Seeing through the Trading Matrix: Searching for the Ox (Zen Ox-Herding...
Near the beginning of The Matrix, Neo is asleep with his head lying on his right arm on top of his computer desk. His computer is automatically searching for information on Morpheus. Searching…...
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The Choice Soon Neo will be confronted with a choice of paths. On Neo’s computer screen green-lit words appear, “Follow the white rabbit… Knock, Knock.” Simultaneously, Neo hears two loud knocks on his...
View ArticleSeeing through the Trading Matrix: Finding the Tracks (Zen Ox-Herding Picture 2)
The second Zen Ox-herding picture or the second stage on the road to enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is called “Finding the Tracks.” Hixon writes: “Through the Sutras and teachings he discerns the tracks...
View ArticleSeeing through the Trading Matrix: Catching the Ox (Zen Ox-Herding Picture 4)
The fourth Zen Ox-herding picture or the fourth stage on the road to enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is called “Catching the Ox.” Hixon writes: “Today he encountered the Ox, which has long been cavorting...
View ArticleSeeing through the Trading Matrix: Taming the Ox (Zen Ox-Herding Picture 5)
The fifth Zen Ox-herding picture or the fifth stage on the road to enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is called “Taming the Ox.” Hixon writes: “With the rising of one thought, another and another are born....
View ArticleSeeing through the Trading Matrix: Riding the Ox Home (Zen Ox-Herding Picture 6)
The sixth Zen Ox-herding picture or the sixth stage on the road to enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is called “Riding the Ox Home.” Hixon writes: “The Struggle is over. Gain and loss no longer affect him....
View ArticleSeeing through the Trading Matrix: Ox Forgotten, Self Alone (Zen Ox-Herding...
The seventh Zen Ox-herding picture or the seventh stage on the road to enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is called “Ox Forgotten, Self Alone.” Note that the phrase “Self Alone” refers to the seeker as self...
View ArticleSeeing through the Trading Matrix: Both Ox and Self Forgotten (Zen Ox-Herding...
The eighth Zen Ox-herding picture or the eighth stage on the road to enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is called “Both Ox and Self Forgotten.” Hixon writes: “The final illusory barrier has evaporated: All...
View ArticleSeeing through the Trading Matrix: Return to the Source (Zen Ox-Herding...
The ninth Zen Ox-herding picture or the ninth stage on the road to enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is called “Return to the Source.” Hixon writes: “This waxing and waning of life is no phantom or...
View ArticleSeeing through the Trading Matrix: Entering the Marketplace with Helping...
The tenth Zen Ox-herding picture or the tenth stage on the road to enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is called “Entering the Marketplace with Helping Hands.” Hixon writes: “Carrying a gourd, he strolls...
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