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Thank You and OK!: an American Zen Failure in Japan
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FRONT MATTER 🔊

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PREFACE

 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

 


1 COMING

AWAKE IN THE DARK

SULPHUR IN THE AIR

RIDES TO HOGOJI 

GANGBUSTER ZEN 

TITLES OF RESPECT 

SOUNDS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD

MEETING OLD FRIENDS 

INTRODUCTIONS 

OWL AND DREAMS 

 

2 SETTLING

ON A SLOW TRAIN HOME

KOBASHI TO THE RESCUE 

OLD SCROLLS, NEW MATCHES 

JENGLISH AND ENGLESE 

LAUNCH AND LUNCH 

TEA TIME 

JAKUSHIN ON THE BOTTOM 

MARITAL BOWS 

UNDER THE BEAMS 

ORYOKI THE TRUE WAY 

REMEDIAL BREATHING 

BEANING THE SPIRITS 

CREEPIN’ MUKADE 

KOJI, BOUND BY DUTY 

 

3 WALKING

TAKUHATSU, “TO ENTRUST THE BOWL” 

LEARNING THE BUREAUCRACY 

MOTHER'S DAY CARD 

KOBASHI BLOWS IT 

TAIZEN SMOOTHS IT OUT 

A LETTER & A TABLE 

A WALK WITH FATHER SAM 

HUSBANDS AND WIVES 

LION AND ROCKS 

KATAGIRI 

READING IN THE RAIN 

SMOKE IN THE KITCHEN 

 

4 LIVING

AT ISHITAKI’S 

THE FOURTH GRAPE 

A STITCH IN SPACE 

LECTURE PREP 

KNOCKIN' 'EM DEAD 

IT’S THE ENVIRONMENT, STUPA 

THE GOOD WITCH 

DOUBTING THE SUN'S SON 

MOO IF YA LOVE BUDDHA 

BURYING GARBAGE 

THE NINJA AND THE CLOCK 

THE BODHISATTVA'S VOW 

SAVING THE SALAMANDER 

MR. TEN SQUARE FEET 

SHUKO TELLS ALL 

OUR DUST RUNNETH OVER 

 

5 LOOKING

DRIVING ME CRAZY 

READING PALMS 

DUELING SUTRAS 

JUST ME AND MY BROOM 

ELECTION RESULTS 

CLEANING GENE 

NORMAN GETS HIS WAY 

GANGSTERS IN TH'MIDST 

 

6 DANCING

PREPARATION FOR HOYO 

ATTRACTING CROWDS OF DERISION 

SERGEANT IN ROBES 

INCIPIENT FRUIT OF LABOR 

GOOD FRIDAY THE 13TH 

THE HEARTLESS SUTRA 

PERIOD THEATER 

ADDRESSING WOMEN 

CUT THE MOZO 

GOODBYE TO KATAGIRI  

LSD NO, WHALE MEAT YES  

 

7 GOING

EDDIE DUCHIN IN THE POST OFFICE  

PRISONER OF PEACE  

A CHAT WITH KOJI  

THE TYRANT OF NARA 

A VISIT AND A CALL 

WE REMEMBER KATAGIRI 

GETTING WET TOGETHER 

A FINAL SURPRISE 

WORSHIP IN THE RUINS 

VITAL ENERGY 

BIRTHDAY BOY 

I'M OFF 


8 GONE BEYOND

ASHES TO DUST 

TRAIN REFLECTIONS 

A LETTER FROM NORMAN 

 

EPILOGUE

BUILDING A FUMIDAI 

ONE DROP

 

GLOSSARY

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