Balance
In Taoism, we talk about balance as the state of being from which all other things begin.
Nonbeing gives birth to the oneness. The oneness gives birth to yin and yang. Yin and Yang give birth to heaven, earth, and beings. Heaven, earth, and beings give birth to everything in existence. – Daodejing, Chapter 42 (Walker).
In most translations, “nonbeing” is interchangeable with Tao. The oneness would be “being”. Then from being comes the forces, and from the forces comes life, matter, etc. Finally, everything else comes from those.
Existing, or “being” is the central state from which yin and yang spawn. Balance is being.
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