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9781570626814

The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi

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  • ISBN13:

    9781570626814

  • ISBN10:

    1570626812

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-05-01
  • Publisher: Shambhala
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Summary

Tofu Roshi-the fictional "Dear Abby" of Zen Buddhism-counsels his readers about their spiritual problems in this hilarious spoof of America's search for enlightenment. Selections from his advice column alternate with commentary from narrator and disciple Ichi Su.

Author Biography

Susan Moon is the editor of Turning Wheel: The Journal of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. She is the author of The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi and coeditor, with Lenore Friedman, of Being Bodies: Buddhist Women on the Paradox of Embodiment.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. ix
Introductionp. 1
How to Meditate: "I seem to exhale more completely than I inhale."p. 7
Proper Form and Ritual: "A tangle of used dental floss was stuck to the bottom of my sock."p. 24
Finding One's True Path: "I can't seem to stay with one guru long enough to get enlightened."p. 41
Staying on the Path: "How can I get my higher and lower self to cooperate with each other?"p. 56
Intimate Relationships: "Now he spends all his free time sifting through ashes for stubs of incense."p. 74
Family Life--The Path of the Householder: "Can a person stuck in full-lotus position fulfill his role as husband and father?"p. 99
Philosophical Concerns: "Why is there something, rather than nothing?"p. 125
How to Give Up Self-Improvementp. 147
Glossaryp. 153
About the Authorp. 157
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