The hidden meanings of yin and yang - John Bellaimey

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Ido Dekkers ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Sigal Tifferet
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You might have seen this symbol before,
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ืื•ืœื™ ืจืื™ืชื ืืช ื”ืกืžืœ ื”ื–ื” ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ,
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whether it's as a temporary tattoo
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืงืขืงื•ืข ื–ืžื ื™
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or at a Chinese temple.
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ืื• ื‘ืžืงื“ืฉ ืกื™ื ื™.
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It's called the yin-yang symbol.
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ื”ื•ื ื ืงืจื ืกืžืœ ื™ื™ืŸ-ื™ืื ื’.
00:14
It comes from Taoism,
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ื”ื•ื ืžื’ื™ืข ืžื”ื˜ืื•ืื™ื–ื,
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a religion born in China
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ื“ืช ืฉื ื•ืœื“ื” ื‘ืกื™ืŸ
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and it has far more meaning than you probably realize.
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืžืžื” ืฉืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื.
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The yin is the dark swirl,
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ื”ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ืžืขืจื‘ื•ืœืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื”,
00:21
and the yang is the light one,
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ื•ื”ื™ืื ื’ ื”ื•ื ื”ืœื‘ื ื”,
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and each side has a dot of the opposite color,
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,ื•ืœื›ืœ ืฆื“ ื™ืฉ ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื‘ืฆื‘ืข ื”ื ื’ื“ื™,
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which gives a clue to the meaning of yin and yang.
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ืฉื ื•ืชื ืช ืจืžื– ืœืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื™ืŸ ื•ื”ื™ืื ื’.
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Everything contains the seed of its opposite.
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ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืžื›ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ื–ืจืข ืฉืœ ื”ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืฉืœื•.
00:32
Darth Vadar has the seed of goodness,
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ืœื“ืืจืช' ื•ื•ื™ื“ืจ ื™ืฉ ืืช ื–ืจืข ื”ื˜ื•ื‘,
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and Luke has the potential to follow
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ื•ืœืœื•ืง ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ ืœืขืงื•ื‘
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his father to the dark side.
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ืื—ืจื™ ืื‘ื™ื• ืœืฆื“ ื”ืืคืœ.
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Like Luke and his father,
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ื›ืžื• ืœื•ืง ื•ืื‘ื™ื•,
00:40
yin and yang are not total opposites,
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ื™ื™ืŸ ื•ื™ืื ื’ ื”ื ืœื ื”ืคื›ื™ื ื’ืžื•ืจื™ื,
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they are relative to each other.
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ื”ื ื™ื—ืกื™ื™ื ืื—ื“ ืœืฉื ื™.
00:45
Taoists believe that the universe is made up
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ื”ื˜ืื•ืื™ืกื˜ื™ื ื”ืืžื™ื ื• ืฉื”ื™ืงื•ื ืขืฉื•ื™
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of energies, vibrations, and matter,
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ืžืื ืจื’ื™ื•ืช, ืจื˜ื™ื˜ื•ืช, ื•ื—ื•ืžืจ,
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which behave differently
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ืฉื”ืชื ื”ื’ ืื—ืจืช
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in different contexts.
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ื‘ื”ืงืฉืจื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื.
00:53
Something can be yin or yang
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ืžืฉื”ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื™ืŸ ืื• ื™ืื ื’
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depending on,
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ื›ืชืœื•ืช
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well, depending on lots of things.
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ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
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So, while wheat that's growing is yang,
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ืื– ื‘ืขื•ื“ ื—ื™ื˜ื” ื’ื“ืœื” ื”ื™ื ื™ืื ื’,
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when it's being reaped, it's yin.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ื ืงืฆืจืช ื”ื™ื ื™ื™ืŸ.
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A wave's crest is yang,
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ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ื’ืœ ื”ื•ื ื™ืื ื’,
01:08
and the trough is yin.
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ื•ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืชื—ืชื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ.
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Villages on the sunny side of a valley in China
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ืœื›ืคืจื™ื ื‘ืฆื“ ื”ืฉืžืฉื™ ืฉืœ ืขืžืง ื‘ืกื™ืŸ
01:13
have names like Liuyang or Shiyang,
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ื™ืฉ ืฉืžื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืœื™ื•ื™ืื ื’ ืื• ืฉื™ื™ืื ื’,
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but on the shady side, for example,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืฆื“ ื”ืžื•ืฆืœ, ืœืžืฉืœ
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of the Yangtze River Valley,
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ื‘ืขืžืง ื ื”ืจ ื”ื™ืื ื’ืฆื”,
01:19
there's Jiangyin.
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ื™ืฉ ืืช ื’'ื™ืื ื’ื™ื™ืŸ.
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The brake is yin to the gas pedal's yang.
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ื”ื‘ืจืงืก ื”ื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื“ื•ื•ืฉืช ื”ื’ื– ืฉื”ื™ื ื™ืื ื’.
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An eggshell is yang,
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ืงืœื™ืคืช ื‘ื™ืฆื” ื”ื™ื ื™ืื ื’,
01:28
the egg inside is yin.
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ื•ืชื•ืš ื”ื‘ื™ืฆื” ื”ื™ื ื™ื™ืŸ.
01:31
You think you're getting it?
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ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืืชื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืืช ื–ื”?
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Yang is harder,
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ื™ืื ื’ ื”ื•ื ืงืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ,
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stronger,
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ื—ื–ืง ื™ื•ืชืจ,
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brighter,
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ื‘ื”ื™ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
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and faster,
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ื•ืžื”ื™ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
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but one can turn into the other
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ืื‘ืœ ืื—ื“ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืฉื ื™
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or are two sides of the same coin.
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ืื• ืฉื ื™ ืฆื“ื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื•ืชื• ื”ืžื˜ื‘ืข.
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The sunbeams are yang
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ืงืจื ื™ ื”ืฉืžืฉ ื”ืŸ ื™ืื ื’
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in comparison to the shadows.
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ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœืฆืœืœื™ื.
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The pitch is yang,
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ื”ื”ื’ืฉื” ื”ื™ื ื™ืื ื’,
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the catch is yin.
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ื”ืชืคื™ืกื” ื”ื™ื ื™ื™ืŸ.
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The yang starts an action,
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ื”ื™ืื ื’ ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืคืขื•ืœื”,
01:52
and the yin receives it,
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืงื‘ืœ ืื•ืชื”,
01:53
completes it.
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ืžืฉืœื™ื ืื•ืชื”.
01:55
Yin is the inside space of a cup;
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ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ืชื•ืš ืฉืœ ื”ื›ื•ืก;
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it wouldn't be a cup without it.
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ื–ื” ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ื›ื•ืก ื‘ืœื™ ื–ื”.
02:00
Yang is the cup.
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ื™ืื ื’ ื”ื•ื ื”ื›ื•ืก.
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The coffee's heat, however, is yang,
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ื”ื—ื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ืงืคื”, ืขื ื–ืืช ื”ื•ื ื™ืื ื’,
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and its blackness is yin.
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ื•ื”ืฆื‘ืข ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจ ืฉืœื• ื”ื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ.
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Yang goes berserk sometimes,
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ื™ืื ื’ ืžืฉืชื’ืข ืœืคืขืžื™ื,
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but there's some very powerful yins, too,
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ื’ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื—ื–ืงื™ื,
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if they don't quite go berserk.
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ืื ื”ื ืœื ืžืฉืชื’ืขื™ื ืœื’ืžืจื™.
02:15
Yin is the darker swirl, the female,
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ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ืžืขืจื‘ื•ืœืช ื”ื›ื”ื”, ื”ื ืฉื™ืช,
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but there is a white dot in it.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืœื‘ื ื” ื‘ืชื•ื›ื”.
02:19
And yang is the lighter, the male,
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ื•ื™ืื ื’ ื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจ, ื”ื’ื‘ืจ,
02:21
but it has a black dot.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืœื• ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื”.
02:25
Water flowing calmly in a river is yin,
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ืžื™ื ื–ื•ืจืžื™ื ื‘ืจื•ื’ืข ื‘ื ื”ืจ ื”ื ื™ื™ืŸ,
02:28
but when it goes over the waterfall,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ื ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืขืœ ื”ืžืคืœ,
02:29
it's very yang.
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ื”ื ืžืื•ื“ ื™ืื ื’.
02:31
Toothpicks are yin
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ืงื™ืกืžื™ ืฉื™ื ื™ื™ื ื”ื ื™ื™ืŸ
02:33
compared with a telephone pole.
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ื™ื—ืกื™ืช ืœืขืžื•ื“ื™ ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ.
02:35
The back of a person is more yang
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ื”ื’ื‘ ืฉืœ ืื“ื ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื™ื™ืŸ
02:37
than the front.
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ืžืืฉืจ ื”ื—ื–ื™ืช.
02:38
The top of a person is the yang end.
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ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื ื”ื•ื ืงืฆื” ื”ื™ืื ื’.
02:42
Taoism teaches that there is a power in the universe.
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ื˜ืื•ืื™ื–ื ืžืœืžื“ ืฉื™ืฉ ื›ื•ื— ื‘ื™ืงื•ื.
02:46
It's higher, deeper, and truer than any other force.
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ื”ื•ื ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืขืžื•ืง ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื•ื ื›ื•ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืœ ื›ื•ื— ืื—ืจ.
02:49
They call it the Tao.
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ื”ื ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื• ื˜ืื•.
02:51
It means the way.
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ืžืฉืžืขื• ื”ื“ืจืš.
02:53
Like the Force in Star Wars,
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ื›ืžื• ื”ื›ื•ื— ื‘ืžืœื—ืžืช ื”ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื,
02:55
the Tao has two sides.
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ืœื˜ืื• ื™ืฉ ืฉื ื™ ืฆื“ื“ื™ื.
02:57
Unlike other religions where the higher power is all good,
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ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœื“ืชื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช ื‘ื”ื ื”ื›ื•ื— ื”ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘,
03:00
and perhaps has an all-evil rival,
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ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื™ืฉ ืœื• ื™ืจื™ื‘ ืžืจื•ืฉืข ื›ื•ืœื•,
03:03
Taoism teaches that we need to learn
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ื˜ืื•ืื™ื–ื ืžืœืžื“ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืœืžื•ื“
03:05
from both yin and yang.
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ื’ื ืžื”ื™ื™ืŸ ื•ื’ื ืžื”ื™ืื ื’.
03:07
And unlike religions with gods that are personal,
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ื•ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœื“ืชื•ืช ืฉื”ืืœื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื”ื ืื™ืฉื™ื™ื,
03:09
the higher power in Taoism is not.
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ื”ื›ื•ื— ื”ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ื˜ืื•ืื™ื–ื ื”ื•ื ืœื.
03:13
Taoists believe that living in harmony with the way,
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ื˜ืื•ืื™ืกื˜ื™ื ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ืฉื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื”ืจืžื•ื ื™ื” ืขื ื”ื“ืจืš,
03:17
a person will not have to fight
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ืื“ื ืœื ื™ืฆื˜ืจืš ืœื”ื™ืœื—ื
03:19
against the universe's natural flow.
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ืžื•ืœ ื”ื–ืจื™ืžื” ื”ื˜ื‘ืขื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืงื•ื.
03:22
So, for example, listen more,
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ืื–, ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื”, ืชืงืฉื™ื‘ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ,
03:25
argue less.
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ื•ืชืชื•ื•ื›ื—ื• ืคื—ื•ืช.
03:27
Be ready to back up or undo something,
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ืชื”ื™ื• ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืื—ื•ืจื ื™ืช ืื• ืœื‘ื˜ืœ ืžืฉื”ื•,
03:29
and you will make even faster progress.
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ื•ืชืชืงื“ืžื• ืžื”ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืคื™ืœื•.
03:32
Don't worry about being the best,
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ืืœ ืชื“ืื’ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื,
03:34
be who you are.
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ืชื”ื™ื• ืžื™ ืฉืืชื.
03:36
Live simply.
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ืชื—ื™ื• ื‘ืคืฉื˜ื•ืช.
03:38
Complications take you away from the Tao.
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ืกื™ื‘ื•ื›ื™ื ืžืจื—ื™ืงื™ื ืืชื›ื ืžื”ื˜ืื•.
03:42
"The wise person is flexible," Taoists say.
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"ื”ืื“ื ื”ื ื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื’ืžื™ืฉ," ื”ื˜ืื•ืื™ืกื˜ื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื.
03:45
Learning to use the Tao
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ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื˜ืื•
03:47
is what Taoism is all about,
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ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื˜ืื•ืื™ื–ื,
03:50
and that's why you should know
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื“ื™ืœ
03:51
your yin from your yang.
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื™ืŸ ื•ื”ื™ืื ื’ ืฉืœื›ื.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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