It is so tiny it can hold nothing, and yet is boundlessly huge.
Keep your soul on the path away from confusion,
and it will always find its way to truth.
Bring the male and the female with you together,
and hold them within yourself through the long night,
and you will be ready to receive all wisdom.
~Chinese Ode, Second Century B.C.E.
The union of opposites is at the base of many philosophies and religions. Whether it be called male and female, yin and yang, the inner light and the transcendent divinity - such dualisms must be overcome in order for enlightenment to be achieved.
We live in a world that encourages oppositional thinking. Up and down, black and white, rich and poor. Adult and child. Fat and thin. Normal and abnormal. Day and night. But where does day actually end, and night begin? Much of our life is led in various twilights, in spaces between extremes. Acknowledging the variety and diversity of earthly life is part of the search for wisdom, in whatever tradition we find it.
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