Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind: The Zen Journal And Letters Of An Irish Woman In Japan by Maura 'Soshin' O'Halloran, Maura O'Halloran, Maura O'Halloran
Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind: The Zen Journal And Letters Of An Irish Woman In Japan

Maura 'Soshin' O'Halloran, Maura O'Halloran, Maura O'Halloran

Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind: The Zen Journal And Letters Of An Irish Woman In Japan

Maura 'Soshin' O'Halloran, Maura O'Halloran, Maura O'Halloran

304 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction memoir reflective medium-paced
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In 1979, Maura O'Halloran moved to Japan and became the first woman--and the first foreigner--ever admitted to Toshoji Temple. Three years later, Soshin-san (O'Halloran's monastic name) became a dharma teacher. Although her life was cut short, tod...

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