#wu wei

[anne-bsd-bibliophile]

I saw a comment that Xie Lian doesn't follow the Taoist concept of wu wei, but I think that this concept is difficult for us to understand in Western culture. Often it's simplified as "going with the flow," when it is more than that. My favorite explanation of wu wei uses the analogy of riding a wave; when riding a wave you do not want to go against the flow or let it drown you, so you go with the flow of the wave and let it propel you forward. The idea is to find a good balance between being flexibility and strength. Too flexible and external forces will completely control you. Too rigid and the external forces will break you. This also means that to really follow wu wei you are adaptable.

In the case of Xie Lian, he does not try to exert control over the people and situations he comes into contact with. But he also doesn't let them control him. Xie Lian is observant and alert while being open minded. He often sees details and solutions that others miss. And I've also notices during my current rereading of Heaven Official's Blessing that Xie Lian doesn't fret and worry over the future. He does what he can in the moment with whatever is at hand, and sometimes all he has on hand is a half eaten meat bun or a bunch of meatballs. But most of all I think that Xie Lian is a wonderful example of a Taoist because he knows his purpose and does not deviate from his course. Whatever the situation is, whoever is threatening him, and no matter how hopeless everything seems, Xie Lian always faces it was a positive attitude and finds a way to use the flow of his surroundings in his favor.

The more I read about Taoism the more I admire Xie Lian. Of course no one is perfect, and in Heaven Official's Blessing it is clear that not even gods are perfect. But the point is to continue to seek to find a good balance in your life, be flexible, don't worry about the future or dwell too much on the past, and turn bad situations into good ones.

[niilasnordenswan]

© Niilas Nordenswan Photography – Pine Away

[lumiidragon]

The Nine Realms dragons redesigns~

So I wanted to just play around with some ideas for redesigns for Feathers, Plowhorn, and Wu & Wei. Mostly, I wanted to doodle.

I re-designed feathers to actually have more feathers instead of just a few on her head and tail. She's partially based off of a nightjar bird and I wanted her to be a bit more bird-looking over reptile-looking.

Plowhorn kept her rhino-like look, but I added more armor plating instead of the beetle shell. I also wanted to add more crystals along her body to carry out this design choice smoother.

Wu & Wei's designed were changed to represent that of moray eels, specifically a wink to Floatsam and Jetsam from The Little Mermaid. I wanted them to really carry out that aquatic-look and I think the idea of a dragon being eel-like makes for a more interesting design choice with its irony, haha~

I didn't add Thunder on here because I already have a re-design of him and I just didn't have time for Webmaster.

[psykopaths]

In a Land that no longer exists, (2022)

[thunderstruck9]

Wu Wei (Chinese, 1981), Skin and Texture - 5, 2023. Leather, wax and copper on woodboard, 180 x 180 cm.

[f-angy77]

💙💜

I don't like this show but I admit that I had a certain affection for these characters, they are so little and now they are so in love.

Sometimes I feel like the only fan of this ship 😂

Httyd still has a place in my heart, and I don't really feel like these characters are another Hiccstrid, I feel like they are very different... They have their own energy, they are also somewhat toxic but they are still cute 💞

[kamala-laxman]

"To slow down time, practice enjoying the moment. It is where we spend our entire lives." Wu Wei

[wonderwomanart]

Wonder Woman by Wu Wei

[oculablog]

Wu Wei Successive Stripes No.4, 2022 Paper on board Courtesy Tang Contemporary Art.

[buddhismnow]

Wu Wei (Serene Acceptance)

Wu Wei (Serene Acceptance of events). Short film about 6 minutes. https://wp.me/pFy3u-8FO

Wu Wei is a key concept within Daoism — and refers to a serene acceptance of events. It’s a wisdom we’re very uninclined to remember in our own times. Wu Wei. About 6 minutes.

[cadmar]

Effort

Effort is not the flow. Trillions of your cells within your body are functioning without any effort. Each cell does what it can and able to do and accomplish. More like a flow. When the cell comes upon an obstacle, a blockage that prevents it from functioning, then it requires an "effort" to overcome it , or not. If is unable to overcome the obstacle, then a disruption has happened and a disease is more likely to occur.

With our 4D mirror, the ability to "read" and "observe" the 3D neural patterns by the different vibrations and frequencies from each different neural pattern, we have this "consciousness" of understanding the outside world. What is crucial to understand is that our 4D mirror can not create 3D thoughts. Can not create words. Can not create 3D neural patterns. Can not trigger neurons to spike and to be activated. Our 4D mirror can only "observe" and "read" 3D neural vibrations from neural patterns.

All our actions, all our thoughts, all our desires, all our fears, and all our emotions and reactions, are not caused by our 4D mirror, but from our 3D physical body! This is a profound realization! From your 3D physical body is all effort. The 4D mirror if pure is no effort, as then what is the cause of one's actions, thoughts, and beliefs?

If your 4D mirror is pure, then all your actions come out of this purity. There is no effort as then, instead of your reactions from memories, and experiences, your reactions are from the entire environment, and not from a set of past experiences, fears, desires, wants, and emotional triggers.

Effort is from your memories, wants, desires, fears, experiences, and expectations. Effortless is from the entire environment without any input from your past experiences, memories, desires, and fears. A pure mirror is the effortless as you then do what the now environment tells you what to do and no interpretation from your memories and emotions!

[womeninfictionandirl]

Princess Leia by Wu Wei

[niilasnordenswan]

© Niilas Nordenswan Photography – Seeing Sounds

[whateverbringsyouthroughthenight]

WU WEI

[tizianacerralovetrainer]

[f-angy77]

I was preparing several drawings for one of my favorite TNR character, I think the hate she receives is undeserved when it is the same script that treated her very badly.

I like the concept of this character and it's a shame that they couldn't overexploit her as she deserves.

Headcanon moment:

I like to think that like Astrid, Jun also improved her personality as she grew up.

She still retains her tough character but now she is calmer, also more intelligent, she has a deeper connection with dragons, especially with her dragon.

In a great effort to challenge her mother's thinking about being CEO of the company, she uses her knowledge of mythology to be a researcher, she and Tom would like to discover and study another hidden world.

Plus: She was thinking about cutting her hair but Tom insisted that she not do it, he likes her hair down 💜💙