OX HERDER

The 10 Bulls

1 Searching for the Bull

The practitioner feels disorientated, searching for a 'truth' they think is lost.
April 3, 2026
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2 Finding the Tracks

Intellectual understanding or glimpses of truth appear; the practitioner realizes their true nature exists.
April 2, 2026
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3 First Glimpse of the Bull

The seeker directly perceives the nature of reality (the bull).
April 1, 2026
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4 Catching the Bull

The bull is spotted, but stubborn. The practitioner struggles to subdue their wild mind.
March 31, 2026
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5 Taming the Bull

Through discipline, the mind becomes calmer and the ego no longer controls the practitioner.
March 30, 2026
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6 Riding the Bull Home

The struggle ends. the practitioner moves in harmony with their true nature, rejoicing.
March 29, 2026
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7 Bull Transcended

The practitioner realizes the bull (the concept of true nature) is just a mental construct. Only the self remains, serene.
March 28, 2026
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8 Both, Bull and Self Transcended

In the state of 'Both, Bull and Self Transcended', all sense of separation dissolves into pure nothingness.
March 27, 2026
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9 Reaching the Source

Observing nature and the world as they are, without subjective distortion.
March 25, 2026
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10 In the World

The enlightened person returns to daily life (the marketplace) to help others with compassion.
March 24, 2026
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