無 為 “non-action” : not passivity or lack of action, but spontaneous action taken at the proper time according to the situation
無 事 “non-interference” : to change the natural order of things as little as possible in achieving your goals
無 知 “without-knowledge” : not an absence of knowledge, but a kind of understanding that does not resort to pre-conceived ideas or rules
無 名 “without-name” : a reminder that things, concepts, and experiences are far more than the names we give them and ultimately cannot be described with words (in contrast to the Confucians, whose goal was to find the “correct name” for everything)
無 欲 “without-desire” : not a total lack of desire, but desires that do not control us or our happiness; a sort of spontaneous, unattached desire
無 or 無 有 “non-being” : the nameless absolute that is the source of all existence (“being”)
爭 “strive” : to struggle or make vigorous effort to achieve something, perhaps competing against others to get it; the opposite of non-action
陰 “yin” : the feminine principle; receptive, yielding, dark, cool, soft
陽 “yang” : the masculine principle; aggressive, active, light, warm, hard
氣 “qi” (ch’i, chi) : vitality, life energy, life force, vital energy