The mutual fulfillment of man and woman is like the mutual dependence of heaven and earth. Because heaven and earth have attained the tao of union, they are eternal; because mankind has lost the tao of intercourse, he suffers the onset of early death. If we could but avoid those things that gradually injure our bodies and learn the art of yin and yang, this would truly be the tao of immortality. ”

It’s too bad the forefathers of western culture were afraid of these concepts. Think how different our lives and our society would be if these were taught to every man, woman and child coming of age. Read the rest of this entry »