Wu Wei: Difference between revisions
Created page with "Wu wei (traditional Chinese: 無為; simplified Chinese: 无为; pinyin: wúwéi) is a polymorphic, ancient Chinese concept expressing an ideal practice of "inaction", "inexertion" or "effortless action", as a state of personal harmony and free-flowing, spontaneous creative manifestation. Connected with the idea of the Heart or Spirit (Shen 神) in Traditional Chinese medicine, it often relates to the behavior of the emperor, most commonly referring to an ideal form of g..." |
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In practice, wu wei is aimed at through behaviour modification; cryptically referenced meditation and more purely physical breathing techniques as in the Guanzi, which includes just taking the right posture. | In practice, wu wei is aimed at through behaviour modification; cryptically referenced meditation and more purely physical breathing techniques as in the Guanzi, which includes just taking the right posture. | ||
''When your body is not aligned, | * ''When your body is not aligned, The inner power will not come. When you are not tranquil within, Your mind will not be well ordered. Align your body, assist the inner power, Then it will gradually come on its own.'' | ||
The inner power will not come. | |||
When you are not tranquil within, | |||
Your mind will not be well ordered. | |||
Align your body, assist the inner power, | |||
Then it will gradually come on its own.'' | |||
==Mental clarity== | ==Mental clarity== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[Relaxation and Fluidity]] | |||
[[Harmlessness]] | |||
[[Conservation]] | |||
[[Trust, Building Trust]] | [[Trust, Building Trust]] | ||