http://spiritemployed.com/2008/07/08/and-what-exactly-does-this-have-to-do-with-my-life/ Living Life in Balance Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:26:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 http://spiritemployed.com/2008/07/08/and-what-exactly-does-this-have-to-do-with-my-life/#comment-9 Neil Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:40:39 +0000 http://spiritemployed.com/2008/07/08/and-what-exactly-does-this-have-to-do-with-my-life/#comment-9 In the West we love to believe that the Ying-Yang symbol is all about some kind of fluffy icon for balance. Look carefully and you will see that this is really a symbol of change. The Buddha taught us that change is inevitable and that there is nothing you can do about it so deal with it. The symbol is in a constant state of flux expanding, contracting and ever changing. Taiji (Not Tai Chi, idiot) is a form of martial art that’s main principle is that the exercises are a never ending movement. In the West we love to believe that the Ying-Yang symbol is all about some kind of fluffy icon for balance. Look carefully and you will see that this is really a symbol of change. The Buddha taught us that change is inevitable and that there is nothing you can do about it so deal with it. The symbol is in a constant state of flux expanding, contracting and ever changing. Taiji (Not Tai Chi, idiot) is a form of martial art that’s main principle is that the exercises are a never ending movement.

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