Jeff Bridges

Zen 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." His buddy Jeff puts it another way. The wonderful thing about the Dude, he says, is that he'd always rather hug it out than slug it out. For 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, "The Dude and the Zen Master "captures their freewheeling dialogue about life, laughter, and the movies with a charm and bonhomie that never fail to enlighten and entertain. Throughout, their remarkable humanism reminds us of the importance of doing good in a difficult world.

Jeff Bridges is one of the worlds 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.

El maestro zen BERNIE GLASSMAN compara el legendario personaje de JEFF BRIDGES en la película El gran Lebowski con uno de los escasos hombres justos de los que habla el Talmud: uno de esos hombres del misticismo judio que son tan simples, humildes y buenos que Dios permite que el mundo siga adelante gracias a ellos. Su colega Jeff Bridges expresa lo mismo, pero de otra manera. Para el, lo maravilloso de El Nota (The Dude) es que siempre prefiere dar un abrazo antes que un puñetazo.El oscarizado Jeff Bridges y su maestro, el roshi Bernie Glassman, han sido intimos amigos durante mas de una decada. El Nota (The Dude) y el maestro Zen es una obra inspiradora y divertida que recoge sus reflexiones sobre la vida, la risa y las peliculas con un encanto y bonhomia que nunca dejan de iluminar y entretener. De principio a fin, su notable humanismo nos recuerda la importancia de hacer el bien en un mundo dificil.