ID 1249788
Lot 101 | Carl Jung (1875-1961)
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
Autograph letter signed (‘C.G. Jung’) to Rivkah Shärf, [Bollingen], 6 June 1960
In German. 2 pages, 210 x 148mm. Headed paper.
On Jung’s dislike of Zen, a year before his death. Jung denigrates humans’ ambition for super humanity: ‘I am only interested in how I can live properly as a human being. This is difficult enough for me, so that I have no time left for any additional koans. I find the recitation of sutras unattractive. Like Indian philosophy, Zen appears medieval to me and, at least for a Western person, hardly desirable.’ He requests Cuban Bellinda cigars from his correspondent, comments on his new status as honorary citizen of Küsnacht, and recounts his successful birthday celebrations in Zürich.
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, Switzerland |
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| Auction house category: | Books and manuscripts |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, Switzerland |
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| Auction house category: | Books and manuscripts |
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