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  • Taschenbuch: 288 Seiten
  • Verlag: Corgi (28. Januar 2014)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISBN-10: 0552169552
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552169554
  • Größe und/oder Gewicht: 12,9 x 1,9 x 19,8 cm
  • Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 58.234 in Fremdsprachige Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Fremdsprachige Bücher)

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An insight into both mind and soul from celebrated actor Jeff Bridges and Zen leader Bernie Glassman


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0 von 4 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich Von Bücherfan 09 am 6. Februar 2014
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Gleich einmal auffallend, wie schön das Buch gestaltet ist. Allein die Grafik, die Haptik, das schöne Cover-Papier. Es macht Freude, das Buch in die Hand zu nehmen. Tja, und wer Jeff Bridges mag, für den ist das Buch ein Muss. Hab es auch schon verschenkt und hat große Freude bereitet.
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Likely to Appeal to Jeff B. and Big Lebowski Fans More Than Buddhists 8. Januar 2013
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Odds are if you landed on this page, you want to like this book. I know I did. After all who doesn't love Zen master and innovative social activist Bernie Glassman or Jeff Bridges, especially in the persona of The Dude (I suppose my one caveat to liking JB is I'm less than fully enamored with him when my wife is swooning over how cute he is). So I did want to like this book--and parts of it are satisfying; and Jeff and Bernie do come off as loveable--but overall I find it problematic as a book, as opposed to, say, a video.

The philosophical heart of the book lies in looking at The Dude character as a kind of Zen master. For one example, roshi Glassman says on "The Dude is not in, leave a message": Not being in -- not being attached to Jeff or Bernie or whoever you are -- is the essence of Zen. When we're not attached to our identity, it allows all the messages of the world to come in and be heard. When we're not in, creation can happen." They also consider the expression "The Dude abides" from many different angles.

Some many find this of interest, but I find the notion of The Dude as a bodhisattva to be something of a stretch. Don't get me wrong, I'm a bona fide Big L fan, and rarely does a week go by (okay probably more like a few days) when I don't quote it ("you want a toe, I can get you a toe"), but taking The Dude as some kind of enlightened being seems to be confusing relaxed laziness with awakened awareness and compassion.

I suspect BG and JB don't take the words and thoughts in these pages all that seriously, but have embarked on this conversational book as a fundraiser. In that regard you can feel good about buying it and I bet it will be more satisfying to Jeff Bridges and Big Lebowski fans than it would be to Buddhist practitioners.

1/10/13 Edit: After posting this review, it occurred to me that I Walked to the Moon and Almost Everybody Waved: The Curiously Inspiring Adventures of a Free Spirit Who Changed Lives might be perfect for those interested in The Dude and the Zen Master. It's a nonfiction account of this once combative guy who had a spiritual transformation and spent much of the rest of his life on the road, traveling without money and focused solely on helping others. He's a big, funky guy with some out there beliefs (the outsized big guy aspect is what made me think of it as I could picture Jeff Bridges playing him in a movie), but ultimately he's got a big spirit and reading about his adventures on the road, is surprisingly uplifting.
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Not a self-help book, just a red nose in your pocket. 15. Januar 2013
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This is not a self-help book, or some guide to become a zen master. Dismiss any such misconceptions right away. It just isn't. It is, however, a simple book containing the comments and conversations of two friends reflecting on their lives and how the world has perceived things in unexpected ways, namely the movie "The Big Lebowski and the movie's character, the Dude". Accept it for what it is and the book is an interesting and entertaining read. No expectations are better than high expectations, in most cases, and this book is no different.

Now, don't take me wrong. I am not putting the book down. I throughly enjoyed reading it and will pass it around to my friends to read themselves. I am merely sad to read reviews of this book as if it was some self-help or Zen guide, and thus reviewed negatively. It was never marketed as one and never tries to be one. So, I don't understand the confused crossover.

The book is actually a few days of conversations between Jeff and Bernie, on various topics, recorded and the transcript organized into a somewhat coherent structure. You can really see the conversation back and forth in the way the book is formatted with the "Jeff: Jeff's thoughts. Bernie: Bernie's thoughts" sectioning to the chapters.

Each chapter is full of insights from both men, reflections of past experiences such as Jeff training with a master bowler for the role of the Dude, and random thoughts. If you have ever had, or listened to, a conversation between two old friends going on about anything and everything, then you know what is in this book. Two men, with unique lives, tossing around thoughts, over cigars.

An interesting and entertaining read, to say the least. You may be enlightened by the stories and comments within, but don't go into it expecting some kind of Zen-like realization. Don't get wrapped up in expectations, just take it at face value, and the face of the book is a picture of two friends smiling. It is worth a read, worth talking about later, and maybe worth buying a red nose to have in your pocket too.
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Life changing book! 10. Januar 2013
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First off... this book is awesome! I think it's a real life changing book, it's one of those books you read and few days later you find it positively impacting you.

The first opening sections were Bernie says, "Thinking's not the problem. We freeze up because we expect a certain result or because we want things to be perfect. We can get so fixated that we can't do anything. Goals are fine; what I don't like is getting caught up in expectations or attachments to a final outcome."

This book is not just about the Big Lembowksi that's just a metaphor. This book is about two people, living a good life with compassion, happiness, and most importantly - humor. You don't even have to have seen the Big Lembowski to enjoy this. Jeff explains his fascinating career in the movie and music industry; than explains how he used a non-attachment - just do it attitude. Some days are good; some days are not so good, and it doesn't do any good to get caught up whether it's good or bad.

Then Jeff goes on to explain how he used a non-attachment mind throughout his entire life. Jeff says, "Just do it. Get into the thing, see where it takes you." There's a tremendous amount of incredible wisdom, in here that you couldn't read anywhere else.

You get to peer into the life experiences of two incredible people. Or there's a great part were Jeff is talking about working on a movie with James Fonda and director told them to just do it! There's no need to let your mind wander to thousands of different worries you have -- just do it.

There's a great part were Jeff talks about working with Francis Coppola and how Coppola made him use improvisation on set. He relates these experiences to how to live a good life.

The philosophy in this book is life changing... Most importantly it's done in a humorous way that everyone will laugh. As Alan Watts says, "As they say in Zen, when you attain satori, nothing is left you but to have a good laugh." Jeff talks about how Watt's influenced his life growing up and how he was able to overcome several hardships.

Bernie talks about fear, explaining that the reason people get stuck is because they're afraid to act. They get so attached to some outcome that they made up. In life you go there and do it, you get rejected, you mess up, some days are incredible, and some days are not. The true key is to recognize this and become friends with it.

Bernie uses a great metaphor when he says, "Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily. Life is but a dream."

This book teaches you to enjoy life.
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enjoyable to degree you're getting the munchies 17. Januar 2013
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Okay, ignore those first half dozen or so 5-star reviews that publisher arranged for and let's get comfortably serious about this book. Some people get the munchies by their own volition -- they do things to get that way. You might be one of those people. If so, you are more likely to enjoy this book than the average person--even more than the average person that enjoyed the film "The Big Lebowski."

It's not a bad book (if you don't count "Whoa, man, what are you saying" occurring three times in the first few paragraphs as bad). But it's not a very good book either. E.g., it's not the deftly written script for "The Big Lebowski," a minor classic among films. It's just a couple of dudes rapping about the character from the movie. Basically, it's like "My Dinner with Andre" with the angst removed and voluntary munchies added. Or like the early David Letterman show without the band, commercials, and audience, and with munchies added.

It's is funny in places but you wouldn't buy this book just for the occasional humor.

It tells you a little about the film and avid fans might like it as much as they like anything having to do with the film. But you wouldn't buy this book for the film background and analysis.

You might learn something about Zen. After all, if you can find Zen in motorcycle maintenance, you can find it here too, or, for that matter, staring at the wall of a cave. For at least two of these, voluntary munchies will help.

If this book changes your life, you probably need to read more, more of lots of different books. But reading this book won't hurt you more than the price of the book and an hour or two of reading time. I'd recommend seeing "The Big Lebowski" again, and see what that does for you.
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The Dude and the Zen Master - A Good Read 15. März 2013
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First, I love Jeff Bridges - everything I know about him. It comes as no surprise, once you pick yourself up off the floor, that The Dude would be a model for Buddhists in the West. Reading the transcriptions of conversations between Jeff Bridges and his Zen Master is just like pulling up a chair and being there with them. Well worth it for the insights, the humour, and more reasons to like Jeff Bridges.
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