Great principles of ancient Chinese philosophy

  The relationship of Yin and Yang was one of the great principles of ancient Chinese philosophy and all Eastern philosophy.
For example, our Chinese philosopher, reflecting on the symbolism of Yin and Yang, wrote a great treatise on marriage and the wedding ritual, which was essential for ordinary Chinese and for the Emperor until the twentieth century.
But begins this treatise, of course, with the relationship of Yin and Yang.

"Among the moral feelings and principles, my son, there is no more significant than the relationship between a man and a woman. And among the feelings associated with the relationship between them, none is more important than the marital.
In the great "Book of changes" said: "When Heaven and Earth interact as Yin and Yang, the ten thousand things arise.
The man helps the Sky and the Earth touch the principles of Yin and Yang, and then installed the mating ritual. And you should follow it.
Why in accordance with this ritual a man takes a wife, and a woman getting married? Yes, because the principle of the Yin corresponding to the female, is low, does not befit her to take the initiative! No wonder in the ancient book says "sings Yan, Yin echoed, the Man works, the woman follows him."

However, on our sage warns that a man should not marry on their own initiative, but the initiative comes from parents and matchmakers. It is necessary to zoom out of shame and to prevent debauchery.
Now it becomes clear why our Chinese sage who writes about wedding rituals, everywhere wants to see Yin and Yang.

As a gift to his bride pick out my son a wild goose.
Look, a goose flock in flight forms a slender chain, and the stay - slim series: this means that when the marriage ceremony senior and Junior are in order, and not take someone else's territory.
But most importantly, because the goose at the appropriate time is flying South, and the South is Yang, and returns North into Yin, and does not violate this term. So the groom should not take time, the girls empty promises".

HAPPINESS AS EXTERNAL WELL-BEING

According to another view, happiness consists in external wealth, i.e. wealth. But does wealth bring happiness? For some, it may be a variant of a "Golden cage". And besides, it remains an open question, whether in any way the produced wealth can be the key to happiness?
Of course, the wealth should not be discarded, as in need more difficult to feel happy. But wealth does not bring happiness to those who have a soul there is nothing but greed, who have no other joy, how to outdo the other. Add to this the fact that it is not in itself wealth makes a person happy, but "wealth acquired righteously and does not burden". (Guseinov A. A., Apresyan R. G. Ethic. - M., 1998. - S. 299), which may be related to the happiness of fortuitous circumstances.
Since wealth is closely adjacent the power that many find happiness. But the worship acquired freedom. So, those in power and dependent on him, not severable and not free from each other, since otherwise (and in this understanding of happiness) defeats the purpose of such a state of happiness. Therefore, Mr cannot be "happy" without the worship of others. And prefer to ease my soul from the burden of responsibility in freedom (and consequently, and freedom of the spirit), dicloniuses before someone will lose "his" happiness, after parting with an object of worship. Besides, with the point of view of the Christian religion, and European philosophical ethics, a lack of freedom, dependence and rigidities of misery. No wonder, Jesus clearly contrasted the "happiness as the highest good" the might of power, and carelessness, voluntarily adopted subjection. (Matt., 4:1 - 11).