Status Updates From The Dude and the Zen Master

"Bernie: So if you think, 'Oh, I got knocked over and that's a sign that I'm not practicing well enough', all that happened was that you met a situation that was a little bigger than you, and that gave you a new opportunity for more practice."

"Bernie: ... Abiding nowhere, raise the mind of compassion. The Dude abides nowhere, which is the same as saying that the Dude abides everywhere. The Dude is not attached to some self-image, identity, or a life narrative. Since he abides nowhere, he is free to abide everywhere. Jeff: As he says in his phone message, The Dude is not in.

"'Abiding nowhere, raise the Mind.' If you can abide nowhere, you are raising the mind of compassion."

"Jeff: ... 'Always maintain a joyful mind.' Appreciate the struggles as opportunities to wake up."

"Jeff: ... We should all treat everyone we encounter as a righteous soul on account of whom the world abides. That's very Dude."