The Ox Herder consists of a series of pictures painted by the Japanese Zen monk Tensho Shūbun. In this book Rune Ødegaard, a seasoned Christian Gnostic teacher and Zennist, shares his insights on the spiritual and psychological process displayed in these five-hundred-year-old images.
Delving deeply into the spirit of Zen, they may be regarded as a journey from seeking Zen to simply being Zen. This journey is a lifelong transforming story, yet at the same time, nothing special. It is a journey to Nowhere.
“This book is an important and honest work that will be utilized in our teaching activity.” — Sōzen Larsen Kusano, Buddhist priest in the Norwegian Soto Zen Order.