The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (902 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1570626812 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Zen parody hits home Tofu Roshi is the alter ego of Susan Moon, a longtime Zen practitioner and writer living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tofu Roshi's advice to the lovelorn, instructions on meditation, and overall guidance on life gave me many, many belly laughs. Roshi's words are complimented by photos of his (or is it her? Tofu Roshi's gender is rather questionable!) students hard at work to get enlightened. If you know anything about Buddhism, or are involved in a Buddhist group {sangha), and are prone to taking yourself and the practice too seriously, this book is just the right medicin. A deadly serious book. Epops Some readers may be tempted to view this as a book of humor, intended to "lighten up" the often ponderous tendency of American practictioners of Eastern religions to take themselves too seriously. Such readers would be completely mistaken. This is a very serious book. The laughs it elicits on each page are merely sweet flavoring intended to make the deep truths of Tofu Roshi's teachings more palatable.Gahan Wilson's gruesome Forward is just a premonition of the deep sea of profundity that awaits the eager seeker after enlightenment in this bookThe best joke in the book is t. DharmaKarma said Entertaining book about meditation. This book was a very entertaining story about the No Way Zen Center. Tofu Roshi and his two students' rivalries carry the story through instructive chapters and humorous accounts of their lives. Nonetheless, their spiritual journies move them along their paths. As Tofu Roshi says "Life is like a washing machine-it is a transforming process. And like a washing machine, you do not always get out of it what you put into it."
Selections from his advice column alternate with commentary from narrator and disciple Ichi Su.. 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
Moon is coauthor of Risking Peace. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly 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 t
She is the former editor of Turning Wheel: The Journal of Socially Engaged Buddhism. Susan Moon is a writer and longtime Zen Buddhist who teaches popular writing workshops, mostly in California. She lives in Berkeley, California.