#Pure hearts of georgia full
While it is called Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind, the book is full of Maura's soul.
These aspects of herself fulfill one another rather than cancel each other out. So this is a person! She is a Zen monk, yes, but she is also a splendidly educated Irish-American from a large and loving family, intellectually ambitious, attractive and attracted to men of all sorts, hungry for the world's goods. Like Virginia Woolf in her diaries or Elizabeth Bishop in her letters, Maura O'Halloran appears on the page singular and whole. a remarkable record of a life fully lived, a unique and inspiring and even heartbreaking book. "'Maura-san," or 'Soshin'-celebrated during her lifetime in the Japanese media as an anomaly of anomalies, a female Irish Zen monk-has come to be regarded as a Buddhist bodhisattva or saint of compassion. It will be a must-have for Maura's previous fans-and will surely find her thousands of new ones. This expanded edition includes never-before-seen entries and poems, the author's unfinished novel, and an afterword that discusses the book's cultural impact. These journal entries and letters home reveal astonishing, wise-beyond-her-years humor, compassion, wisdom, and commitment. Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind is Maura's beautifully-written account of her journey.
She would herself become recognized as a Zen master-in an uncommonly brief amount of time. Absolutely absorbing from start to finish, this is a true story you might truly fall in love with.Īt only 24, Maura O'Halloran left her Irish-American family stateside and traveled to Japan, where she began studying under an inscrutable Zen master. One of the most beloved Buddhist books of all time-having inspired popular musicians, artists, a documentary film, and countless readers-is now in an expanded, new edition, loaded with extras.
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