SPP2026: The Ox-Herding Pictures

About this episode

This episode introduces The Ten Ox-Herding Pictures as part of Upaya’s Spring Practice Period.

In this second session of Upaya’s Spring Practice Period, Senseis Shinzan, Monshin, and Ryotan, and Hoshi Senko introduce the text that anchors this practice period — The Ten Ox-Herding Pictures: Our Journey of Awakening — its origins, images, […]

People in this episode

Host: Joan Halifax

Topics covered

• Zen practice
• Buddhism
• Awakening
• Spiritual journey
• Ox-herding pictures

Keywords

• Zen
• Buddhism
• Ox-Herding Pictures
• spirituality
• awakening

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Ten Ox-Herding Pictures

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