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One of the main tenets of Taoism is wu-wei, which means to take no action that is contrary to nature.
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One of those philosophical principles is the Taoist concept of wu-wei, which translates roughly as "non-action," or sometimes "emptiness."
Archive 2009-01-01 Bruce Schauble 2009
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You can act in the even older (than American racism) tradition of wu-wei -- the spiritual boycott.
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One of those philosophical principles is the Taoist concept of wu-wei, which translates roughly as "non-action," or sometimes "emptiness."
On Education (Four): Process Bruce Schauble 2009
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Taoism encourages a principle of non-force, or wu-wei, as the means to live harmoniously with the Tao.
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It suggests (following Zhuangzi) that Daoist wu-wei may be consistent with being a good Confucian.
Taoism Hansen, Chad 2007
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With the importation of Indo-European Buddhism from India, wu-wei started to be interpreted via the Western conceptual apparatus contrasting desire or purpose and reason.
Taoism Hansen, Chad 2007
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One tempting view associates wu-wei with the “inner chapter” discussions of skillful behavior that develops into a kind of satisfying and tranquil state of harmony with action that we might describe as “second nature.”
Taoism Hansen, Chad 2007
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This gives Zhuangzi's Daoism less of the primitive thrust of the Daode Jing (the term wu-wei virtually disappears in the inner chapters).
Taoism Hansen, Chad 2007
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The wu-wei ideal also informs the Neo-Daoist slogan “Sage within; king without.”
Taoism Hansen, Chad 2007
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