Thursday, March 22, 2007

yinyang thoughts


Yin & Yang are sitting on a beach watching the calm sea. The sun is about to bade goodbye behind the mountains.

Yang quizzes Yin, " look at this beautiful sight, I am bursting with energy, I feel like grabbing the red ball out there, I wonder how u can stay calm all the time ". "All this is illusion.... its called Maya, if you could see through this you will be at peace with yourself ". Yang starts laughing sarcastically,"Maya...Umm looks like a beautiful girl's name...". Yang notices Yin drawing something on the sand. "What's this shape... Looks like a big zero" questions Yang... "yeah you can call this that.Life is a full circle you know.... you would have to come back to its source...replies Yin.
" Listen to this story Yang .....You will understand more....Yin starts reciting the story.

A young man seeking truth finds an old man beneath a tree. The young man knew that he had to leave on a pilgrimage—but to where? Seeing the old man, he thought, “He must know the road.” So he asked. The old man instructed, “Follow this road till you come to a tree”—he described the tree in detail, leaves, fruit, everything—“and you will find an old man like me but 30 year solder. He will be your guide.”

The traveller was happy. He thanked the man and rushed on. For 30 years, he wandered but the tree and old man never came. He was tried, and older himself. Finally, he decided, “It is better to go home. God knows when the guide meets me, what guidance it will be!” He turned back. He passed the same old tree and was shocked! It was the same man, only 30 years older. The young man said, “My god! Why did you waste may 30 years?”

The older man said, “Did I waste your 30 years, or did you waste mine? Then you were not ripe enough to be guided. You didn’t look at the tree, though I described it in detail. I described your guide. You were in a hurry; too you. But I actually waited knowing one day you will come.”

Did you get the point Yang quizzes Yin. "Somewhat..... But do you mean to say that "don' go after this beautiful world or what?... I can't control myself..... says Yang. " No says Yin, I am just emphasizing that you would come back to me where ever you go... "Lets see that Yin... I am going to a beautiful new world of computers do you want to come along". Yin and Yang start walking along the beach. "I know all about it says Yin... "Did you see the zero I drew on the sands... That's the basis on which computers where born ...." yeah Yin I have heard that one's and zeros are foundations of digital science...adds Yang. " Yes the two opposites like You and Me "says Yin. Both smile at each other and say in synergy " Like Yin and Yang.... "

Monday, March 12, 2007

Are we all Yin Yangis ?


Are we all YinYangi’s

Before the Point
The concepts of yin and yang originate in ancient Chinese philosophy which describe two primal opposing but complementary principles said to be found in all objects and processes in the universe.
Yin (Chinese: yīn; literally "shady place, north slope (hill), south bank (river); cloudy, overcast") is the darker element; it is passive, dark, feminine, downward-seeking, and corresponds to the night.
Yang ( yáng; "sunny place, south slope (hill), north bank (river); sunshine") is the brighter element; it is active, light, masculine, upward-seeking and corresponds to the day.
Yin (receptive, feminine, dark, passive force) and yang (creative, masculine, bright, active force) are descriptions of complementary opposites rather than absolutes.
In western culture, the dichotomy of good and evil is often taken as a paradigm for other dichotomies.

The Point
So coming to the point, we, all have the inner side searching for something (yin), the outer side trying to extract the maximum from the world (yangs). So we can call a truly creative person an Yin‘gi’, an real outward person, say some one like Richard Branson (virgin atlantic) as an Yangi. An Alexander would be categorized as a perfect Yangi and an Buddha an perfect Yingi. Sometimes we listen to our Yin's voice more and some times to our Yang's .
I remember an interesting story by OSHO about Alexander.
Alexander had heard about the cynical strange philosopher Diogenes who lived in a bathtub, with just a lantern as his possession on the city of Athens so he went to meet him. The story goes like this: Diogenes was sitting half naked on the bank of a river, never paying heed to Alexander who had come to see him. Alexander is angered, he tells him “Do you know who I am, I am Alexander the prince of Macedonia. “ Diogenes gives him a look with a sarcastic smile suggesting “So what ?”….. Alexander becomes even more angry and tells him with a sense of pride “ you will not laugh if you know what my ambition is ?, I want to conquer the world “. Now Diogenes bursts out laughing, He starts laughing like a mad man . Alexander asks Diogenes why he is laughing, But Diogenes keeps laughing even louder. Alexander has never been insulted by anyone like this before, Now Alexander feels he has had enough of this man, He begs him to tell him why he was laughing. Diogenes replies “ All my life I have been sitting with a lantern on the river front trying to conquer myself And I have failed all the time “ and here you are telling me that You would want to conquer the whole world. “ Alexander did not get the point and went ahead on his ambition only to end up being a loser.


Quote of the Day: When one sees Eternity in things that pass away and infinity in finite things then one has pure knowledge: The Bhagwad Gita