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 Chinese text transcends the limitations of its culture to reveal universal and timeless practices that awaken awareness and clarity of mind." -- JUNE SINGER, author of Seeing Through the Visible World This text, like all of Cleary's work, shows that these Eastern classics have a depth of intelligence that can enrich any serious Western person. Until Cleary, these books have too often been shrouded in a mist of mystical allure and vague sentiment: Cleary is finally making them authentically available. In giving this particular text of extraordinary density and subtlety its first definitive presentation in English, Cleary has done a great service in opening The Secret of the Golden Flower to as much true understanding and application as diligent attention can allow." -- JACOB NEEDLEMAN, author of The Heart of Philosophy Thomas Cleary's new and inspiring translation of one of the great mystical classics is most welcome in these times of great spiritual hunger." -- CHARLES T. TART, PH.D, author of Open Mind, Discriminating Mind and Transpersonal Psychologies THOMAS CLEARY, PH.D, East Asian Studies, Harvard University, is editor and translator of The Essential Tao, The Essential Confucius and the best-selling The Art of War.