Daoism; The Ying and the Yang

[Tengent]

Oohhh, I read about this in an Alan Watts book. :)

[DYNODRUM]

gnay niy or niy gnay either way its all how yu see ....why did I buy a T- shirt today w/ this symbol on the back.......

[Mwaterfall]

We put things in boxes and think of them as good and bad. Rather, we should only "see" life as it is... and learn that the real bad is "not seeing"

[rumblefish1988]

ARE THERE NO GOOD VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE ABOUT THE DAO!!?

[BlaseTube]

does anyone know who this guy is?

[celticrose2]

great video!

[BlakeBarbieDoll]

Things ARE never as they appear...we only assume we know why things happen the way they do.

[SinisterAppleJuice]

What>

[codeagent47]

Taoism is beyond liberal!

[Ashiman12]

@codeagent47 If we're going to apply Taoism to modern politics - which is risky - I think it's more libertarian than liberal (by the modern form of liberalism, that is). Take verse 75 of the Tao te Ching.

"Why are the people starving? Because their grain is being eaten up by taxes. Why are the people rebellious? Because those above them meddle in their lives."

[douggard]

yin yang... YIN, no G on YIN

[rksobers]

eum yang - Korean

[NikeTao]

@douggard

who knows what is ying and what is yin? =)

[Taveren22]

Point is, everything is a cause or effect of something else. Connected not separated even though they may seem opposite. You can not turn the light on to see darkness.

[Dayzee805]

☯<---ying yang

[rksobers]

correction

Yin Yang

[BlueTragicTortoise]

interesting, but isnt it the YIN and the yang or am I totally confused?

[rhythm8017]

ur correct its YIN..not YING

[paingod63]

hi everybody im studying different religions however i cant seem to find alot about Daoism is there any place where i can find accurate and reliable info on the matter or some kind of holy scriptures like a daoist bible or something.

[nanhuazhenren]

the first thing is that daoism is not a religion.i don´t know where you can get good information in denmark, but if you speak german i would say you buy a book by theo fischer, he writes very good. also the german wikipedia sources for daodejing and zhuangzi are not as bad as you would expect from wikipedia.wish you good luck

[bushcrap2019]

No, here in Hong Kong, Daoism is considered a religion, many temples here and there, for believers praying to Guan Yin and other gods.

I have to say Daoism is confusing as hell, it started as philosophy, how it evolved into a religion is beyond me.

[IllogicalGenious]

@bushcrap2019 Guanyin is a Mahayanan Buddhist bhodisatva associated with compassion. I think you're confusing a Daoist temple with a Buddhist Stupa.

[shleep2000]

@IllogicalGenious, Daoism has adapted some of the things in the Mahayana as Mahayana took on some of the Dao. Bushcrap2019 is right in what he says.

[BioCapsule]

@bushcrap2019 Actually the philosophy didn't evolve into the religion... over the course of thousand of yrs it merged with the existing shamanic folk religion mainly because the attitude held by the religious side is closer to 'agnostic' than 'theistic' so they do not experience the type of conflict Abrahamic do... the religion does not do dogma or proselytize, its about respect... not belief. The conflict of Abrahamic is borderline insane in our perspective.

[bushcrap2019]

@BioCapsule I believe you are correct, in most cases in HK a self proclaimed Daoist in a family does not usually teach any Daoist philosophy(they may never even read Tao Te Ching seriously), but rather shamanic and traditional dogma, which could explain my confusion.

[BioCapsule]

@bushcrap2019 Further more the pantheon of the religion are all representation of nature in 1 form or another... so there's a common understanding that regardless of how you choose to perceive the world, the order of nature is everything. Also in philosophy perspective, there's no such thing as a true 'Daoist' whether u read the TTC or not.

Btw, while there's rituals to observe... there's no rules & commandments. so 'traditional dogma' is no really a correct way to put it. :D

[badazz5001]

there is a religion that calls itself Taoism but it is so different then the philosophy it is unbelievably

[darkhorizon088]

I've struggled to learn about (d)taoism as well but i do however have some information for you. The official scripture of Taoism is the Tao Te Ching. I've personally read it. Basically its a 62 page collection of short poems about the nature of existence. Filled with paradoxes and metaphors. If your not into that stuff you wont like Taoism. I actually find it quite appropriate : D Taoists do not believe in a personal God, like Buddhists. We believe that all is one. That being the Tao

[paingod63]

cool thanks for the info

[theRod1995]

3 days ago I visited baiyunguan Daoist temple...very interesting

[drmedwuast]

who is this guy ?

[planetdarwin]

i think one of the zen panda children's books has this story. :)

[psychoticprankster01]

Daoism has helped me through hard times in my life.Daoism forever.

[badazz5001]

It has helped me as well. It makes more sence to me the western religions and philosophies. Because it does not have as many holes in it's theory s .

[KamasutraButterfly]

Beautiful story! Anyone knows where it is from?

[Aerba54]

silly jew ^^

[kamodo147]

Sai Weng Shi Ma

[Aviator9999]

guys... just a small correction to make: it is yin - yang, not ying - yang.

great video, love Daoism/Taoism

[BackTheFUNKUpFool]

People get it confused because the "I" is pronounced "ee" therefore thinking its "ying" You're right its Yin(yEEn) Yang(yawn-g).

[StarSpawn06]

yin yang is the modern Mandarin pronunciation.

who knows how the Daoists of 2000 years ago pronounced it ? ;)

[theinternetscholar]

ying and yang. . .the unity of opposites

the more you study and contemplate it . .the more you see it and understand it

[ManyBlessing]

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[armyboy24]

it can be spelled as either yin or ying.

[douggard]

i think its spelled "yin" not "ying"

[dan020350]

I love this guy, because he is a seeker.

But I feel sorrie for him because he will not find anything.

[BongOfCthulu]

I am sorry you failed at Taoism

[dan020350]

actually they told me I succeeded taoism

[BongOfCthulu]

I think they told you wrong. You cant succeed in anything you dont fully comprehend

[dan020350]

Are you sure? I comprehend that you have not suceeded.

[BongOfCthulu]

I never claimed that I have, unlike yourself.

[dan020350]

neither have I

[thalamus101]

The Dao that can be spoken is not the constant Dao. Read the Zhuangzi there are stories there to prove the point that anyone who says they have suceeded at Daoism has no true understandind of it at all.

I am a religious studies student, currentlt studying Daoism, if you want a page reference I will gladly post one for you.

[dan020350]

The student who studies will never be a master.

Yet in order to be a master he must study.

Once the student realizes this duality he leaves all studies behind and thus the constant Tao.

[thalamus101]

Fair enough.

In the words of Chuang Tzu

"Heaven gives you a form and you wear it out by pointless arguement" Book Of Chuang Tzu End of chapter 5 talking to Hui Tzu.

I do not wish to argue however I am open to an intelligent discussion if you are interested, sorry if I have insulted you.

[dan020350]

The only difference between you and I is I don't have to use any sources, or reference to back what I am saying.

[thalamus101]

So your making it up

[dan020350]

Did not Lao Tzu made up the Tao - Te - Ching?

[thalamus101]

First there have been suggestions by many scholars that Lao Tzu was not one person, also there were suggestions that the text has an editor. So yes you're correct. Also your last point didn't really make much sense that's why I quoted when I did, maybe I missed something if so I will admit to it no problem I can accept loss. I can come up with my own things I just choose to quote when a quote can say all that is needed because it shows that I have studied the texts.

[dan020350]

Just keep on observing. But don't focus too much if not you will miss the point.

[dan020350]

Did not Lao Tzu made up the Tao - Te - Ching?

[fayshia]

he maybe just fooling around or he may really know something. It's really hard to tell and there is no point to argue about it either.

[gjjn]

Don't say like that. Who ever knows what is the real things. And people, that someone tells u succeeded as daoist doesn't mean it. Isn't it like that u success then when u don't try to success? wuwei-action. The same principle with what Tao works.

The more you try and u have that urge to success u get more and more lost from the path.

I've read this old story what he's telling.

[dan020350]

You have eaten today, does that mean you won't eat tomorrow?

When one says there is wu-wei, That person does not believe in it. When one does not believe in wu wei, he is one with it.

[gjjn]

Tell me, how then is possible Lao Zi was in wu-wei if he believed in it?

Or if he wasn't i'm wrong.

[eliassalinas]

great lets hear more