Teaching Dudeism

[groovypucks]

A Dudeist meditation center would be cool too.

Thoughts from other Dudeist brethren on these matters?

A Dudeist can meditate anywhere really. The Duder just so happen to do his in the tub, or the rug in the middle of the living room. He also found his center out on the lanes with his best bros. The key is to find your place, find your bros and your spot to get your groove on.

Happy 420 all. .

[Rev. Gary (revgms)]

I don't think Dudeism has anything really to offer to Dudes(other than community), it's the pseudo and non Dudes that need what Dudeism has to offer. Or those trying to find their Dudelyness, but feel they come up short. I bet most around here are not sure if they found Dudeism or if Dudeism found them, but it seems most feel it just fits right in there.

I keep thinking that Dudeist teaching is what we do, not what we need. Not saying it is about converting people, but inspiring them, sometimes they just need to know that we are out there, chill'n for a better tomorrow.

Thing is the achieve, achieve, achieve mantra has been hammered into our collective conscience, and the world is seeking balance from that exhausting affair. Like the sage, we are not meant to go and convert, we are meant to go and help. Sure there is some room for technical stuff for the Dude, ideas for doing weddings, blessing(?) and engaging others, but you really can't teach being Dude, you can only help find it. It's what can we do for the non Dudes out there, that's where our real work lies.

A master Dudeist sage can meditate in the third row behind home plate of Fenway on game day, it's the Walters, Treehorns and Big Lebowskis who could use a lesson in how to just take er easy.

Just some out loud thinking.

[Rev. RJ Dudemiester]

Was thinking about the subject of "teaching Dudeism." Perhaps an accredited College of Dudeism. Was also thinking how cool it would be to have Dudeism Conventions. Not a silly LebowskiFest, but a real convention of world wide Dudeist.

But, back to Teaching Dudeism; thoughts on establishing Dudeist teaching centers and places of laid back Dudeist fellowship, online, and in actual locations. A Dudeist meditation center would be cool too.

Thoughts from other Dudeist brethren on these matters?

I'm so down! In another thread I was asking where the LA area Dudeists are! I want to start just such a gathering place, and I have a chill venue in mind too!