THE TEN OXHERDING PICTURES | 十牛図 | II. SPOTTING THE OX'S TRACKS
In silence, when our intellect is exhausted, a path begins to be visible as tracks come to the fore.
SHIN JIN MEI | 信心銘- DAY NINETEEN
By staying here in this moment, and acting skilfully with what comes up, we put away concepts of easy and hard. Just allow for what is needed in the here and now.
THE TEN OXHERDING PICTURES | 十牛図 | III. SEEING THE OX
As we are following the tracks, deepening our practice, the glue that holds the small self together becomes less and less effectual and at some point, we catch a glimpse of our true nature.
SHIN JIN MEI | 信心銘- DAY TWENTY
If we can stay awake and abide with what is coming up for us, experiencing directly, things follow their own courses.
A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Eighteen
“All past, present, and future Buddhas live prajna paramita and therefore attain anuttara-samyak-sambodhi.”
THE TEN OXHERDING PICTURES | 十牛図 | IV. CAPTURING THE OX
There is wrestling with ego - we can now shift our perspective and see it for what it is - strong and stubborn.
SHIN JIN MEI | 信心銘- TWENTY-ONE
We find that a narrative separated from truth and reality requires a lot of work to keep afloat.
A Heart Sutra Journey | Part Nineteen
“Therefore know, prajna paramita is the great mantra, the vivid mantra, the best mantra, the unsurpassable mantra.”
THE TEN OXHERDING PICTURES | 十牛図 | V. HERDING THE OX
We are slowly modeling clarity and turning our principles into expression.