alms

 As the Patchen letters book 

is getting around, some people 

seem surprised that so many 

asking-for-money letters are included. 

Larry Smith who wrote the foreword 

to the book explains it best, 

“As to the relentless asking for 

funds, to me it's like a Buddhist monk 

begging for rice...honoring the 

giving and the making.” 

Also, for an excellent recent 

review of the book, 

see Shadowtrain 39:  

 www.shadowtrain.com