Psychology of Yoga and Meditation : : Lectures Delivered at ETH Zurich, Volume 6: 1938–1940 / / C. G. Jung; ed. by Martin Liebscher.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
• VerfasserIn: Jung, C. G.,
• MitwirkendeR: Falzeder, Ernst,; Liebscher, Martin,; McCartney, Heather,; Peck, John,; Shamdasani, Sonu,
• HerausgeberIn: Liebscher, Martin,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Philemon Foundation Series ; 22
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (408 p.) :; 25 b/w illus.

Jung's lectures on the psychology of Eastern spirituality—now available for the first timeBetween 1933 and 1941, C. G. Jung delivered a series of public lectures at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. Intended for a general audience, these lectures addressed a broad range of topics, from dream analysis to the psychology of alchemy. Here for the first time are Jung's illuminating lectures on the psychology of yoga and meditation, delivered between 1938 and 1940.In these lectures, Jung discusses the psychological technique of active imagination, seeking to find parallels with the meditative practices of different yogic and Buddhist traditions. He draws on three texts to introduce his audience to Eastern meditation: Patañjali's Yoga Sûtra, the Amitâyur-dhyâna-sûtra from Chinese Pure Land Buddhism, and the Shrî-chakra-sambhâra Tantra, a scripture related to tantric yoga. The lectures offer a unique opportunity to encounter Jung as he shares his ideas with the general public, providing a rare window on the application of his comparative method while also shedding light on his personal history and psychological development.Featuring an incisive introduction by Martin Liebscher as well as explanations of Jungian concepts and psychological terminology, Psychology of Yoga and Meditation provides invaluable insights into the evolution of Jung's thought and a vital key to understanding his later work.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- General Introduction -- Editorial Guidelines -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Introduction to Volume 6 -- Translator’s Note -- THE LECTURES ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF YOGA AND EASTERN MEDITATION CONSISTING OF WINTER SEMESTER 1938/1939 AND THE FIRST HALF OF SUMMER SEMESTER 1939 AS WELL AS LECTURES 1 AND 2 OF THE WINTER SEMESTER 1940/1941 -- Winter Semester 1938/1939 -- Summer Semester 1939 -- Winter Semester 1940/1941 -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index -- The Collected Works of C. G. Jung