6’ - Riding The Ox

The text comes from the book Riding the Ox Home by John Daido Loori. It is an introduction to the Ten Ox-Herding Pictures, a series of traditional Zen paintings and poems that illustrate the stages of spiritual development. The text explains each stage of the journey, from the initial search for the ox, which represents the True Self, to the final stage of "Entering the Marketplace," where the seeker returns to the world, having realized their own inherent Buddha-nature.

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"Alchemy of Self" is a transformative process of personal growth, akin to how alchemists sought to turn base metals into gold. In a metaphorical sense, it refers to refining the human spirit, mind, and potential through self-discovery, learning, spiritual or psychological evolution, and/or working directly with a Teacher. In this series, famous and little-known texts about money, mind, and spirit are transformed into AI-based conversations that lead (you) the listener on your own inquiry. Listen carefully, let questions arise, and engage what you hear - now.