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Ten Stages of
Taming the Ox of the Mind
Living as
sentient beings implies the state in which the conscience is ailing the black
ox. When the black ox commits transgression, the conscience constantly burdens
it with accusations. If one then
encounters the buddhadharma, the conscience inside the human mind is
awakened to establish the practicing mind.
In the Verses to
the Ten Oxherding Pictures, it is presented as the herdsboy. The herdsboy
gradually gains power and eventually eliminates the inner desires, disciplining
them to turn them into the white ox. After the transformation into the white ox
is complete, the sign of taking pride in oneself for that accomplishment is
gone.
Contents
Upon Commencing
the Lecture 7
Chapter One
Still Unherded 15
Chapter Two
Taming Begun 29
Chapter Three Accepting
Discipline 45
Chapter Four
Turning Its Head 61
Chapter Five
Docile and Submissive 81
Chapter Six Free
from Constraints 103
Chapter Seven
Perfectly Natural 119
Chapter Eight
Paying No Heed to One Other 137
Chapter Nine
Alone in the Light 153
Chapter
Ten Both Vanished 169 |
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