The Bull Transcended
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Astride the bull, I reach home. I am serene. The bull too can rest. The dawn has come. In blissful repose within my thatched dwelling, I have abandoned the whip and rope.
Part 7 of 10 Bulls by Kakuan
Transcribed by Nyogen Senzaki and Paul Reps
From Zen Flesh, Zen Bones