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Wu Wei

Daoist concept of non-action

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What is Dao?

You met Dao, Wu Wei, the opening line, then De. Takeaway: Dao is how nature moves—not a creed to recite. Next: Yin-Yang.

~10 min

Wisdom · 8

In the Northern Ocean there is

Zhuangzi

Ride the correctness of Heaven

Zhuangzi

The highest good is like water

Tao Te Ching

The softest thing in the world

Tao Te Ching

The weak overcomes the strong;

Tao Te Ching

The great image has no form

Tao Te Ching

Be at peace with the times and

Zhuangzi

Wu Wei—and yet nothing is left

Daodejing