If we view the last posting of the symbol for the great tai chi we note the meaning behind it form. To expand on this the following quote is provided, "The total positive resides at one end, while the total negative resides at the other, and varying intensities exist in between. Neither force can be represented as better or worse than the other, as they are bothy equally required for the balance required by nature.
CH'IEN: Creative power, yang. Symbolized by a solid bar and represent the male of the species. Attributes of Heaven, Light, and Positive. communes with its opposite K'UN.
K'UN: Natural strength, yin. Symbolized by a broken bar and represents the female of the species. Attributes of Earth, dark, and negative. Combines with its opposite, CH'IEN.
CH'IEN and K'UN (yang and yin) join and originate the I Ching as complimenting to each other.
Serves as lessons illustrating how one may achieve the superior life of the superior person.
When the two primal forces are represented as being combined together, CH'IEN-K'UN, the meaning is interpreted as 'Universe,' and represents all the extremes, Heaven-Earth; Light-Dark; Positive-Negative; Male-Female, and all intensities which can be found existing between them."
Bibliography:
Trosper, Barry R. I Ching: The Illustrated Primer. KGI Publications, San Jose. 1986.
My personal "Interpretive" Lens!
"One thing has always been true: That book ... or ... that person who can give me an idea or a new slant on an old idea is my friend." - Louis L'Amour
"Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider..." - Francis Bacon
"What is true today may be reevaluated as false not long after. Judgements are frequently based upon a set of "temporary" circumstances surrounding them. Conflicting ideologies can exist simultaneously. Antagonistic dualities are complementary aspects of a unified whole: are seen as mutually dependent mirror images of each other." - Nahum Stiskin
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Kenpo Gokui
A person's heart is the same as Heaven and Earth while the blood circulating is similar to the Sun and Moon yet the manner of drinking and spitting is either soft or hard while a person's unbalance is the same as a weight and the body should be able to change direction at any time as the time to strike is when the opportunity presents itself and both the eyes must see all sides as the ears must listen in all directions while the mind must grasp all the tactile, olfactory and gustation data not seen on all sides and not heard in any direction
All Bottles are Truly Good
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