time
…weeks in which decades happen. (Lenin) This ties in with [[wu wei]], the practice of waiting for the _right_ moment in which…
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Often translated as “doing nothing” or “effortless action,” wu wei is a concept in Chinese philosophy and at the heart of Taoism for not forcing your way through an obstacle, but instead waiting for the obstacle to go away or for the moment to arise when the obstacle can be overcome with little effort.
Don’t try to force things to go your way, and you will be around for a long time. (Zhuangzi)
Further Reading
- Wu Wei on English Wikipedia
- Alan Watts on “The Principle of Not Forcing”
- Alan Watts on “Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Zen, and Taoism” and the application of wu wei to martial arts.
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compassion vs. coercion
…Taoism]] and the _Tao Te Ching_ in particular advocate for [[wu wei]] or "not forcing," counseling against the self-defeating logic of…
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improvisation
…and arguments aren't very funny. It reminds me of [[wu wei]] in how a "Yes, and..." approach goes with the flow…
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karma
…he would stop unintentionally harming himself. The Taoist concept of [[wu wei]] seems relevant here, with its "non-action" as a remedy…
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Change management
…scratch never works and cannot be made to work. And [[wu wei]] in [[Taoism]] in that when you go against the way…
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Taoism
…be considered the system of all systems. Taoism advocates for [[wu wei]] or effortlessness, the principle of aligning ones actions with the…