Clothing is but one barrier -- but an important one -- to our merging with the flow. Removing our clothing is the first step towards reclaiming our birthright and, when done in the right spirit, we can procede to divest ourselves of the other burdens which block our way: mistrust, avarice, and emotional isolation.

There are some who would say that we can become more spiritually pure but retain our "modesty" -- our compulsive need to keep certain parts of our bodies covered. But I say that they have not taken the necessary step towards wholeness until they can stand before and among others naked. What's more, a spirituality that is not rooted in the body is one without deep roots. We must learn to reunite our spiritual and physical selves or the division will prevent us from ever achieving true growth and belonging.