Yin and yang. The two fundamental principles of the universe. Yang is the heavenly masculine force, and yin is the feminine earthly one. The concept of the unity and struggle of these two primary foundations is not unique to China. Indeed, in one form or another, the myths of the creation of life by connecting Mother Earth and Heaven-Father can be found in ancient myths and religions of almost all peoples. For example, in the yoga system, the analogue of yin and yang is called ha-tha ”), hence hatha yoga.
Yin energy is similar in properties to gravity, tends to compress everything into a point, strives to compress space and time into a single black hole. It is a force that absorbs energy and sends it to nowhere. Coagula of alchemy. Initially - the dark cold force of the Cosmos.
Yin is the original chaos that reigned before the advent of matter and space-time.
Yang is the desire to expand. A force that tends to break boundaries and expand, the force of explosion and light, solar radiation. Solve the alchemists. An expanding force that defines space and time and preserves them.
In the macrocosm, the struggle between the forces of gravity and solar radiation (yin and yang) determines the nature of reality. In the microcosm, their interaction feeds our life force.
The connection and union of two opposites gives rise to movement and Life, both the material and the spiritual world.
“All things carry yin on the surface and contain yang inside; when both these essences are combined, then life energy is produced in a harmonious way ”(Tao Te Ching, verse 42).
Contraction and expansion, feminine and masculine, darkness and light, cold and heat are one in their difference. Yin and yang are like the two poles of a magnet. They are different in their properties and manifestations, but they are united as a whole, and one cannot exist without the other. The ancient Chinese yin-yang symbol is filled with a deep philosophical meaning - everything contains the germ of the opposite. Everything in the universe is in constant struggle, in motion, in change. All life is a continuous transformation, everything flows and changes.
The definition of yin and yang is strikingly close to the modern understanding of the nature of the universe and modern scientific theories. It is interesting that many physicists drew their ideas from the bottomless well of Eastern wisdom - it was not for nothing that Niels Bohr, after being knighted, chose the yin-yang sign for his coat of arms as a symbol of harmony between ancient Eastern and modern Western sciences.
Followers of the Taoist school of Mo-tzu say: "Everything that is on Earth is yang, but the Earth itself is yin." Everything that tends to densify has more yin qualities. Anything that tends to expand is more yang qualities.
Yang is an active, masculine, heavenly energy. It is described as a hot bluish light energy rising from the bottom up. It has the qualities of "male" primary elements - Fire and Air. Spilled in space, tending to expand, the yang energy pervades all life on both the Earth and the Universe. Everything, where there is a desire for movement and expansion, has at its core the power of yang.
Yin is a passive, feminine, earthly energy. It is filled with the cold of vacuum, Cosmos, primordial darkness. Yin embodies the original chaos that reigned before the appearance of matter and space-time. This energy has the properties of "female" primary elements - Water and Earth. Like water, this energy seeks to fill the void, rushes down from above in an effort to fill and condense the space. Compare with the Book of the Law: “For forever he is the Sun, she is the Moon. But for him - a winged secret flame, and for her - starlight descending from on high. A person, according to Taoist teaching, can only feel yin as a result of interaction with yang - because of its passive and unmanifested nature.
According to Taoism, yin and yang were at first unmanifested in the Tao.
Tao can be understood as a universal principle, rationally inaccessible, and therefore a person should, as little as possible by his conscious action and striving, prevent this principle from realizing himself, should live in a more intuitive way. To follow the path of reason, neglecting intuition, means to be at enmity with Tao, and one who is at enmity with Tao inevitably harms himself and those around him. He seems to be swimming against the current, but this current is so strong that it will still subdue him. He who swims against the current wastes his strength in vain. Exhausting his strength, he comes to the death of his consciousness and his "I".
The Tao that can be expressed in words is not a permanent Tao.
The name that can be named is not a permanent name.
Nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth, having a name - the mother of all things.
Therefore, one who is free from passions sees the miraculous mystery [tao],
and whoever has passions sees it only in its final form.
Nameless and having a name of the same origin,
but with different names. Together they are called the deepest.
The passage from one profound to another is the door to all that is wonderful.
(Tao Te Ching, verse 1)
The concept of "Tao" and its connection with the Kabbalistic Tree of Life is described in A. Crowley's work "The Magical Tao":
1. Tao is concentrated in Kether as a point.
2. Tao directs itself into Chokmah and becomes the Masculine Force. It is called Yang and is symbolized by the Whole Line.
3. Tao expands into Binah and becomes the Feminine Power. She is called Yin and is symbolized by the Broken Line.
4. These three concepts: Tao, Yang and Yin - give rise to Heaven and Earth with all their contents.
Thus, yang qi is the energy of the right trunk of the Tree of Life, and yin qi is the energy of the left one, respectively. The coincidence of the color perception of yang-chi energy is interesting. The color of Chokmah is blue, and so is the color of saturated, “condensed” yang energy.
Ideas about yin and yang, about the energies of qi and Tao can be found in a slightly modified, “encrypted” form in many things of Western tradition and culture. E. Levi's astral light, fluid of magnetizers, galvanism and magnetism - aren't all these names one and the same energy?
Two civilizations - Western and Eastern - came into contact even before the campaign of Alexander the Great, exchanging knowledge and enriching each other. The mention of the Greeks (“Yona”, “Yavana” - the translation of the ethnonym “Ionians”) is found in the Indian epic “Mahabharata”, in the Decrees of Ashoka, and others. Greco-Bactrian, Indo-Scythian and Indo-Greek kingdoms are known.
Maximum territory of the Indo-Greek kingdom in 175 BC. v.
The ruler of the Indo-Greek kingdom, Menander I (Milinda), not only officially converted to Buddhism, but by the end of his life even became a Buddhist arhat (a saint who reached nirvana).
Silver drachma of King Menander I the "Savior" with the inscription on the reverse "Maharaja Menander the Savior" in the Kharoshthi language - IV century ev).
Coin of King Menander I with the wheel of dharma.
Plutarch says that after his death, the ashes from the funeral pyre were distributed among many cities, and monuments (presumably stupas) were built, similar to the stupas of the Buddha. According to the Mahavamsa (a historical poem about the kings of Sri Lanka, covering the period from the 6th century to ev to the 4th century ev), the Greek monk Mahadharmaraksita came from the city of Alexandria (presumably Alexandria of the Caucasus near Kabul) with 30 thousand Greek followers of Buddhism for the ceremony the discovery of the Great Stupa at Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka (c. 130 ev).
A number of researchers agree that it was the Greeks who stood at the origins of the Mahayana current in Buddhism. Considering that it was Mahayana Buddhism that spread to China, Tibet, Korea and Japan, it can be argued that the West had a significant impact on the history of the East. And at the same time, the profound influence that Indian wisdom had on the Greek philosophers of that time and, consequently, on the further development of the West, is undeniable. For example, the philosopher Pyrrho, who followed Alexander and returned to Greece to teach his adherents (including Zeno and Epicurus), in India was a supporter of the Digambara (ascetic) direction of Jainism. In the writings of Onesicritus and Strabo, the influence of Buddhism is clearly noticeable.
The first known anthropomorphic images of the Buddha appeared as a result of the Greek-Buddhist mutual influence. Prior to this, Buddhist art was aniconic (Buddha was depicted only through symbols: an empty throne, a tree of enlightenment, footprints of the Buddha, a wheel of dharma, etc.).
The symbol of the caduceus, personifying the forces of transformation, the unity of opposites, the rod of Mercury, is surprisingly similar to the system of chakras and the movement of yin and yang along the meridians of the body. Compare images from Mesopotamia,
Rod of Mercury (Hermes):
yin and yang meridians:
The human body is an information-wave energy structure much more than just a physical body. Qi energy enters the body with air when breathing with air, with food, but also through biologically active points (acupuncture points) and spreads through the meridians and internal organs. In the human body, Chinese doctors have about 700 such points. These points have increased sensitivity, permeability for different types of radiation and high electrical potential. According to some reports, the cell membrane of acupuncture points can receive information that is carried by magnetic fields, microwave, EHF, laser, radioactive particles, etc.).
The ancient Chinese treatise "Huang Di Nei-jing" poetically describes points according to the degree of interaction with qi energy: "where qi arises in the body, a well point is formed; where qi oozes, a stream point appears; where qi flows, a well is formed; a river point; where qi moves like a stream, a river point is formed; and where qi enters the body, moving to the organs, a sea point is formed.
Whether the energy is also radiated only through these points or the entire surface of the body - the question remains open.
In 1962, North Korean scientists discovered a system of tube-like structures with very thin walls and penetrating the human body in accordance with the acupuncture meridians. Quote: “These tubular structures (“Kenrak system”) have access to the skin and subcutaneous integuments. They end in small, loose oval formations, sharply different from nearby tissues. The location of these formations corresponds to acupuncture points. The Kenrak system is a network of waveguides and serves to transmit high frequency currents. Note that the speed of energy flow through it is much higher than the speed of chemical reactions and the speed of the nerve impulse. The mechanism of action of the Kenrak system is described as follows. Neurons, receiving a low-frequency action current, convert it into a high-frequency current before further transmission. Then - "at the output" - there is a reverse transformation into the current of action - already for the next neuron. Such transformations, of course, take some time. However, the body needs an accelerated transfer of energy, which is provided by the Kenrak system. High-frequency currents are transmitted to the Kenrak system by a neuron. This explains the role of the central nervous system that controls energy exchange and the possibility of a conscious redistribution of energy in the body. In itself, the movement of high-frequency currents creates a special energy shell of a person - an aura. On the other hand, the Kenrak system allows a person to receive energy from the external environment through the receptors of the respiratory system and the mucous membrane in the digestive tract. Energy in the form of high frequency currents also comes through biologically active points.
There is still debate about whether the Kenrak system was really discovered or whether it was a skillful hoax with the approval of the Korean government. But even if this is nothing more than a hypothesis, it makes an attempt to explain the real processes occurring in acupuncture points and the mechanisms of the body's energy interaction with the energies of the Universe.
In order to saturate the body with energy, it is necessary to create in the body a kind of Void, vacuum. And streams of energy are pouring into this Void, trying to fill it, to give it a form - after all, Nature does not tolerate emptiness. By maximally tensing and then completely relaxing the muscles, thus creating a “vacuum”, we cause a surge of qi into the physical body. Clearing the consciousness of images and thoughts, stopping the internal dialogue through meditation, we cause saturation of our consciousness, the mental body with energy.
Meditation is a state where there are no thoughts and time, no images and feelings. True meditation is the Void, where there is nothing - not even awareness of one's "I". Meditation is the line between sleep and wakefulness, between consciousness and unconsciousness. It is necessary to free oneself from one's feelings and attachments in order to become useful to the entire Universe.
The symbol of the unity of yin and yang in Taoism is the lotus.
Lotus as an aquatic plant is the emblem of the Forces that create through Fire and Water - the symbols of Spirit and Matter. He also embodies the triple aspect of time: the past - with buds, the present - with a flower, the future - with its seed.
He is the embodiment of wholeness, as he reconciles the Yin of water and the Yang of light.
It symbolizes perfection and inspiration, fructifies itself and exists in itself: it is the embodiment of Tao.
In the magical formula "Om mani padme hum" ("Pearl in the lotus"), the word padme - lotus - represents a spiritual flowering that allows you to take possession of the Pearl (mani).
In Buddhism, the lotus symbolizes the original waters; potential possibilities of the manifested world and man in it; spiritual opening and flourishing; wisdom and nirvana. The stem of the lotus is the world axis, on which stands the flower of the throne-lotus - the pinnacle of the spirit. The lotus is dedicated to the Buddha, who appeared from the lotus in the form of a flame and was called the Pearl of the Lotus.
In Iran, the lotus symbolizes the sun and light.
In Mayan symbolism, he personifies the Earth as the manifested Universe.
In the Sumerian-Semitic tradition, the lotus personifies both the Sun and the solar gods, and the moon gods with the Great Mother.
According to E.P. Blavatsky, “the lotus symbolizes the life of both man and the universe. At the same time, its root, immersed in muddy soil, personifies matter, the stem stretching through water - the soul, and the flower facing the Sun is a symbol of the spirit. The lotus flower is not wetted by water, just as the spirit is not stained by matter, therefore the lotus personifies eternal life, the immortal nature of man, spiritual unfoldment.
In ancient Egypt, creation, birth and the Sun as the source of life were associated with the image of the lotus. This great flower blossomed, rising from the depths of the primordial waters, and carried the sun god on its petals.
Ra in the form of Horus-par-Kraat on a lotus flower
Since ancient times, the lotus has been associated with supreme power: the lotus was a symbol of Upper Egypt, and the scepter of the Egyptian pharaohs was made in the form of a lotus flower on a long stem.
I want to finish with the words inscribed on the wall of the Hathor temple in Dendera: “Take for yourself a lotus that has existed since the beginning of time, a sacred lotus that reigned over a large lake, a lotus that comes out of Unit for you, it illuminates with petals the land that was before in darkness."
Yin Yang is a symbol of balance
Everything in the world, in our home and in the soul, must be in balance. All the basic truths of Feng Shui practice are based around this golden rule. If the balance has somehow been disturbed and the energies have ceased to correspond to each other, then troubles or problems can begin.
Yin and Yang are two opposite and at the same time complementary flows of energy. These concepts came to us from ancient Eastern Taoist philosophy. Yin Yang energy is believed to permeate the entire universe. It is also very important to understand that Yin and Yang are absolutely opposite types of energy, like white and black, however, they cannot exist one without the other.
Yang energy is considered more active, while Yin is a more passive form of energy. Both types of energy, both Yin and Yang, are contained in everything, but not in equal proportion. In some people or objects, Yin energy predominates, in some Yang.
chinese symbol yin yang
Yin Yang Symbol
The Yin Yang symbol consists of two elements: Yang, which means masculine, and Yin, which symbolizes the feminine. What does the yin yang symbol mean? Combining into a single whole, Yin and Yang form Tao. In turn, Tao is the basic principle by which each person can unite with the Universe, discovering it within himself.
It is probably almost impossible to meet a person who has never seen the Chinese Yin Yang symbol in modern times. The Yin Yang balance symbol is a circle divided into two equal parts by a wavy line. One can imagine two drops: one is black, the other is white, in the center of each of the drops there is a point of the opposite color.
The light side of the circle in the Yin Yang symbol is Yang, as mentioned earlier, it symbolizes male energy, the dark side, on the contrary, means Yin, that is, female. Tao exists just at the point of balance of two energies.
According to Feng Shui, these concepts should always be kept in harmony, it is because of this that most attention should be paid to the balance of Yin and Yang in the house. There are times when the balance of Yin Yang in the house is too much disturbed, in which case such places are considered almost uninhabitable.
Dominance of energies
Yin and Yang - day and night
There is an opinion that, depending on the time of day, the value of Yin and Yang change. During the day, Yang dominates most of all, peaking at noon, while Yin dominates at night and rises the most towards midnight.
Depending on what phase the moon is in, the power of Yin and Yang energies is also very different. In the new moon, the female principle of Yin energy has more strength, while at the same time, the male Yang prevails in the full moon. During the full moon, people are more active. It is believed that during this period it is best to do business, and leave creativity and reflection to the new moon.
The strength of the energies of Yin and Yang is also influenced by the time of year: autumn and winter are more Yin, and spring and summer are Yang. But there is an important nuance here: in children who were born in winter or autumn, Yang energy will prevail more. Spring and summer babies, on the contrary, will be more Yin. There is also such a version: at what time of the year most of the pregnancy will take place, there will be more such energy in the baby.
Yin Yang in landscape and construction
According to Feng Shui, our entire planet is divided into just two types: water and mountains. Since ancient times, mountains have been considered the skeleton, the bones of the earth, they do not move anywhere, are considered more static, and Yin energy is most inherent in them. Rivers are the blood of the earth. The water in the rivers is very dynamic, it is constantly moving and belongs to the Yang energy.
In mountainous places where there is little water, the energy gradually subsides, and in places where there are few mountains and a lot of water, on the contrary, the energy becomes too much and, in the end, it becomes uncontrollable. Therefore, in construction it is necessary to choose more harmonious places where both water and mountains are in abundance.
In general, as described above, mountains and rivers have their own meanings of Yin and Yang. But, in relation to each other, the mountains are also divided into the type of Yin and Yang. For example, pointed mountains are Yin, rounded mountains are Yang. The same can be said about water in rivers. A high waterfall is Yin, a flowing lake or reservoir is Yang, a fast-flowing river is Yin, a smooth flow of the river is Yang. Yin water has more destructive properties, and Yang water, on the contrary, is creative and beneficial.
When you need to make sure that there are not too many trees, shrubs and thickets around the house, you should also not build a house in close proximity to places that are associated with death: a hospital, prison or cemetery. Yin energy prevails in such places. Living in a house built in such a place, it will be difficult for you to lead an active and energetic life.
This does not mean that if you build a house in a place where Yang energy prevails, you will live better. Not at all! Living in a house that is built in such a place, due to the predominance of Yang energy, will flow much faster than you would like. Therefore, try to choose the most advantageous place for building a house, well, if you don’t have to choose, then you can resort to landscaping and try to independently balance the energy of Yin and Yang in your home.
There are several ways to protect your home from the oppressive effects of Yin energy. To do this, you need to either change the position of the front door, or reduce its size. Because it is through the door that most energy enters the house. You can also paint the front door red and enhance the lighting on the porch of the house.
If Yang energy predominates in you, then you need to take the opposite measures. The color of the door should be dark blue, you can also reduce the lighting of the porch and add shadows to the area around the house by planting shrubs and trees. It is desirable to have a reservoir on the site that will soften the Yang energy.
Yin Yang in the home and office
Hieroglyphs Yin and Yang
When examining the environment in your home or office, you should pay considerable attention to any inconsistencies between Yin and Yang. Try to determine as accurately as possible how much this balance is disturbed, and only after that take any steps to improve the situation.
It is believed that if the balance between Yin and Yang is too strongly disturbed in a house or office, then in such an environment it is almost impossible to achieve positive results. When creating balance, the predominance of one or the other energy is allowed, but in a small proportion. It depends on what you will be doing in a particular room.
Work spaces, such as offices, workshops, or a private office in your home, should be oriented toward Yang dominance. The work area must be well ventilated and all tools or equipment must be kept clean. Small fountains or aquariums contribute well to the working environment. The working room should be bright enough, but not too bright. Yin energy must be present, and Yang must prevail, but not suppress Yin. Try to avoid white. If you do not have the opportunity to repaint the walls, you can dilute the white color with paintings, flowers. It's also a good idea to hang a clock in the office and put on a tape recorder: sounds also help increase Yang energy.
To work at home, you should also design your workplace in accordance with Yang energy. If the work area and the recreation area intersect, you should try to separate these areas.
The bedroom in the house is the place where the predominant energy is the energy of Yin. In the style of this energy, you need to decorate those places in the house where you prefer to relax.
In general, in the house, as in the office, Yang energy should prevail, but in a small amount, such a balance has a good effect on the quality of your life, stimulates you to great achievements and accomplishments. The main thing to remember: Yin Yang is a symbol of balance, and you need to strive for balance, and not for the predominance of one energy over another, especially if you are pursuing goals such as material wealth, peace and love in the family, career advancement.
In modern philosophy Jan and yin- higher archetypes: Yang - white, masculine, emphasis on the external; Yin - black, feminine, emphasis on the inner.
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Origin
According to the well-known Russian orientalist, doctor of historical sciences Alexei Maslov, the yin-yang symbolism may have been borrowed by the Taoists from Buddhists in the 1st-3rd centuries: white "fish" yin and yang.
Philosophical concept
Historical overview
Five elements as a product of Yin and Yang
The interaction and struggle of these principles give rise to five elements (primary elements) - wu-sin: water, fire, wood, metal and earth, from which all the diversity of the material world arises - "ten thousand things" - wan u, including a person. The five elements are in constant motion and harmony, mutual generation (water gives rise to wood, wood - fire, fire - earth, earth - metal, and metal - water) and mutual overcoming (water extinguishes fire, fire melts metal, metal destroys wood, wood - the earth, and the earth falls asleep water).
Yin and Yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Doctrine of yin and yang constitutes one of the theoretical foundations of traditional Chinese medicine. All phenomena of the surrounding world, including man and nature, are interpreted by Chinese medicine as an interaction between two principles. yin and yang representing different aspects of a single reality. [ ]
One example of the application of the concept of yin-yang in Chinese medicine is the system of restrictions imposed on a woman who has recently given birth.
Similar concepts in other teachings
- Purusha and Prakriti are the fundamental concepts of Hinduism. Masculine and feminine principles.
- Anima and animus are terms introduced into psychology by Jung. Feminine and masculine principles.
- Ohr and Kli (light and vessel) in Kabbalah are two sides of one action, the root of which is the interaction of the Creator and creation.
Yin Yang is masculine and feminine... It is now even a shame not to know that all the things that surround us, and even we ourselves carry the masculine and feminine principles of yin and yang. Our entire boundless Universe consists of these two strong energies, which simply cannot exist without each other, they must always interact.
Let's say the space that is inside the cup is yin, but it cannot exist without the cup itself, which means that the cup is yang. The black coffee poured into this cup is a calm yin energy, but the heat that the coffee gives off is an active yang energy.
The merger of these principles, their mutual transfusion and flow into each other, the importance of taking this fact into account in solving life and internal problems are spoken by esotericists, lovers of Chinese philosophy of Feng Shui and psychologists.
Moreover, those who are well versed in the meaning of this symbol know that this is not just a masculine and feminine principle, the philosophy of yin yang is much broader and deeper. This ancient Chinese philosophical concept is used in many areas of our lives, from medicine to music.
As the philosophy of yin yang teaches, the most important task for a person who wants to comprehend and understand the mysteries of the world around him and himself is to learn how to control and correctly use the energies of yin yang in order to come to true harmony with himself and the Universe.
Yin is the feminine principle, it is the lunar, dark side, it is intuition, gentleness, wisdom. Yin in a certain concentration is necessary for every person in order to develop creative abilities in himself, to show emotions, to feel and feel the slightest changes within himself and around him.Yin is our inner self, which we often do not listen to, which we do not care about, which leads to disharmony. Passive female energy symbolizes chaos, the one that existed before the appearance of all material things.
Yin in search of harmony tends to the opposite yang. Therefore, a woman is advised to enhance her femininity, softness, natural essence. Then the man will be attracted to her like a magnet. Experts who study this issue in depth are skeptical about such a statement, which is contrary to the law of Tao.
Yin is always calm as opposed to yang activity. Therefore, a true woman carries peace within herself. When female peace collides with male activity, then merging, these two energies align and come to balance. This explains the harmony in some couples that seem ideal to us, and the relationship between them is incomprehensible.
No one can teach a woman to be feminine, everything is already inside her, you must be able to feel the yin in yourself. As soon as a woman begins to awaken the feminine principles in herself, then she will begin to act, and this is a matter of yang energy. As a result, again, no harmony.
Yang masculine
Hot, assertive, active yang energy embodies yin "ideas" in real life. Logic, intellect, common sense, life direction - all this is inherent in the energy of the male.
Yang is the bright side, it is clarity, clarity, dominance. If yin is the moon, then yang is the sun. The frozen and calm yin energy provokes strong yang energy to actions, to external manifestations.It is important that in all their manifestations, yin and yang do not contradict each other, but rather complement each other.
The history of the yin yang symbol
The Chinese saw the yin yang symbol from the Buddhists and transferred it to their philosophy. And this event happened in the first or third centuries of our era. The black and white depiction of yin and yang originally imitated a mountain. On the one hand, the mountain is lit by the sun, and the other side of the hill is in the shade, that is, darkened. As you know, the sun changes its position, and that part of the mountain that was dark, under the influence of the sun becomes light and vice versa. Thus, literally everything in life goes through its cycle.
The symbol was understood as a confrontation between good and bad, good and evil, harmful and useful. However, experts who are versed in Taoism say that it is necessary to understand the symbol through the prism of opposites in nature. It has nothing to do with morality and ethics.
Symbol meaning and philosophical concept
The yin yang symbol is a circle divided into two equal halves, similar to droplets or fish. One side of an even circle is black and the other is white, but there is a dot in each drop: inside the dark half there is a white dot, and on the light half there is a black dot.
The circle itself is our Universe, and it is infinite. Inside this Universe, two energies live, interact and complement each other - yin and yang, male and female principles. They are different, but they are able to penetrate each other - this is evidenced by the dots inside each half. The fact that there is no clear border between these halves is indicated by the wavy line that separates them.
If you look at this symbol, you will get the impression that the image inside the circle-Universe is moving, the halves smoothly flow into one another, the energies merge and separate again, and so on endlessly. Thanks to such metamorphoses, the Universe exists.The theory of Taoist philosophy, described in the Book of Changes, is that everything in the universe moves, changes, penetrates each other, one does not exist without the other, despite the opposite. Communication of these two energies gives rise to elements. There are only five of them: wood, earth, fire, water, metal, matter appears from them.
Yin and yang powers in everyday life
Wherever we look, we will see the presence, manifestation, interaction of yin and yang everywhere. This applies to natural and everyday manifestations, as well as the internal state of a person, his spiritual fullness.
Yin is silence, darkness, cold, death, passivity. Yang is lightness, action, life. But literally everything has both yin and yang. Another thing is that one energy can be expressed more strongly than another, and the task of a person is to balance these elements.
That is, if you imagine that you put yin on one scale and yang on the other, it is important that there is no excess, the scales must be in balance, in this case we find harmony. A harmonious manifestation of yin and yang should be in our inner essence, in our apartment, in what we do and even in what we eat.
As psychologists who tend to perceive reality based on the Taoist trend say, they say that Yang-dominated people, quite aggressive, assertive, trying to take a lot from life, these are bright, energetic natures.
If there is more Yin in a person, then he is usually lazy, often sad and bored, often depressed. These people are very calm, creative, they have a well-developed intuition.
If both energies are balanced the standard of living will be much better. It is important to understand yourself here. A person who understands what yin and yang are, begins to look at the surrounding reality in a different way, he becomes very observant and sees how one can affect the other.
Some people tend to consider the manifestation of yin and yang only in the relationship between a man and a woman. This is not entirely correct, but if we consider this issue from different angles, then this is how yang and yin manifest themselves in love: these energies should complement and balance each other.
For example, if a woman is too bright, noisy, enterprising, talks a lot, laughs out loud, behaves defiantly, then there is a lot of Yang in her. If she is not able to find a balance within herself, then in order for a woman to have a harmonious relationship with a man, the chosen one must carry a lot of Yin in herself, that is, be calm, cold. If, with such a woman, a man seeks to dominate, command, show Yang energy, he will receive her Yin from the chosen one - isolation and depression.
During childbirth, a woman spends a lot of energy, allowing a new life to be born. Yang energy is mainly involved in this process. After childbirth, a lot of yin remains inside the mother, which helps the woman to take care of the baby, to show kindness.
If you go on a diet and eat, for example, only vegetables or proteins, then by default you will upset the balance of the Universe, which means you will not achieve results or you will achieve them for a very long time and in a stubborn struggle with yourself.
Yin Yang Talismans
If a person decides to wear a talisman or charm in the form of a black and white circle, then he must understand the meaning of yin and yang well. Without this understanding, the talisman will not work, and it must help its owner maintain and balance these two energies within himself in order to be in harmony with himself and the world around him. That is, a person must tune in to his little thing in a certain way so that a connection is established between them.
Magicians and esotericists advise holding your talisman under water before letting it into your biofield. The energy of the yin yang talisman should be only yours, otherwise the symbol will not work for you.
They say that you need to talk with your talisman and share everything that worries you. So you activate your amulet, your Yin Yang sign.
Yin Yang Tattoo Meaning
A tattoo in the form of this mysterious symbol can be applied by both a man and a woman. The desire to have this sign on the body indicates that a person is in search of harmony, seeks to fill the space around him with meaning. They say that people who constantly doubt, cannot come to terms with themselves, such an icon on the body will help to understand life, change it for the better.
The girls are sure that when they leave the tattoo parlor with the Yinyan image, they will immediately find a life partner. Experts advise to hide such a tattoo emblem from the eyes of strangers. Therefore, it is better to apply an image on the stomach, chest, spine, although this is everyone's business. The main thing is that the tattoo parlor is legal and with good masters, otherwise, instead of harmony, you can get diseases.
If we consider that Tao is a path, then the essence of Taoist teaching is the search and finding of one's life purpose. This means that by finding it and following it, a person finds that very harmony, that very balance of yin and yang energies. Living other people's lives, being in pursuit of fame and money, we behave destructively, incorrectly, which means that there can be no question of any harmony. According to the sages, a person should live simply, and confusion takes away Tao. Listen to yourself, and then you will understand where your Yang begins and your Yin ends.