Differences between the concept of yang and yin and Unification Thought

The concept of yang and yin in Unification Thought looks similar to that in the I Ching , but they are actually different. In the Oriental concept yang means light or brightness, while yin means shade or darkness. These basic meanings are extended, and used in various ways. For example, yang is used to refer to the sun, a mountain, heaven, day, hard, hot, high, and so on, while yin is used as referring to the moon, a valley, earth, night, soft, cold, low and so on.

However, in Unification Thought yang and yin are the attributes of sungsang and Hyungsang. This is why sungsang and Hyungsang make up an individual or substance, while yang and yin only appear as the attributes of a substance. For example, the sun (an individual) is a union of sungsang and Hyungsang , and the brightness of the sun is yang. In the same way, the moon itself is an individual (substance) consisting of sungsang and Hyungsang , and the paleness of the moon is yin.

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