Taoism In Star Trek: Action Versus Inaction
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The Star Trek The Next Generation episode: "Booby Trap" shows a perfect
example of Taoist thought. The crew of the Enterprise is always taking some
action in order to achieve a specific goal. This episode shows that through
inaction you can sometimes achieve far more than you could through action. ....
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.... nor inaction was the key to
salvation. Ryker's statement was based on a physical world; the Tao goes beyond
action or inaction of a physical sense. The Tao Te Ching states, "the Master
does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone."(pg. 38) The Master does not rely on
the world of the senses to decide her action.
Everything the crew of the enterprise tried to do was based on
overpowering the trap. "More energy, faster adjustments. But that's exactly what
we can't do because that's what we're suppose ....
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