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Ox-herding 4

Posted on June 25, 2024 by lynnjkelly

The Ten Oxherding Pictures are a classic Zen story-telling device about the search for enlightenment. The following commentary by Martine Batchelor is excerpted from her book, Principles of Zen (Thorsons/HarperCollins), as published in Tricycle magazine in the spring 2000 issue. With bows to … Continue reading →

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