The Empty Mirror

Van De Wetering, Jan

ISBN 10: 0345339460 / ISBN 13: 9780345339461

Published by Ballantine Books, 1987

Seller Inventory # Abebooks49884

Synopsis:

A young Dutchman relates his experiences at a Japanese Buddhist monastery where he attempted to find the meaning of life as a disciple of a Zen master

Review: "This small and memorable memoir records the experiences of a young Dutch student who spent a year and a half as a novice monk in a Japanese Zen Buddhist monastery . . . What makes this account extraordinary is that the book contains none of the convert's irritating certitude."--"Time Magazine"
"What is accessible is the day-to-day description of life, of the monks themselves and of the others he met, of the jokes they played and the food they ate, of the moments of satori, the explosive moment of an understanding surpassing understanding."--"Los Angeles Times"

This small and memorable memoir records the experiences of a young Dutch student who spent a year and a half as a novice monk in a Japanese Zen Buddhist monastery . . . What makes this account extraordinary is that the book contains none of the convert's irritating certitude. "Time Magazine"

What is accessible is the day-to-day description of life, of the monks themselves and of the others he met, of the jokes they played and the food they ate, of the moments of satori, the explosive moment of an understanding surpassing understanding. "Los Angeles Times""

"This small and memorable memoir records the experiences of a young Dutch student who spent a year and a half as a novice monk in a Japanese Zen Buddhist monastery . . . What makes this account extraordinary is that the book contains none of the convert's irritating certitude." --Time Magazine

"What is accessible is the day-to-day description of life, of the monks themselves and of the others he met, of the jokes they played and the food they ate, of the moments of satori, the explosive moment of an understanding surpassing understanding." --Los Angeles Times

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Empty Mirror
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New