The Teachings of Li Wang Ho

Jean Michaud (1884–1961)

The J. Michaud Archive exists to preserve, publish, and distribute the writings of Jean Michaud, whose works are — each in its own way — master­pieces of occult and mystical literature. And yet, because they have long been out of print and copies of the originals are scarce (and now virtually unobtainable at any price) they remain almost entirely unknown and forgotten. For these reasons, together with The Nova UMA Press we are once more making these works available to all who may benefit from them.

Description

¶ The wise precepts and instructions of Master Li Wang Ho are expounded in prose and verse, constituting a wafture of poetic perfection for all those who thirst for Truth and hunger for enlightenment. Above all, the book will appeal to everyone who has sought in vain for authentic Teachings that provide answers to the great questions of Life and Being. It is these latter readers who will appreciate the sublime heights of philosophy reached in this remarkable work. Heights that provide many clues to the mysteries of God; of good and evil, beauty and ugliness, Time and Space, and the workings of the Mind in all its varying combinations of ignorance and wisdom. Approached with an open mind and heart, The Teachings of Li Wang Ho have the power to raise our thinking and change our life in many positive ways and directions.

¶ Throughout the book, we follow the Sage and his disciples as they engage in courteous discussions on everything from matters of practical daily conduct to some of the more arcane secrets of Nature; the discourse always being couched in a melodious tongue and peppered with sharp wit and humour. We read the inspired poetry of Singing Nightingale, a young wandering poet-musician, still lost in the beauties of the celestial realms from which his Mind has seemingly never departed; and we negotiate the tormented one-liners of Lu-shun, a neophyte whose tortured self is a very true portrayal of the wandering embodiment of pride and hatred, fully controlled by his lower instincts and passions—and yet, in the eyes of the Master, possessing the potential for Good as much as anyone else.

¶ We meet the sublime Lady Silver Lotus, to whom the book is dedicated, a Heavenly bride-to-be to the enlightened Emperor, in the final days before she is to take up her new abode in his splendid palace; and the beauty of Silver Lotus is only equalled by her humility and wisdom: “Her face was like a flower and glowed like the jasmine’s sheen; her sweet body smelt of spice and nard and myrrh; music sprang from the gentle touch of her hands; and one glance from her was sufficient for the recipient to be drowned within the deep wells of her glorious eyes.”

¶ At the very least, The Teachings of Li Wang Ho are filled to the brim with useful practical wisdom that one can apply as easily and successfully in daily life today as two thousand years ago. It is a work of great universal appeal, untainted grace and enduring value, which should interest every reader who has at least some propensity for a good life, noble thought, beauty and refinement.