The dude and the zen master talked so long there was barely any time for questions from the audience. These conversations are ostensibly a meditation on how the dude from the big lebowski embodies various koans of zen philosophy. The dude and the zen master by jeff bridges, bernie. There are a lot of people that recommended this book. Zen master bernie glassman compares jeff bridgess iconic role in. Bernie glassman is a buddhist teacher and renowned zen master. The perfect gift for fans of the big lebowski, jeff bridgess the dude, and anyone who could use more zen in their lives. The dude and the zen master is an incomplete and spotty guide to zen philosophy, where sometimes the dudeism and the buddhism mix in a helpful way. For more than a decade, jeff and bernie have been close friends and in the dude and the zen master, we are granted access to the two. The dude and the zen master ebook, preface in their 1998 film, the big lebowski, the coen brothers introduced one of the most beloved cult icons of modern cinema, jeff the dude lebowski. Zen master bernie glassman compares jeff bridgess iconic role in the big lebowski.
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His most recent novel, the barbarian nurseries, was named a new york times notable book in 2011 and also won the california book award. Jeff bridges visited the siriusxm studios for a town hall with ew editor matt bean. Stories of the zen masters the story of the buddhas enlightenment in this article we look at the story of the buddha as a living symbol, a story that speaks to lives being lived now. Other articles where the dude and the zen master is discussed. The dude and the zen master paperback vromans bookstore. The dude and the zen master work by bridges and glassman. The dude and the zen master king county library system. Now a slice of their freewheeling exchange has been published in book form as the dude and the zen master. The dude and the zen master andrea miller lions roar.
Inspiring and often hilarious, the dude and the zen master captures their freewheeling dialogue and remarkable humanism in a book that reminds us of the. The dude and the zen master was a strange read for me, not just jumping abit outside my preferred genre, but also being a book i tried to enter with no preconceived notions. From the chapter titled just throw the fing ball, man. The dude and the zen master ebook, preface in their 1998 film, the big lebowski, the coen brothers introduced one of the most beloved cult icons of modern cinema, jeff the dude. Away from the spotlight, bridges is a dedicated practitioner of zen buddhism and for more than a decade has been close friends with zen leader bernie glassman. Buddhist master bernie glassman on the dude and the zen master 2012, a volume of observations and meditations that. The dude and the zen master by jeff bridges goodreads. Actor jeff bridges and zen buddhist bernie glassman discuss their book, the dude and the zen master. The book the dude and the zen master by bridges, jeff, glassman, bernie 2014 paperback it is extremely good to read. And whats so cool is that the two of them manage to address many of lifes. I understand it is not a total break down of the dude, and i know it is not a zen primer, but instead is just a weekend conversation between jeff bridges and bernie. The dude and the zen master doesnt read like a traditional book at allbut rather riffs like a jam session. It was in the midst of all that human comedy perpetuating itself into a new year that i received my copy of a new book i want to tell you about, a book by the name of the dude and the zen master.