Wu-wei: the art of non-forcing

Wu-wei, the non-action of Laozi, is not inaction but the art of acting without forcing, sensing the current already present in a situation so as to move with it rather than struggle against it. It means giving up the wish to master what is not yours to control, and trusting the natural bent of things, their ziran. Today this disposition eases the exhaustion of those who try to control everything: you stop pushing a door that opens the other way, and you often find the right move, the one that asks the least effort.