The Tao of Jung Quotes

“The Way is to straighten oneself and await the direction of destiny.”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Do not force things.... Can you afford to be careless? So then, flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free; stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate. How else can you carry out your task? It is best to leave everything to work naturally, though this is not easy.21”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Tao is very often the Way that each individual has to follow if [one person] wishes to accord with the great cosmic principles that govern life instead of putting up a futile resistance to them at the cost of needless stress and frustration.52”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Success is as dangerous as failure,”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Jung states: Only gradually did I discover what the mandala really is: “Formation; Transformation, Eternal Mind’s eternal recreation.” 64 And that is the Self, the wholeness of the personality, which if all goes well is harmonious.65”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Knowing unconsciously is best; presuming to know what you don’t know is sick.”34”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Buber, M. (1990) The Way of Man.”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Guggenbühl-Craig, A. (1977) Marriage: Dead or Alive. Dallas: Spring Publications.”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“———. (1996) The Gifts of Suffering: Finding Insight, Compassion and Renewal. New York: Addison-Wesley.”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Woodman, M. (1982) Addition to Perfection. Toronto: Inner City Books.”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Rosen, D. (1996) Transforming Depression: Healing the Soul Through Creativity. New York: Penguin/Arkana.”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“———. (1992) Wen-tzu: Understanding the Mysteries. Trans. T. Cleary. Boston: Shambhala.”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Kast, Verena. (1986) The Nature of Love. Wilmette, Illinois: Chiron.”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“I concur with Adolph Guggenbühl-Craig’s thesis in Marriage: Dead or Alive4that a marriage, like a person, individuates (grows and develops) and actualizes itself.”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Tao’s working of things is vague and obscure. Obscure! Oh vague! In it are images. Vague! Oh obscure! In it are things. Profound! Oh dark indeed! In it a seed. Its seed is [the] very truth. In it is trustworthiness. From the earliest Beginning until today Its name is not lacking By which to fathom the Beginning of all things. How do I know it is the Beginning of all things? Through it!   —Lao Tzu2”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Lao Tzu, likewise a model, gives us the basic truth: Let the Tao be present in your life and you will become genuine. Whoever is planted in the Tao will not be rooted up.122   These three [things] are your greatest treasures: simplicity, patience, [and] compassion. 123   Cultivated in the person, integrity is true.124”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Thomas Merton characterized it: “One breaks through the limits of cultural structural religion ... [where one experiences] a kind of limitlessness.... lack of inhibition, ... psychic fullness of creativity, which mark the fully integrated maturity of the ‘enlightened self.’ ”116”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Lao Tzu’s wisdom: If you stay in the center and embrace death with your whole heart, you will endure forever.111   He holds nothing back from life; therefore he is ready for death, as a man is ready for sleep after a good day’s work.112   Seeing into darkness is clarity. Knowing how to yield is strength. Use your own light and return to the source of light. This is called practicing eternity. 113”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“He links Judeo-Christian symbolism with Taoism. Jung said: The Chinese symbol of the one [Being], Tao, consists of yang (fire, hot, dry, south side of the mountain, masculine, etc.) and yin (dark, moist, cool, north side of the mountain, feminine, etc.). It fully corresponds, therefore, to the Jewish symbol [the “star of David,” ✡, which consists of Δ =fire and V =water. The hexad is a totality symbol: 4 as the natural division of the circle, 2 as the vertical axis (zenith and nadir)—a spatial conception of totality].... The Christian equivalent can be found in the Church’s doctrine of one unity of mother and son and in the androgyny of Christ.109”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Chuang Tzu’s, wise statement: When there is separation, there is coming together. When there is coming together, there is dissolution. All things may become one, whatever their state of being. Only he who has transcended sees this oneness. He has no use for differences and dwells in the constant. To be constant is to be useful ... To be useful is to realize one’s true nature. Realization of one’s true nature is happiness. When one reaches happiness, one is close to perfection. So one stops, yet does not know that one stops. This is Tao.108”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Jung discerned that “the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”100”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“As Chuang Tzu put it: “In the deep dark the person alone sees light.”87”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“recorded by Chuang Tzu, but said by Lin Hui: My bond with the child Was the bond of Tao.25”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“It offers neither facts nor power, but for lovers of self-knowledge, of wisdom—if there be such—it seems to be the right book.... Let it go forth into the world for the benefit of those who can discern its meaning.”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Every human being at core, he held, had a unique story and no man could discover his greatest meaning unless he lived and, as it were, grew his own story.5”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“but both are necessary for a creative, whole life. “Fire is spirit, water is vitality. Alchemists sometimes say that Buddhism starts with fire while Taoism starts with water.”134”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“Alchemists sometimes say that Buddhism starts with fire while Taoism starts with water.”134”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“The origin of the great Way (the Tao) [is] the heavenly heart.... If you can be absolutely quiet then the heavenly heart will spontaneously manifest itself.124”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“To kill the heart does not mean to let it dry and wither away, but it means that it has become undivided and gathered into one.”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity

“To kill the heart does not mean to let it dry and wither away, but it means that it has become undivided and gathered”
― David H. Rosen, The Tao of Jung: The Way of Integrity