 | Drummond (54)
02/21/2006 | According to Disinfo: "Physical contact with other people releases endorphins, which explains some of the pleasurable sensatoins of massage, cuddling, and sex. Orgasm releases a cascade of endorphins all by itself, as well as the hormone oxytocin. Not a whole lot is known about the effects of oxcytocin, but it seems to increase interpersonal bonding and feelings of closeness (duh)."
"Besides inciting the release of these hormones, the orgasm itself is simpy a transcendent experience. If you give yourself over to it completely, it transports you to another state of consciousness where the ego cannot tread. There's a reason the French call it petit mort, "little death." Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism all have branches that seek to use orgasm (or withholding of orgasm) as a means of channeling life-force energy into heightened spirituality."
And you wonder why so many college students get drawn into eastern religions?
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