Heart Sutra with Lotus Merciful Sea “Mayumi Oda’s pure

“Mayumi Oda’s pure

To achieve the yin yang

” Divine Gardens pairs Oda’s artwork with essays by her fellow practitioners

Poli'ahu sits by Lake Waiau

Paloma Pavel

Heart Sutra with Lotus Merciful Sea “Mayumi Oda’s pure"The heart sutra is probably the most well known, most important of the Buddhist sutras. It is very short and condensed to a little over 270 words, and it has been my practice for nearly 40 years to copy it. When I can't paint, I burn incense and sit, going through each character of the sutra, spending almost an hour. It is like a meditation to clear my mind and clarify my perception. I played with the overlay effect in this series, placing paintings