{"id":4201,"date":"2020-05-29T18:26:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T17:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/?post_type=encyclopedia&#038;p=4201"},"modified":"2020-06-05T16:33:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T14:33:47","slug":"wu-wei","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/wu-wei","title":{"rendered":"wu wei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Besides that of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/dao\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Dao is traditionally referred to as &quot;the path&quot;. Within Daoist philosophy it describes the eternal and active principle of creation which encompasses both original unity and duality. Dao thus constitute the basic principle of the world's creation, it is a principle of immanence (= all-pervading) as well as transcendence (= undifferentiated emptiness, mother of the&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Dao<\/a>, the concept of Wu Wei is central to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/daoism\" target=\"_self\" title='The world view that underlies the I&nbsp;Ching is rooted in Daoism (Chinese: \"Teaching the Way\", Taoism). The basic idea is the primordial unity from which all creation emanates: it gives birth to duality (Yin and Yang, light and shadow) and by their changes, movements and interplay creates our environment (the external world). The ethical teachings&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">Daoism<\/a> and can be roughly translated as non-intervention. Jpwever, this does not mean apathy, but rather an attitude characterized by creative receptivity, attention and openness towards the environment. Only when we are aware of a situation in all its complexity and intricacy can we, from a state of inner calm, act spontaneously and in harmony with the whole. This then happens easily and effortlessly, without will, and is quite different from the usually rather fruitless, intellectually shaped actionism that our culture so readily rewards.<\/p>\n<p>I wrote an extensive article on the subject of Wu Wei, non-intervention.<br>\nRead more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soika.com\/links\/text\/17e_wu-wei.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wu Wei. An Approximation.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Besides that of Dao, the concept of Wu Wei is central to Daoism and can be roughly translated as non-intervention. Jpwever, this does not mean apathy, but rather an attitude characterized by creative receptivity, attention and openness towards the environment. Only when we are aware of a situation in all its complexity and intricacy can&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/wu-wei\">Weiterlesen:<span> wu wei<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"template":"","class_list":["post-4201","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/4201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}