No 200 of Living Life Series 1
Changes and cycles are the routines or you may say, the norms not just in the universes beyond our self but in the world of what we call self. Self is not just a fixed entity but is made up of various changing components. The interactions of the components with one another too changes. All these changes have to do with ups and downs - the yin and yang. Cycles must be there where there are changes. Changes and cycles are routines. They generate progression, dynamic stability and peace in nature amidst constant change. Change deals with inconstancy and yet is a constant attribute of phenomena.
Humans too are no different as they are part of nature but humans are evolved, have higher form of life and can think and act. For peace and soundness in life, there must be acceptance and balance of the yin and yang, the ups and downs. Man must not be swept by the yin and yang swirls but man must be able to be on top of and balance the yin and yang as portrayed by the majestic image of the lord saint Lord Bo Tien with feet astride the yin and yang elements. Only then could man be like the lord saint's image be seated in peace on the holy spirit of Heaven depicted by the dragon throne. This is the inner peace and calm amidst the frequent turmoil and storms in life. We cannot avoid the yin yang swirls which display characteristic cycles and routines innate in life and phenomena.
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