Book description
Jeff Bridges is one of the world's most popular actors and his
unforgettable performance as The Dude in Coen Brothers film, The
Big Lebowski, made him a cult hero. His remarkable career as an
actor, performer and songwriter has brought him an Oscar, a Golden
Globe and a Critics Choice award. 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. It is Glassman
who has helped guide Bridges' lessons on the path to enlightenment and
the two have spent many hours discussing life, love, the movies,
creativity, happiness and death.
With wit, charm and profound insight, Bridges and Glassman discover
the Zen in iconic scenes and lines from The Big Lebowski. With
honesty and humour, Bridges explores how his Zen practice and his life
experience inform one another as he discusses his loving relationship
with his parents, his marriage, his highly successful career and his
warm connection with his fans.
Jeff Bridges is an Oscar-winning actor, performer, songwriter and
photographer. He has appeared in more than 70 films, including The
Big Lebowski, Crazy Heart, True Grit, Iron
Man, Seabiscuit, The Fabulous Baker Boys and The
Last Picture Show. He is co-founder of the End Hunger Network
and the national spokesman for Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign.
Bernie Glassman founded the Zen Community of New York, which later
became Zen Peacemakers, an international order of social activists. A
longtime Zen teacher, he also founded the Greyston Mandala, a network
of for-profits and not-for-profits creating jobs, housing and
programmes to support infividuals and their families on the path to self-sufficiency.
