{"product_id":"the-empty-mirror-janwillem-van-de-wetering-9780312207748","title":"The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janwillem Van De Wetering, Van de\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312207743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312207748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/31\/1999","brand":"Janwillem Van De Wetering","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994830438655,"sku":"9780312207748","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d5df3af-853c-4e8e-85d2-8fe28fb6d189.jpg?v=1683332426","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-empty-mirror-janwillem-van-de-wetering-9780312207748","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}