in our final quote from Louds for this

video he says "Dao engenders one One

engenders two Two engenders three Three

engenders all things All things carry

the yin while embracing the yang

Neutralizing energy brings them into

harmony."

One of the most important concepts

within Daoism is the concept of yin and

yang Yin and yang stand for two opposing

forces Yin represents a negative or

passive force also seen as the feminine

force and yang represents a positive

active force also seen as the masculine

force The symbol of yin and yang

represents yin as a dark or black

droplet and yang as a white droplet

Together they make the circle perfectly

whole Their balance as seen in the

symbol is perfectly harmonious with just

as much yin as there is yang Neither one

is superior to the other These forces

can be found everywhere and in

everything as everything in nature tends

to be a bit of both in order to thrive

Think of day and night wet and dry cold

and warm dead and alive etc All things

need their opposite in order to exist

And all things have aspects of both yin

and yang with nothing being inherently

one or the other Yin and yang changes

with time As one of the forces increases

the other decreases and vice versa As

nature is a constant balance of

opposites so are you Sometimes we use

one side of our personality to excess at

the expense of the other This makes life

unnecessarily hard and tiresome The

easiest lives consist of balance and

harmony We are used to perceiving

opposites as one being good and the

other being bad Such as preferring light

over dark or active over passive As a

result of this view we tend to try to

lean towards one side completely

dismissing the other Someone who is very

passive and never dares to act may get

stuck in unfavorable situations while

someone who's very active may rush into

equally unfavorable situations both need

to lean in to their opposite side more

in order to reach a harmonious balance

We have to realize that neither force of

an opposition is inherently worse than

the other and we need to learn to

embrace both For example someone who's

too kind may get taken advantage of and

needs to learn how to become more

assertive However someone who's too

aggressive will put people off leading

to the same result Just as light shines

brightest after darkness so can your

best traits only excel if you're also

able to display the opposite when the

right situation calls for it And thus

yin and yang represents finding a

balance within yourself that grants you

the best of both worlds Finding balance

goes for more than just character traits

You can't live a physically active

lifestyle without taking enough rest

Everything in your body is

interdependent When your mind is being

uncared for it performs badly and in

turn so will your body and vice versa

Thus a healthy mindset is as important

for your physical health as a good diet

And the same can be said in reverse for

your mental health Finding balance means

examining your physical health when

you're currently focused on improving

your mental health and vice versa In

order to live a simple and happy life

let your yin and yang truly complement

each other Be in complete harmony with

yourself and the world