Preventing Overheating

According to the Tao, erection energy is wood (or liver) energy. So when you don't ejaculate and you pull up the orgasmic energy, you will increase this energy in your liver. If this increasing energy is not transformed into love and kindness, it will transform into anger and hatred. So when you have a lot of energy, practice being especially kind and loving to your partner or, if you do not have a partner, to other people in your life. Other techniques for preventing yourself from overheating include drinking a lot of water and even swallowing your own saliva, which has a cooling effect on the body. Your emotional state can also affect the energy in your body. If you feel calm and loving, the body can much more easily absorb the energy. If you feel anger or disdain for yourself or your partner, you run a greater risk of overheating. If you are overheating or feel you have more energy than you can absorb, you should probably ejaculate. If the problem persists, try practicing the Inner Smile or the Six Healing Sounds described in Taoist Ways to Transform Stress in o Vitality , or contact a Healing Tao Instructor. t t The Taoist ideal is to ejaculate as infrequently as you can, but every man can and should refrain from ejaculating for a period of time suited to him. In the words of Su Nü, "One must measure one's own strength and ejaculate accordingly. Anything else is simply force and foolishness." Your strength depends on your age, your health, your state of mind, and your willpower. Sun Ssu-miao, one of the leading physicians of ancient China recommended that men attain good health and longevity by ejacula ing twice a month , as long as they ate healthily and exercised. He also offered the following more specific guidelines. A man at twenty can ejaculate once every four days. A man at thirty can ejaculate once every eight days. A man at forty can ejaculate once every ten days. A man at fifty can ejaculate once every twenty days. A man at sixty should no long ejaculate .