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Opus 3

A History of Sacred Sexuality Part 3
Taoist Sexology

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Sacred Sexuality
Welcome to my Sacred Sexuality Section-Opus 2-in the 'Tao.'

This is a continuation of Opus 1 -on the History of Sacred Sexuality.
I have attempted to take my understanding of the concept of
Love and Sex to a translatable place, an articulate plateau of understanding.

Fortunately, after 3 years of searching-I found an author that translates
the intricacies of Tantra and Sacred Sexuality in ways we can understand.

Everything is Love, if only you believe!

"The woman is an angel,
the woman is a nightingale which captivates any soul with her song,
the woman is the sanctuary in front of which we subdue."
VICTOR HUGO

A good companion book series for Taoist Sexuality
'The Tao of Loving' by Jolan Chang

More books on Taoism
Sacred Sexuality Bookstore 4

Be At Peace, Be Gentle and Be In Love.
Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Om

LionHeart
November 2006



The History of Sacred Sexuality-Part 3.
Taoist Sexology
(Excerpt's from: Sacred Sexuality--
A Manual for Living Bliss by: Michael Mirdad)

Although Taoism (pronounced Dow-ism),
as a philosophy or religion in China,
developed later than the Hindu religion of India,
both traditions embraced some form of sacred sexua lity.

The Chinese sexual arts were developed by
the Yellow Emperor (Huang-Ti)
and his “three immortal ladies” long before Taoism,
which means that although Hinduism is older than Taoism,
the Chinese sexual arts are still as ancient as Tantra.

Like Tantra, Taoism has many facets, sex being only one of eight “spokes to their wheel.”
Royalty often consulted the wise and respected Taoist masters
on issues related to philosophy, health, life, and sex.
Some of these teachings were preserved and are known as “Canons of Wisdom.”
The most common set of ancient writings on Taoist lovemaking is called the “pillow books.”

The primary purpose behind Taoist lovemaking is the transformation of sexual energy
into healing energy and vitality, resulting in better health and potential immortality.

The primary Taoist technique to achieve these healing effects is called the inward orgasm (in-jaculation),
whereby the orgasmic energy rises up the spine, stimulating the endocrine glands,
energy systems, nervous system, and organs.
Taoists teach that an inner orgasm (in-jaculation) stimulates life and vitality,
while the outer orgasm (e-jaculation) brings death or loss of health and vitality.
An in-jaculation is the most effective tool for transforming a physical orgasm into an energetic orgasm.
Of course, there are even higher levels of orgasm as well, including a soul-level, total-being orgasm.
Taoist self-transformation exercises are design ed to bring the practitioner to a state of immortality
by cultivating what they refer to as the three energies, or “Three Treasures.”

The first is ching (sexual and physical energy),
the second is qi (etheric and breath energy),
and the third is shen (mental and spiritual energy).

Only with sufficient ching can the body produce sufficient qi.
Then, with sufficient qi, a balance of shen is restored.
These three essences must be restored and refined to their optimum level and balance
to attain the gifts of the “Three Treasures,” or the “Elixir of Immortality.”

Practitioners of Taoist sexuality believe that sexual energy is the most powerful human energy
and that the use of sexual rejuvenation and in-jaculation techniques
are the most effective and efficient way to revitalize and develop these “Three Treasures.”

Taoists use imaginative, and sometimes humorous,
metaphors to illustrate their concepts about sexuality.

For example, they regard man as fire and woman as water.
Fire, once started, burns fast and can burn out, when, on the other hand,
the woman (or water) is just beginning to boil (or get hot).
Therefore, the man must control his fire to prolong his climax (and erection).
Then he can help the woman reach her natural stages of warming up toward orgasm,
thus enhancing the experience for both partners.

Again, Taoists say that the male is like fire and the woman is like water.
The man’s fire (penis or lingam) boils the woman’s water (her womb or yoni).
If the man is not trained in the art of lovemaking, her water will extinguish his fire.
Thus, the soft and yielding (yin) can conquer the hard (yang),
just as the proverbial flowing river conquers the hardest of rocks.

Taoists do not merely teach exercises to enhance the pleasure of partnership.
They also encourage self-mastery and self-awareness for improved health and vitality.
They clearly teach the importance of drawing in the sexual energy and experience,
rather than focusing on sexual organs and external stimuli.
Any focus on the sexual organs is used only to introduce the practitioner to more advanced concepts.

Taoist master Mantak Chia says that the goal of Taoist sexual practices is like that of making chicken broth:
If you boil a chicken in water and extract the vital essence into the water,
which is more valuable, the chicken or the broth?

Clearly, the Taoists believe the valuable energy generated during lovemaking
is more vital to one’s well-being than the stimulation to the organs.
In the Taoist tradition, sexual energy is nurtured and valued for its role
in the overall well-being of the body, mind, and spirit.
It is the water of life, or life-giving essence,
for all that exists in the material world.

Taoists see sexual energy as the fuel behind the body’s chi (energy, vital essence or life-force).
Stimulation of the sexual organs and sex glands enhances this life-force and thereby
encourages the secretion of hormones from the other major endocrine glands
(adrenal, thymus, thyroid, pituitary, and pineal).
Therefore, Taoist sexual exercises assist in the production of potent hormones and
stimulate the healthy function of the endocrine glands, the master controls of the body.

Taoists are emphatic about the value of semen retention, or in-jaculation.
The ancient Taoist masters referred to a ten-day process that procured the invaluable results of ejaculation retention.

In one ancient text they wrote:

“If a man has intercourse once without spilling his seed, his vital essence is strengthened.
If he does this twice, his vision and hearing are made clearer.
If three times, his physical illnesses will begin to disappear.
The fourth time he will begin to feel inner peace.
The fifth time his blood will circulate powerfully.
The sixth time his genitals will gain new prowess.
By the seventh his thighs and buttock (muscles and meridians) will become firm.
The eighth time his entire body will radiate good health.
The ninth time his life-span will be increased.”
–Canon of Taoist Wisdom-

Tantra and Taoism
(Excerpt's from: Sacred Sexuality--
A Manual for Living Bliss by: Michael Mirdad)
Tantra is not to be confused with other arts of sacred sexuality, including Taoist sexual practices.
Tantra (from India) and Taoism (from China) are similar, but are also quite different.
Both involve balancing the male and female energies.
What Tantra calls the dance of Shakti and Shiva, Taoists call the balancing of yin and yang.
Both systems have a goal of total physical and spiritual union.
Tantra and Taoism are each an ancient form of sacred sexuality.
Also, in both traditions, sexuality is practiced in a spiritual context.

Nevertheless, the differences are very distinct.
For example, Tantra uses more ceremony and ritual, while Taoism is more scientific
and focuses on the body, its meridians, and energy systems.
Tantra is an art, while Taoist sexology is a science.
In Tantra there is less emphasis on “controlling orgasms” by “constricting specific muscles.”
Instead, in the art of Tantra there is emphasis on relaxing into the orgasmic sensations,
rather than tensing in any form.

On the other hand, in the Taoist sexual systems, control and muscle constriction
are at the very heart of the techniques and principles.
Tantrikas may not agree with all Taoist concepts of ejaculation control.
Taoists have developed their principles of sexuality into a science that has worked for thousands of years.
Taoist masters, who are commonly known to live in vibrant health for well over a hundred years,
attribute their semi-immortality to their sexual practices of ejaculation control and in-jaculation.

Because of the differences between Tantric and Taoist sexual practices,
most practitioners of any ancient system of sexuality follow only one of these two paths.
Few practitioners have learned to reconcile, synthesize, and integrate the two.
Nevertheless, the key to successfully practicing sacred sexuality is to use both techniques at precisely the right moment.

Many Blessings On Your Journey

Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Om


LionHeart


The Tao of Sexuality Index
Opus 1-Introduction toSacred Sexuality
Opus 2- Tantra
Opus 3- Taoist Sexology
Opus 4- Shakti, Chakras, Yantras and Auras
Opus 5- The Celebration ofthe Lingum
Opus 6- The Celebration of the Yoni


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