Status Updates From The Dude and the Zen Master

"just throw the fucking ball man!"

well it’s buddhism’s same problems. you try to talk about the glory of dissolving into the emptiness and meanwhile everything talks about compassion and goodness without any explanation/justification for how a value system exists without a god. or rationale why the nothingness would define anything at all. it’s feel good to be sure but the emperor has no clothes

Already read this once, but encouraged my 18 year old to read it with me. He needs some guidance during his formative years and who better to give it than me and The Dude?!

Commonplace wisdoms but told in a fun way

“It’s not about perfection, it’s about authenticity.”

Really just a conversation. Kind of repetitious at times. Jeff's takes about his acting career were a plus.

‘Hugging it out instead of slugging it out’ Jeff Bridges

The discourse is just like, so mellow, man.

"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."

diggin' it!

I'm really getting a lot to think about with this book, and seems to have come at the perfect time for thoughts and concepts I was already formulating.

Reading this at the perfect time. Very enjoyable and learning much.

Enlightening

To describe this book, Jeff Bridges/The Dude says:

"To me, this book is sort of like a snakeskin. A snakeskin is something you might find on the side of the road and make something out of--a belt, say, or a hatband. The snake itself heads off doing more snake stuff--getting it on with lady snakes, eating rats, making more snakeskins, et cetera."

Loving this book so far...whimsical and inspiring conversation between the Dude and his Zen mentor.

Loving this book so far...whimsical and inspiring conversation between the Dude and his Zen mentor.

Loving this book so far...whimsical and inspiring conversation between the Dude and his Zen mentor.

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I wish I was there to witness the conversations between these two!

ugh

Not a light read, but a good read...

interesting book, it's like listening in on a conversation between the two authors. The dude definitely gives you things to think upon.

My boyfriend spotted this at the library for me as I'm a huge Jeff Bridges fan and wow!! I'm so glad he did. It's a gem of a find. Really enjoying the read and getting a lot out of it :)

Christmas gift finish by Jan 4

Around page 100 this book went from the sacred to the profane.

Changing from awesome cosmic concepts to specific examples we should emulate like Richard Pryor and Wavy Gravy! Then I was educated on how Obama has brought us all together with his childhood hunger programs.

I'm skeptical that the path to enlightenment is a mind-numbing, giant bureaucracy to control parents and their children.

Today's wisdom - don't corner a rat.