THE WORK

My books, wherever they reach,
turn resigned, tormented souls into happy people.

– ON MY BEHALF

Under the name Hortus conclusus (Enclosed Garden), Bô Yin Râ symbolically compiles his spiritual teaching work. He explains its meaning in the opening chapter of the final volume of this opus, which also bears the title Hortus conclusus.

The series comprises 32 books and spiritual paintings. Additionally, Bô Yin Râ authored writings that complement the main work and left behind secular artworks, primarily landscapes.

Since 1927, all writings have been published by Kober Verlag AG in Bern, Switzerland. Some art prints of his paintings are also available there; additional fine art prints can be found here.

The Hortus conclusus series has been translated into Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, French, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish, with publications in the respective countries.

Although Bô Yin Râ encourages reading his works in German, as noted in the book Codicil to the Hortus conclusus (page 10), this website provides only a summary of their meaning in English.

THE WRITINGS

Anyone who has once immersed themselves in my manner of depiction
and then allows words and syllables to penetrate their inner self
will receive from their own innermost depths what they need.
– ABOUT MY WRITINGS

For an initial overview, all listed writings can be downloaded as PDFs or read directly on the screen. The table of contents is provided at the beginning of each book.

If these works become cherished companions for repeated reading, we recommend the printed publisher's edition as the ideal format for a calm and contemplative engagement with the content.

The Hortus conclusus series includes the following 32 books:

The Book On The Royal Art (1913/1932) 

> The Book On The Living God (1919/1927) 

The Book On The Life Beyond (1920/1929) 

The Book On The Human Nature (1920/1928) 

The Book On Happiness (1920) 

The Path To God (1924) 

The Book On Love (1922/1931) 

The Book On Solace (1924) 

The Book Of Dialogues (1920) 

The Secret (1923) 

The Wisdom Of St. John (1924) 

Signposts Along The Way (1928) 

The Mirage Of True Freedom (1930) 

The Path Of My Pupils (1932) 

The Mystery Of Golgatha (1922/1930) 

Ceremonial Magic And Myth ( 1924) 

The Meaning Of This Life (1927) 

More Light (1921/1936) 
Life's Highest Goal (1925) 

Resurrection (1926) 

Worlds Of Spirit (1922) –> View the painting cycle Worlds here

Psalms  (1924) 

On Marriage (1925) 

On Prayer (1926) 

Spirit And Form (1924) 

22 German Mantras–The Use Of Mantras (1922) 

Worlds Of Life (1923) 

Above The Everyday ( 1934) 

Reality Eternal (1934) 

Living In The Eternal Light (1934) 

Letters To One And To Many (1935) 

Gated Garden–Hortus Conclusus (1936) 

The following works were published as extensions of the core teachings of the Hortus conclusus:

The Realm of Art (1921/1933)
Enigmas Of The Nature's Invisible Realm (1923)

About My Books (1929) –> Excerpt 

My Work As A Painter (1932) 

Concerning My Name (1927)

About My Books (1929)
Codicil To The Hortus Conclusus (1937) 

Miscellanea (1938)
On Godlessness (1939)

Spiritual Relationships (1939)

Gleanings I And II

Bô Yin Râ created spiritual paintings for meditation in inner calm and seclusion. These images speak for themselves, allowing the artist’s voice to be heard.

Further background information on the paintings, images documentations, and downloadable files can be found in the Catalogue Raisonée.

Click on the thumbnails to view higher-resolution images. On most systems, you can switch to full-screen mode (and back) using the F11 key on a PC or Ctrl-Cmd-F on a Mac.

UNIO MYSTICA

LOGOS

The following are words from Bô Yin Râ himself:

... shall the contemplation awaken s o u n d and r h y t h m in the soul.

–WORLDS OF SPIRIT

SPIRITUAL PAINTINGS

SOUNDS OF CREATION

DAWN OF THE WORLDS

THE AWAKENING OF THE SOUL

COSMIC AWARENESS

MAGICAL POWERS

MARRIAGE

WEIHENACHT (*referring to Christmas)

All of these paintings are available as fine art print.

I wouldn’t know how to convey the essence of these paintings to viewers through 'explanations,'
because if what is depicted here could be captured in words,
then I wouldn’t have expressed it in form and color.

I can only say that everything I reveal in these images
is as real and self-evident to my inner vision
as any object in the external world is to my outer sight.
I have met people who see the same with their inner eye
and were delighted to recognize an artistic representation of it here.

– WORLDS OF SPIRIT

The Worlds painting cycle consists of 20 works and is part of the book Worlds of Spirit (Welten).

Further information can be found in the Catalogue Raisonné.

Most images are in landscape format, with some in portrait format.

> Click on the image to view each one in full size.

The images shown here are from the 4th edition of the book Worlds of Spirit, published by Kober Verlag. Most of the Worlds paintings are available from Kober Verlag as high-quality art prints or even replicas.

SECULAR PAINTINGS

The drawings and secular paintings digitized by the Deutsche Bô Yin Râ Foundation are presented, along with background information, in the Catalogue Raisonée chapter.

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