Finding the Heart Sutra by Alex Kerr

An erudite and charming book . . . both a primer and a paean to one of the central texts of Buddhism known as the Heart Sutra. . . Alex Kerr delves into the Japanese soul Literary Review The material world is itself emptiness. Emptiness is itself the material world. Powerful mystical and concise the Heart Sutra is believed to contain the condensed essence of all Buddhist wisdom. This brief poem on emptiness has exerted immense influence throughout Asia since the seventh century and is woven into Paperback softback