榮格的精神分析理論與中國古代內丹學《太乙金華宗旨》兩者雖是在不同文化時空背景下產生的；然而兩者共同目標是超越人類自我生命的局限而與宇宙相結合。每當心靈與宇宙相結合的時刻，榮格認為這是自性的顯現，個體化歷程的目標；而內丹學修道者認為是金丹道成，並以金華曼陀羅為象徵。榮格認為金丹道成即是自性的顯現，而其象徵由曼陀羅來呈現。總之當我們內觀自己生命的根源，兩者分別以曼陀羅之中心象徵為生命的目標，在實踐過程裡探討者在曼陀羅的象徵中發覺到生命與宇宙的整體和存在的指標。

Carl Jung’s theory of psychoanalysis and Chinese Taoist book T’ai I Chin Hua Tsung Chih (The Secret of Golden Flower ) about Neidan practices(internal alchetype) both are the formations from different cultural backgrounds and time periods. Nevertheless both share the same goal which is trying to go beyond the personal life in order to meet the infinite progress of cosmos. In this way Jung thinks the Self is thus presented through the process of individualization. The Self is the central archetype which is the totality of the personality and symbolized by the mandala. For Chinese believes through the spiritual practice of internal alchemy one will get the golden elixir known as Jindan(金丹) which is symbolized by the mandala of the golden flower. Thus, in order to find out the origin of life we have to turn inward, in this way we sent the flow of life back to the unconsciousness. Then the symbol of the golden flower as one of an example appears from the archetype in the field of the unconsciousness. However the mandala we discover in the collective unconscious has the wholeness of the Self and power within.