First edition stated. Date on title page. Number line beginning with 1. Fine wraps/paperback. Only trivial, if any signs of age/wear/previous use. Appears to be signed by author on first/half title page: "for my dharma brother, XXXX- with the hope that you find some little grace of wisdom here in the Tofu's teaching Sue moon".

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Title

The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi

Publisher

Boston, Massachusetts; Shambhala Publications, Inc.

Publication Date

1988

Language

English

ISBN 10

0877734615

ISBN 13

9780877734611

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

No Jacket

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Synopsis

Tofu Roshi speaks from his No Way Zen Center, offering advice on such matters as how to get a dog to meditate and calming the worries of those fearing their loved ones may be going off the spiritual deep end

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This collection of spiritual advice from Tofu Roshi of the No Way Zen Center, including a running commentary from narrator and disciple Ichi Su concerning her complicated relationship with the master (she is not even sure if Tofu is a man or a woman), pokes gentle fun at New Age believers. In his answers to readers' letters, Tofu gives out free-wheeling counsel that ranges from the practicalfor the concerned parents whose daughter is trying to convert their cat to a strict vegetarianto questions of deep philosophical nature: "Why is there something, rather than nothing?" and "What is the meaning of life?" Tofu has remedies for everyone in this diverting book, but often, "like a basketball that teeters a long moment on the rim, only to fall outside the Hoop of True Understanding," it is difficult to ascertain just what Tofu has prescribed. There is a breath of scandal here, too, because in the sacred bowels of the No Way Zen Center, Ichi Su and Tofu are discovered passionately shaving each other's heads. Moon is coauthor of Risking Peace. Photos not seen by PW.
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