The Law of the Wooden Rooster: How to Become Unshakable and Win Without Fighting | Taoism

Someone pushes your buttons, and your whole evening is gone. The law of the wooden rooster shows how to become unshakable and win without a single fight. More than two thousand three hundred years ago, the Taoist master Chuang Tzu told the story of a trainer who refused to send his fighting rooster into the ring until it stood "like a rooster of wood." In this lesson, a woman who couldn't let a single word go by learns that lesson in an old man's courtyard, and you'll learn how to bring it into your texts, your family dinners and your 3 a.m. thoughts. Don't answer the crow. In this video: 00:00 Don't react, you win 02:07 The masters behind the story 03:01 Mei, the woman who always answered 05:39 The old man and the hens 07:39 The test in the courtyard 09:27 The trainer's four answers 12:18 What happened the next morning 14:29 Bring this scene into your life 17:40 Why we can't stay still 20:35 The seven-day practice 22:37 The master and the amateur 23:30 Closing blessing The 7-day practice: three simple tools (the ten-second root, naming the feeling, the slow reply) and a one-week challenge to train your calm, one crow at a time. Subscribe to Tao Lessons and turn on the bell for a new ancient lesson every week. And tell me in the comments: which crow will you stop answering first? Sources: Chuang Tzu — Book 19, "The Full Understanding of Life", the fighting cock (James Legge translation, 1891) Lao Tzu — Tao Te Ching, chapter 68 (James Legge translation, 1891) Lao Tzu — Tao Te Ching, chapter 22 (James Legge translation, 1891) Lao Tzu — Tao Te Ching, chapter 15 (James Legge translation, 1891) Matthew D. Lieberman et al. — "Putting Feelings Into Words: Affect Labeling Disrupts Amygdala Activity in Response to Affective Stimuli", Psychological Science (2007) This video is for educational and philosophical purposes and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. #LaoTzu #Taoism #InnerPeace