35.
The expression "stopping at ultimate good" comes from the ancient
Confucian classic Daxue (Ta Hsueh; The Great Learning) and is
commonly employed in later Taoist alchemical texts. "The infinite" is a
Taoist and neo-Confucian term for the state of awareness prior to
discursive discrimination.
"Activating the mind without dwelling on anything" is a famous line
from the popular Buddhist Diamond Cutter Scripture. The sixth patriarch
of Chan Buddhism is said to
have become enlightened on hearing this line of scripture being recited
as he was passing through a marketplace.
As for "effecting openness," The Book of Balance and Harmony says,
"Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism—all simply transmit one openness.
Throughout all time, those who have transcended have done the work
from within openness. Openness and sincerity are the essence of
alchemy, learning Buddhism is meditation plunging into openness; and
as for learning the affairs of Confucian sages, selflessness in openness
clarifies the celestial design."
37. Again Wilhelm proposes a misleading translation: “to be unminding in
all situations" he renders as "forever dwelling in purposelessness." It is
likely that Jung derived some of his more bizarre ideas about Eastern
