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Published: 2015-01-18 18:13:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 807; Favourites: 67; Downloads: 6
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Long time ago in drawed something like this but it's better now. I hope you like it
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Ja nie dyskryminuję (chyba). Lubię ziemniaki, ale po prostu nie są moim ulubionym gatunkiem
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Aktualnie ziemniaki są moją ulubioną rasą. Co prawda kiedyś uwielbiałam pegazy,ale potem uznałam ze rysowanie skrzydeł jest męczące xD
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Męczące ale super. (Uwielbiam pegazy)
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I wish I could remember where I read it, but I found an article explaining the origins of Yin and 'Yang', without evidence, I can't really claim that it's true or not
Basically it said that unlike as we think of yang, the black half, being the evil, darkness, or bad side, it actually represents Yun the creator, the forming blackness. Meanwhile Yin is the destroyer, the empty whiteness
The alternate spots symbolizing balance for where there is destruction, there is hope and where there is creation, there is despair. But, as I said, I cannot remember where I read that before, so...yeah....nice pic
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Thanks and I read a lot of articles about it before I decided to draw it but now I don't remember anything.
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I have no clue what you're talking about. I'm a Taoist and I can say for certain there is nothing close to a deity-like figure in Taoism. The closest is 8 historical figures who have said to have reached the pinnacle of Taoism; the "sainthood"
or "buddha", effectively.
Though there's truth in both points. Yin and Yang are a visualization of any two opposing forces; creation and destruction being one, but also night and day, life and death, light and dark, male and female.
The alternate spots are more or less what you said. Every force cannot be purely itself, for without it's opposite, it looses it's boundaries and becomes an absolute. Therefore, every force imbibes a token amount of the opposite to define itself. For example, one can twist wording to say that "creation is destroying emptiness" and "destruction is creating space."
Yang stands for the masculine, the warm, the elder, "the superior". Yin stands for the feminine, the cold, the new, and the "inferior". Any pair of relatable terms can be applied with enough thought, really.
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While it is good to hear from someone who knows what the buck they are talking about, this is why I wish I could remember where I found such information, without it I have no basis and the definition remains unchanged
One problem I have, and it's the only one really, is the statement near the end dealing with superior and inferior, the symbol shows the two in complete harmony, a balance, which cannot be split like that, saying one is superior to the other destroys the equal forces at work
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A logical issue on the surface, but the definition of harmony, at least within Taoism, has extraordinarily little to do with equality. Rather, it has stronger connotations with "peaceful", "completeness", and "symbiosis". If a King and his subjects are at peace with one another -to know what is expected of each without arbitration- despite the clear social inequality, then they can exist harmoniously. There is no quarrel between them, thus the two harmonious parts co-exist.
I don't blame you for connecting harmony and equality, as modern-day social revolutions all insist on it. It's a pervasive mindset that takes time to work back from. We insist on creating a quarrel for social inequality, thus creating disharmony; those born during the middle of a revolution would yearn for equality, as it would be the only path they would know to peace and harmony. It has been in this state for the last few centuries (the French Revolution comes to mind), which would naturally ingrain the connection in the minds of the generation, passing it down until one generation assumed it was universal truth.
And it is such the fact. The Western depiction of equality between the two forces isn't entirely right. It can happen, depending on the nature of the two forces (night and day, left and right are two good examples) but knowing the connotations behind Taoist harmony goes a long way.
I prefer using a term "spiritual gravity", in the sense that the lower Yin can exist on it's own, but the upper Yang cannot in this plane of existence. Such is the nature of birth; the precise moment one becomes alive, that individual is pure Yin in quality of character. New, young, inexperienced; however, the dichotomy of experience/naivety means that from that point onward that individual accumulates experience, or Yang. If one were completely Yang in this regard, he would know everything.
Obviously, one's internal Yin never completely goes away because of this. The moment of death disperses this accumulated energy, enforcing the fact that complete, singular Yang cannot be attained in this lifetime. The top-most goal of Taoism, becoming one with the Tao, could be viewed as escaping the grasp of Yin completely, conferring omnipotence in the process. Thus, in a way I personally came to view it, is this why God is always thought as male? If He were completely Yang, of course he would be male. We also do not perceive Him on this plane, as well as why He is said to be all-knowing.
But I desist. It is halfway incorrect to say they cannot be split, but it is also incorrect to say that there are absolute definitions of superior and inferior. Taoism is 2.5K years old, give or take, so that time period and location would have very different definitions of either.
tl;dr All this means is that Taoism is learned mindset, one that goes against parts of modern culture in many places.
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That is the single longest comment I've ever read and I thank you for it, I am not of this mindset nor belief system, so your work here has not fallen upon deaf ears, I love learning about this kind of stuff because such information, while founded in another belief system cannot be completely wrong. Knowing these things allows me to expand my horizons and be better for it.
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Well, thanks for saying so. Though I am a Taoist, I like to believe that every religion states the same basic truth and describes the same basic goals; the nirvana, the heaven, one with the Tao, etc. The only difference in the end is how each religion was shaped in it's birth place by the values of it's homeland. There's even a mathematical parable that my Calculus I professor told me once that led me to think of the celestial plane as beyond our direct perception, but still logically connected by studying shadows.
A shadow in this plane is a 2D object, unable to be interacted with but still able to be influenced by us. A 3D object with a 2D projection, in other words. If the shadow of a line, a 2D object, were to be measured, only one dimension would be measurable. A 2D object with a 1D projection, in other words.
Then if this is true, would a 4D object not leave a 3D shadow? In religious terms, would the actions of a greater being -God, or gods- directly influence our actions? This would destroy the idea of free will, but perhaps the miracle psychology denotes as consciousness is this exact thing; a 3D shadow. The material plane of our world gives mass to this shadow, housing it until it expires. Without it, it remains beyond our material perceptopn. A ghost, in other words.
I love thinking about this sort of thing, so having a chance to bounce these ideas off someone willing to listen is greatly enjoyable. Thank you for your time.
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Absolutely, now, I have to drown this intelligent conversation in some cat videos lest my ability to browse the internet shrivels and dies
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Takietośliczneżeniewiemcopowiedzieć
A tak BTW- Powiedz mi, jakim cudem nie dostaję wiadomości o twoich nowych rysiunkach ;-;
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Dzięki. I whst?!! Jak nie dostajesz?
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