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          Wu wei

          Concept in Chinese philosophy

          For other uses, see Wuwei (disambiguation) and Wu Wei (disambiguation).

          Wu wei (traditional Chinese: 無為; simplified Chinese: 无为; pinyin: wúwéi) is a polymorphic, ancient Chinese concept expressing an ideal practice of "inaction", "inexertion" or "effortless action",[a][1][2] as a state of personal harmony and free-flowing, spontaneous creative manifestation.

          Connected with the idea of the Heart or Spirit (Shen 神) in Traditional Chinese medicine, it often relates to the behavior of the emperor, most commonly referring to an ideal form of governance or government.[3]

          Wu wei appears as early as the Spring and Autumn period, with early literary examples in the Classic of Poetry.[4] It became an important concept in the Confucian Analects,[5] linking a Confucian ethic of practical morality to a state of being harmonizing intention and action.[6] It would