Jessica Davidson's Blog, page 61
October 12, 2015
Ox Herding Pictures: First Glimpse of the Ox
A nightingale warbles on a twig, the sun shines on undulating willows. There stands the Ox, where could it hide? That splendid head, those stately horns, what artist could portray them? This is where you get a glimpse of the truth you’re seeking. It isn’t full enlightenment because you only see the tail of […]
October 8, 2015
Ox Herding Pictures: Finding the Tracks
Innumerable footprints has he seenin the forest and along the water’s edge. Over yonder does he see the trampled grass? Even the deepest gorges of the topmost mountains can’t hide this Ox’s nose which reaches right to heaven. By asking the right questions you begin to sense there might be more to life than […]
October 5, 2015
Ox Herding Pictures: Seeking the Ox
Desolate through forests and fearful in jungles,he is seeking an Ox which he does not find. Up and down dark, nameless, wide-flowing rivers,in deep mountain thickets he treads many bypaths. Bone-tired, heart-weary, he carries on his searchfor this something which he yet cannot find. At evening he hears cicadas chirping in the trees. The first […]
