Wu Wei

"[Wu-Wei]" is the practise of going against the stream, not by struggling
against it and
thrashing about, but by standing still and letting the stream do all the work.
Thus the sage
knows that relative to the river, he still moves against the current. To the
outside world,
the sage appears to take no action -- but in fact he takes action long before
others ever
foresee the need for action. "

From Taiosm the interfaith center of new york