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 ...
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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 .
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The previous owner's name is penned on the front endpapers. Pages have some highlighting. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
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Very Good- in Very Good- jacket. Second printing of the first American edition. Tight, sturdy, and square, text very good. Blue cloth with a hint of spotting, gold/silver gilt titling remains bright. Foxing to top edge. DJ unclipped, prev seller's sticker to front flap, light shelfwear, now protected in Mylar wraps. NOT ex-lib. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0395182824. The author's first book. Translated from the Dutch. First American printing. Very good in a very good (light damp mark at the rear flap fold) dust jacket.
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