The first
integration of yin and yang
is the union of seed and egg within the womb.
The second integration of yin and yang is the sexual union
of the mature male and female. Both of these are
concerned with flesh and blood, and all
that is conceived in this realm must
one day disintegrate
and pass
away.
It is only
the third integration
which gives birth to something immortal.
In this integration, a highly evolved individual joins
the subtle inner energies of yin and yang under the light of spiritual
understanding. Through the practices of the Integral Way he refines his
gross, heavy energy into something ethereal and light. This divine
light has the capability of penetrating into the mighty
ocean of spiritual energy and complete
wisdom that is
the Tao.
The new life
created by the final integration
is self-aware yet without ego, capable of
inhabiting a body yet not attached to it, and guided
by wisdom rather than emotion. Whole
and virtuous, it can
never die.