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Ten Ox Pictures
--Seeking an ox
Upon going out to seek an ox through the bushes that are extending into the distance,
water is deep, mountains are deep, and roads are deeper.
There is no way to find it due to being physically tired and mentally exhausted.
The sound being heard is only the warbling whistle of cicadas.
-- Finding traces
Under the tree in the edge of the water are disordered tracks.
Did you see it through the green grasses!
How come does it hide a skyward snoot even in deep mountains and profound places!
--Seeing an ox
Yellow oriole warbles on a bough.
Sunlight is warming.
Wind is cool.
Green willows are on the hill.
There would not be a way out any more.
It is hard even for an ox with gallant horns to do it.
--Catching an ox
Even though it is caught with all the spirit, it is hard to handle it due to the strong muscle and powerful mind.
It climbs up to the highland on one occasion, it stays deep into the cloud on another occasion.
--Growing an ox
The reason that a whip and a bridle are not always put down is the likeliness of going unruly into the dust world.
Once it is well tamed and meek, it is naturally following a person without a bridle.
--Riding on an ox home
On riding on an ox slowly to the home town the fluted sound of barbarians is flowing on the sunset glow.
One song after another shall have unlimited meanings.
Is there a need to say that one knows what songs they are!
--Forgetting an ox at home
Upon riding on an ox and arriving home, an ox also empties out and people has nothing to do.
Even though the reddish sun soars high, it seems like still dreaming.
An whip and a bridle are lying uselessly between the thatched houses.
--Forgetting both an ox and people
An whip, a bridle, an ox and people all empty out.
Because the blue empty sky spreads out in the distance, it is hard to deliver a news of activities.
How come the fire flower in a reddish blazing fire pot tolerates and takes snow!
After reaching beyond that much, it can join the mind of a zen master.
--Returning to the source
On returning to the source and looking back, all the efforts were made.
Even without seeing anything out there due to sitting in the small hermitage
preferably right now as the deaf and the dumb,
water is naturally far off and flowers are naturally reddish.
--Entering the market place with hands down
In spite of entering the market place with the naked chest and the bare feet, and covered with ashes and dirts, the face is full of the flowers of laughter.
It blooms open on the dried bough of trees right now even without using the mystic power of a Taoist hermit.
"Your evil tongue will lead you to ruin. You must keep the stopper in the bottle. Only open it when needed".