In moments of haste, he acts according to it. In moments of difficulty or confusion, he acts according to it " (Fisher, 2012, p
Asian Philosophy As a concept, "Wu-wei' literally means 'in the absence of/without doing exertion,' and is often translated as 'doing nothing' or 'non-action'." (Slingerland, 2003) But this definition refers to the mind of the person involved, not the actual action taking place
These three main strands confluence and gave birth to the local traditional religious connotation with much wider national following. The socio-political churning that followed this period in China engendered state-sponsored religion that had embraced Daoist as well as Confucian traditions but was more inclined in its following to Confucianism (specifically after 2nd century BCE) right into the early twentieth century (Adler, 2011)
That the traditions of Daoism encouraged unequal behavior towards other living beings should be a thoroughly rejected notion in the light of the fact that the preaching's and paradigms profess very high levels of spiritual content and tolerance. Such demeaning interpretations attached to Daoism hold no water against the highest values and traditions of moral and ethical conduct of the religion (Kemmerer, 2009)
They had studied Laozi and Zhuangzi and could not reconcile to the idea of indulging in the practices like meditation and rituals that would bring enlightenment and spiritual growth. (Kohn, 2001)
Enlightenment can be experienced through spiritual intuitiveness according to these Chinese traditional thoughts. Reasoning causes one to have a pseudo- belief of the 'Truth' and acceptance of the make-believe nature of the world (Lin, n
Indeed, as Wenning (2011) explains, nature is the spontaneous action that is challenged by the misdirected domination of human mind. He attacks the critics' doubts who castigate Daoism's 'return to nature' premise as a reactionary one to the 'fall from paradise' one (Wenning, 2011)