by It

5:41 TCM - Traditional Chinese Medicine

7:45 Spirituality is Rooted in Physical World

11:12 The Validity of All Aspects of Existence

14:15 How the Scholar Warrior Opens up to the Dao

19:48 Feeling Spiritual: Real or Assumed?

23:45 Self-Cultivation vs. Skills Development

25:40 Uncertainty of the Future Should Not Inspire Fear

27:42 Martial arts, Firearms, Killing, and Spirituality

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