LAOZI
What matters becomes clearer when we stop forcing, remove the excess, and learn to read the natural flow of things.
6TH–4TH C. BCEDaoismChina
Other names and spellings
노자 · 노담 · Lao Tzu · Lao-tzu · Lao Dan
Core ideas
DAOWU WEINATUREEMPTINESSSOFTNESS
Works & sources
Tao Te Ching · 81 Chapters
LAOZI, a first reading
The Daodejing, traditionally attributed to Laozi, questions forceful control through the ideas of the Dao and wu wei.
Wu wei: what does it mean?
Wu wei does not simply mean doing nothing. It asks us to reduce coercive intervention and attend to the conditions through which things can unfold without being forced.
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