Daoist Beliefs About Yin And Yang

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There are many Daoist practices described and explained in the Revealing World Religions coursework and Audio and Visual component that are directly related to Daoist beliefs about yin and yang. Yin and yang are two separate parts that together “create wholeness” as described in our Revealing World Religions courseware. In A Qigong Master's "Demonstration Of Power" the doctor uses chi, or emitted energy, to establish balance in his patients. This directly relates to the concept of the yin and yang because the process is about establishing a balance and wholeness between two forces (2:17 in video).
At the ten minute mark in The Basics of Daoism, Master Chen states that Daoism makes followers close to themselves and not far distant from their
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