The sixth Zen Ox-herding picture or the sixth stage on the road to enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is called “Riding the Ox Home.” Hixon writes: “The Struggle is over. Gain and loss no longer affect him. He hums the rustic tune of the woodsman and plays the simple songs of the village children. Astride the […]
Seeing through the Trading Matrix: Taming the Ox (Zen Ox-Herding Picture 5)
The fifth Zen Ox-herding picture or the fifth stage on the road to enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is called “Taming the Ox.” Hixon writes: “With the rising of one thought, another and another are born. Enlightenment brings the realization that such thoughts are not unreal, since even they arise from our True Nature” (Coming Home: […]
Seeing through the Trading Matrix: Catching the Ox (Zen Ox-Herding Picture 4)
The fourth Zen Ox-herding picture or the fourth stage on the road to enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is called “Catching the Ox.” Hixon writes: “Today he encountered the Ox, which has long been cavorting in the wild fields, and actually grasped it. For so long a time it has reveled in these surroundings that the […]
Seeing through the Trading Matrix: First Glimpse of the Ox (Zen Ox-Herding Picture 3)
The third Zen Ox-herding picture or the third stage on the road to enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is called “First Glimpse of the Ox.” Hixon writes: “In every activity, the Source is manifestly present. When the inner vision is properly focused, one comes to realize that which is seen as identical with the true Source” […]
Seeing through the Trading Matrix: Finding the Tracks (Zen Ox-Herding Picture 2)
The second Zen Ox-herding picture or the second stage on the road to enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is called “Finding the Tracks.” Hixon writes: “Through the Sutras and teachings he discerns the tracks of the Ox. He has been informed that, just as differently shaped golden vessels are all basically the same gold, so each […]