David Hinton in his introduction to the poetry of Li Bai (also known as Li Po) writes, The most essential quality of Li Pos work is the way in which gave shape to his experience of the natural world. Choose any two poems and analyze the imagery in the poems to show the ways in which wu wei informs Li Bais understanding of nature. Assignment needs to be 350 words.
(Key points: thesis should connect wu-wei principles and nature as expressed in the poems, the post should focus on the relationship between the poet-narrator and nature)
A little bit about wu wei[One of Taoisms most important concepts is wu wei, which is sometimes translated as non-doing or non-action. A better way to think of it, however, is as a paradoxical Action of non-action. Wu wei refers to the cultivation of a state of being in which our actions are quite effortlessly in alignment with the ebb and flow of the elemental cycles of the natural world. It is a kind of going with the flow that is characterized by great ease and awareness, in whichwithout even tryingwere able to respond perfectly to whatever situations arise The practice of wu wei is the expression of what in is considered to be the highest form of virtueone that is in no way premeditated but instead arises spontaneously.] Elizabeth Reninger
