Wuwei is an important concept in the Tao Te Ching. The "inaction" promoted by Taoism is a great wisdom for survival, not the ultimate goal.

"Yunji Seven Lots" points out: "If you want to do nothing, you should first avoid harm. Which one? Stay away from suspects, stay away from villains, stay far away, and stop traveling far away; be careful about what you eat, be careful about your sharp tongue, and be careful about your actions. Make troubles, be careful in fighting, think about mistakes often, and do good things. You can also understand astronomy, geography, human affairs, ghosts and gods, timing, and magic."

Taoist "inaction" does not mean being passive and avoiding the world, but should study hard, be proactive, understand nature and society, and be good at dealing with interpersonal relationships.

So, "inaction" does not mean doing nothing, doing nothing; rather, we should act according to the "Tao" and live in society. We must abandon arrogant actions, avoid disasters, act cautiously, and pursue simplicity, frugality, and tranquility. The state of asceticism.

There is a poem in "Ming Dao Pian": "The way of nature is inaction. If you insist on inaction, you will have action. When you are so proud, you forget to speak, and the mud-shaped image turns into coma. The body and mind are still and calm, encompassing the heaven and earth, and the spirit is There are twelve places where Wuwei is mentioned in the Tao Te Ching. The third chapter states that "if you do nothing, everything will be cured." Wuwei means following nature and not acting rashly. Du Guangting said: "The principle of inaction is great. Inaction does not mean that it is attracted but not coming, pushed but not gone, forced but not responded, touched but not moved, stagnant but not flowing, rolled and held but not scattered. . It is said that his selfish ambitions are not righteous, his desires are not in vain, he acts according to reason, he achieves merit because of his qualifications, he achieves success but does not lose his reputation, and he achieves success but does not have a reputation. ”

This can be seen from this. , Taoist inaction does not mean not seeking to achieve something, it just means that everything must "accord with the time of heaven, the nature of the earth, and the heart of people", and do not violate the "time of heaven, the nature of the earth, and the human heart" and act based on subjective wishes and imagination .

Contemporary philosophers and politicians mostly understand Laozi's "inaction" theory as a negative thought. In fact, this is wrong. From the reflection of the entire philosophical concept of "Tao Te Ching", inaction is actually an action without subjective assumptions, no one does it, and it is all actions that follow objective laws. It is a scientific act, a reasonable act, and therefore a positive act. In fact, the words "negative" and "positive" in modern vocabulary are commonly misunderstood by people based on rumors and rumors. To be negative is to eliminate bigotry and extremes, which is a very enemy behavior; to be positive is to strengthen bigotry and extremes, which is a very wrong behavior. Now that lies have spread, there is really nothing we can do. I just hope that those who study carefully will know someone to correct me after reading this.

The spiritual core of Lao and Zhuang is to despise active and reckless behavior. Lao Zhuang's words are like gold, and he will never waste time explaining the truth of the state of "it only takes hard work to grind the iron rod into a needle". Lao and Zhuang believe that being proactive is not far away from being reckless. Therefore, thousands of years ago, Lao and Zhuang keenly discovered that what really makes society disharmonious is not the lack of love, but the proliferation of leftist things. Too many people think Actively pursuing selfish desires in the name of public service, Lao Zhuang believes that people with truly high moral standards are those who do nothing for the sake of doing something, because they have completely abandoned the mind of blind action, eliminated the signs of opportunism and adventurism, and have already Reach a highly rational state. Such people are the ones who have the dignity of ten thousand chariots. Only in this way can the country be truly governed by law, and in this way can the world be truly harmonious.

A famous saying of Lao Tzu is regarded as a classic by the master of Western philosophy Hegel. It is said in vernacular: Of all the ways to make a glass of turbid water clear, the solution of silence is the best.

"Zhuangzi" deduces inaction to the governance of emperors and saints, and believes that "those who are quiet, quiet, lonely and do nothing have the peace of heaven and earth and the highest morality. Therefore, the emperors and saints are gone." However, the emperor We should "take inaction as normal", but my ministers must "do something". "The superiors must do nothing to use the world, and the people below must do something to serve the world. This is not an easy way." In addition, "Zhuangzi" also believes that the most important way to nourish the mind is inaction. The chapter "Deliberately" states that "if the form is overworked without rest, it will be harmful; if it is used intensively without rest, it will be overworked, and overwork will lead to exhaustion." "Pure but not complicated, quiet but unchanging, dazed and inactive, moving and following the movement of heaven, this is the way to nourish the mind." Tao."

Several times the sun and moon stood on the beach, and I fished for black turtles with silk fiber. "The inner alchemists call the state of refining the spirit and returning to the void after the elixir is completed as "wuwei" and the refining process as "youwei". Liu Yiming, a famous Taoist and inner alchemist in the Qing Dynasty, criticized some inner alchemists for referring to " "Ziwu luck, running the river cart, the heart and kidneys intersecting, Ren Du meeting, gathering Qi behind the head, Qi rushing to the top of the door," and other specific operation methods are regarded as "promising". He believes: "There are more than a thousand such things." , although the paths are different, they adhere to the same aspect. If you think this is the path of progress, you will miss it far. " He also criticized some specific operation methods such as "guarding the Huangting, thinking about the door, thinking about the tip of the nose, watching the bright hall, or guarding under the navel" as "inaction", and believed: "There are more than a thousand such things, even if you use your heart." They are not the same, but they are the same if they are empty. If they think this is the way of doing nothing, there are many mistakes. "Liu Yiming believes that "youwei" means "not forcefully doing anything."

Gai people have been buried since birth, and their lives are not stable. If there is no way to transplant and return, how can they extend their lives and complete the great road? Those who do something want to return to where they have gone, to return to what they originally were. This is the way to steal yin and yang, seize creation, reincarnate and kill." And "the so-called inaction is not a dead tree and ashes. Because the true seed cannot be obtained, it must be captured by false methods. Once it is obtained, the original seed has been restored. It is urgent to seal it firmly, bathe and warm it, and guard against dangers, so as to preserve the original seed and prevent it from being lost again. Of course, in terms of the order of cultivation, Liu Yiming believes that one must "first seek the way of doing something, then seek the way of inaction, and more importantly, seek the way of establishing whether there is anything or not, only then can one achieve a thorough understanding of the truth." .

Ren Farong, President of the China Taoist Association, talks about inaction with Chen Shuaifo

Ren Farong’s so-called inaction does not mean inaction waiting for success - it is a pity that there are still many people in the world who know inaction. That is to say, I don’t want to do anything. I don’t want to do anything, that’s all. If people choose something other than myself, I don’t care, that’s all. If I see it in my heart, I let it go, and I regret it. If the opportunity comes, I look forward to it. If he fails to do so, he should have no regrets and not deviate from his own way; if he does it, he should have no regrets and not go against the current situation; The Tao means that you should never retreat and never go to waste. Use your heart as your strategy and your skills as your skills. This is the foundation of inaction. Chen Shuai's Taoism takes "Tao" as its basic belief. It is believed that "Tao" is inaction.