Taoist Cosmology and Universal Healing ConnectionsThe Flower Power period and the New Age movement may be seen as a reaction to the
materialistic upsurge. However many followers of these movements, in their relative dis-
dain of mundane and earthly material pursuits, have moved to the other extreme: a spiri-
tualism without grounding ‘roots’ in the earth. Or they have the same fear pattern but now
use a new emergency exit, which contains the same duality between heaven and earth
and which has characterized most dominating religious and philosophical traditions.
People with poor groundings and a negative relationship with their body frequently
face a host of problems in their daily lives regarding sex, money, health, self esteem and
relationships. They often suffer from insecurity and have a weak relationship with the
realities of life. They tend to seek ways to elude these realities, including their own physi-
cal existence, so that they experience a growing disconnection between body, mind and
spirit. They do understand that they need to look for truth within themselves, as they carry
the divine within. But they find this difficult because of the split which they have created
within themselves between what is “above” and what is “below”, between heaven and
earth within themselves.
The pursuit in realizing freedom often causes such spiritual aspirants to imprison them-
selves in their search. As a result they are bound to end up as imbalanced as their mate-
rialist opposites. It is the deep pain they experience which pushes them to a spiritual path,
free from all obstructions. Now the same ego is hidden behind a spiritual mask. When we
turn our attention away from our body we cut the intelligence away from the ‘matter’. In this
way the body is ignorant, dependent and selfish. We dishonor the female nature, the
holiest temple on earth. The higher frequencies are not balanced and integrated in the
physical body, so the vital essence will gradually leave the body or will transform into high
energy frequencies that can only be partly assimilated in the physical body. The balance
of the energy will leave the body and find a new ‘attraction’. Physically this person will start
to weaken slowly and all kinds of symptoms will appear, ultimately leading to premature
aging. Their heart-energy may be compared with to a flower which is not connected with
the roots. Their spiritual condition is only momentary. They only live in the upper body, as
they tend to ignore or are afraid of their sexuality; they lack a connection with the belly,
their energy center. As love and sex are not connected, their relationships tend to be
emotionally unstable and superficial. Let us be true to ourselves; we were not given our
bodies to deny them. We can all contribute to the quality of life on this planet by dissolving
the denseness and separation in our mind and our social mentality. The problem is not
only in the body, but also in the absence and denial of an understanding of the infinite and
unfathomable true spirit and universal mind. Taoist masters realize that truth lies in a
spiritual life which includes the physical body. By consciously fusing the spirit with the core
of physical existence a new quality of life arises.
Taoist self-healing practices can significantly help such people: by teaching them how
to get in touch with the spiritual nature of their body, to care for it and make it healthy and
strong. This is essential for the growth of a healthy energy body.