5. Taming the Bull…
5. Taming the Bull. [Taming the Ox.] – Kuòān Shīyuǎn [Kaku-an] (Late 12th century): Ten Bulls [Ten Ox Herding Pictures] / (Bull [Ox] = True self; Bull [Ox] herder = Self seeking true self) / (4. Catching the Bull… ←… More »

![IMAGE: 4. Catching the Bull. [Getting Hold of the Ox.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Oxherding_pictures_No._4_edit312-200x150.jpg)

![IMAGE: It is the first step that is troublesome [difficult]. [The first step is always the hardest.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/boy-1272637_640-200x112.jpg)







![IMAGE: Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. [Patriotism: Your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. / Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ai-generated-9017144_640-100x67.jpg)





