Richard Wilhelm

Cary F. Baynes

R. Wilhelm

C.F. Baynes

The I Ching or Book of Changes

Frederick H. Martens

Fearless heroes, feisty princesses, sly magicians, terrifying dragons, talking foxes and miniature dogs. They all feature in this enthralling compendium of Chinese fairy tales and legends, along with an array of equally colourful characters and captivating plots. Although largely unknown in the West, the 70-plus stories in this volume are just as beguiling as the more familiar Grimms' Fairy Tales or Arabian Nights. They were collected in the early 20th century by Richard Wilhelm and first translated into English by Frederick H Martens. This beautifully produced revised and edited new edition includes updated notes which not only provide background on the tales, but also offer a fascinating insight into ancient Chinese folk lore and culture. These are stories to return to time and time again. From awesome adventures to quirky allegories, from the exploits of the gods to fables about beggars who outwit their betters, Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends is extraordinarily diverse and endlessly engaging. These wonderful stories have enduring and universal appeal, and will intrigue both children and adults.

A Gift Edition of 73 Enchanting Chinese Folk Stories and Fairy Tales

Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

L'anima della Cina

C. G. Jung

El secreto de la Flor de Oro es una obra taoísta china sobre meditación, que fue traducida por Richard Wilhelm. Wilhelm era amigo del psicólogo Carl Gustav Jung.A pesar de la diversidad de impresiones, interpretación y opinión expresadas por Wilhelm y Jung, la técnica de meditación descrita en El Secreto de la Flor De oro es una técnica sencilla, silenciosa (la descripción del libro de meditación ha sido caracterizada como Zen con detalles). La técnica de meditación, enunciada en lenguaje poético, se reduce a una fórmula sobre la postura, la respiración y la contemplación. La postura principalmente se relaciona con una posición recta. El camino de la energía asociado con la respiración ha sido descrito como semejante a una rueda interna alineada verticalmente con la columna vertebral. Cuando la respiración es constante, la rueda gira hacia adelante, con la energía vital aumentando en la espalda y descendiendo en el frente. Malos hábitos de respiración (o mala postura, o incluso malos pensamientos) pueden ocasionar que la rueda no gire, o retroceda, inhibiendo la circulación de la energía vital esencial. En contemplación, se observan los pensamientos como van surgiendo y retrocediendo.

El secreto de la flor de oro

Carl Gustav Jung

2014 Reprint of 1932 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "The Secret of the Golden Flower" is a Chinese Taoist book about meditation, first was translated by Richard Wilhelm, a friend of Carl Jung. Jung wrote a forward and an appendix for the book. The meditation technique described in the book is a straightforward, silent method; the book's description of meditation has been characterized as 'Zen with details'. The meditation technique, set forth in poetic language, reduces to a formula of sitting, breathing and contemplating. Sitting primarily relates to a straight posture. Breathing is described in detail, primarily in terms of the esoteric physiology of the path of "qi" (also known as "chi" or "ki"), or breath energy. The energy path associated with breathing has been described as similar to an internal wheel vertically aligned with the spine. When breathing is steady, the wheel turns forward, with breath energy rising in back and descending in front. Bad breathing habits (or bad posture, or even bad thoughts) may cause the wheel not to turn, or move backward, inhibiting the circulation of essential breath energy. In contemplation, one watches thoughts as they arise and recede. The title is illustrated with eleven plates and four text illustrations.

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

Il segreto del fiore d'oro. Un libro di vita cinese

Die Seele Chinas

A collection of Chinese fairy tales, including "The Three Rhymsters, " "The bird with Nine Heads," and "The Herb Boy and the Weaving Maiden."

The Chinese fairy book

These 73 fairy tales have a distinctive Far Eastern glow about them. Some, such as "The Lady of the Moon," are exquisitely poetic. Others, like "The Kindly Magician," are filled with black magic.

The Chinese Fairy Book

"Wilhelm, born in Germany, was ordained as a protestant minister in 1895 and came to Tsingtao [Qingdao] in 1899 when it had barely begun its existence as a German colony. He remained 25 years, through the Boxer Rebellion, the period of imperial reform, and the republican revolution. During World War I, when Japan besieged and later occupied Tsingtao, he remained there, in charge of Red Cross work. He came as a missionary, learned Chinese, and inquired deeply into China's spiritual traditions. His German translation of the I Ching, undertaken jointly with the Confucian scholar Lao Nai-hsuan, took a decade to complete. The following year, 1924, he returned to Germany and became Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Frankfurt. Here he was recognized as an eminent sinologist and theologian. His translations of the I Ching and of The Secret of the Golden Flower won the admiration of psychologist Carl Jung. This volume, published a few years after his return to Germany, combines several genres, including memoir and travelogue, political and intellectual history, cultural description, and insightful essays. Among the first kind are his diaries of pilgrimage to Confucius' birthplace, to the sacred mountain T'ai-shan, and to the Buddhist caves of Yunkang, as well as his guides to the gardens of Hangchow and Soochow and to the streets of Peking. In the second category is a history of China's unhappy contact and conflict with the west, her attempts to reform, the revolution of 1911 and the subsequent years of warlords. Cultural description includes a chapter on annual festivals and the rites of birth, marriage, and death; and a description of social life, ranging from banquet etiquette to the theater and the teahouse. Essays include a detailed consideration of Protestant missions in China, how unscrupulous Chinese might use church membership as a lever for political favor from local authorities, how thoughtless Westerners would associate Christian doctrine with "superior" Western institutions, material civilization, etc., and how a native Chinese church nevertheless manages to emerge. An essay on occultism explores Chinese views of the spirit world."--Donor summary

The Soul of China

A Short History of Chinese Civilization

Hundert Märchen aus dem Reich der Mitte, die uns mehr über chinesisches Denken und Fühlen verraten als die gelehrtesten Abhandlungen. Diese wohl berühmteste Sammlung chinesischer Volkserzählungen hat Richard Wilhelm in Tsingtau in langer geduldiger Übersetzungsarbeit niedergeschrieben. Es ist ein ganzer Kosmos der Märchenpoesie: Kindermärchen und Göttersagen, Geschichten von Heiligen und Zauberern, von Natur- und Tiergeistern, auch Gespenstergeschichten, historische Sagen und schließlich literarisch verfeinerte Märchen wie das von dem Affen Sun Wu Kung, das die mythologischen Motive durchspielt und von lächelndem Humor erfüllt ist. Bald bezaubern uns Mondfee und Himmelskönigin, bald lernen wir Konfuzius, Laotse und die acht Unsterblichen kennen. Wir erfahren phantastische Dinge über die Geister des gelben Flusses, die Sekte vom weißen Lotos, den Mönch am Yangtsekiang. "Ein nicht unerwünschter Nebenerfolg der Lektüre dürfte sein, daß sich auf diese Weise ein Einblick in Sitten und Gebräuche, Glauben und Denkungsart des chinesischen Volkes eröffnet", so Richard Wilhelm.

Vollständige Ausgabe mit Anmerkungen In der Übersetzung von Richard Wilhelm

Märchen aus China

Meister Konfuzius

Der Sammelband »Gespräche mit Konfuzius« enthält eine Sammlung von Lehrgesprächen, die der chinesische Moralphilosoph Konfuzius mit seinen Schülern geführt hat. Im Mittelpunkt der Lehren des Konfuzius steht der schrittweise Weg zu Weisheit und Ausgeglichenheit sowie die Achtung vor anderen Menschen. Konfuzius vermittelt das Ideal, in Harmonie und Gleichgewicht mit seiner Umgebung zu leben. Der »Edle« strebt in der Lehre des Konfuzius nach sittlicher Vervollkommnung und breit angelegter Bildung.

Die Lehre von Weisheit und innerer Ruhe

Gespräche mit Konfuzius

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."

Richard Wilhelm

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