Thomas Merton Quotes

The True Character Of Wu Wei Is Not Mere Inactivity But Perfect Action-because It Is Act Without Activity. In Other Words, It Is Action Not Carried Out Independently Of Heaven And Earth And In Conflict With The Dynamism Of The Whole, But In Perfect Harmony With The Whole. It Is Not Mere Passivity, But It Is Action That Seems Both Effortless And Spontaneous Because Performed "rightly," In Perfect Accordance With Our Nature And With Our Place In The Scheme Of Things. It Is Completely Free Because There Is In It No Force And No Violence.

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