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- 158 pages
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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 studentâlater a widely celebrated mystery writerâwho 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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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Notice
- Contents
- 1. The gate of the monastery, a chicken, and a vendor of noodles
- 2. Meditating hurts
- 3. Life is suffering
- 4. Caught between the tigers
- 5. A large glass of soya sauce and a dangerous snake
- 6. A thirsty fish
- 7. A difference of rank and a pigeonâs egg
- 8. The first sesshin and the whaleâs penis
- 9. A little black magic
- 10. Rohatsu, week of weeks
- 11. The eightfold path and a jump into the swamp
- 12. A shameless day and satori in the willow quarter
- 13. Devils are no good, you know that, donât you?
- 14. If you donât hold out your hand a Zen master will be murdered
- 15. A court lady discourteously treated
- 16. Attempted manslaughter and doing some shopping
- 17. Is a cloud a member of the sky?
- 18. Whatever ends begins
- Also by Janwillem van de Wetering
- About the Author
- Copyright