ChiDragon

You can answer it yourself. Do you have an intend there?

Only if you don't have a choice.

Well, let nature take its course.

No problem. I love it. in this scenario, you have no intention to kill the frog, therefore, you are still Wu Wei. Intention is the keyword here. If you have an intention to kill the frog, then, you didn't let nature take its course. You are safe here. Let's put is this way, Wu Wei do not give you credit for good behavior. Only if you did something that cause harm to nature, then you get blame for it. So to speak.

Sorry, I had left out something in the definition. In the scenario, saving an animal was not causing harm to nature. However, if you killed the animal, then you are not Wu Wei.

I think you spoke too soon. Please read Chapter 51 above. 動態平衡道士

Chapter 51 - 玄德的無為 1.道生之， 2.德畜之， 3.物形之， 4.勢成之。 5.是以萬物莫不尊道而貴德。 6.道之尊， 7.德之貴， 8.夫莫之命而常自然。 9.故, 10.道生之， 11.德畜之。 12.長之育之。 13.亭之毒之。 14.養之覆之。 15.生而不有， 16.為而不恃， 17.長而不宰。 18.是謂玄德。 Chapter 51 The Divine Virtue of Wu Wei 1. Tao engenders it, 2. Te rears it. 3. Matter forms it, 4. Environment grows it. 5. Hence, all things respect Tao and honor Te. 6. The dignity of Tao, 7. The value of Te. 8. They do not interfere but let them be natural. 9. Therefore, 10. Tao engenders it, 11. Te rears it. 12. Grow it and nourish it, 13. Let it grow to maturity, 14. To foster it and protect it. 15. Engenders it but not possess it. 16. For it but not restraining it, 17. Raise it but not controlling it, 18. It was called divine virtue.

The concept was originate from the term of Wu Wei well defined in Chapter 51 by Laotze in his TTC. It was practiced by the cultivation of the xing(mind).

I just want to make myself clear, I didn't say Wu Wei, "do nothing" is the correct translation! The correct translation is let nature take its course without interfering by humans. Something one don't understand need to be explained. This is why we are having this discussionr. We should not have the attitude that a new thing didn't learn before is not acceptable. After we have ironed things out, then something new has been learned. What do you think?

I think you are confused with the concept of Confucian's 道德. This is a compound character that means morality. The 道德 in 道德經 are two different entities. They are separated as 道 and 德, not compounded. The 道 here is the principle. 德 is the virtue was credited to those who follow the principle of Tao. Thus it is 道德(compound) known as having the virtue for following the principle of Tao. Didn't we have the same discussion before from here and there, over and over?

Many religions use the term Wu Wei. To a Buddhist, Wu Wei are the taboos as rules that monks are forbidden to do. To a Taoist, Wu Wei in the only thing Taoist do not do to cause interruption of any kind against nature.

As you wish!

Ok you won on this one. But Loatze still did not use any poetic style writing for the TTC as you had claimed. You may see some lines as quatrains but it was just a coincidence.

The year of the horse is coming. Have we pick out the horse yet?

I don't mind taken your challenge of "the mission impossible." Do you know how much I went through in a book with the Chinese interpretation of each phrase in the TTC line by line. Each line was interpreted in the native language with lots of annotation. Even the term Wu Wei had a lot of explaining to do. Do you think just by saying "do nothing," you will accept that it is the principle of Wu Wei. It is because you understood the English translation of "do nothing" is the principle of Wu Wei. Come on, my friend Steve.