Yin and Yang阴与阳（上）

（于伽翻译） 

Patterns define our lives. Look around you right now; look carefully and you will notice the patterns surrounding you. Look up; you will see things that are high. Look down; you will see things that are low. Listen; you will hear things close by, and you will hear things far away. You will hear loud or obvious noises. You may hear soft, subtle sounds. Bring your attention inward; you may feel the tip of your nose (especially now that you just read the words "tip of your nose") or the top of your head. Now you may be feeling the tips of your toes. Up, down ?near, far ?louder, softer ?these are just some of the adjectives we can choose to describe the patterns of life, of existence. All patterns are formed by contrasts. The pattern on a chessboard is formed by the contrast of dark and light. The pattern of your life, when reflected upon, has displayed a contrast of good times and bad. For the Daoist, harmony and health are created when conditions arise where the contrasting aspects are in balance.

形态改变我们的生活。现在你四周看一下。仔细看看你会注意到形态包围着。向上看；你会看到高的东西。往下看；你会看到低的东西。听；你会听到近的声音，也可以到远的声音。你会听到大的或者明显的噪音。你可能听到轻柔的声音。把你的注意力向外；你会感觉到你的鼻尖（现在你特别地只读“你的鼻尖”）或者你的头顶。现在你能感觉大脚趾。是、下……近、远……声音大、声音小……这些只是我们可以选择描述生活的形态，或者经历形态的形容词中的一些。所有的形态形成鲜明的对比。棋盘上的形态是由黑与光的对比构成。你的生活形态，当反应在上面的时候，演绎也好时光和不好的时光。对于道教来说，当对应的形态平衡的进候，和谐和健康就被建立了。