The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery by Janwillem van de Wetering

The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery

Janwillem van de Wetering

160 pages first pub 1973 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy informative reflective relaxing fast-paced
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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...

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