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The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life

10 best books like The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life (Lü Dongbin): Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book, Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits, Mysterium Coniunctionis, Seven Taoist Masters: A Folk Novel of China, On Divination & Synchronicity: The Psychology of Meaningful Chance, The Taoist I Ching, Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti, The Essential Tao, The Diamond Sutra, The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch

Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book
AuthorDaniel M. Ingram
ISBN1904658407
* Author posits that enlightenment is an attainable goal* Argues that meditation is a method for examining reality. The very idea that the teachings of meditation can be mastered will arouse controversy within Buddhist circles. Even so, Ingram insists that enlightenment is an attainable goal, once...
Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits
AuthorBill Porter
ISBN1562790412
Great interviews on with Chinese hermits on Taoist and Buddhist practice and philosophy. Porter conveys the glad search for the remaining hermits and their remote temples and caves - this tradition hangs on, and there are more masters in the mountains than he'd thought. On the other hand, there's a...
Mysterium Coniunctionis
AuthorC.G. Jung
ISBN0691018162
Jung seems to write from the dream state; associations interleaved with digressions punctuated by potent and startling images. This is his most satisfying book for me because it has the simplest premise but is also the largest and richest. He stretches out enormously within a limited range, gathering...
Seven Taoist Masters: A Folk Novel of China
AuthorEva Wong
ISBN1590301765
History and legend are interwoven in this folk novel that both entertains and instructs. Written by an unknown author, Seven Taoist Masters is the story of six men and one woman who overcome tremendous hardships on the journey to self-mastery. These characters and their teacher, Wang Ch'ung-yang,...
On Divination & Synchronicity: The Psychology of Meaningful Chance
AuthorMarie-Louise von Franz
ISBN0919123023
I love reading anything by Marie-Louise von Franz. This book is transcribed from lectures looking at various divination methods from a psychological viewpoint, such as tarot, astrology, and the I Ching. The book also explores the workings of synchronicity, in contrast to, and in harmony with, modern...
The Taoist I Ching
AuthorLiu Yiming
ISBN0394743873
The I Ching , or "Book of Change," is considered the oldest of the Chinese classics and has throughout history commanded unsurpassed prestige and popularity. Containing several layers of text and given numerous levels of interpretation, it has captured continuous attention for well over two thousand...
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
AuthorMaya Deren
ISBN0914232630
Includes photographs and drawings. Foreword by Joseph Campbell This is the classic, intimate study, movingly written with the special insight of direct encounter, which was first published in 1953 by the fledgling Thames & Hudson firm in a series edited by Joseph Campbell. Maya Deren's Divine...
The Essential Tao
AuthorThomas Cleary
ISBN0641535414
The four stars are for the translation. Ranking the Tao Te Ching or Chuang Tzu is a fairly hilarious idea, equivalent to rating the New Testament. No book of any sort is more important to my way of thinking and, to the extent I can stay centered and uncentered, acting, in the world. Taoism is grounded in notions...
The Diamond Sutra
AuthorAnonymous
ISBN1582432562
Zen Buddhism is often said to be a practice of mind-to-mind transmission without reliance on texts --in fact, some great teachers forbid their students to read or write. But Buddhism has also inspired some of the greatest philosophical writings of any religion, and two such works lie at the center of...
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
AuthorHui-Neng
ISBN0231083610
The "Platform Sutra" records the teachings of Hui-neng, the Sixth Patriarch, who is revered as one of the two great figures in the founding of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism. This translation is the definitive English version of the eighth-century Ch'an classic.

Phillip B. Yampolsky has based his...
Opening the Dragon Gate: The Making of a Modern Taoist Wizard
AuthorChen Kaiguo
ISBN0804831858
This authorized biography of the contemporary Taoist expert Wang Liping (1949 -) tells the true story of his apprenticeship in Taoist wizardry, as well as Taoist principles and secrets of inner transformation.

The 18th-generation transmitter of Dragon Gate Taoism, Wang Liping is heir...
Secret Oral Teachings in Tibetan Buddhist Sects
AuthorAlexandra David-Néel
ISBN0872860124
This is an account of the Madhyamika (Middle Way) school of Buddhism, a method of mediation and enlightenment that was developed by the great Indian teacher Nagarjuna. In a collaboration between the Frenchwoman Alexandra David-Neel and her friend, the Tibetan lama Aphur Yongden, these teaching...
Wen-Tzu
AuthorLao Tzu
ISBN0877738629
Lao-tzu, the legendary sage of ancient China, is traditionally considered to be the author of the Tao Te Ching, one of the most popular classics of world literature. Now Lao-tzu's further teachings on the Tao, or Way, are presented here in the first English translation of the Chinese text known as the...
Amor and Psyche: The Psychic Development of the Feminine
AuthorErich Neumann
ISBN0691017727
s/t: A Commentary on the Tale by Apuleius
Routledge is now re-issuing this prestigious series of 204 volumes originally published between 1910 and 1965. The titles include works by key figures such as C.G. Jung, Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, Otto Rank, James Hillman, Erich Fromm, Karen Horney and...
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