THE OX HERDING SERIES, 2005
Ten Sculptures of the Ox Herding Series

I   Searching for the Ox

Alone and exhausted, you begin your search.

II   Finding Traces of the Ox

The tracks of the ox lead you far into the vastness.

III   Seeing the Ox

You see the ox, your true self, for the first time.

IV   Catching the Ox

Continuously struggling, you are face to face with your own stubborn will.

V   Taming the Ox

Now you can be gentle with the ox, for you have begun to tame yourself.

VI   Riding the Ox Home

Now at ease, you and the ox travel home together.

VII   Forgetting the Ox

Having returned home you realize there never was an ox outside of yourself.

VIII   Transcending the Ox

With complete surrender, both you and the ox have disappeared.

IX   Returning to the Source

There is only the endless source; no doing, no attainment, no spiritual path.

X   Entering the Marketplace

Completely awake, you return to daily life with no trace of the journey.