The golden flower is the same thing as the gold pill. The transmutations of
spiritual illumination are all guided by mind.
II. The Original Spirit and the Conscious Spirit
1. From the point of view of the universe, people are like mayflies; but from
the point of view of the Way, even the universe is as an evanescent
reflection. Only the true essence of the original spirit transcends the primal
organization and is above it.
