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Please: (1) Doesn't Life really make you wonder sometimes (?) (2) It's alternatingly awesome (for what you find) . . . and disconcerting (for what you might have missed). (3) I came across a reference to "The Secret of the Golden Flower" (translation by Cleary) a few weeks ago in some author that I trusted. So I ordered it from the library and then it sat around beneath a pile of other books that I was making my way through. (4) The book eventually came due for return and I still had half a dozen of the other books unread . . . so I considered giving it a pass after all. (6) But then it had happened that a day came free for me and for some reason I chose it next for my full attention . . . *** (7) Wow,. (8) Although I've studied QiGong for some time . . . I haven't read any classic Daoist literature at all. (9) "The Secret of the Golden Flower" has been a great experience. (10) I'm particularly struck by: the multiple shocks of recognition, across space and time (so to speak), of what was being talked about the memorable figurative language in which the experiences were expressed (11) The best example of the latter is probably "turning the light around" . . . as a concise summary of spiritual practice. *** (12) So some additional help with this from members here, please: How many are familiar with this text (?) How do you rate/place it among other classics of Daoist literature (?) Thanks very much (!)