Aug 14, 2025
Martin Goodson

Gentling the Bull | Chapter 7

Book Extract

A reading from a foundational text about Zen training. We learn how the student has managed to transform their heart and so is able to perceive (and be in the presence of) a great mystery.

The title of the Chapter - Bull Forgotten Man Remains - concludes the full integration of the Bull energy into the human form. It signals the end of that part of the gentling process and begins the final ascent 'up the mountain' which is the religious path proper. It also highlights the importance of reverence in the face of the deep mysteries that are to be encountered on this part of the journey and the necessity for 'I' to be softened up so as not to be shattered by it.

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