Motif
non-action
non_action
A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family, within the sub-family Innate nature, non-action, anti-artifice, and non-aggression. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Tao Teh King, or the Tao and its Characteristics Tao Teh King, Ch. 43.1-2 confidence: medium
The softest thing in the world overcomes the hardest; what has no substantial existence enters where there is no crevice; the passage connects this with "doing nothing" and "non-action."
The passage explicitly mentions doing nothing with a purpose and the advantage arising from non-action.
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