![]() ![]() Since existence is never static, what is yin and what is yang are always in flux, always changing. Like two sides of one coin, yin cannot exist without yang yang cannot exist without yin. Yin and yang are relative terms: they describe the two facets of existence. When we leave the center we take on aspects of yin or yang. The center is always there even if we are not always there to enjoy it. The ancient Chinese called this middle point “the Dao.” The Dao is the tranquility found in the center of all events. This rebalancing is the returning to wholeness and health. When both sides are equal, there is still a slight oscillation around the middle position. If one side is too heavy, the scales tip and balance is lost. When two equally weighted objects are placed upon the scales, there is a slight swaying motion, like a pendulum. ![]() Imagine the typical depiction of weighing scales: two plates held by a common string suspended at a point halfway between them. For the Daoist, harmony and health are created when conditions arise where the contrasting aspects are in balance.īalancing is not a static act. The pattern of your life, when reflected upon, has displayed a contrast of good times and bad. The pattern on a chessboard is formed by the contrast of dark and light. Up, down near, far louder, softer – these are just some of the adjectives we can choose to describe the patterns of life, of existence. Now you may be feeling the tips of your toes. Bring your attention inward you may feel the tip of your nose (especially now that you just read the words “tip of your nose”) or the top of your head. Listen you will hear things close by, and you will hear things far away. Look down you will see things that are low. Look up you will see things that are high. ![]() Look around you right now look carefully and you will notice the patterns surrounding you. ![]()
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