Jung and Eastern Thought: A Dialogue with the Orient
Graham Parkes, John James Clarke
Philosophy East and West October 1, 1996 DOI: 10.2307/1399499 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | The text describes a book by John Clarke that examines Jung's dialogue with Eastern thought, including his commentaries on the I Ching and The Tibetan Book of the Dead and his essays on Zen, meditation, and mandala symbolism. It presents Jung as attempting to build a bridge between Western psychology and Eastern religious ideas and practices. |
Abstract
Jung was fascinated by the east. Through his commentaries on such texts as the I Ching and The Tibetan Book of the Dead, and through his essays on such topics as Zen, meditation and the symbolism of the mandala, Jung attempted to build a bridge of understanding between western psychology and the ancient ideas and practices of eastern religion. By doing so he hoped to relate traditional eastern thought to modern western concerns. John Clarke's latest book seeks to uncover Jung's dialogue with the east. The book will appeal to all those who wish to broaden their understanding of Jung's thought as well as to those who value eastern ways of thinking and who believe that by engaging with it westerners have much to gain both intellectually and spiritually.