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8th Jul 2025

How to Let the Mind Settle

What if the mind doesn’t need more stimulation, but less?

In this episode of The Living Conversation, we explore what it means to let the mind settle. Drawing from Confucian and Taoist teachings, we reflect on sincerity, stillness, and the quiet strength that emerges when we let go of force.

From The Great Learning to Lao Tzu’s muddy water analogy, this is a conversation about clarity, presence, and the kind of peace that doesn’t need to be pushed.

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About the Podcast

The Living Conversation
Exlporing wisdom, practice, and the art of living well — East and West, then and now.
The Living Conversation is a podcast on philosophy, clarity, and the art of living well.

Hosted by Adam Dietz and Anthony Wright, it blends Eastern and Western wisdom, from Confucius and Socrates to the questions we face today.

We explore how to live with sincerity, presence, and joy; not in theory, but in daily life.

This show airs biweekly on KWMR, alternating with Dr. Wright’s program Attunement, and appears here in podcast form with added reflections and ways to stay connected.

For those drawn to a more thoughtful way of living, we invite you to join the conversation.

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Adam Dietz

Adam Dietz, PhD, is a philosopher, writer, and teacher exploring how wisdom can live in the modern world. His work bridges East and West: from Socrates and Confucius to Zen and contemporary life. Adam hosts The Living Conversation and The Way Between, projects devoted to the art of living well.