Daily Dharma

Reaching the Source Too many steps have been taken returning to the root and the source. Better to have been blind and deaf from the… Read More »Reaching the Source

In the World Barefooted and naked of breast, I mingle with the people of the world. My clothes are ragged and dust-laden, and I am… Read More »In the World

Both Bull & Self Transcended Whip, rope, person, and bull all merge into no-thing. This heaven is so vast no message can stain it. How… Read More »Both Bull & Self Transcended

The Bull Transcended Astride the bull, I reach home. I am serene. The bull too can rest. The dawn has come. In blissful repose within… Read More »The Bull Transcended

Riding the Bull Home Mounting the bull, slowly I return homeward. The voice of my flute intones through the evening. Measuring with hand-beats the pulsating… Read More »Riding the Bull Home

Taming the Bull The whip and rope are necessary, Else he might stray off down some dusty road. Being well trained, he becomes naturally gentle.… Read More »Taming the Bull

Catching the Bull I seize him with a terrific struggle. His great will and power are inexhaustible. He charges to the high plateau far above… Read More »Catching the Bull

Perceiving the Bull I hear the song of the nightingale. The sun is warm, the wind is mild, willows are green along the shore, Here… Read More »Perceiving the Bull

Discovering the Footprints Along the riverbank, under the trees, I discover footprints! Even under the fragrant grass I see his prints. Deep in remote mountains… Read More »Discovering the Footprints

The Search for the Bull In the pastures of this world, I endlessly push aside the tall grasses in search of the bull. Following unnamed… Read More »The Search for the Bull