Teachings,+Philosophy+of+Yin+and+Yang

=Philosophy of Yin and Yang= (By Sam)(ael) (Return to Teachings)

Yin and yang are elementary opposites that make up our world. One is light, heat, and movement, the other is cold, dark and stillness.

In order for us to exist comfortably we must balance them. If it is too cold we will die. If it is too hot we will die. If we never move, we cannot get food. If we move too much we will wear out and be equally deprived. We must have warmth (balance between hot and cold) Rest and action (the balance between movement and stillness) And many other balanced aspects in order to survive and thrive.

Other opposites are represented by the yin and yang sign, however this symbol does not represent moral need for balance.

Good and evil do not need balance since good can exist easily without evil and evil will consume itself without good. The potentials for good and evil are already balanced within all of us. Our choices can tend to good without end and we will not suffer any ill effects.

Now, we must also take into account the symbol's eyes. The white dot in black, the black dot in white. These represent that many perspectives exist in any situation and show us that no situation is entirely without at least a little of both aspects of the opposites. The rotten grain in the bag of rice, the small truth embedded in lies, the benefit in the drawbacks, the weakness in the strengths.

We are all made up of opposites. Many choices do not escape a little of both good and bad results. Only motives it turns out can be absolutely pure, and in morality is the seperation of balance possible.