The secret of the golden flower : the classic Chinese book of life

The brilliant new translation of the classic Taoist guide to meditation that Carl Jung made famous. 'Thomas Cleary's translation is like an island of peace in the troubled sea of today's world. This is a very significant scholarship update of the Wilhelm translation of 1962. Read this first. Cover......Page 1 Titel......Page 3 Cobyright......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Introduction......Page 7 The Secret ofthe Golden Flower......Page 13 I. The Celestial Mind......Page 15 II. The Original Spirit and the Conscious Spirit......Page 19 III. Turning the Light Around and Keeping to the Center......Page 23 IV. Turning the Light Around and Tuning the Breathing......Page 29 V. Errors in Turning the Light Around......Page 37 VI. Authenticating Experiences of Turning the Light Around......Page 39 VII. The Living Method of Turning the Light Around......Page 43 VIII. The Secret ofFreedom......Page 45 IX. Setting Up the Foundation in a Hundred Days......Page 55 X. The Light of Essence and the Light of Consciousness......Page 57 XI. The Intercourse of Water and Fire......Page 61 XII. The Cycle......Page 63 XIII. Song to Inspire the World......Page 67 Questions and Answers Opening up the Mysteries of the Doctrine of the Golden Flower......Page 71 Translation Notes......Page 79 Translator's Afterword: Modern Applications of the Golden Flower Method......Page 137 Works Cited......Page 162 This ancient esoteric treatise was transmitted orally for centuries before being recorded on a series of wooden tablets in the eighth century. It was recorded by a member of the Religion of Light, whose leader was the Taoist adept Lu Yen (also known as Lu Yen and Lu “Guest of the Cavern”). It is said that Lu Tzu became one of the Eight Immortals using these methods. The ideas have been traced back to Persia and the Zarathustra tradition and its roots in the Egyptian Hermetic tradition.Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. This eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable.

The brilliant new translation of the classic Taoist guide to meditation that Carl Jung made famous.

'Thomas Cleary's translation is like an island of peace in the troubled sea of today's world. His beautifully lucid translation of the classic Chi

1 From the point of view of the universe, people are like mayflies; but from the point of view of the Way, even the universe is as an evanescent reflection.