Yin and yang

A few weeks ago I went and visited a "retired" Buddhist Temple here on Oahu. It was only ten minutes from my house and as I drove through the gates, I realized it was part of a much larger plot of land. A portion of it was a cemetary that was categorized by different faiths. I thought it really interesting that while there might be strong differences between the religions that they may be laid to rest right next to on another. A roman catholic lay boardering the buddhist. The aura of the entire…

Technology has evolved tremendously in the last decade. It should be a good thing, right? We have the power to perform some of the simplest tasks in the palm of our hand. Having the functions similarly of a computer is what we call a smartphone. However, there are various controversy that debate whether this tech device has impacted us in a positive or negative manner. It may at first seem that in “In Defense of Distraction” and “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk” agree that technology is interfering…

to find the position that is most fully correct. Elbow goes on to say that a healthy intellectual process will actually utilize both games alternatively to produce the best results. The believing game and the doubting game can work together like Yin and Yang to generate a broader and deeper…

They say opposites attract, Yin and Yang, light and dark, day and night. But sometimes opposite contradict. With thousands of books out there being published everyday there are those that might be different but have significant similarities or even those that have similarities and significant difference, however there are also books out there that have no similarities and yet contradict. In Henry David Thoreau’s biography about his walden experiment we learned about the importance of simplicity,…

Can ordinary people be heroes? Heroes are individuals who consistently and continually sacrifice their own needs in the interest of others. They aren't born heroes they're just like any of us fearful,worried,distracted,reluctant Everyday people. Who find themselves in extraordinary situations.The difference that happens between people is when some don't do anything about it instead there turning away from the dangerous situation, and others act heroically and take a stance to help. First of…

from the later Han Dynasty. Shih Ching translates to Classic of Poetry. This Classic has 300 poems and songs from the Chou Dynasty. I Ching or Book of Changes is a book that consists of a set of 64 hexagrams that reflect the relationship between Yin and Yang in society and nature. Ch’un Ching translates to english as Spring and Autumn Annals.This Classic is said to be compiled by Confucius and are extracts from the history of the state of Lu. The last Classic, Li Ching translate to Book of Rites…

Robert Frost talks about a divergent road in the yellow wood, referring to two different paths that one could take. The two paths that could lead into completely different ideas of the world. Much like the views of Lao-Tzu and Niccolo Machiavelli, one believes in the power of love and the other the power of an iron first. Lao-Tzu takes the role of a classic Gandhi Complex. He almost seems to view the world by separating himself from the world. The defining concept of his ideas is to not be a…

ancient China, there was a widely accepted view that “Man is superior to woman”. And The Confucian, a dominated idea in 18th’ China, thought that women were yin, men were yang and maintaining a physical separation between the worlds of men and the worlds of women was viewed as an important first step toward assuring that yin would not dominate yang. So women are men contact as less as they could. Though Hu was a Christian, he still followed this separation and believed it in mind. While in…

wrong, there must be a positive belief. For example, in our society we believe that all life is valuable which we deem right therefore a wrong would be to curse life and seek to destroy it. There cannot be a right if there is no wrong. For example, yin and yang is a balance between good and bad. Not everything can be positive in the world and that’s why there is also evil to balance this…

It was claimed that “Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.”("The Ballad of East and West" is a poem by Rudyard Kipling).It seems that the oriental and the western cannot be with each other. However, after the colonial era, shows that there is harmony between different colored people. In western countries, there is China Town to settle Chinese and provide an opportunity to the local trying Chinese cuisine. Plus, the legislation of anti-discrimination is more…