On Yin and Yang
October 4th 2006 11:47
Yin & Yang
As stated above the most common misconception, with regards to Yin and Yang, is to consider them opposites, or conflicting, as opposed to two mutually dependant halves of one whole. The shape of the symbol gives you the impression of Yin and Yang chasing each other around, both changing into each other and back again in the same manner as day and night. However, nothing is ever entirely Yin or Yang, as symbolised by the dot in both halves, just as light and dark, hot and cold etc. are just varying degrees with no definite boundaries between each other.
Erwin Schrodinger (Wikipedia)
Yin represents darkness, femininity, night, cold, earth etc. while Yang represents light, masculinity, day, heat, heaven etc.
Bruce Lee's modified Yin Yang (Wikipedia)
It all depends on your point of view, but I find it makes much more sense to think of these things as not only the cause and effect of each other but also as their necessary compliments.
Take the example of male and female. Surely it is more productive to think of a man and wife as complimentary halves of a whole instead of antagonistic and opposing. The more we look at things from this perspective the easier it becomes to gain a sense of unity, to see the necessity in the variety of the world and to understand how all things are both the cause and effect of each other.
"All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else." - Siddhartha Gautama/Buddha (source - wikiquote)
Relevant Links -
Article on Yin and Yang
Bruce Lee essays and biography etc
Wikipedia article on Erwin Schrodinger
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It's the correct perspective so far of i have learned to see the duality as ONENESS!
Everything is ONE!