Zen Ox-Herding Pics - Part 2 of 3 ~ Shinzen Young

[greenrate]

"Nothingness" . . . doesn't need to mean "no thing".

It can instead mean: "no specific one thing as opposed to (or preferred to) any other".

In other words: every thing together. One-ness.

Not complete ABSENCE (except of choice/preference) . . . but compete FULLNESS.

[davechuck]

Wonderful explanation of the meditative path. THANK YOU!

[ElizabethReninger]

substance - form - purpose of enlightenment here something similar to the three kayas?

[mbrensilver]

This is very helpful. Much gratitude.

[ElizabethReninger]

yum :)

[jiilin]

there is no spoon nor ox

[ElizabethReninger]

Shinzen,

Many thanks for this wonderful introduction to the Ox Herding pictures!

One question: when my ox arrives, will it be my personal ox, or the same ox that (working overtime!) brings all living beings to the home of Enlightenment?