The balancing of man and woman is not just their coming together, but their ability to stay separate. Love, like the Tao, cannot be limited by time or words. They are a process, a way of life, a balance. They move from the yin and yang of male/female to the mystical wholeness of the Tao. This thought-provoking, intuitive, and inspiring volume is for all lovers to learn from and enjoy.
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Based on Taoist philosophy, this refreshing alternative to the "men who hate women/women who hate men" genre removes love from the psychological to the spiritual realm. In a work reminiscent ofbut less accomplished thanKahlil Gibran's The Prophet, Grigg encourages readers to set aside preoccupations with sexual etiquette and compatible goals to concentrate on achieving the harmonious, dynamic balance of yin and yang ("Possess and there will be loss. Try and there will be failure. Struggle and there will be defeat. To arrive, unloose. To discover, yield. To trust, empty. To receive, honour"). The book comprises a series of short, poetic meditations on themes like separateness/togetherness, hardness/softness and finding/losing. Romantics may learn how to place the ups and downs of their relationships into perspective and recognize that "the place that houses a man and woman's togetherness must define but not constrict." Reproductions of beautiful 17th century Chinese wood-block prints illustrate the text. Grigg is a former high-school instructor in British Columbia.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Unraveling the Confusion but Maintaining the Mystery,
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This review is from: The Tao of Relationships: A Balancing of Man and Woman (Paperback)
Most people have heard of the opposite energies, called yin and yang. Although, commonly translated as male and female energies, they can also be viewed as push and pull, or negative and positive dualities that, when understood thoroughly, can be balanced to achieve harmony ... and a sense of unity or completeness. This book explores the mystery of the union of these energies in terms of male and female relationships. However, anyone thinking this is a manual for physical union should look elsewhere. This book is about the philosophical basis to imbalances. It provides a means or method to achieve a more balanced outlook and awareness.Ray Grigg, the author, covers a lot of territory in the introduction alone. Although the book is about "love", the word love is never mentioned. When there is disharmony, there exists the feeling of loss, the giving away of energy without reciprocation, the lack of equality. In Chinese, the word, te, refers to "power" but not in the Western sense, it means something like virtue/power, where one loses or comes into balance with "what is" or the Tao, the natural flow of life ... When that is out of kilter --- so is the rest of your life. This book in essence is about the "dance of energy" between yin and yang. There is no real resolution to the opposites ... the dance is on-going ... there is a constant coming together in harmony and then a separtion of energies ... or coming apart. Adjusting ourselves to this wave-like exchange of energies ... not getting stuck in one phase or the other is the secret to a harmonious relationship. It is not necessarily a linear process ... It is a spiritual quest ... Sometimes, one must just take the plunge and experience the awakening of desire, of freedom without boundaries, of the accompanying confusion that arises, the awkwardness of imbalance and the resolution of opposite energies. This book has extraordinairy translations ... that are not expounded upon or explained. They are left for the reader to ponder, determine if they are helpful and apply within their own life. There are beautiful drawings which illustrate, very simply, the concept or idea within the text. The drawings are elegant and profound ... each text has a heading which grips the reader's attention. The headings alone are pregnant with potential meaning. For example, "secret meeting secret", "undivided silence", "let the changing change", "a special kind of keeping", "ocean womb", "in the very center of now", "trunk and roots of words", "so much is found", "primal dark", and "the primal is tamed". This book rceives my highest recommendations for people daring to explore their own personal nature (energy) and then connect with "the other" or someone with an opposite nature (energy). Erika Borsos (erikab93)
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Wonderful,
By Phenyx (Fremont, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Tao of Relationships: A Balancing of Man and Woman (Paperback)
A wonderful exploration of the male and female energies. A must read for anyone interested in Sex Magick.
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