August 5, 2019
Featured Photo August 8

City Center dokusan room; figurine of the sixth of the oxherding pictures – Riding the Ox Home. Photo by Chris Shelton.

6. 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 harmony,
I direct the endless rhythm.
Whoever hears this melody
will join me.

—Commentary by the 12th century monk Guo-an Shi-yuan

Features, For Mary Watson

Remembering Mary Watson

I want to invite us to be with Mary's spirit, because she really embodied compassion. When Blanche gave her the precepts, she gave her the name, Eyes of Compassion, Nurturing Teacher, and that's what Mary was.