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Simplistic answer is to say that the symbol represents balance and union. Yin and yang are both types of energy, but also the ideas of light and dark, passive and aggressive.
To get such a symbol on your back is a powerful choice. It is a commitment to live your life in such a manner--to not resist nor embrace either side but to accept both in perfect balance. Peace and chaos. Pain and joy. All things in balance.
Also, the spot of light in the dark and the spot of dark in the light is a reminder that even when immersed in one side there is an element of the other and vice versa.
You might also want to explore the Pa Kua (Bagua) and I Ching. And of course . . . Taoism.
2007-05-28 02:57:58
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answered by Satia 4
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The ying & yang comes from chinese philosophy which means the coexistence of the negative and the positive , the good and the bad, the light & the darkness ...all existing together bringing balance to the universe as we know it .....
So a truer definition would simply be a symbolic representation of the opposite forces which work in tandem with one another bringing balance to the universe.. it affects all things living & non living as every object has a energy field that it is made up of the elements that are ying & yang in nature, hence the harmony of state of the object is maintained by keeping the ying & the yang in balance.
Whenever one of these increases or grows there is trouble as the balance is disrupted.
2007-05-28 03:05:40
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answered by Anonymous
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Yin Yang Tattoo Meaning
2016-12-11 13:10:34
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answered by ? 4
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Yang Meaning
2016-10-07 07:23:20
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answered by bloomer 4
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The ying and yang represent the stroggle and relationship between good and evil within the human soul. Also the struggle between good and evil in the world at large.
2007-05-28 03:20:45
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answered by Anonymous
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true deep meaning ying yang honest tattooed
2016-01-27 23:06:39
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answered by ? 4
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What is the true, deep meaning of the Ying Yang? Please be honest, I want to get it tattooed on my lower back!
2015-08-04 07:13:58
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answered by Anonymous
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The dual concepts of yin and yang – or the single concept Yin-Yang – originate in ancient Chinese philosophy and metaphysics, which describe two primal opposing but complementary principles or cosmic forces said to be found in all non-static objects and processes in the universe. The concept is the cornerstone for Taoism and traditional Chinese medicine.
Yin (Chinese: 陰 or 阴; Hanyu Pinyin: yīn; literally "shady place, north slope, south bank (river); cloudy, overcast") is the dark element: it is passive, dark, feminine, downward-seeking, and corresponds to the night.
Yang (陽 or 阳; yáng; "sunny place, south slope, north bank (river); sunshine") is the bright element: it is active, light, masculine, upward-seeking and corresponds to the daytime.
Yin is often symbolized by water or earth, while yang is symbolized by fire or wind.
Yin (the receptive, feminine, dark, passive force) and yang (the creative, masculine, bright, active force) are descriptions of complementary opposites rather than absolutes. Any yin/yang dichotomy can be viewed from another perspective. All forces in nature can be seen as having yin and yang states, and the two are in movement rather than held in absolute stasis.
2007-05-28 03:03:32
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answered by emronm 2
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ive come across the ying yang in 3 ways;
1. consolidation of the 2 sides of the brain, where logic and creativity fuse in ways to create all the different individual personalities
2. in the feng shui theme - balance as one
3. in the theory of the "shadow" by Yung
you should look them up... very interesting, i think its a beutiful philosophy in all its forms
2007-05-28 03:09:57
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answered by Anonymous
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The Symbol (Yin-Yang) represents the ancient Chinese understanding of how things work. The outer circle represents "everything", while the black and white shapes within the circle represent the interaction of two energies, called "yin" (black) and "yang" (white), which cause everything to happen. They are not completely black or white, just as things in life are not completely black or white, and they cannot exist without each other.
2007-05-28 03:03:32
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answered by Angelic Scars 2
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