All information whatsoever can be translated into terms of yang and yin. - Alan Watts The concept of Yin & Yang lies at the basis of Taoist philosophy.
It makes a lot of appearances in popular and consumer culture, representing things like balance and inner peace.
But the profundity of yin and yang goes way beyond that.
When we really get this mysterious philosophy, it may change our view on the universe forever.
This video is an attempt to explain the deep meaning of yin & yang.
The idea behind yin and yang is kind of paradoxical.
The black and white stand for two opposing forces that are also complementary.
This constant mutual attraction and repulsion causes constant change, that manifests in what we call the universe.
Phenomena like life and death, winter and summer, matter and emptiness are all physical manifestations of yin and yang.
Yin and yang can be translated as dark-light or negative-positive and is often referred to as masculine versus feminine.
