Being Authentic: The Principle of Wu Wei And How It Can Improve Your Life

Today we Today we will be talking about what wu-Wei is and how it can improve your life. 

Wu Wei describes authenticity, it is a reminder to align with the present and accept the flow and course of nature.

“When we learn to work with our own Inner Nature, and with the natural laws operating around us, we reach the level of Wu Wei. Then we work with the natural order of things and operate on the principle of minimal effort. Since the natural world follows that principle, it does not make mistakes. Mistakes are made–or imagined–by man, the creature with the overloaded Brain who separates himself from the supporting network of natural laws by interfering and trying too hard.” – Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

Taoism emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao (a word for ‘way’ or ‘route’).

This is known as ‘Wu Wei’ and it is the alignment with the rhythms of the elements both within and outside our bodies. It is a kind of ebb and flow, an effortless surrender to the natural cycles of the world.

It is difficult to define exactly what Tao is. Those who try do not recognize that Tao exists beyond the constraints of language. It is something that one can only feel through intuition, not characterized or defined.

However, with acknowledgement of the limitations of language, the definition of Tao can be said to be the principle underlying the natural order of the universe.

It is the ‘ultimate energy of the universe’ and ‘the drift of nature’.

These are the principles and approach of the Tao of Horsemanship. Should you like to learn more, please visit our website www.taoofhorsemanship.com