Strength isn’t always the answer. In many situations, softness, not strength, weakness, not firmness, is the way to go, and we’re better off yielding than fighting, adapting than opposing and submitting than dominating. This video explores the underestimated power of softness through the lens of Taoist philosophy.

Video: The Underestimated Power of Softness | Taoist Philosophy

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00:00 Intro
02:06 The king and the philosopher
04:56 Taming the tigers
08:04 Soft overcomes the hard
11:00 The rigid and stiff