What does Taoism often mean by inaction? What is the explanation?

It means: it means asking the monarch not to argue with the people, to conform to the people's feelings, and not to act rashly.

Specific explanation: inaction refers to the term of China's Taoist thought in the pre-Qin period. The attitude of "inaction" is used in political policy, government inaction and people's autonomy; Finally, doing nothing and doing nothing. Governing by doing nothing is Laozi's warning to the monarch, which means that the monarch does not argue with the people.

Taoism's "inaction" does not mean that the monarch mainly avoids the world passively, but that he should study hard, be active, be familiar with nature and society, and be good at dealing with interpersonal relationships.

Therefore, "inaction" does not mean that the monarch does nothing and does nothing; Instead, the monarch should follow the Tao and make a living on earth. The monarch must abandon self-immorality, be cautious when encountering disasters, and pursue the realm of simplicity, frugality, quietness and no desire.

Related knowledge:

"Governing by doing nothing" comes from Tao Te Ching, which is the Taoist concept of governing the country. The ideological core of Tao Te Ching is "Tao", which is inaction, but "Tao" is regular, which restricts the operation of everything in the universe and everything follows the law. Extending to governing the country, "governing by doing nothing" means governing the country with a system (which can be understood as the law in the Tao), restraining the behavior of subjects with a system, and all subjects abide by the legal system.

"Governing by doing nothing" is not doing nothing, but interfering too much, giving full play to everyone's creativity, realizing self-realization and moving towards loftiness and glory. "inaction" is not inaction, but inaction. Because you don't violate the objective laws and follow them, you can do anything as long as you follow the Tao and follow the objective laws.