A qualitative analysis of the Taiyi Jinhua Zongzhi Cott, Christopher 2010, A qualitative analysis of the Taiyi Jinhua Zongzhi, in 2010 : Daoism today: science, health, ecology : Proceedings of the Daoist Studies 2010 International conference, Daoist Studies, [Los Angeles, Calif.]. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads cott-aqualitative-abstract-2010.pdf Published abstract application/pdf 69.89KB 90 Title A qualitative analysis of the Taiyi Jinhua Zongzhi Author(s) Cott, Christopher Conference name Daoist Studies.International Conference (6th : 2010 : Los Angeles, Calif.) Conference location Los Angeles, Calif Conference dates 2 - 6 Jun. 2010 Title of proceedings 2010 : Daoism today: science, health, ecology : Proceedings of the Daoist Studies 2010 International conference Editor(s) [Unknown] Publication date 2010 Conference series Daoist Studies 2010 International Conference Publisher Daoist Studies Place of publication [Los Angeles, Calif.] Keyword(s) Secret of the Golden Flower Quanzhen huiguang meditation Daoism psychology analysis Summary The Taiyi Jinhua Zongzhi (太一金華宗旨) is an important Daoist text, in particular to the Longmen branch of the Quanzhen movement. It is attributed to Lü Dongbin and describes a form of meditation called huiguang (回光 – turning around or reversing the light). The text was popularized in the West through a commentary by Carl Jung on Richard Wilhelm’s translation. However, the accuracy of both Jung’s commentary (e.g., Cott & Rock, 2009) and Wilhelm’s translation (e.g., Cleary, 1991) have been questioned. While the Taiyi Jinhua Zongzhi tends to express its message in much clearer language than many Daoist texts, it is still may not be immediately accessible to most readers on first viewing. Thus, the results presented herein are intended to clearly present the main messages of the Taiyi Jinhua Zongzhi for those unfamiliar with the text, while attempting to avoid committing the same errors as, for example, Jung. To do this, the present analysis extracted all the prominent constructs discussed in the text, descriptions of their nature, and the relationships between them. This resulted in five overarching themes, two of which describe the general process of turning the light around, and a further three that describe a stage-like progression resulting from this general process. The constructs and relationships that constitute each theme are discussed in detail with the aid of diagrammatic representations, as are the relationships between the five themes. It is hoped that this analysis will make the general teachings of the Taiyi Jinhua Zongzhi more accessible to psychologists wishing to pursue studies in the area of Daoism. Language eng Field of Research 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences HERDC Research category E2.1 Full written paper - non-refereed / Abstract reviewed Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30055916 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 12 Sep 2013, 12:37:20 EST Thu, 12 Sep 2013, 14:50:49 EST Wed, 18 Sep 2013, 11:26:16 EST Wed, 18 Sep 2013, 11:27:20 EST Wed, 18 Sep 2013, 11:34:10 EST Mon, 19 Jan 2015, 12:08:34 EST Fri, 06 Feb 2015, 11:16:06 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:42:24 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:39:45 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 221 Abstract Views, 91 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 12 Sep 2013, 12:37:20 EST