Beyond Emptiness Lies Your TrueNature—and Your MissionBeyond Emptiness is a clear and systematic guide to spiritualpractice, bridging transmission, philosophy, and practical application. Withits precise lineage, transcendent insights, and rigorous methods, this workilluminates the path of awakening in a language both accessible and profound.Hailed by Buddhist scholar Tan Xiyong, formerpresident of the North American Buddhist Association, as “the finest Buddhistwork of the last hundred years, perhaps longer,” Beyond Emptiness hasalso been praised as the most significant contribution to Chinese Buddhismsince Zhiyi’s Great Calming and Contemplation.This is not merely a book of doctrine, but aliving guide—showing how wisdom can break through conceptual boundaries andtransform both mind and life.Xuemo, born in 1963 as Chen Kaihong, is a renowned writerfrom Gansu, China. He has written over 80 books, published in more than 200 editions, withtranslations available in over 20 languages.Xuemo’s novel Into the Desert won the 2022Excellent Translation Award by the China International Communications Group (CICG),the 2024 NYC Big Book Award for Women’s Fiction and the 2024 Independent PressAward for Literary Fiction. Xuemo has been named International Impact BookAwards–Author of the Year 2025 for Into the Desert. His novel Curses of the Kingdom of Xixia won the2024 NYC Big Book Award for World Literature. The novel Wild Fox Ridge wonthe 2024 International Impact Book Awards, it was also honored with the 2025International Book Awards and 2026 NYC Big Book Award. White Tiger Passreceived the 2026 International Impact Book Awards. He has been nominated threetimes for the Mao Dun Literature Prize and has won the Dunhuang Literature andArt Award six consecutive times.The e-book editions of Desert Rites, Desert Hunters,White Tiger Pass, Love Letters from the Goddess, Eternal Loveand Reclaim the Throne of Your Heart have repeatedly ranked No. 1 onAmazon’s bestseller lists.
