Contents

Foreword 3 1 Ternary and Trinity 11 2 Different Types of Ternary 16 3 Heaven and Earth 24 4 Yin and Yang 30 5 The Double Spiral 36 6 Solve et Coagula 43 7 Questions of Orientation 51 8 Celestial Numbers & Terrestrial Numbers 58 9 The Son of Heaven and Earth 65 10 Man and the Three Worlds 70 11 Spiritus, Anima, Corpus 75 12 Sulphur, Mercury and Salt 82 13 The Being and the Environment 88 14 The Mediator 97 15 Between the Square & the Compasses 104 16 The Ming T'ang 110 17 Wang: The King-Pontiff 116 18 True Man and Transcendent Man 124 19 God, Man, Nature 129 20 Distortions in Modern Philosophy 135 21 Providence, Will and Destiny 139 22 Triple Time 145 23 The Cosmic Wheel 152 24 The Triratna 158 25 The City of Willows 163 26 The Middle Way 169

The first step in the life of the spirit is the renunciation of the life of the flesh. The life of the flesh is the life of the senses, the life of the separate self. The life of the spirit is the life of the soul, the life of the universal self. The life of the flesh is the life of appearance; the life of the spirit is the life of reality. The life of the flesh is the life of change; the life of the spirit is the life of changelessness. The life of the flesh is the life of time; the life of the spirit is the life of eternity. The life of the flesh is the life of death; the life of the spirit is the life of immortality. The life of the flesh is the life of duality; the life of the spirit is the life of unity.

The second step in the life of the spirit is the realization of the unity of the self with the universal self. The life of the spirit is the life of freedom; the life of the flesh is the life of bondage. The life of the spirit is the life of peace; the life of the flesh is the life of strife. The life of the spirit is the life of love; the life of the flesh is the life of hatred. The life of the spirit is the life of light; the life of the flesh is the life of darkness. The life of the spirit is the life of truth; the life of the flesh is the life of error. The life of the spirit is the life of joy.