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300 a| 344 p.c| 09.000 x 06.000 in.;

440 4 a| The World As Home Ser.;

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520 8 a| Annotationb| Transcendence can come in many forms. For Mary Rose OReilley a year tending sheep seemed a way to seek a spirituality based not on climbing out of the body but rather on existing fully in the world, at least if she could overlook some of its earthier aspects. The Barn at the End of the World follows OReilley in her sometimes funny, sometimes moving quest. Though small in stature, she learns to flip very large sheep and help them lamb. She also visits a Buddhist monastery in France, where she studies the practice of Mahayana Buddhism, dividing her spare time between meditation and dreaming of French pastries.;

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586 a| Minnesota Book Awards (nominated), 2001;

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650 4 a| Religious Lifex| Buddhism;

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Barn at the End of the World The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd

Author/creator	O'Reilley, Mary Rose Author
Format	Electronic
Edition	Reprint
Publication Info	Minneapolis : Milkweed Editions Jackson : Perseus-PGW [Distributor]
Description	344 p. 09.000 x 06.000 in.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subjects	Religious Biography Catholics Quakers Religious Life--Buddhism. Buddhism--Doctrines.

Series	The World As Home Ser.
Summary	Annotation Transcendence can come in many forms. For Mary Rose OReilley a year tending sheep seemed a way to seek a spirituality based not on climbing out of the body but rather on existing fully in the world, at least if she could overlook some of its earthier aspects. The Barn at the End of the World follows OReilley in her sometimes funny, sometimes moving quest. Though small in stature, she learns to flip very large sheep and help them lamb. She also visits a Buddhist monastery in France, where she studies the practice of Mahayana Buddhism, dividing her spare time between meditation and dreaming of French pastries.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Awards note	Minnesota Book Awards (nominated), 2001
Genre/form	Electronic books.
ISBN	9781571312549
ISBN	1571312544 (Trade Paper) Active Record
Standard identifier#	9781571312549
Stock number	00035606

Barn at the End of the World The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd

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