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Wu wei (traditional Chinese: 無為; simplified Chinese: 无为; pinyin: wúwéi; Jyutping: mou4-wai4) is a concept from ancient Chinese philosophy that literally means not-acting or non-doing, variously interpreted and translated as actionlessness, inaction, or effortless action. In Daoism, it denotes the nature of Dao, meaning that while Dao (the way, path, or flow of nature) is the source of all existence and manifestation of all phenomena, its intrinsic formless essence is that it acts or moves in a silent, invisible, ineffable, often-unnoticed manner that may even seem motionless and effortless. Accordingly, Taoists aspire to live their lives in alignment with such a harmonious state of free flowing and unforced activity. In a political context, it also refers to an ideal form or principle of spontaneous and non-aggressive governance.

Wu wei - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Concept in Chinese philosophy favouring inaction For other uses, see Wuwei (disambiguation) and Wu Wei (disambiguation) . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these messages ) This article may be too technical for most readers to understand . Please help improve it to make it understandable to non-experts , without removing the technical details. ( January 2024 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) This article contains

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