Chapter
The Yin-Yang Discourse
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This document presents excerpts from "Huangdi Neijing: The Yin-Yang Discourse," specifically Chapter 7, focusing on the fundamental principles of Yin and Yang in traditional Chinese thought and medicine. Each excerpt includes the original classical Chinese text, its Pinyin romanization, a modern Chinese translation, an English translation, and keyword annotations. The selections illuminate Yin and Yang as the governing forces of the universe and life, emphasizing their role in health, disease, and the balance of energy and form within the body, advocating for seeking the root cause of illness by understanding these dualistic principles.
Balance in the Spin
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[Verse]
The moon pulls
The sun ignites
Spinning circles
Day and night
Shadow whispers
Light replies
Two forces dance
No disguise
[Prechorus]
Feel the sway
The gentle fight
Harmony born in black and white
[Chorus]
Yin and Yang
The balance within
Push and pull
Where life begins
Round we go
In this endless spin
Yin and Yang
We’re all their kin
[Verse 2]
Falling raindrops
Rising steam
A quiet clash
A vivid dream
Soft meets sharp
Fast meets slow
In their rhythm
We all flow
[Prechorus]
Feel the shift
The edges blend
Opposites meet
And never end
[Chorus]
Yin and Yang
The balance within
Push and pull
Where life begins
Round we go
In this endless spin
Yin and Yang
We’re all their kin
Enjoy the following reading:
1
Yin and Yang are the principles governing
Heaven and Earth, the fundamental rules of all things, the parents of
transformation, the origin of life and death, and the residence of spirit and
clarity.
2
Yin and Yang are the root of all
transformations; therefore, the Way of Heaven establishes Yin and Yang, which
determine the four seasons; the seasons distinguish cold and heat; cold and
heat govern life and death; life and death differentiate the five tastes.
3
Yin and Yang are the manifestations of Qi,
the fundamental source of transformation.
4
Yin and Yang overcome each other, insult
each other, multiply each other, confuse each other, and resemble each other.
5
Yin and Yang push each other causing waxing
and waning; thus there is fullness and emptiness, life and death, length and
shortness, increase and decrease.
6
Therefore, existence and non-existence generate
each other; difficulty and ease complement each other; long and short define
each other; high and low lean against each other; sound and tone harmonize;
front and back follow each other.
7
Heaven and Earth are impartial, treating all
things like straw dogs; the sage is likewise impartial, treating the people
like straw dogs.
8
The sage embraces unity as a model for the
world; not showing off makes him bright, not claiming correctness makes him
prominent, not boasting makes him accomplished, not being proud makes him
lasting.
9
To carry and nurture the spirit and hold
unity—can it be without separation? To focus Qi and make it gentle—can one be
like a newborn infant? To cleanse the mysterious vision—can it be without
blemish?
10
Attain the utmost emptiness and firmly keep
stillness. All things arise together; I observe their return.
