Wang Bi states that the Dao never acts yet accomplishes everything. If rulers can hold to it, all things transform naturally. If desires arise, they should be suppressed with the nameless simplicity. Without desire, stillness prevails, and the world settles itself.

Heshang Gong says non-action is the constant way of the Dao. When rulers hold to it, the people transform themselves. If desires for artifice arise, the ruler should suppress them with nameless simplicity. When both ruler and people are without desire, the world settles.