[Mantak_Chia,_Michael_Winn]_Taoist_Secrets_of_Love(BookFi.org)

The Sexual Economy 47
one reason murder and mutilation often follow rape.
Thus there is what may properly be called a moral effect of
cultivating one's sexual essence or ching chi. The yang fire within
the seed burns up internal poisons at the same time it generates an
essential life-supporting substance. One who retains his seed increasingly
respects every form of life.
Everyone has experienced discomfort when watching someone
abuse their child in public, or felt the stare of a starving bum.
The anger or despair of others actually spills over to us and influences
us whether we like it or not. In like manner, each of our
thoughts and acts beams to the far reaches of creation.
The man who cultivates his subtle energy eventually experiences
in his body the fact that all living beings are part of one life.
He and his lover flow into each other. He knows that across the
web of consciousness one living thing constantly nourishes another.
In becoming highly aware of the interconnection between all
creatures, he strengthens his tendency to be unselfish. He may
suddenly find himself asking: why pour negative thoughts into the
single stream from which we all must drink? In this sense all loving
energy is cosmic, or divine energy. When two people love each
other consciously their energies are intentionally consecrated to
the good of humanity. This kind of love offering develops a special
egolessness in the lovers and will inspire others whom they meet.
While this approach to loving is not limited to the esoteric
Taoist cultivation, the use of its methods of transforming sex energy
vastly increases the amplitude of loving power which is emanated.
In the Taoist view, man cannot direct the heavens, but if he
behaves in harmony with the laws of heaven and earth he can guide
the larger course of events by becoming harmonious within himself.
Thus, Taoist philosophy does not preach any specific moral
guidelines. It simply posits that morality is innate within man; if he
cultivates his subtle energy and experiences his true self, he will
act in a moral fashion among men.
THE CONTROVERSY:
IS SEX GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH?
Man appears to be the only higher creature naturally endowed with
the power and inclination to perform sexually regardless of the
possibilities of spreading his own kind. There is no falling off of