A Glimpse of Nothingness
Author | : Janwillem van de Wetering |
Publisher | : St. Martin's Griffin |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2014-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781466874671 |
ISBN-13 | : 1466874678 |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In A Glimpse of Nothingness, celebrated mystery novelist Janwillem van de Wetering offers a sequel to his earlier memoir, The Empty Mirror, which concerned the author's experiences at a Zen monastery in Japan in the middle 1960s. Originally published in 1975, A Glimpse of Nothingness chronicles van de Wetering's time at the Moon Springs Hermitage in Maine. The book offers a complete and compelling description of the Zen path pursued by one sensitive Westerner who began his quest by seeking for the sense of it all-and who eventually came to realize at least a part of it. The follow-up to this book is van de Wetering's Afterzen.