Taoism | T'ai Chi as an Active Embodiment of Wu-Wei

 


“Suddenly Alan jumped to his feet and joyously danced a t’ai chi improvisation, shouting, ‘Ah-ha, t’ai chi is the Tao, wu-wei, tzu-jan, like water, like wind, sailing, surfing, dancing with your hands, your head, your spine, your hips, your knees…with your brush, your voice…Ha Ha ha Ha…La La Lala ah ah Ah…”

– Alan Watts, Tao: The Watercourse Way

I have also found t’ai chi to be a kind of physical practicing of wu-wei. And I think it can help one live wu-wei in ordinary life . . . like water.