Product Description

Maurine Stuart was a princial American student of Soen Nakagawa Roshi. An accomplished concert pianist as well as a Zen master, she was the guiding teacher of the Cambridge Buddhist Association in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In the years since her death in 1990, her reputation as a teacher of great practicality, humor, and compassion has grown far beyond her original circle of students.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #495530 in Books
• Published on: 1996-11-19
• Released on: 1996-11-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 204 pages

Review
"Stuart's teachings retain their powerfully resonant Buddhist ferocity in the face of mortality and destruction, but her teachings transform Zen for an American context by pointing to ways that the lessons of Zen can be practiced in our everyday lives. . . . refreshing and nourishing."—Publishers Weekly



"Maurine Stuart-roshi was much like these wonderful teachings: intelligent, clear, and crisp as a tart apple, yet profoundly compassionate, with that hard-earned simplicity which springs from the turmoil of examined life through unsparing reflection and devotion."—Peter Matthiessen

About the Author
Roko Sherry Chayat, Dharma Teacher at the Zen Center of Syracuse, New York, is a student of Eido Roshi and also studies with Soen Roshi. She is the author of Life Lessons: The Art of Jerome Witkin.

Customer Reviews

The very best one
Of the many dharma-talk books that I have read, this is the very best one. If your meditation practice has become stale, read this. If you have abandoned your meditation practice, read this.

A beautiful little book full of compassion
I found this series of talks by Maurine Stuart to be full of compassion and enthusiasm for life. They were compiled towards the end of her life cut short by cancer. They cover the traditional elements of Buddhist teaching from the perspective of an American woman who was instrumental in the introduction of Zen into the US. I found it interesting to compare her teaching with the teaching of a Japanese teacher. Zen is Zen. An authentic life in the US or Japan is still authentic. Your troubles dont disappear (Maurine had to go through divorce then a terminal illness) But the quality of that life shines like a light in the darkness.

If you are into Zen. Read this. You guys especially might learn something.