false 2405629 1 An Arrow to the Heart is an exciting, trail-blazing, non-traditional translation and commentary of the Heart Sutra, an ancient and highly revered text in Mahayana Buddhism. This sutra is a concise presentation of the emptiness of all experience. Almost cryptic in its brevity, it confounds and inspires all who read it. <br><br> Free of the cultural clothing in which Buddhism came to the West, An Arrow to the Heart goes straight to the heart of the Heart Sutra. In the tradition of Hakuin and others, McLeod's provocative tone and unpredictable turns consistently derail any conceptual understanding of this classic Buddhist scripture. Instead, he throws the reader into the very emptiness the Heart Sutra describes. The result is a sense of previously unsuspected possibilities that illuminate every nook and cranny of your life. <br><br> It's also a delightfully irreverent combination of wit, irony, prose, and poetry. If you are looking for a traditional commentary on the Heart Sutra, this is probably not the right book. This book is for people who aren't afraid of having the ground pulled out from under them. <br><br> Only in the last few years have senior Western teachers such as Ken McLeod started to write commentaries that truly mix the culture and style of Western thought with a deep respect and understanding of such traditional texts as the Heart Sutra. 2412795 16 10 2007 An Arrow to the Heart: A Commentary on the Heart Sutra total:3|5:2|4:1| 3 14 5 1 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 19:42:55 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 19:45:10 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri May 22 13:36:25 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 13:36:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 04 19:58:44 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 19:58:44 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Apr 17 06:53:07 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 17:12:05 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Feb 22 18:23:56 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 18:24:00 -0800 2008