Three elderly gentlemen stood around a large bowl of vinegar. The first man dipped his finger in and brought it to his mouth. He made a face as if he had just sucked a lemon. “The vinegar is sour,” he pronounced. The second man dipped his finger in the vinegar, brought it to his mouth,ContinueContinue reading “The Story of the Three Vinegar-Tasters”
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陰陽 (in-yō) “yin-yang”
Yin is dark, cold, receptive, magnetic. Yang is light, hot, giving, active. Both are present in everything. Rather than being opposites, they are two sides of the same coin. A cup is Yang, but the empty space inside is Yin. Daoists believe that everything contains the seed of its opposite; in this way Yin andContinueContinue reading “陰陽 (in-yō) “yin-yang””
陰陽 (in-yō) “yin-yang”
Yin is dark, cold, receptive, magnetic. Yang is light, hot, giving, active. Yin and Yang are relative. The element of water is usually considered very Yin, but fast-moving water is Yang compared to still water. Both are present in everything. Rather than being opposites, they are two sides of the same coin. A cup isContinueContinue reading “陰陽 (in-yō) “yin-yang””
Calligraphy by Vicky 