“All I want to do when I'm finished is stare at
The walls or look out the windows. Not moving.
Not doing anything. Just looking, taking it in … and breathing.
Sit and stare straight ahead for long periods
of time … Just sitting.
Looking straight ahead.
Breathing.
Doing nothing.”
-MF
It may sound like he is depressed, on drugs or
just spaced out,
But this is actually in a very high meditative
place of being.
The Taoists call that state
of aware “Wu Wei”
“An action that does not involve struggle or
excessive effort”.
The concept of “effortless action” like
Qi Gong and the Internal exercises
Wu Wei, is knowing when to act and when not to act.
“Wu” can be translated as without.
A better way to think of it is as a paradoxical
“The Action of Non-Action.”
Non doing is “what we mean by going with the
flow, or rolling with the punch…
In China I was given the name of ”Wu Di“
but when I returned to the the States,
my spiritual master changed it from Di to Dhi.
Wu Dhi literally means,
”One who has no Enemies.“
The word ”Dhi“ is taken from the mantra (prayer)
to the deity that Manjushri, the Buddhist deity who
represents wisdom and knowledge, for the most
part the knowledge of linguistics and grammar.
God knows we all need that.
Wu Wei means ”Without action, action without action, effortless doing“.
The aim of Wu Wei is to achieve a state of perfect
equilibrium, or alignment with the Tao and,
as a result, obtain an irresistible form of
”soft and invisible“ power.
One way to accomplish this state is to practice
The internal exercises like, Qi Gong (energy work), Nei Gong (inner cultivation)and Shen Gong( spiritual work)
As Students and teachers we seek that stillness of
mind and internal power. How to
build the foundation to achieve the state of ”Wu Wei".
It's like getting the whole puzzle in a big box and trying to put all the pieces together. Each teacher, Master, or Guru can give you a piece but you have to put the puzzle together for yourself.
I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and Happiness
Dr Wu Dhi
