Discovering the Taijitu
Here's one of the fundamental truths of the universe...
Everything in life arises in duality.
In order to have day, there must be night. In order to have cold, we must have hot. In order to have good, we must have bad.
This is one of the deepest lessons a human being can ever learn, and yet how many people truly understand it?
How many people continue to supress, deny, and resist the negative... And continually strive for positive-positive-positive?
How many individuals believe PURELY in one side of life... And REFUSE to let in the other?
Let me explain the meaning behind a symbol I bet you know only too well...
Most people know it as the "Yin-Yang" symbol, but it's actual name is the taijitu.
Apart from looking a "bit Eastern," have you ever wondered what this symbol really means?
It represents the concept of "Yin and Yang", which is ultimately the idea that everything arises in duality... and that you shouldn't resist the opposite, because it will always be there.
Look at the symbol.
The Yin (predominantly black segment) and the Yang (mainly white) are co-dependant. They cannot exist without each other. They do not exclude each other.
In fact, they support each other.
And look at the coloured dots within each. This represents the idea that part of yin is in yang, and part of yang is in yin. It represents a seed, a reminder that there is always trace of one within the other.
In bad, there is a trace of good. In masculine, there exists some feminine. In black, there exists some white. In the dark sky, there exist bright stars.
It reminds us that the potential for change is always present.
Have you ever put your hand in a freezing cold bath, only to pull it out sharply, thinking the water is boiling hot?
Even in cold, there is a potential for hot!
The two dualities are often closer than you think.
So the next time you find yourself trying to resist anything in life, step back and ask yourself whether you're really embracing the entire duality.
And if you're not... Consider it.
Labels: inspiration, self-development
by Karl
4:28 AM
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3 Comments:
There are 2 kinds of people in this world:
1 - those that divide everything into 2 categories
and
2 - those that don't
Charles Lamm
www.virtualjoefriday.com
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Charles, at
1:35 PM
"In the dark sky, there exist bright stars."
The artist in me loves this sentiment....kind of made my evening.
Thank you.
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kam, at
12:14 AM
Now I got the answer to my concern over the symbol which you call "taijitu". This symbol is sticked at the rear of my car and in the lighter switch on the dashboard eversince I bought the car second-hand. The former owner surely had his own secret.
Thanks anyway.
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alfaking, at
11:14 AM
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