The Bay - 10 Ox Herding - Part 3


The Bay - 10 Ox Herding - Part 3
Artist: Jonas Claesson
Title: The Bay - 10 Ox Herding - Part 3
Type: Matted Giclée Print
Size: 8.5 × 8.5” Print in 12×12” Mat
Jonas Claesson, in a collaboration with Shinji Asai and Junichi Asai.
It is a surfer's search of the true nature of the mind, based on the story from "Ten Ox Herding".
Ten Bulls or Ten Ox Herding is a series of short poems and accompanying drawings used in the Zen tradition to describe the stages of a practitioner's progress toward enlightenment and her or his return to society to enact wisdom and compassion.
“Once all of the physical and mental adversities were conquered, "The bay of dream waves" was finally found. Through the gruelling process of sheer physical and mental exhaustion, there comes a state of true enlightenment. A realisation that the deeper part of the mind is in fact observing you. This is the glimpse into your true mind at work.”