Most of the Tao-Te Ching deals with the interaction of yin and yang and their influences upon nature. Yin represents the female and is serene and without motive. Yang represents the masculine aspects of the universe, which are hot, dry, and active. The ideal balance is to able to retain the characteristics of both. The nature of paradox illustrates this balance of yin and yang.
Te means virtue.
There is nothing quite like it. The whole world can perceive this, but does not put it into practice. The Tao-Te Ching , sutras 8 and 78, pp. In addition to Ch'i, yin, and yang, there are other characteristics of Taoism that are just as important. According to Wu Wei , one should not work against the natural order of things.