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Daoism and Wu Wei

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Daoism teaches living in accord with the dao, the way of nature, through wu wei—effective action without forcing.

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The Daodejing praises water: the softest thing, yet it carves canyons. Power through yielding, movement with the grain.

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Wu wei is not passivity. It is acting without strain against how things already run.