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The Secret of the Golden Flower by Richard Wilhelm

The Secret of the Golden Flower

A Chinese Book of Life

Richard Wilhelm, C. G. Jung, Lü Dongbin

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 25, 1970

An ancient Taoist text rediscovered by Richard Wilhelm, who recognized it as essentially a practical guide to the integration of personality.

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A compact, reflective text for slow reading and a steadier outlook.
Genres
Taoism, Jung & Jungian Psychology, Meditations
Published
HarperCollins, March 25, 1970

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About this book

An ancient Taoist text rediscovered by Richard Wilhelm, who recognized it as essentially a practical guide to the integration of personality. First translated into German by sinologist Richard Wilhelm, a friend of Carl Jung, The Secret of the Golden Flower describes a straightforward and silent meditation method that has been characterized as "Zen with details." With a foreward and appendix by Carl Jung.

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A compact, reflective text for slow reading and a steadier outlook.

Come here for

  • meditative guidebook feel
  • layered philosophy in brief doses

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  • daily dip-in passages
  • a spare, translated voice

Where it sits

Taoism62%
Jung & Jungian Psychology35%
Meditations33%

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Publisher categories

  • Religion & Philosophy
  • Taoist Thought
  • Inspirational Religion
  • Meditations
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  • Spirituality
  • Taoism
  • Psychology of Religion
  • Faith
Authors
Richard Wilhelm, C. G. Jung, Lü Dongbin
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
March 25, 1970
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Religion & Philosophy