Sometimes the pressing matters of life require that I yield various interests and diversions. This is one of those times.
Thus I'm taking a short break from Ox Herding, with plans to return next Monday. Best wishes for the week!
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March 08, 2010
Yield
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- 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.
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Posted by: Uku | March 08, 2010 at 02:10 PM
I'm observing that my daily oxherding read has become habitual. There's a little, "Everything is going to be ok because there's oxherding every day." Attachment comes in many flavors.
This picture reminds me how comically apt signs can suddenly seem. Driving back from the BC Vipassana retreat, we spotted an enormous "Self Storage" sign along the highway. After ten days of meditation that seemed very, very funny.
Then there are those pesky Stop Signs. Yield, Stop, Merge, Lane Ends, Curves Ahead, Load and Unload only, Exit only...
Wait a minute. Something is definitely going on here.
Posted by: John Small | March 09, 2010 at 09:17 AM
yield is my favorite road sign... make way for others and join the flow
Posted by: pete | March 12, 2010 at 04:10 AM