The paperback Bible of Dudeism is almost here! And you can contribute! Soon to be published, The Tao of the Dude is the essential guide for practicing Dudeists to keep their minds limber and avoid uptight thinking. The book will consist of collected quotes from great Dudeist thinkers throughout history. It addresses various subjects near and dear to the Dudeist heart, such as conflict ("This Aggression Will Not Stand"), leisure ("Just Take it Easy Man") and tolerance ("That's Just, Like, Your Opinion, Man"). Featuring luminaries like Bertrand Russell, Lao Tzu, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Kurt Vonnegut and many many more, this collection makes it plain that Dudeism is a creed that has existed down through the ages. Each chapter features inspiring and thought-provoking introductory essays by Oliver Benjamin (the founder of Dudeism) which discuss how each topic is realized in The Big Lebowski and in other works of art and philosophy throughout history. Currently, we're looking for contributors who would like to contribute quotes, passages from books (both fiction and non-fiction) and other tidbits of interesting insight that can help to illuminate the Dudeist way of thinking. Submissions can be sent here. If you know of a really great quote but you don't know who said or wrote it, send it on anyway and maybe we can figure it out. Folks whose contributions are particularly noteworthy will recieve a free copy of the book. However, everyone who contributes material that ends up in the final copy will have their name listed in an appendix. Here are the topics/chapters that will be in the book: THIS AGGRESSION WILL NOT STAND Conflict A WORTHY FUCKIN’ ADVERSARY War and Politics OUR BASIC FREEDOMS Liberty and Lifestyle JUST TAKE IT EASY, MAN Leisure & Relaxation GO FIND A CASH MACHINE Money and Materialism ARE YOU EMPLOYED, SIR? Work KEEP MY MIND LIMBER Intellect and Uptight Thinking A LOT OF INS AND OUTS Open-mindedness and Creativity THAT’S JUST, LIKE, UH, YOUR OPINION, MAN Pluralism and Tolerance CAN’T BE WORRIED ABOUT THAT SHIT Peace of Mind AND PROUD WE ARE OF ALL OF THEM Ambition and Achievement THE FUCKING EAGLES, MAN The United States of America WHAT’S A HEE-RO? Heroism SOME KIND OF AN EASTERN THING Zen Dudeism A WISER FELLER THAN MYSELF ONCE SAID Knowledge and Education NEW SHIT HAS COME TO LIGHT Progress WHAT IN GOD’S HOLY NAME ARE YOU BLATHERING ABOUT? Religion CAREFUL, MAN, THERE’S A BEVERAGE HERE! Alcohol A PRETTY STRICT, UH, DRUG UH, REGIMEN Drugs STRONGLY VAGINAL. …AND A PAIR OF TESTICLES The Sexes THIS AFFECTS ALL OF US, DUDE Idealism and Morality THE PREFERRED NOMENCLATURE Language and Conversation WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? The “F” word THERE’S NOT A LITERAL CONNECTION Art, Literature & Film THE WHOLE DURNED HUMAN COMEDY Funny Stuff THE ROYAL WE Friendship & Community REALLY TIED THE ROOM TOGETHER The Dudeiverse FURTHER ON DOWN THE TRAIL Dudevolution The Tao of the Dude is also a regular column, featured in the PaiPost, a tiny, provincial newspaper in a small traveler's town smack-dab in the middle of nowhere, somewhere in the north of Thailand. Pai is the perfect Dudeist town, offering an indigenous Asian outlook, a cult of expat Japanese hippie musicians, lots of people from all over the world who traveled thousands of miles to get high and sleep in hammocks all day, the odd Creedence Clearwater Revival song wafting from hither and thither, and a strict (but optional) drug regimen to keep your mind limber. Tao of the Dude 1 - Zen and the Art of Dudeism Tao of the Dude 2 - The History of Dudeism - American Dudey Tao of the Dude 3 - Dude Vagabond, Secret Agent, Man Note: these are only the first three of a series of twelve (and counting) published columns, which will be published elsewhere soonish.
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