At the age of thirty, the author left his family, his girlfriend and his job as a designer to undertake a year of ascetic training at Eiheiji, one of the most rigorous Zen training temples in Japan. This book presents an account of his experiences. It describes various aspects of training, including how to meditate, how to eat and how to wash. At the age of thirty, Kaoru Nonomura left his family, his girlfriend and his job as a designer to undertake a year of ascetic training at Eiheiji, one of the most rigorous Zen training temples in Japan. This book is Nonomura's