The principle of Yin and Yang is a fundamental concept in Chinese philosophy. This principle is that all things exist as inseparable and contradictory opposites, for example female-male, dark-light and old-young. The two opposites attract and complement each other and, as their symbol illustrates, each side has at its core an element of the other (represented by the small dots). Neither pole is superior to the other and, as an increase in one brings a corresponding decrease in the other, a correct balance between the two poles must be reached in order to achieve harmony.
There is really no good or bad according to the Taoist/yin-yang view, only what appears to be good or bad. In this view, opposites are not really opposite; they just appear that way to us because we perceive through a dualistic conditioning and cannot see how opposites are really part of the whole. Opposites actually contain the essence of each other, and eventually merge with each other. The universe is seen as mystically connected and interplaying, including every person, animal, rock, tree, river, etc., through the yin-yang interaction. Referring to the Tao, Wen-Tzu states that “the Way has no front or back, no left or right: all things are mysteriously the same, with no right and no wrong,” (Source)
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and there, you have the foundation of my beliefs and understanding😎
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self care is breaking into nasa and launching yourself directly into the Fucking void
May we suggest a Soothing Bath™ instead
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Kai Samuels-Davis, Paintings.
I’m loving these passionate, abstracted portraits by artist Kai Samuels-Davis.
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Art by: james r eads, motion by: the glitch
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