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At age 24, Maura O’Halloran traveled to Japan, where she began studying Zen, first in Tokyo and later in the remote northern countryside. Her journey into the depths of her heart and mind is portrayed in this memoir. Journal entries and letters home recounting her quest to become a Zen master... read more

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First Sentence

I phone Toshoji Temple. Am met at temple by Tessai-san.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Maura O'Halloran (Author)

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  1. buddhism
  2. contemplative
  3. memoir
  4. zen 
 

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