EPISODE · Jul 16, 2026 · 9 MIN
Hold On to the Center
from The Tao of Lloyd · host Dennis Trainor Jr. as Lloyd Dobler
Yeats said the center cannot hold. Lao Tzu said: hold on to it.In Chapter 5 of The Tao of Lloyd, Lloyd Dobler tries to find the still point under the noise: doomscrolling, spiritual overtalking, Gen X refusal, American collapse, and the small radical pause between inhale and exhale.A sorta-kinda guided meditation on what it means to hold the center without clutching it, weaponizing it, or turning it into one more thing to yell about online.From the edge of empire and the center of self — this is The Tao of Lloyd.Send a text. Ask a question & I will answer, maybe in a episodeSupport the showABOUT / The Tao of Lloyd is a Zen-punk mixtape for late-stage everything—blending Tao Te Ching meditations, Gen-X philosophy, and anti-fascist satire from Lloyd Dobler, your reluctant middle-aged dissident. No ads. No paywalls. Just clarity, chaos, and sacred refusal. Support the show & get bonus episodes: patreon.com/taooflloyd. link tree: https://linktr.ee/TaoofLloyd
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Yeats said the center cannot hold. Lao Tzu said: hold on to it. In Chapter 5 of The Tao of Lloyd, Lloyd Dobler tries to find the still point under the noise: doomscrolling, spiritual overtalking, Gen X refusal, American collapse, and the small radical pause between inhale and exhale. A sorta-kinda guided meditation on what it means to hold the center without clutching it, weaponizing it, or turning it into one more thing to yell about online. From the edge of empire and the center of se...
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