Yin And Yang

The Play Of Yin And Yang

The concept of Yin and Yang can be simply explained with examples of opposing forces like male and female, hot and cold, bright and dark, night and day and so on. The essence lies in understanding the difference; because essentially the entire play in the cosmos depends in the balance between these two forces. They are mutually complementary and co-exist; there cannot be one without the other. I understood this principle with a simple example. On a hot summer afternoon if you stand under a ; the blazing sun light around is yang and the cool shade is yin. This example taught me the role of yin and my stand that the two forces cannot be separated. If one goes to the extreme the other immediately balances. So true even in balancing relations we experiance that if one person is upset the other should take a milder stand; only then can we arrive to a solution.

Feng Shui

Spiritual Feng Shui:

Feng shui literally means ‘Wind’ and ‘Water’. It has evolved with centuries of trial and error methods applied to different aspects of life. The big question is even if its origin is attributed to China; the aboriginals of different cultures in different parts of the world practiced it in their own way. The Africans, Red Indians, Asians, Europeans all had their own understanding of natural surroundings and commonsense application had them practicing Feng shui with perhaps another name.

Dealing with the natural environment physically, mentally and emotionally must have been the aim and objective of the Sages who worked and coined Feng shui for us in its present form. Its depth is still mystery to our minds.

It goes without saying that a student of Feng shui is learning with every case be it a house, office, factory, farm—–the list can be endless.

The entire theory revolves around the ‘Five Elements’ in their yang and yin forms. The spiritual aspect relates to living in co- ordination with natural forces; learning to respect live in its many a splendered forms. Spirituality takes us closer to ourselves; only then we can experience oneness with ‘Mother Nature’.