Friends,
I'm taking a short break from herding Ox Herding (but not from herding the ox) so that I can reflect on some modest changes to this blog. I'll return next week!
May you enjoy a wonderful holiday season!
Barry
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December 28, 2009
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About
- Zen teachers sometimes use the Ten Ox Herding Pictures to describe the path of awakening. Within this metaphorical framework, the ox symbolizes the secretive, unruly human mind.
- This weblog reflects my ongoing struggle with the ox. You can reach me (Barry Briggs) at oxherding [at] mac.com.
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Comments
- I’m truly grateful to everyone who leaves a comment on this blog. Even though many comments are generous and thoughtful, I’m often unable to respond to each one individually. Thank you for your understanding.
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American Zen
- Kwan Um School of Zen (Korean Zen)
Root Teacher: Zen Master Seung Sahn - Pacific Zen Institute (Japanese Zen)
Root Teacher: John Tarrant, Roshi - Zen Peacemaker Order (Japanese Zen)
Root Teacher: Bernie Glassman, Roshi - Unified Buddhist Church (Vietnamese Zen)
Root Teacher: Thich Nhat Hanh - San Francisco Zen Center (Japanese Soto)
Root Teacher: Shunryu Suzuki, Roshi - Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association (Chinese Chan)
Root Teacher: Master Sheng Yen - Order of Buddhist Contemplatives (Japanese Soto)
Root Teacher: Reverend Master Jiyu Kennet - White Plum Asanga (Japanese Soto & Rinzai)
Root Teacher: Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi, Roshi
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Thanks!
- I extend grateful appreciation to my daughter, Susie, who designed these sites; my wife, Susann, who daily calls me into relationship; Zen Master Seung Sahn, for crossing the ocean; and Zen Master Ji Bong, for patience over many years.
- May we together attain enlightenment and save all beings from suffering.
Copyright
- (c) 2008-2010, Barry Briggs. All Rights Reserved. Fair use permitted.
Finding the Ox
- Expressive Ox Herding
Modern version by Max Gimblett at the Japan Society. - New Ox Herding Drawings
A new set of drawings (and poems!) by Lynette Monteiro. This link takes you to the first of the ten images. - Cowgirl Ox Herding
A wonderful, country-western version of the traditional images from Maria Kannon Zen Center. - Poems on the Ox Herding Pictures
New poems by Zen Master Daehaeng. This link takes you to the first five poems. The second five poems were published on this site a few days later. - Talk on the Ox Herding Pictures
This is the first of a three-part talk on the Ox Herding Pictures by Shinjin Young. - Ox Herding Pictures
Images from the outer walls of a hall at Songgwangsa Temple in Korea. (PDF file) - Ox Herding Pictures
In Asia, the Ox Herding Pictures are commonly painted on the exterior of temple buildings. This beautiful set is from Mu Sang Sah, a temple in the mountains of Korea. - Ox Herding Pictures by Shubun
A classic version, in the public domain. - Ox Herding Pictures by Yokoo Tatsuhiko
A beautiful version, painted in the early 1990s. - Ox Herding Pictures
Traditional version, artist unknown. - Ox Herding Pictures
Traditional version, artist unknown. - Ox Herding Pictures
Photographs of a beautifully-painted version. Artist unknown. - Ox Herding Pictures by James Breslin
Modern, personal version. - Talk on the Ox Herding Pictures
Talk by Zen Master Ji Bong.
Interesting Sites
- 108 Zen Books
- 21awake
- A Raft
- A Sacred Friendship
- Aging As A Spiritual Practice
- American Buddhist Net
- American Buddhist Perspective
- An Appropriate Response
- Anchors and Masts
- Angry Asian Buddhist
- Babaloo Bonzai's Zen Soup
- Barbara's Buddhism Blog
- Beginner's Mind
- Bookbird
- Buddha Space
- Buddha Torrents
- Buddha Warrior
- BuddhaFrog's Zone
- Buddhist Art News
- Chad Kelderman
- Chan Poetry
- Cheerio Road
- Clear Mind Zen
- d'autre
- Dangerous Harvests
- Desolation Alley
- Dhamma Musings
- Dharma Folk
- Dogen and the Shobogenzo
- DQ's Windmill
- Dukkha Girl
- Echo of the Dharma
- Echoes of the Name
- Ecological Buddhism Blog
- Existential Buddhist
- Smilin' Buddha Cabaret
- firefly hall
- Flatbed Sutra
- Fly Like A Crow
- From the Lone Oak
- Full Contact Enlightenment
- genkaku-again
- HappiForever and the Hungry Ghosts
- Hardcore Zen
- Hey Bro! Can You Spare Some Change?
- Inklings
- Intense City
- Jade Mountains
- Jayarava's Raves
- John Small. Photos.
- Just 1 Foot in Yellow
- Just This
- Killing the Buddha
- Lassie & Timmy
- Life Is Like That
- Lotus in the Mud
- Luminous Heart
- Mind Deep
- Monkey Mind
- Mud and Lotus
- Musings
- No Zen In The West
- Non-Duality Cartoons
- Notes from a Burning House
- Notes in Samsara
- Nothing Exists, Despite Appearances
- Nothing to Attain
- One Day At A Time
- One Time, One Meeting
- One World At A Time
- Open Buddha
- Open Palm Zendo
- Pacific Northwest Seasons
- Perspectives
- Precious Metal
- Puerhan
- Random Thoughts
- Rev. Danny Fisher
- Sacred Texts
- Shambhala SunSpace
- Slipping Glimpser
- Slow Zen
- Somewhere in Dhamma
- Sweep the dust. Push the dirt.
- Sweeping Zen
- Sweeping Zen
- Sweetcake Enso
- The Big Old Oak Tree
- The Buddha Project
- The Buddhist Blog
- The Buddhist Channel
- The Dalai Grandma
- The Jizo Chronicles
- The Possible Way
- The Shobogenzo Koan Workshop
- The Wheel of Dharma
- The Worst Horse
- The Zen Community
- The Zen Site
- Think Buddha
- Thus I Have Read
- Tricycle Editor's Blog
- Bodhi Armour
- Wake Up and Laugh!
- Wandering Dhamma
- Western Novice
- Whiskey River
- White Belt Zen
- Wild Fox Zen
- With(out) Bounds
- WZEN
- Zafu Frog
- Zazen
- Zen Mirror
- ZENDOTSTUDIO
- Zenfant's Home for Dirty Dharma
- Zenosaurus
Oooo... I LOVE renovations! Have a creative rest, Barry!
Posted by: Genju | December 28, 2009 at 05:28 AM
Thanks, Genju!
Posted by: Barry Briggs | December 28, 2009 at 06:55 AM
The Ox and Herder pause in their paces,
Falling snowflakes cover their tracks.
The winter air is full of silence,
On frozen trees,
Spring buds prepare.
Enjoy your break, Barry. See you in the new year.
David
Posted by: David Clark | December 28, 2009 at 09:35 AM
I await your return. As I have said before, in this space, I don't think I need koans, I don't think I need a teacher, but I really need Ox Herding.
Enjoy your time away.
Posted by: bob | December 28, 2009 at 02:54 PM
And now I observe,
my attachment to a blog
known as Oxherding.
... a haiku...
Posted by: John Small | December 28, 2009 at 03:42 PM
Hey Barry, good luck with blog renovations, and Happy New Year.
Posted by: Suzanne | December 29, 2009 at 02:58 AM
Hey Barry. Change is good. Change is anyway, right? I've been considering some updates to my blog also. Now think + act is my next challenge.
Happy New Year,
jill
Posted by: jill i | December 29, 2009 at 09:21 AM
Hi Barry,
Thanks for you comments on my Zen Center post. They made me think about the focus of the writing, since as you pointed out, SFZC is definitely involved in the community. I ended up rewriting about half the post because of your comments, and I appreciate that you brought the errors I made to my attention.
Bows,
Nathan
Posted by: nathan | December 29, 2009 at 12:59 PM