The Deep Meaning Of Yin & Yang

The concept of Yin & Yang lies at the basis of Taoist philosophy.
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[@nerthus4685]

"You are only beautiful because someone else is ugly" Finally, I understand my contribution to the human race.

[@miamorfati7451]

😂🤣me too..we contribute a lot,so they should be gratful right?😂

[@murmdog]

*me perception of myself being ugly allows others to perceive me as beautiful 🤷‍♂️

[@peacepeace8164]

Ohh God

[@oriantalist]

Good one

[@babslekaradas8555]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ash8207]

Without death, there is no life. Without life, there is no death. I remember when I read the Tao Te Ching many years ago that Lao Tzu talked about how most people were either afraid of death or afraid of life. And only a minority of people were wise enough to simply enjoy the dance of existence, with no fear of living or dying.

[@magentapurple8823]

The word dying should not exist. It is only when there is great focus that other dimensions are ignored.

[@camilosanchez831]

@@magentapurple8823 John 14:6 New International Version 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

[@camilosanchez831]

John 14:6 New International Version 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

[@umitanonymous3400]

Yes, Lao Tzu understood and said; well on the other hand practising it not that easy as think about all the signals, focus breaking sruff around: unhappy people, yelling ones, crushing sounds, news,media,the ones You are caring for, all diff. kinds of illness, accisents and etc. Of course there is also countless decent and blessing things but we are in between with our all senses and mortality, weaknesses and greatness. THANK You for Reading my Soul.

[@losttribes3818]

Yan and yang is like breathing in and out, you need them both to live, can’t have one without the other

[@darooster5787]

Breath in breath out is both breath no opposite

[@chickenstripsp4222]

i like this one

[@Iamyodaddy_]

@@darooster5787 Breathe* in Breathe* out

[@darooster5787]

@@Iamyodaddy_ mindfulness of breathing in mindfulness breathing out

[@Iamyodaddy_]

@@darooster5787 you said breath in , you meant breathe* in

[@maerree3664]

To put it in a nutshell. YinYang means, one cannot exist without the other.

[@joefox9765]

The senses need the opposite counterparts to exist

[@isdenn7]

so it would be nice to have a relationship with a partner that makes you yin and yang together?

[@satnamo]

In essence, Yin+Yang Theory says: Life is not black and white because Everything has 2 sides Like yin and Yang.

[@supdawgtt94]

More accurately, it isn't that one does not exist without the other. It is that they both always existed (thus the infinite circle that both Yin and Yang are a part of), but you see them as one OR the other (2 opposite halves) rather than one AND the other (one whole with 2 or more characteristics). The left can only be CALLED "left" because you call something else "right".

[@eklektikTubb]

That "one cannot exist without the other" is the most controversial part. It seems to me like just an illusion. For example, we could say that there are no shadows without light, no shadows in darkness, but shadow itself is a piece of darkness. True, if we dont see any shadows darkness everywhere is indistinguishable from darkness nowhere, but ... even if we cannot see the difference, the fact is that there IS a difference.

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

The ignorance of Yin and Yang is that they are opposed. When one sees that Yin and Yang are complimentary, this is the first level of understanding. When one sees that Yin and Yang are identical, this is what is known as one who has ascended past the first level of understanding and reached the edge of reality. To see that Yin and Yang are interchangeable is to go even further beyond. At any time, White can become Black, Black can become White, hope can become despair and despair can become hope. Just as if you travel far enough east you arrive in the west. Jiren can become Goku. Goku can become Jiren. At any time...

[@wingate87zero25]

Thank you for 1 and 2 now I am 3 they are both 5 black and white 50 50 the soul 8 both 4 amen it's all 7 or Y 25

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

@@wingate87zero25 I see you have not understood, insinuating that knowledge of the Tao is nonsense. You are correct. However, it is only nonsense from the perspective of conventional thinking; the way we interpret the world using concepts that divide things from each other, thus creating the perception of a contrast. You try to speak outside convention in derision of a sage, but even the form of nonsense you attempt to put on is only what nonsense looks like according to pre-conceived notions I.E convention. True nonsense is sound an fury that signifies not nothing but no *thing.* Next time, try to say something paradoxical. At least then your ridicule will have a passing resemblance to what it is trying to denigrate. Perhaps this excerpt from Chaung Tzu will help shed some light on this point: -- Chu Chio Tzu asked Chang Wu Tzu, "I have heard from the Master that the sage does not labor at anything, does not look for advantage, does not act benevolently, does not harm, does not pursue the Tao; He speaks without speaking, and does not speak when he speaks, and looks beyond the confines of this dusty world. "The Master sees all this as an endless stream of words, but to me they are like the words of the mysterious Tao. Master, what do you think?" Chang Wu Tzu said, "Such a thing as this would have confused the god of knowledge himself, so how could any old wise man like Confucius be able to understand them! However you are getting ahead of yourself, counting the chickens before your eggs have hatched and looking at your bowl, imagining the roasted fowl. I will try to speak to you in a random way, so you listen to me likewise. How can the wise one sit beside the sun and moon and embrace the universe? Because he brings all things together in harmony, he rejects difference and confusion and ignores status and power. While ordinary people rush busily around, the sage seems stupid and ignorant, but to him all life is one and united. All life is simply what it is and all appear to him to be doing what they rightly should."

[@wingate87zero25]

@@amanofnoreputation2164 thank you most people won't comment at all the people around me love each other so they hurt each other fighting is what makes us stronger if I hear what one more time sorry that's my shit anyway thanks again beautiful people your a beautiful thing everybody needs love and once again your beautiful love you

[@ktkace]

Holdup....

[@NatureFreak1127]

Yin and Yang is simply dualistic view of reality or not? It exists in our minds. Is a black hole just passively in place waiting for matter and light to be trapped there or is it pulling it inside by its force? Is the flower there just waiting to be polinated or is it releasing smells and attracts bees by its color? Why is woman yin and not yang? Isn't it just a reflection of our traditional gender roles? Yin and yang exist only inside our minds.

[@namelessnick9791]

Lol I’m single so other people can be in a relationship. I never thought of it that way.

[@supriyaverma312]

Wow.. This is amazing reason for why i am single 😂

[@rebeccadeschenes4648]

🌠❗WoW but Im only single bc I keep attracting the wrong violent ppl in my life sooo I" ve decided since I keep picking the wrong one ... I came to the conclusion ... Hey its OK to be solo & discover the LOVe insde of Me... ❗💛💚💙💜❤

[@vijayaphilosophy9599]

I'm single by choice.

[@sortedgeeza7323]

That is funny 😂😅🤣❤💚💙🧡💜

[@hhfbko]

@@rebeccadeschenes4648 k

[@1ico007]

Yin & Yang is a symbol demonstrating that nothing in nature is absolute or pure. In general, when it is applied to human behaviour, Yin & Yang can be interpreted as " NO human can be 100% BAD or to be 100% GOOD " in every black-hearted person you can find a spot of shinning goodness and vice versa. Indeed a very powerful & meaningful symbol.

[@pits7035]

Half correct. I mean look at Jesus Christ.

[@larsrademakers6070]

@@pits7035 and he killed a person when he was a kid, at least ive heard stood in the bible, it would be false to say jesus is 100% "pure"

[@hazzerz]

@@pits7035 Jesus may have been 100% good but he did die for everyone's sins. So Yin and Yang could still apply.

[@magentapurple8823]

WE are absolutely pure light, always good.

[@hazzerz]

@@magentapurple8823 really?

[@jjadebrooklyn]

You know that moment when you are deeply sad for what appears no good reason? I heard once that you are mourning the death of a stranger that had no one to mourn them. Balance and flow are beautiful and life is both comedy and tragedy.

[@chickenstripsp4222]

i have this at least one time a week. ive never tought of it like this.

[@kuuleihunter1044]

wow I never thought of this before but thank you so much for this

[@Skybee717]

i love this… but its also quite sad since a lot of ppl cry😅 so manyyy…

[@huma1790]

Damn …. That’s beautiful

[@luisdelgado6248]

Why am I here

[@deepikavijakumar9553]

In the yogic culture, here in India, we call this as Shiva and Shakti. And it is mostly the same concept. Amazed at how all the philosophies of the world converge on a lot of points. Ardhanarishwar, which is the form of shiva - half man and half woman, depicts this concept of yin and yang.

[@corporaterobotslave400]

Western satanism depicts their goat headed god Baphomet with both male and female sexual characteristics. They do this in order to mock God by reversing His natural order. Satanists are very predictable. Very similar yin-yang conflicts in various religions aka God vs Satan. These religious depictions reflect the yin-yang conflict within each of us, and try to teach us how to resolve the conflict by accepting it in order to instill peace within, which we all are ultimately searching for. Peace.

[@TheDezmona]

Duality and non-duality

[@GaysianAmerican]

Its interesting the the dark and passive yin is feminine whereas shakti is vibrant feminine. Whilst Yang is vibrant and masculine whilst Shiva withdraws and is masculine. The Mayans also had thr dual diety called Ometoetl.

[@kingcrab750]

Agreed, except Taoism is more than a philosophy. It's a practice

[@Luckyboyee777]

It's like how I think of inventions and find out that someone else has made it already. There are too many people to have an original thought anymore lol

[@adventnggie2333]

"You need ugly people in order to be pretty." ~ Einzelgänger 2019

[@butterbruhh]

I say thanks to you mah fren. 🤝🏾

[@boiboiboi1419]

tht's not yinyang, yinyang should not be separated , black and white rotates and becoming each other, "does ugly are actually ugly and pretty are actually pretty?"

[@crystalidx]

I think each person contains both yin and yang.

[@butterbruhh]

Yes but no?

[@boiboiboi1419]

Silent Butter Bruh yes AND no

[@supdawgtt94]

The Yin and Yang symbol can help you recognize if you see things in unity or in separation. If you see Yin and Yang as 2 halves, then you do not see the connection between them and will view the world as separated and against itself. If you see Yin and Yang as a circle with 2 parts, then you can see there is unity in everything, even those you call good and bad. Thus the philosophy of life is "I am separate from the world, and the world is for or against me" or "I am the world and it nurtures me through experiencing both preference (good) and non-preference (bad)". The inner circle within one half represents that even in the half, there is unity that can break down to parts. So the "good" half can be broken down into other parts that represent the "good". It doesn't just mean that there is the opposite side within this side. It is an infinite traversal within the self, where the self is the circle and within the half, is another circle which represent the same Yin/Yang circle that contains it.

[@mattakubodimasen10]

I remember this one episode of Doraemon where Nobita cried and exclaimed that he was the bottom of the class so no one would have to as he tried to validate why he didn't study and got zeros. It stuck with me as I went to become one of the bottoms of the class through out secondary school. It was a long and very negative period of my life, but I worked to get out of the situation and once I got into highschoop I found myself ever only wishing for a peaceful life, no need to be the best or special but simply focus on being the best I can. Rankings no longer matter to me, and as I only work on myself I found I was slowly moving forward. I've always been grateful I hit the first rock bottom of my life as of yet then, because since then I knew to appeciate life more as living normally, average still feels like a dream come true for me compared to those dark days.

[@tomasgallegos3200]

Beautiful reflection.

[@yadisfhaddad722]

This video has good passages, yet others are misinterpretations. Western culture has focused on the binary aspect of ying and yang, whereas the real importance of it lies in the balance and the reciprocity. You shouldn't think you're good cause there's a drug dealer around the corner who's bad, but rather think that both you and the dealer nest goodness and badness, and is depending on your actions and on the circumstances that those characteristics manifests themselves.

[@Chris2funnyTV]

Pin this comment please

[@Amanda-kf6do]

I think this is the best explanation given what was in the video. Who’s to say the drug dealer is all good or all bad just because they deal drugs?

[@lordshandyman]

What is "good", and what is "bad"? Goodness and Badness are human concepts. To the Tao, there only "is".

[@johnmiller0000]

@@Amanda-kf6do The person seeing the drug dealer and assuming they (the dealer) are bad so that the person observing can believe they are good. I think the video was pointing out the nonsense of that.

[@derek3778]

Seriously, this comment should be pinned. This is what yin yang 阴阳 truly means.

[@jeffmcilroy7081]

I’m ugly , so you average , and good looking guys out there should be grateful for my existence. Lol

[@boiboiboi1419]

you talk like yinyang is separate entities, they are one , ugly people are pretty and pretty people are ugly , ugly people can become pretty so is the other way around , all you need to know is THE WAY

[@UranusAnalyst]

Im neither all. I look so scary, a girl or boy saw me right away stare at me and start to get awkward when I stare back. What do?

[@SenEmChannel]

you need to know the method, the fomula to transform you from urgly to beauty, i guess. ying yang can help

[@babykrillin6591]

Appreciate you brother!

[@mrlingzf]

boiboiboi yes. I agree with you.

[@hanjiisbestgirl1484]

The ying and yang is basically like how a celebrity needs fans to get big and us fans being small makes them big

[@FarieSag]

Yes, the unbalanced of not having enough fans can become their down fall.

[@curry1033]

Simply put...Yin Yang is the symbol of coexistence

[@TrueNorth1987]

So Scarface was right when he said “ you need people like me”

[@CHUNGAandNANOOK]

Guidedlights 333 in the sense of a statistical perspective on sum total humanity, yes. Excess yang as Tony's tragic flaw for his own personal story, also yes.

[@marvelsandals4228]

What a great movie haha I think the point of that iconic scene was that YES he is a rude, mean, criminal, but it is too easy for "normal" people to use him as a scapegoat for all the world's problems, while ignoring their own. At least he's honest enough to own his evil. The unassuming normal people of the world are evil and commit small, selfish acts every day, when they think they can get away with it. He is basically calling them out for being hypocrites as if they are the TRUE villains, compared to him.

[@marvelsandals4228]

@@CHUNGAandNANOOK The great irony with that movie is Tony was able to prosper by committing crimes, killing people, etc. His true downfall came because he refused to kill someone, because it was against his moral code. In a way, his COMPASSION did him in, as crazy as that seems. Using the yin and yang metaphor no matter how overtly yang he was, deep down there was a tiny bit of yin as well, which threw a wrench in his life.

[@nellyville69]

Tony was ying he was feeling too much power and to stubborn for his own money motivated ego

[@angelxxsin]

That was a weird ending for an otherwise great explanation

[@eddyskipper2743]

yeah ending made me not subscribe.

[@SoroushGorji]

Without the weird, normal wouldn’t exist pumpkin

[@crystaldee7185]

Larissa Campo I think he was just trying to appeal to the average American 🤔

[@feldthausen]

I interpreted it as a gesture toward the conceptual overlap between yin & yang and shadow work, and quite appreciated it.

[@suelane3628]

I agree. What's all this about nasty foreign countries? There is good and bad, yin and yang in each country. Also morality/good and bad is relative to the culture a person is brought up in.

[@nautica00]

A solution cannot be withot a problem. Yin and Yang is always flowing, and discourse comes when one wants more of one side without appreciating the other.

[@Kaneakua]

If everyone was perfect it would be boring because there is nothing to improve on

[@motavision]

Agreed 100%

[@GothicShadows]

Perhaps being perfect is impossible, and everyone should "aspire" to be it... - The emptiness of perfection, because it does not exist. To fill it with your conscious actions... that sort of thing...?

[@davidskelly3046]

You can be perfect and still use improvement

[@joutuber4714]

maybe everyone use to be perfect but because that was boring people became less perfect

[@sinamostafavi8707]

"I'm such a good person" No matter how accurately I understand Yin and Yang, as long as I'm identifying with this wave form in the ocean (the person), I'm stuck in the patterns of Maya (the Matrix)...Instead one can know the true self behind this image...beyond time, space, and causality... the pure formless consciousness, and then have the experience of life to the maximum potential. First realizes the duality and the 0/1 of everything... and then decodes the code to see that both sides give birth to each other.

[@juanportillo6975]

sina mostafavi can u explain that more

[@scotchyelper3402]

There is no and in Ying Yang geez

[@michelleburkholder2547]

Understanding Yin and Yang helps me accept life as it is. I can be very idealist about how things should, but that makes me malcontent. To know there could be no up without down inspires gratitude in me.

[@Durzo1259]

I looked at the girl climbing the escalator at 4:48 and immediately thought, "now there's someone who's got it all figured out."

[@juliannesdelmar3190]

And why her family just leaves her behind?

[@mguzrios]

Best part of this video

[@ericreingardt2504]

Suffering isn't so bad when u know it's just a counter weight to happiness

[@rodrozil6544]

Knowing is different, understanding is different

[@ericreingardt2504]

@@rodrozil6544 okay.

[@SoferiaNebruin]

Yet another lame excuse to enable and justify suffering on this hell planet. There is no valid excuse for suffering to exist. Yin and yang are misrepresented in this video.

[@abrahamlincoln5185]

@@SoferiaNebruin you're always going to be unhappy with that kind of worldview.

[@SoferiaNebruin]

@@abrahamlincoln5185 I refuse to accept your "diagnosis" which has been made in ignorance. Nice try. I suspect you may be unwittingly doing some psychological projecting.....examine your SELF. 💖💖💖

[@bns3543]

"Many problems solve by themselves" ... ACTION which is masculine and PASSIVENESS which is feminine both are necessary for the BALANCE.... Beautiful explained, thanks for sharing

[@joeeachus9026]

Masculine and feminine don't actually apply. They are constructs. Female lions hunt while males nap for example.

[@laurenpantellere2560]

Thank you! This stuff needs to be taught in schools! Imagine how different our would could be!!

[@mrlingzf]

yes. I agree with you.

[@InnerLuminosity]

The elite dont want us woke

[@magentapurple8823]

I speak of this subject constantly, but I am censored by those that hate.

[@heavenly-love6707]

They are already taught in schools. I learnt abt it in my Nursing school for the first time.

[@magentapurple8823]

@@heavenly-love6707 Yin Yang is taught in nursing school?

[@jacklangley861]

Understanding the yinyang concept gives one the understanding one needs to make choices and live as harmoniously as possible. It simply makes this Earthly life process easier, and more fun. Since children don't learn this in school parents should give this understanding to their children. What a gift it would be!

[@notxvexorr4379]

It's deeper than that, yin and yang is the meaning of life. Energy flows through every living thing, we are all connected and there is good energy and bad energy

[@machina5]

Lol

[@D4rkLigHtLP]

I love that video! Also you could've added in the end that even the ugly person is in some way beautiful, even the poor one in some way rich and even the bad one in some way good: nothing is complete ying _or_ yang, everything is _ying yang_ !

[@osse1n]

Non-duality is a simple truth which is misunderstood by many people. Balance, the middle ground is where the peace of mind can be found.

[@HarishWelakr9]

Make sense👍

[@pj4246]

That's what I thought, but our class just started this chapter

[@checrimmins7107]

Right exactly. I think that's why fully understanding these concepts is so important though. to truly understand yin and yang is to understand that yin is yang and yang is yin. That's why the heart of each one is that of the opposite. The problem is that our minds polarize twards one side. We prefer good over evil, love over hate, order over chaos. So before these concepts can be unified within ourselves we have to understand how important what we oppose is to what we prefer and vise versa.

[@isacgoncalves425]

@@checrimmins7107 so that´s means that evil is important to good?

[@Sariine436]

Sup

[@lucianoosorio5942]

“When would you realize? The more you take the less you have” Master Oogway. I see what he means. It’s all about balance and consistency

[@susantompkins4254]

We see yin and yang together, but it's opposite but put together, it's all amazing, I'm loving it and thank you for this

[@cacampbell3654]

I’m so glad I was introduced to the concept of yin and yang in terms of ‘expansion and contraction’ - as in the action of the lungs, for one example! 🥰🌟👌🏾

[@duchi882]

*Yin Yang Yo* _ERROR 404: Yo not Found_

[@pushparahi5681]

🤒

[@sangwonkim9298]

Lmao i remember that cartoon There was Yuck too at one point in it

[@Sariine436]

111 likes

[@Ace4573]

Yo is a panda that is black and white

[@raspberrybitch4299]

Where is Yo? Is he safe, is he alright?

[@samuelgarcia8145]

Ying: in evil and goodness Yang: in goodness there is evil

[@JuanGonzalez-gi6jt]

Yin and yang exist everywhere. How can we experience bravery with out fear? How would we know what cold is if hot did not exist? The concept of yin and yang has brought peace and enlightment to my life. I have learned to love my career after 20 years. Before ,I only liked the money and the comfort part of my job but hated the obstacles. Now ,I have ACCEPTED the good and the BAD ( yin and yang like the rest of life) and that has brought me inner peace.

[@muymuy777]

This is pure wisdom.

[@Luvozio]

Doesn’t it just make you wanna get a tattoo?

[@ausgeschissenes95]

Lol exactly

[@SimulationSeries]

probably one of the only things I'd ever tattoo on my body, been looking for a symbol meaningful enough

[@BOutdoorsman]

Funny enough: I got my first (and only) tattoo of Yin and Yang halves on each of my forearms back in 2011. They rest there as a reminder to myself that darkness needs light, just as darkness is light, regardless of the situation. Very thankful to have them as my companions while on my life journey 😌

[@DiogenesOfCa]

Did that 25 years ago, almost full back piece.

[@CalWillify]

I have one in my eye. (It's a prosthetic)

[@amiwitabrz8388]

The drug dealer at the corner of the street is actually a nice guy

[@saintarj4552]

This shit is so deep, all the greatest stories have this kind of theme too

[@gsmooth4279]

Something interesting about this concept is that it’s not actually called Yin & Yang. More technically, it’s referred to as YinYang - one word. This cements the inseparability of the two, as the truth is that they are not two things at all, but one single entity with two faces

[@alexxx4434]

Dialectical monism, also known as dualistic monism or monistic dualism, is an ontological position that holds that reality is ultimately a unified whole, distinguishing itself from monism by asserting that this whole necessarily expresses itself in dualistic terms.

[@Einzelgänger]

No, this video is not about a certain U.S. presidential candidate ;)

[@calamitycubed]

[Yang Gang intensifies]

[@Jaden.Xie1]

Yang gang!

[@finding_mojo]

Love your videos, man. So sane and spot on. I'm sure you are helping many people worldwide with these videos. Good for you bro.

[@CiaofCleburne]

First let me say I adore the music you chose for this video. Also may I add that in addition to looking in the mirror and seeing yourself as a “good person”, remove the ego altogether. We are just people. When someone says something to you that stings, accept it. Even thank them for it. Now those become your words. They cannot “take it back”. Let yourself feel the sting, feel every bit of it. It will not last long if you tell yourself this: for every bad, there will be good, and when I hear good, I will relish in that and taste it for all its wonderfulness. Then when someone does say something nice to you…feel it just as deeply and profoundly as you felt the bad. When you begin to do this, first you remove any power they held over you because you’ve removed the ego. And most important, when you say thank you and walk away, you invite in sooooo much good you will find yourself wondering what ever happened to the bad? I rarely taste it anymore. When I learned to do this, it changed my life. No o ne riles me

[@CatOfTheCannals]

I feel that it is more about the "how" of our intentions, be them the will to act or not. Even choosing not to pay attention is the result of an intention!

[@checrimmins7107]

I think a good point that should also be made is; because we are the embodiments of both yin and yang, we will therefore always be standing in the middle of these "opposing" forces. If your tall there will always be someone who is taller and if your short there will always be someone shorter. I think this is why on an individual level we all somewhat feel like the center of the universe.

[@beningfariola680]

This is very timely and relatable in everything I am experiencing right now. Thank you very much!!!

[@janky477]

For a long time in my life I was Yin. Negative, Quiet, Hopeless, Sad, relatively inactive, did not enjoy Winter. But something changed for me, and now I'm more Yang. Inspired, Positive, Loud, Social, and Happy. Now I fear the heat of Summer being too hot. It's very very interesting how now I have to force myself to relax, instead of force myself to do something. But it's the Balance that comes from the small opposite dot that makes me the most satisfied with my life.

[@lordshandyman]

Perhaps, someday soon, you can be content in any situation and just enjoy life for what it is.

[@artpastorette4547]

Thank you for this channel, it’s been helping me heal my soul. My favorite time to watch is when I’m in bed before I sleep 😊

[@faizso]

Arturo Anwandter Pastor i know right! His voice is so soothing.

[@Rastagurl24]

This is the true definition of twin flame 🔥😱🤯

[@manikbk6730]

I just realised something. Joker is a follower of this in the chris nolan trilogy of batman. He says that he NEEDS batman as his opposite. Always learning

[@andreapatane4204]

I occasionally wear a ☯️ necklace that my mom bought for me at a toy store that used to be located somewhere in California until it went out of business a few years later. When you turn it over, it says, “Balance.” Thank you for explaining the meaning of Yin & Yang.

[@serendip369]

"You're only rich because other people are poor !" ... Sad , but true !

[@SouthernBelleReviews]

I loved the music in the beginning of this video. So absolutely pretty. And thanks for all of the information!

[@user-zv2cc]

This concept is also found in astrology. The Yin Signs (Fire & Air): Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. The Yang Signs (Earth & Water): Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. One very important note in astrology is that we’re not only one sign, in fact we have a whole natal chart! This can explain why we don’t fully resonate with our sun sign :) In my experience, astrology has helped me tremendously in building confidence and learning how to balance myself by manifesting certain energies that I lack. I hope this can help people or at least catch someone’s attention. I’m more than happy to answer any questions❤️

[@H7.-_987]

Your writing in what you explain is superb. How it is written. The Capitalization. The punctuation. The format. The meaning. Excellent.

[@LyonelGhecko]

A person who says is good is not good because a person who is good does not know it he just is.- Tao Te Ching

[@satnamo]

Yin yang. You are in me and I am in you.

[@J.ROD_CLASSIFIED]

Uuuhhh, no you're not....

[@vatsala6497]

@@J.ROD_CLASSIFIED uhhh....yes i am

[@satnamo]

This is because that is; This is not because that is not. This and that: You are in me because I am in you- We are 1. De 1 who knows de 1 becomes das 1. Oneness within oneself Brings oneness with das whole universe. What is de fundamental law of Buddhism ?

[@averyhufford9437]

The Tao te ching has helped me through much in my life. I've read it many times. I love it

[@winxiao9449]

A foreigner has such a thorough understanding of our Chinese Taoist culture, great！!

[@karinalopez4541]

I'm in the second year of chinese medicine career. I really love the way can help people with all kind or problems even neurological and emotional issues. Love chinese medicine

[@HumptyDumptyActual]

Hey there 👋 welcome back. I hope you are doing well.

[@thehumanpractice2985]

When everyone sees good, then bad exists.

[@paulyu535]

I like how at 0:38 you had the "Yin" come in soft and slow with the warm bass wave and then had "yang" come in at the hard and fast beat of the bass drum. Clever.

[@wealthyson5920]

The Art no Judgement 🔥

[@MD-cx6yt]

As a kungfu practitioner - i play this video on loop. Amazing writing and editing dude. I like it.

[@Einzelgänger]

Wow, that's a great compliment to get from someone who practices Kungfu. Thank you!

[@MD-cx6yt]

@@Einzelgänger And as a writer and an artist i'm looking forward to more video's. Keep going!

[@amitpokhriyal9844]

kangfu 😂

[@jaejae4117]

I love ur content, can you please make more Taoism content??

[@Einzelgänger]

I will..!

[@MiguelRodriguez-dk2ds]

@@EinzelgängerWait so Yang is secretly Evil,Yin is secretly Good?.

[@Chris-el4hd]

8:15 is a gorgeous quote. It reminds me of someone that's still grieving. Death is a weight that may burden us, as long as we keep it alive. To complete the cycle of death, the grief piece, you have to accept or let go of the loss. Holding death, or keeping it alive for too long, can only cause harm.

[@TheLowerNard-sc6rq]

Contrast is the term I like using. Without contrast nothing exists. And the more extreme something is brings at minimum, the concept of the opposite in its extremity. Lots of contrast.

[@DevinderKumar]

Simple harmonic motion is, I think, one of the best examples of Yin and Yang.

[@user14.4.24]

I was watching this one episode of avatar where there was two fish, one was black and one was white. They were swimming in a small pond just circling around each other and the avatar was nearby sitting down, his body in the physical while his soul was in the spiritual realm. While he was there in the spiritual realm, one of the bad guys I can't remember his name came to the pond and took the fish out of it. As soon as he grabbed them and took them out of the pond the colour from the world had disappeared, the world was left with the colour gray and dull. Also, the avatar had disconnected from the spiritual realm, everyone treated the fish so important they were so protective of it because they knew exactly what would happen. I'm not really sure what this means or what is has to do with yin and yang but yeah I just wanted to put it out there.

[@patricelauverjon3177]

DNA is in the background with the concept made available by science that every being has an identity: Nature is the 'language' of Universal Values and Yin and Yang are present in many cultures in many different forms as the paths and journeys from micro to macro and macro to micro open the doors to endless options!

[@nathananderson8720]

Implementing the lessons I learned from this channel changed my life trajectory and learning that there’s a yin and yang in everything. I wouldn’t have appreciated the power of kindness if someone was not cruel to me; I wouldn’t have realized the importance of growth if I didn’t see myself stagnating; I wouldn’t have appreciated the importance of health if I didn’t get sick; lastly, I wouldn’t have appreciated the growth of my KZbin channel about self development if I didn’t start from 0.

[@amalbacker]

my father has always been dedicating himself to stuff like this since childhood. if i remember what he taught me well, the term yin yang should be pronounced as zhin zhang and he defines it this way: a white snake bites the black snakes tail, and the black snake bites the white snakes tail. it can be interpreted in many ways. but if you realize the depth of this definition, your whole life is complete

[@25bmax]

One minute I am Yin and the next minute I am yang again. I’m going dizzy, can’t take no more.

[@tomcloud54]

The I Ching is the Book of Changes, and the change aspect is important to remember. As someone wiser than I am once said; "The first one now will later be last...". Or, as the Persian mystic put it; " This too, shall pass."

[@Love-First]

I feel that yin and yang mainly represent and communicate observations of natural, co creative, beneficially coexisting universal energy in balance. Natural, different aspects of the unexplainable, unfathomable thriving ONENESS. I find the early, basic observations of nature and nature's way, conveyed by Lao Tzu..in the ( TaoTe Ching ), to be refreshingly sane❣ To me it simply resonates and rings true to nature. It is not religious.👍 I appreciate that "eastern thought" ☯️ Night and Day, Female and Male, for example, is NOT emphasizing or labeling different aspects of the natural universe in terms of EXTREME ( good or bad) polarization, or " opposing" as defined in some "western thought." All THINGS ultimately work together, naturally, beneficially evolving in the perspective of "what is?" LOVE WAY TRUTH LIFE Polarizing judgmental concepts have confused humanity into a false misidentified sense separate self. The false, flawed premise that humans really understand the universe enough to correctly judge different aspects of it as if, this is good...or this bad... brought about, according to the book of Genesis in "the Bible" a "fall from Grace" and a "casting out" of our natural harmonious home... oneness with nature in "the garden." By "eating of the fruit of" the polarizing ( CONCEPT of ).. or/" knowledge of good and evil."

[@daltons8884]

The Yin and Yang symbol is also the Hermetic principle of duality. Both represent the same thing but the Hermetic principle was created on the otherside of the world 🤔

[@shadeedholmes]

Everything is connected

[@bircruz555]

I tend to agree with you Yin & Yang echo Egyptian An/Ang and Ang , as denotative of the illuminated upper sphere (Δ) and its inverted form (▼) the dark lower sphere. It is the basis of the hexagram, where the two worlds overlap.

[@Daoland-Everywhere]

The graphic representation used for yin and Yang in the story is from the late song dynasty. In laozi's time there was another graphic representation, starting with the dark mother and expressing as yin and Yang shaped by Dao

[@jalenponzio6122]

Yin is feeling Yang is force. Your thoughts colour the world while your actions shape it.

[@jalenponzio6122]

@Eden Mylonakos I like that, but you can also deliberately create... it’s definitely a dance of time, who you were, who you are, who you’ll be. A,B,C

[@lyndseysleven1913]

Emptiness is the key which provides space for all else to reside. Emptiness is the slate in which all can begin. ♥️

[@RoYaL3796]

Great video! Just one thing you missed. There is an absolute and it is the union of yin and yang. Yin and yang are literally one, so if life and death, self and other, good and bad, are two sides of the same coin, then what’s the coin? Brahman, The Dow, The Self, The Absolute, Teotl, God. It goes by different names throughout cultures.

[@GearsinMotionGraphics]

Thanks for explaining and analyzing the real true meaning of the fluency of energies that we all carry.... it's sad on how Humanity within its thinking only possess and focus on the qualities of the material listic part instead of the spiritual fluency that we both OFFER..... THAT'S THE HOLE IDEAL

[@charisr.1953]

Your only depressed because other people are happy. doesn't that make you feel so much better :)

[@soukyzee6760]

Beautifully explained. Thank you 🖤

[@lobengone477]

Walking through the dark Will bring you to the light

[@a.a7463]

The last examples are confusing, totally different than the explanation.

[@checrimmins7107]

"All information whatsoever can be translated in terms of yin and yang." I think it was confusing because he missed a very important point. because we are the embodiments of both yin and yang we are therfore always standing in the middle if these forces. Same can be said about all things in nature. That's why when you find something small there will always be something smaller, when there's something big there is always something that is bigger. So when wealthy there's always going to be someone wealthier, if your poor there is always someone less fortunate than you.

[@funkempfang]

excactly, so our goal is to be in harmony not being too yang or too yin......And what defines ugly or wealth?......

[@funkempfang]

@Alekhya Patra sorry but in my humble opinion money is not a creation to define high and low quality person! Compassion that is what defines High and Low.

[@Korciok]

Yin & Yang stands against each other in order to compliment each other. However life is not about extremes. Life is a perfect BALANCE between Yin & Yang. Find balance in every aspect of your life and you shall find harmony. Balance my friends, is the answer..

[@Mslivibivi]

I so loved this video , so beautiful, the pictures , the quotes , so beautifully put together

[@161157gor]

Much of the wisdom in The Tao & the I Ching can also be found in the Kybalion which explains the paradoxical nature of life & existence from a slightly more mind orientated perspective. Please consider making a complimentary video on the Kybalion, if you have the inclination and are familiar with the content. If not, Thanks for this one...

[@jahreigns888]

Polarities and contrast exist in nature. Electrical energy and the transfer of ions is a result of differences in potential energy. Good and evil exists as well. We are to pursue goodness.

[@sofiagoudaropoulou2392]

Life without opposites doesn't exist!!really true!!

[@APServer]

I've just realized something great after watching this. "If you want to possess something, you must first give it away" I can't thank you enough again Man! Hope I can meet you and Prof. Jordan Peterson someday! Mabuhay ka Einzelgänger! 😁👍🇵🇭

[@SenEmChannel]

i quite excited when see western guy seem very knowlegde about eastern phylosophy. Im from Vietnam, the land of acient serect where i believe more than 1 arahat ( the elightenment one like buddha) still exits today across my country. Which original buddhism doesnt exits a concept about ying and yang. Just about good thing cause happiness and bad thing cause suffering. extreme bad is hell, bad and good thing at the same time is living thing ( ying and yang theory apllied for human and other thing) and completely good is heaven or nirvana ( not applied for normal living thing) Sometime i feel ying and yang dont explain the world very well. Like ying is male yang is female... and what about gay, transexual, bisexual and many other factor in life is hard to be explained by ying and yang theory.... and that is nearly what arahat at my country say which is still reasonable. Buddihms from india ( start from buddha) and taoist come from china. After few centery buddhims came china so king of china decied to merge taoism and buddhims become one. And from that day.... buddhims had ying and yang ( which very confuse with midde path of buddhims) After 2500 years when the last arahat Anada go into nirvana, another arahat show off at my country. He talk exactly whay buddha say 2500 years ago and that is moment i really something happen througout history In this case, buddhist say: Kamar will decide that person will become male, female, gay or whatever. Not ying and yang factor, but kamar. Kamar is already contain ying yand and non ying yang fators). This is just my opinion, im still young and still working for living and make many mistake like my english right now. But you know, learning is good thing right?

[@donniepinns1472]

Actually, Yin&Yang together is just a visual representation, a symbolic icon for the very philosophy it symbolizes, Taoism, which exceeds being just a philosophy - a practice - on par with established religions in the world. There is a reason why Taoism decided not to establish itself as a religion, which perhaps can simply be stated as realisation (understanding) and acceptance, hence its non-forcibility (not forcing things to go any certain way against their will). And on that matter, you need to take more time to learn about it and understand. So in fact, Yin&Yang alone can and does explain well what you've mentioned, the rest is only up to how well you can see it. For example, on the gender matter, you need to understand that Yang is symbolic for masculinity or hardness, and Yin for femininity or softness, all in general; that means the quality or essence only. As for homosexuality, you can see that gays generally possess femininity and lesbians, vice versa, masculinity. It is the "soul" part of things that Yin&Yang captures, not their forms, or "bodies". You can easily see both masculinity and femininity in every sexual orientation. Therefore, it doesn't have to be exclusively for male or female. Another thing to note is, Yin&Ying wouldn't work if you consider things separately, as you've asked about other sexual orientations apart from male and female. Yin&Yang doesn't aim to stand for any separate entity like that. Thus, if well-understood, Yin&Yang is like Minimalism in Design industry. It only retains what matters most or what truly works, all the while assuring not oversimplifying things to the point of distortion. You can say Yin&Yang is like the Logo, while Taoism is the company. Just like the essence lies within the philosophy, and what a company does is more important in the long term, while the logo is the face that further defines the company so it can truly take form clearly. As a person who loves philosophy, I do learn about other systems of beliefs as well, so I'd say that Yin&Yang can explain things very well, only if one could see it or not.

[@SenEmChannel]

@@donniepinns1472 thank for the answer. You re very clever one.

[@mrlingzf]

Yin and yang is in whole one, should not be separated. Yin is yang, yang is yin. Sounds unreasonable? But it is the truth.

[@SenEmChannel]

@@mrlingzf you blow my brain cell away

[@SenEmChannel]

@Exhibitbrightkeen can you help me right now. Reading whole book really difficult for me. I hope can you have a straight answer from you?

[@tempesnyder6243]

Absolutely fabulous, as always. A perfect explanation accompanied by wonderful video, you are a great speaker.

[@butch755]

The symbol seen here, which is adopted as Yin and Yang, is actually a Taoist symbol of transition. You can see the waxing and waning as the symbol is in an endless rotation towards the end of the video. This symbol does contain Yin and Yang yet is explaining something different: tree must die for tree to live, man must die for man to live, water must leave for water to return. This is the sacredness of cyclical. Yin and Yang is more of a concept that you can't see that light without the darkness, you can't here the sound without the silence. It is a vibration of off and on, a vibration that is throughout the universe. Ugly and beautiful, good and bad are concepts of perception that change through time and from observer to observer. The sacredness of cyclical and the vibration of Yin and Yang are eternal.

[@anahatahatasatori1689]

I just wanted to say thank you for all your content, I'm burning through it! It came at a time when I needed it, which if we listen to all the teachings, is just all part of the Tao ;). But seriously thanks again. Anyone else you recommend that had content similar to yours? I love your format, very easy to listen to and digest!

[@jessikacaroline72]

Thank you very much. There isn't such content in my mother language and I was afraid of founding nothing even in english, but happily came across with some great videos including yours. I've learn here way more than reading tens of articles in portuguese about the subject. It was very complete produce!

[@maricoelho2896]

Achei por um acaso num sebo o livro Ecologia e Política à luz do TAO, (ainda estou nas 80 e tantas das cerca de 500pgs) nele Ernesto Bono trás na íntregra o Tao Tse Tching e outros textos de Taoístas, traduzidos de forma que me parece extremamente cuidadosa e ao máximo fiel à mensagem que Laotsé quis passar, com “comentários” do autor que ajudam a esclarecer as metáforas e analogias. É um livro que (até onde li) é interessantíssimo, recomendo demais demais pra quem tem interesse em estudar o taoismo na sua forma mais crua, até por que, em congruência com alguns comentários desse vídeo, algumas ideias nele apresentadas podem não estar tão alinhadas com o pensamento taoísta, mas eu também não conheço tão a fundo pra afirmar com categoria, é uma ótima leitura pra tirar suas próprias conclusões quanto à isso e muitas outras coisas

[@lucyrain8245]

This is everything ❤️

[@FaithfulFumoFan23]

This is why I ALWAYS say I'm thankful for everything even if it's something in opposition to me.

[@dianasolfest7237]

But do you deeply feel thankful?! Really?

[@moist8875]

I wish everybody beautiful so that everybody be the same and we can only focus on the personality and beauty of mind