tzu jan, n.Definitions

Tzu-jan (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the Chinese word for nature and means literally "of itself so" — better translated as spontaneity.

Tzu-jan (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠"self-so-ness": the original spontaneity of life that convention forces into rules and Taoism sets free again.

Tzu-jan (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the Chinese word we translate as nature: what is so of itself, the spontaneous — "automatic" would do if it didn't smell of machines.