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Ten Oxherding Pictures

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I Am an Oxherd Boy 01:27
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I am an oxherder boy This is my job Take care of the ox I am an oxherder boy This is my life Me, the ox, these pastures I am an oxherder boy This is it All the world, day in, day out
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In the Pasture 02:57
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In the pasture of the world I search, I search In the pasture of the world I search, I search Through rivers, mountains, the tall grasses and forests I just can’t find it for all my strength In the pasture of the world I search, I search In the pasture of the world I search, I search Through rivers, mountains, the tall grasses and forests With all my heart I work exhausted In the pasture of the world I search, I search In the pasture of the world I search, I search Gain and loss Right and wrong This and that
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Aha 02:04
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Aha! Footprints! Footprints along the riverbank Under the trees Footprints! Aha! Footprints! Footprints along the riverbank Under the trees Footprints! So It’s possible Studying the sutras Sitting with the world Knowing the source of delusion Aha! Footprints! Footprints along the riverbank Under the trees Footprints!
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On the Path 03:07
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I hear, I feel, I see, I sense, I smell, I taste Here no ox can hide Here no ox can hide On the path I hear the nightingale I am moving on the path On the path There is no separation I am moving on the path Hearing, feeling, seeing, sensing, smelling, tasting Here no ox can hide Here no ox can hide On the path I hear the nightingale I am moving on the path On the path There is no separation I am moving on the path Senses merge and Engage the world Be welcome Through the Gate On the path I hear the nightingale I am moving on the path On the path There is no separation I am moving on the path
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He is Mine 03:22
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Train the Beast 03:06
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The whip and the rope keep him on the path The whip and the rope keep him on the path The whip and the rope keep him on the path Train the beast, train the beast When he’s trained, he’s gentle as a lamb When he’s trained, he’s gentle as a lamb When he’s trained, he’s gentle as a lamb Train the beast, train the beast As you become more conscious More thoughts flow Discipline Do not hesitate Now, now, now he will not stray Now, now, now he will not stray Now, now, now he will not stray Train the beast, train the beast Discipline Do not hesitate Train the beast, train the beast
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Returning Home 02:36
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Returning home, riding on top Returning home with a song Returning home, riding on top Returning home with a song It’s over It’s over The struggle is finished Watching the clouds No words Playing my flute the evening through Yes, come and join in the song Playing my flute the evening through Yes, come and join in the song If beckoned Not turning back If stopped, not staying Watching the clouds No words Returning home, riding on top Returning home with a song Returning home, riding on top Returning home with a song
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And So I am Home 02:29
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And so I am home Now I am serene, the ox serene I’ve put away the whip and rope And so I am home Now I am serene, at night it’s bliss I’ve put away the whip and rope And so I am home And so I am home All is one, all is one The moon emerges from a cloud Sweet clarity As I breathe one path of clear light Has been shining for eternity And so I am home And so I am home And so I am home . . . One perfect enso
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Enso 02:03
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i) Add up a whip, a rope, a herdboy and on ox-- Nothing, empty Huh ii) Footprints of the patriarchs Can a snowflake survive a raging fire iii) The mind is clear No attachments Seeking no enlightenment
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Tranquilly On 02:24
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Too many steps in the pasture of the world How I searched, how I worked And now I am back at the source The river flows tranquilly on, tranquilly on Too many steps in the pasture of the world How I searched, how I worked And now I am back at the source The river flows tranquilly on, tranquilly on The water is blue The mountain green Now I sit Now I sit Looking at the world Looking at the world The river flows tranquilly on, tranquilly on And look— Red flowers! Red flowers.
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Just Let 04:31
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I enter the market Walking with my stick I return home Refusing to follow The path of the past Wine shop and fish market Become enlightened And enlighten me Barefoot He mingles in the world His clothes ragged His face blissful, smiling No need for magic No need for anything Just let the dead tree bloom again Just let the dead tree bloom again Everyone I look upon Everyone I look upon Everyone I look upon Wakes up [Gasshō]

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Songs to narrate and reflect on the classic Zen Buddhist koan.

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released December 11, 2017

words and music by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
© 2017 Worldmaking.net (ASCAP)

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