It is not just in Chinese philosophy that wu wei appears in. Classical Tantra, for example, talks about iccha-shakti.
The latter connection to the modern understanding is ok, but limited. Harmonizing with the different psychological and anatomical selves is only a part of it. This is also about harmonizing with Reality. (Which, when I put it that way, implies that there is a separateness to Reality for there to be harmonized; that's the dualist explanation to what is essentially a non-dual teaching).
The latter connection to the modern understanding is ok, but limited. Harmonizing with the different psychological and anatomical selves is only a part of it. This is also about harmonizing with Reality. (Which, when I put it that way, implies that there is a separateness to Reality for there to be harmonized; that's the dualist explanation to what is essentially a non-dual teaching).