The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery

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Seen by many as a contemporary classic, Janwillem van de Wetering's small and admirable memoir records the experiences of a young Dutch student―later a widely celebrated mystery writer―who spent a year and a half as a novice monk in a Japanese Zen Buddhist monastery. As Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, author of Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, has written, The Empty Mirror "should be very encouraging for other Western seekers."It is the first book in a trilogy that continues with A Glimpse of Nothingness and Afterzen. Read more

ISBN10 0312207743
ISBN13 978-0312207748
Edition First Edition
Language English
Publisher St. Martin's Griffin
Dimensions 5.5 x 0.37 x 8.5 inches
Book 1 of 3 Zen Trilogy
Item Weight 7.5 ounces
Print length 146 pages
Publication date April 14, 1999

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