Examples of Masculine and Feminine (from Sufism) . . .

[Lataif]

(1) A follow up to my previous post about Sufism's interpretation of :

 

• Masculine as Unity (and its corresponding dynamic of Unification)
• Feminine as Multiplicity (and its corresponding dynamic of differentiation)

 

(2) Two experiential examples follow.

 

(3) Are these recognizable to readers here (?)  How might Daoism interpret them (?):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 26, 2018 by Lataif

[voidisyinyang]

The "Unit" was deeply analyzed in Greek philosophy - as based on "two-ness" which was symmetric - as promoted by Plato - and therefore not a counting number yet also cardinal (not just a place holder). So with this concept Plato was able to promote the Void as a "contained' infinity as Apeiron.

 

So "unity" tries to cover up the inherent complementary opposites of reality - whereas the original early Pythagoreans stated Apeiron is the Cosmic Mother as Harmonia - so that 1 as the male is the light as Shiva while Shakti is the energy-awareness as reverse time or Kali - the Cosmic Mother. The number 2 is the first matter and 3 is also male but 1 is not a number since it has no physical basis as being contained - since it has no mass.

 

For Plato instead the 1 was contained by Apeiron as the negative infinity of zero as irrational magnitude. So then number was defined as a "unit" of geometric magnitude that is symmetric and from an inherent "two-ness" that is a material idealism - a contained infinity as mass.

 

Rather for the Pythagoreans and DAoists - twoness is not symmetric but rather complementary opposites. For example Plato argued twoness as epitomized by two eyes or two legs or two arms - they are just a pair equally as "two-ness" but the Daoists know this is not true. For males the left leg and left hand are yang and the left eye is yin qi while the right eye is yang qi, etc.