{"product_id":"the-dude-and-the-zen-master-9780142180525","title":"The Dude and the Zen Master","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe perfect gift for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Lebowski\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeff Bridges's \"The Dude\", and anyone who could use more Zen in their lives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZen Master Bernie Glassman compares Jeff Bridges's iconic role in The Big Lebowski to a Lamed-Vavnik: one of the men in Jewish mysticism who are \"simple and unassuming,\" and \"so good that on account of them God lets the world go on.\" Jeff puts it another way. \"The wonderful thing about the Dude is that he'd always rather hug it out than slug it out.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than a decade, Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges and his Buddhist teacher, renowned Roshi Bernie Glassman, have been close friends. Inspiring and often hilarious, \u003ci\u003eThe Dude and the Zen Master \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures their freewheeling dialogue and remarkable humanism in a book that reminds us of the importance of doing good in a difficult world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Bridges\u003c\/b\u003e is an Oscar-winning actor, performer, songwriter, and photographer. He is a cofounder of the End Hunger Network and is the national spokesman for Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernie Glassman\u003c\/b\u003e is a Zen master and the first dharma successor to Taizan Maezumi Roshi, founder of the Zen Center of Los Angeles. He is well known for integrating Zen practice with social, economic, and educational initiatives. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eInstructions to the Cook \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Bearing Witness: A Zen Master's Lessons in Making Peace.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50727759806738,"sku":"9780142180525","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b0081576-6373-45ae-9bb8-25beae64212e.jpg?v=1734921477","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-dude-and-the-zen-master-9780142180525","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}