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Taoist Secrets of Love: Cultivating Male Sexual Energy by Mantak Chia
Mantak Chia’s books offer a workable combination of accessible, popular writing and real research on the topic of Taoist sexual practice. For example, the sections on position and gesture match exactly the information from the classical text regarding the “Eight Benefits”. The major difference is that the classical language is rendered here in a vernacular adaptation.
Mantak Chia is always comprehensive and detail in his approach, and has the good intention to keep (his version of) Taoist yoga practice alive and, hopefully, prosper. His sex-related books actually are selling better than his other chi-kung (and internal martial arts) or meditation books, probably there are more people in the west looking for multiple-orgasm than good health (both mental and physical) and high-level Taoist enlightenment towards psyche immortality. Or is it the case that his more sex-related books actually have been driving away people seeking advice on the other subjects? If the latter is more true, then that would be a pity, because his chi-kung (and internal martial arts) knowledge is excellent (probably one of the very best), his meditative approach is very good too, though sometimes, for Mantak's want of completeness, the presentation itself will likely to unduly complicate the practice.
My advice: folks, don't be scared away by Matak's (over) insistence on practicing sex-alchemy as an essential part for his other practices. If you have no intention to complicate your sexual bahavior, go directly to Matak's other practices (and enjoy sex as usual).