As a commenter to an earlier post pointed out, the principle of wei wu wui, or action through inaction, bears significant similarity to theologian Reinhold Niebuhr's serenity prayer, particularly the ...

When athletes experience the state of flow or are in the ‘zone’, they sometimes describe the feeling as one of effortlessness. Although their exertions may feel effortless, what their bodies achieve ...

Do nondoing, strive for nonstriving. — Lao-Tzu, Tao Te Ching (translation by Thomas Cleary) I first read Lao Tzu's classic Tao Te Ching during my senior year in college, and I've reread it many times ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. War veteran and country music singer Sal Gonzalez tries the Taoist practice of Wu Wei to improve his relationship with anger. For Iraq war veteran Sal ...

The concept of wu wei appeared in China about 2,500 years ago in Daoist philosophy. Taoist philosophy is based on the Tao Te King written by Lao Tzu. In this seminal book, Lao Tzu advocates the way of ...