{"product_id":"the-empty-mirror-experiences-in-a-japanese-zen-monastery-paperback","title":"The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanwillem Van De Wetering\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVan de\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeen 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 \u003ci\u003eCutting Through Spiritual Materialism\u003c\/i\u003e, has written, \u003ci\u003eThe Empty Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e \"should be very encouraging for other Western seekers.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is the first book in a trilogy that continues with \u003ci\u003eA Glimpse of Nothingness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAfterzen\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanwillem van de Wetering \u003c\/b\u003ehas lived with his wife on the Maine Coast for twenty years, but before that he lived literally all over the world --Holland, South Africa, London, Japan, South America. He is the author of a successful mystery series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691200319551,"sku":"9780312207748","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a5c97131ad111a173750b637cfd24fd6.webp?v=1764991327","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-empty-mirror-experiences-in-a-japanese-zen-monastery-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}