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. . When Banzan was walking through a market he over heard a conversation between a butcher and his customer. "Give me the best piece o...

. . The 10 Bulls By Kakuan Illustrated by Tomikichiro Tokuriki Transcribed by Nyogen Senzaki and Paul Reps . .  The bull is the eternal prin...

. . .  . I.                      The Search for the Bull In the pastures of this world, I endlessly push aside the tall grasses in search of...

. . . II.                      Discovering the Footprints Along the riverbank under the trees, I discover footprints! Even under the fragran...

. . . III.                      Perceiving the Bull I hear the song of the nightingale. The sun is warm, the wind is mild, willows are green...

. . . IV.                      Catching the Bull I seize him with a terrific struggle. His great will and power are inexhaustible. He charge...

. . . V.                      Taming the Bull The whip and rope are necessary, Else he might stray off down some dusty road. Being well trai...

. . . VI.                      Riding the Bull Mounting the bull, slowly I return homeward. The voice of my flute intones through the evenin...

. . . VII.                      The Bull Transcended Astride the bull, I reach home. I am serene.  The bull too can rest. The dawn has come....

. . . VIII.                      Both Bull & Self Transcended Whip, rope, person, and bull – all merge in NO-THING. This heaven is so va...

. . . IX.                      Reaching the Source Too many steps have been taken returning to the root and the source. Better to have been ...

. . X.                     In the World Barefooted and naked of breast, I mingle with the people of the world. My clothes are ragged and dus...

. . The Zen master Hakuin was praised by his neighbors as one living a pure life. A beautiful Japanese girl whose parent owned a food stor...

. One evening as Shichiri Kojun was reciting sutras a thief with a sharp sword entered, demanding either his money or his life. Shichiri t...

. Just before Ninakawa passed away the Zen master Ikkyu visited him.  "Shall I lead you on?"  Ikkyu asked. Ninakawa replied:  ...