re also must be points of solid fixture to which all things can be measured between. The Book of Changes claims that it is heaven (ch’ien) and earth (k’un) that are fixed, and that all other lies between these forces. Heaven and Earth have their own roles in this act of procreation as well:The way of ch’ien constitutes the male, while the way of k’un constitutes the female. Ch’ien knows the great beginning, and k’un acts to bring these things to completion. Ch’ien knows through the easy, and k’un accomplishes through the simple.8With this said, it does appear, as though reality is born of the male and female-that there is a balance that lies within. The forces of nature that are at work here are those of a natural human understanding. It takes the reality known by man, and transposes it onto the existence of the universe.Taoism takes the view that there is the necessity of the male and the female within this Nature, but also acknowledges that it is not sufficient. The thought that “all things are born of being. [and] Being is born of non-being”9 is also prevalent. Within this theory is also that there is a pair of opposites that control the world. Being and non-being create a space within a space that reality can exist within. While it is the being that has existence, it is the non-being that enables us to have understanding. It is a theory of opposites that together, combine and make reality. The second chapter in Lao Tzu says that:Being and non-being create each other.Difficult and easy support each other.Long and short define each other.High and low depend on each other.Before and after follow each other.10In understanding reality, it is important to realize that while existence is what is seen, there are forces that cannot be seen that are what make the harmony. This concept of moving within can be seen in many aspects of thought. Sun Tzu used Taoist rationale...
