Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi

Name: Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi
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ISBN: 9781570626814

ISBN-10: 1570626812

ISBN-13: 9781570626814

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Authors: Susan Moon, Gahan Wilson, Marc Landau

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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.

Book details

List price: $21.95
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 172
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.43" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.462
Language: English

In his ninth decade as a human being and his sixth as a master cartoonist, Gahan Wilson (born dead in 1930) continues to produce cartoons for a variety of magazines including Playboy and The New Yorker.



Foreword



Introduction




How to Meditate: "I seem to exhale more completely than I inhale."



Proper Form and Ritual: "A tangle of used dental floss was stuck to the bottom of my sock."



Finding One's True Path: "I can't seem to stay with one guru long enough to get enlightened."



Staying on the Path: "How can I get my higher and lower self to cooperate with each other?"



Intimate Relationships: "Now he spends all his free time sifting through ashes for stubs of incense."



Family Life--The Path of the Householder: "Can a person stuck in full-lotus position fulfill his role as husband and father?"



Philosophical Concerns: "Why is there something, rather than nothing?"



How to Give Up Self-Improvement


Glossary


About the Author