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The '''yin and yang''' are the two aspects in [[Taoism (Daoism)|Daoist]] (also called Taoist) religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
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The '''yin and yang''' are the two aspects in [[Taoism (Daoism)|Daoist]] (also called Taoist) religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or Existence, and from the innate balance gave birth to the Three, from which everything originates.  
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
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Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
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[[China|Chinese]] [[theory]] says that everything in the world can be identified as yin and yang in relation to one another.  For instance, a light shower is more yin than a patch of [[sun]], but is less yin, and more yang, than a [[storm]].  The basis of much of Chinese [[science]] in the [[Pre Modern Era|pre-modern era]] was about the changes of yin and yang, and the Daoist religion is based around the concept in many senses.
  
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
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The Yin and Yang diagram shows a dark side (yin) and a light side (yang) each separate but flowing with the other, each containing a small amount of the other (shown as a "dot" of the opposite color).
  
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
 
  
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
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[[Image:Yin_yang.jpg]] The diagram of the yin and yang.
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
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Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
 
  
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
 
 
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
 
 
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
 
 
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
 
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
  
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Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
 
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
  
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
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Yin and Yang are divided by the line which represents [[Qi]], which is life force, the essence of being.
  
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
 
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
 
  
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
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::: The ''cyclical nature of yin and yang, the opposing forces of change in the universe, mean several things. First, that all phenomena change into their opposites in an eternal cycle of reversal. Second, since the one principle produces the other, all phenomena have within them the seeds of their opposite state, that is, sickness has the seeds of health, health contains the seeds of sickness, wealth contains the seeds of poverty, etc. Third, even though an opposite may not be seen to be present, since one principle produces the other, no phenomenon is completely devoid of its opposite state.'' <ref>[http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHPHIL/YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
 
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Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
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Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
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religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
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Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
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Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
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religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
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Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
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Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
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religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
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Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
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Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
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religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
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Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
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Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
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+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
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Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
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Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
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Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
+
 
+
religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
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Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
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Neither '''side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
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Yin and Yang
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Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
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Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
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Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
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Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
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religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from''' the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
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religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsaYin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
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Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine. ==] == == ==
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Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
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Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
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religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
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Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.yang remain in balance.
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Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
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religious [[philosophy]] and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the [[universe]]. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or dasdsadsa
+
Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.
+
 
+
Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, [[aggressive]], controlling, hard, and masculine.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.
+
 
+
Neither side is seen as [[good]] or [[evil]], both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin &
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Yin and Yang are /YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang]</ref>
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
 
*[[Taoism (Daoism)]]
 
*[[Taoism (Daoism)]]
 
*[[Lao Tzu]]
 
*[[Lao Tzu]]
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*[[Qi]]
 
*[[Qi]]
  
== External links ==
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==External links==
 
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*[http://fly.cc.fer.hr/~shlede/ying/yang.html The meaning of Yin-Yang]
 
*[http://fly.cc.fer.hr/~shlede/ying/yang.html The meaning of Yin-Yang]
 
*[http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHPHIL/YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang] Chinese philosophy.
 
*[http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHPHIL/YINYANG.HTM Yin and Yang] Chinese philosophy.
  
== References ==
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==References==
 
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[[Category:Philosophy]]
 
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Revision as of 17:07, June 9, 2008

The yin and yang are the two aspects in Daoist (also called Taoist) religious philosophy and later Daoist alchemical belief that everything stays in balance or harmony in nature and the universe. Both originate from the "Dao" (or Tao), meaning "The Way" or Existence, and from the innate balance gave birth to the Three, from which everything originates.

Chinese theory says that everything in the world can be identified as yin and yang in relation to one another. For instance, a light shower is more yin than a patch of sun, but is less yin, and more yang, than a storm. The basis of much of Chinese science in the pre-modern era was about the changes of yin and yang, and the Daoist religion is based around the concept in many senses.

The Yin and Yang diagram shows a dark side (yin) and a light side (yang) each separate but flowing with the other, each containing a small amount of the other (shown as a "dot" of the opposite color).


Yin yang.jpg The diagram of the yin and yang.


Yin represents: dark, secret, passive, receptive, yielding, cool, soft, and feminine.

Yang represents: clear, bright, illuminated, evident, active, aggressive, controlling, hard, and masculine.

Neither side is seen as good or evil, both are considered necessary, the preferable state is when yin & yang remain in balance.

Yin and Yang are divided by the line which represents Qi, which is life force, the essence of being.


The cyclical nature of yin and yang, the opposing forces of change in the universe, mean several things. First, that all phenomena change into their opposites in an eternal cycle of reversal. Second, since the one principle produces the other, all phenomena have within them the seeds of their opposite state, that is, sickness has the seeds of health, health contains the seeds of sickness, wealth contains the seeds of poverty, etc. Third, even though an opposite may not be seen to be present, since one principle produces the other, no phenomenon is completely devoid of its opposite state. [1]


See also

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References

  1. Yin and Yang