The Wheelwright Who Couldn't Teach His Own Son to Cut a Wheel

A close look at a line from the second chapter of the Tao Te Ching that sounds like a contradiction: the sage teaches without words. This video unpacks what Lao Tzu meant by separating teaching from speaking, why silence carries its own instruction, and how this idea has been misread by readers looking for a lesson in plain speech. No advice, no technique — just the text and what it is actually saying.