The oldest book in the world is
neither Quran nor Bible or anything related to religion. It is a book nothing
to do with religion. This book is I-Ching. I-Ching has existed in the world for
more than 6000 years. It is very primitive. During that time, there were
neither proper spoken languages nor written languages.
In I-Ching, the odd numbers are
regarded as Yang, even numbers as yin. I always wonder whether is the Malaysian
Government apply I-Ching too as the last number of the identity card number of
the Malaysian is odd for man, while even number is for a woman.
Odd number = Yang; Even number = Yin
As the matter of fact, our fingers
have told us the secret of the universal long ago. Look at your fingers. There
is only one mother thumb and 1 is yang but in the thumb there 2 joints and 2 is
ying. It means there is yin inside the yang and it is the “balancing”.
Whereas, the rest 4 fingers are yin
but all have 3 joints in them. You can find yang inside the yin and again it is
balancing.
The word I 易in I-Ching
is formed from the Chinese words yin and Yang日 Sun and 月 Moon. 6,000 years ago Fuxi knew everything in the world is
formed by the positive and negative energy. Later scientists discovered that
the distinction between yin and yang, everything in the world, by the smallest
of the proton and electron in Atom to the largest in the solar system the Sun
and the planets of the universe, are all made up of the yin and Yang.
The largest thing in the world is the
Universe. The Universe is formed by +ve and –ve energy. Taking our Solar System
as the example, The Sun has +ve energy and hence it has the magnetic energy to
make the 9 planets which have –ve energy to go around it. Vice versa, the
smallest thing in the world is the Atom and Atom is also formed by +ve and –ve
energy which are the proton and electron. +ve and –ve energy are yang and yin.
Also, taking our smart phone for
example, yang +ve is something you can see and -ve is something you cannot see.
Your smart phone is just a hardware which is the yang +ve but without the
electricity, software or the app which you cannot see, yin –ve , it cannot
function.
Human being is another example of yin
yang. You can see me as I’m hardware, yang, +ve. But you cannot see my soul,
feeling and thoughts which is the software, yin and –ve.
Dynamic (moving) is yang +ve and
Static (idle or stay still) is yin –ve. Hill does not move, it is yin, -ve.
River flows is yang +ve. Hot is yang +ve and cold is yin -ve. Bright is yang
+ve and dark is yin -ve.
Einstein developed the theory of
relativity. It is actually the theory of yin yang. In feng shui, or any other
proven philosophies is talking about balancing of both yin –ve and yang +ve and
that is the Key of the world.
All things in the world are made up
of Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang must complement each other. A person neither can
be too stubborn (yang), nor too soft (yin). In Feng Shui, a place where the hot
Sun is always shining at is unfavourable and it causes too much of yang energy.
If you live in a very hot place, you feel uncomfortable. Vice versa, if you
live in a very cold place, you will feel uncomfortable as well. The most
suitable place for human living to live is a place neither too hot nor too
cold, and that is compatible with Yin and Yang. Feng Shui is in fact subject
about the environmental science. Tai Chi masters are those who know how that
goes, because Tai Chi is in compliance softness with rigid. Tai Chi is also
originated from the theory of I-Ching. I-Ching is not just a book of
divination, it covers quite a lot. It tells us an important and simple truth,
that is, Yin and Yang must complement each other. If there are only men in the
world, without women, how can we have the reproduction?
Too much or too little of anything is
bad. Water can sail a boat but too much or too strong the water will overturn a
boat. BALANCING IS THE KEY.
