THE PLEASURE OF THE TAO
AND THE POLARITY OF SEX
The Tao: The Yin and Yang of Sex
When a woman unites with her man in love, all the magical power of
the universe becomes integrated with this act, which then produces
miracles both in heaven and on earth.
The Union of the Feminine
with the Masculine
Even though it is impossible to know the precise origin of Taoist philosophy, it is known that around the year 500 B.C., Chinese scholar LaoTse researched and compiled its basic principles into a book that we
know today as Tao Te King.
Just as the purpose of the Tao is to learn the supreme way to the
self-actualization of a human being, the purpose of the Tao of a couple
is to integrate love with sex and unite the male and female energies.
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Representation of the Tao
The Tao is the unity of two principles: yin and yang. The symbol of yin
and yang is a circle divided into two halves by an S-shaped line, with
one half black and the other half white.
The circle represents the unity of the universe, consisting of the yin
(black) aspects and the yang (white) aspects, inseparable in every manifestation of the whole. Within each half there is a smaller circle of the
opposite color, which means that each principle contains the seed of
the other. At the culminating moment of deployment and expression,
each principle changes into its polar opposite so that the force of eternal equilibrium can do its work.
The Equilibrium of the Universe Depends on Polarity
According to the Tao, the universe is the product of the polarity existing within the primordial unity: rest and motion, contraction and expansion, condensation and scattering, moving backward and moving
forward. From the most simple and peculiar manifestations to the most
complex and universal ones, every being expresses this original polarity.
The interrelationship between yin and yang generates all living things
that inhabit the universe.
The Tao philosophy is based on the search for balance and the integration of opposing energy forces that are complementary to each
other.
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THE YIN AND YANG SYMBOL
Yin and Yang
Yin energy represents the feminine: passivity, night, wetness, cold, water,
and the moon. The woman, with all her sexual secretions and fluids,
constitutes a yin essence that provides the necessary protection that allows the male's semen to become an embryo.
The woman contains an inexhaustible reserve of yin energy that is
activated by sexual arousal. The female orgasm strengthens vital energy,
improves health, and prolongs youth.
Due to the fact that a woman's sexual potential is more energetic
and open, almost all texts on this subject place a greater emphasis on
educating the man so both lovers can reach an equivalent level of satisfaction.
Yang energy represents the masculine: activity, day, dryness, sun, and
fire. Man's sperm is a precious gift, the source of his physical health and
vital energy. This vital energy will diminish unless it is compensated by
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an equivalent amount of female yin energy, which is why the man must
seek to satisfy the woman each time he has sexual contact with her. That
way, both will benefit the other during each act of lovemaking: he will
strengthen his vital essence, and she will stimulate and intensify her yin
essence.
According to Taoist thinking, the sexual feature of yin is slower excitation, but this also means that a woman is slower to quit at the moment
when she needs more sexual stimulation. On the contrary, yang's sexual
feature is easy excitability, which allows the man to achieve maximum
pleasure instantly.
The man needs to learn to prolong the sexual act without reaching
orgasm so that both energies can merge and fuse. By increasing the
time his member remains inside the woman, he will absorb the yin
essence that will in turn revitalize him.
When the man's yang force and the woman's yin force unite, they
create life in the universe.
Infinite Pleasure
There are physical and mental exercises that enable a couple having
sexual problems to find a balance. These ancient techniques are very effective for people who play routine, stereotyped, or rigid roles in their
sexual relations, which may eventually lead to a loss of sexual desire.
First of all, lovers should work on developing the tenderness of their
feelings and express them through caressing each other. Each partner
must caress the other in a slow and soft manner, with yin sensitivity. In
doing so, not only do the mouth and the fingers take part, but so does
the whole body, including those parts that are not usually explored
erotically.
While the partners caress each other, both should focus mentally on
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the image of a sun embracing the moon with its light beams—two vital
energies becoming integrated.
The man should excite the woman until they both reach maximum
wetness in their erogenous zones. Upon achieving this yin sensation, it
is time for the intervention of the yang, with the man's penetration of
the woman until the couple achieves maximum pleasure.
Having completed the sexual act in a state of ecstasy, the couple
must wait a few minutes and allow their bodies to relax completely.
When they reach this restful state, the lovers should visualize the image
of an integrated earth and sky, while holding hands and kissing at the
same time.
If the lovers start caressing each other again, they may get excited
anew and perform the sexual act more than twice a day.
If a couple performs these exercises every day for some time, they
will successfully harmonize their yin and yang energies and will experience the highest embodiment of love.