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It is interesting to realize how limber the mind must be in order to translate a translation of the words of Lao Tzu into a proper nomenclature that relates to dudeism and the Dude--or basically Big Lebowski quotes and what-have-you.

When the oil patterns of life are not conducive to a certain regimen that keeps the mind limber, one may find himself being forced to remain uptight in order to roll strikes. It is important to always remember that life is all about strikes and gutters, ups and downs. These seemingly opposite situations are often dictated not by the bowler, but by the maintenance man and the machine that sprays the oil on the lane which is to be rolled on. Sometimes the bowler can roll a smooth and mellow ball which flows like Caucasians ordered from Gary's bar, but sometimes the oil pattern of the lane requires a fast and tight ball that feels as rough as the hell of a Causation mixed by Jackie Treehorn.

Wal, I lost m'train of thought here. But--aw hell, I done innerduced this enough. What I'm trying to say here is that sometimes... one's mind is just not limber enough to feel far-out about the Tao Dude Ching, but seasons change and so do minds... and oil patters. Sometimes it just don't feel right when you don't hear whale songs in yer head. Just remember that the Way of the Dude flows much like a round spinning object across a lane of smooth oily wood, with gutters on each side, into a geometrical formation of other round, and awkwardly shaped objects. Sometimes all the influential forces align for a perfect strike in the pocket, and sometimes... well, you know. That being said, I think we can get this durned dudeist comedy perputatin' down through the generations, westward the wagons, across the sands a time until-- aw, look at me, I'm ramblin' again.  Wal, uh hope you folks enjoyed yourselves.

75. Extremis
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If rulers take too much Fucking Money
People rapidly become goldbrickers;
If rulers soil too many rugs
People easily feel they should be compensated;
If rulers take too much happiness.
People gladly become undude.

By not interfering the Stranger improves the people's dudeness.

76. Flexibility
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A dudeist's heart is soft and tender,
A nihilist's heart is hard and stiff.
Plants and animals, in life, are far-out and mellow;
In death, smoke and ash.
So softness and tenderness are attributes of dudeism,
And hardness and stiffness, attributes of aggression.

Just as bush league psych-out stuff don't fool Jesus
So a worthy adversary will meet defeat;
Walter does not roll on Shabbas; he has buddies who died face down in the muck
While those who take it easy dance on the breeze above.

I really admire your dedication to this modest task which is you're charge Dirtdude. I'd help you get to 81, but I'm an amateur at this.

77. Balance
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Is the movement of Nature not unlike bowling?
The fuckin' ball is heavy;
You don't let your toe slip over the line;
A graceful release, anticipation, and a noisy set of collisions.
Mark it eight, Dude.

The Dude's way decreases those who have more than they need
And increases those who need more than they have.

It is not so with Jeffery Lebowski, the other Jeffery Lebowski.
He decreases those who are looking for a handout
And increases those whose allowance is ample.

The Dude abides regardless of personal reward or recognition;
To benefit the World is to benefit The Dude, man.
Your roll.

78. Accept Abiding
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Nothing in the World takes it easier than water;
Nor can anything better overcome the uptight.

Just as the easy overcomes the uptight,
The bums may overcome the gold brickers;
Yet they do not.

The Stranger says:
"I like your style dude;
  Just one thing, Dude. D'ya have to use s'many cuss words?",
The fuck is he talking about?

79. Reconciliation
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When conflict is reconciled, some what-have-yous remain;
How are you gonna keep 'em down on the farm?

The Dude just wanted his rug back
And this guy peed on it;
For love seeks harmony
Where justice seeks compensation.

The Stranger said: "He fits right in there;
And I'm talkin' about The Dude here."

80. Dudetopia
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Imagine that there is a small bowling alley with few people;
Who have a hundred strikes more than a perfect game;
Who love bowling and do not wander far;
Who own many balls but use only one;
Who own guns but do not threaten for marking that frame an eight;
Who like your style but use no cuss words;
Who mix drinks well, dress comfortably, dwell where a rug really ties the room together
And do Tai Chi in their living room,
But live within a bungalow.

People in such a place would be very dude.

It only took 6 months, but this was a pretty complicated case man...

Go ahead and finish it up for us digbys. I can't wait to see the images that the Dudespaper adds to each verse or dudeism or chapter or what-have-you.

Thanks Dirt Dude!  And Forumdude (The Dudely Lama)!

When this thing is published, I'm going to have to call my accountant, as it will surely kick me up into a higher tax bracket.

Helping to write this was far fucking out, man.  Who wants to start on the Bhagadude Gita?

81.  The Dude
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It's like what Lenin said;
I am the walrus;
She didn't even kidnap herself;
Her life is in your hands;
The Dude minds;
Therefore the assholes shouldn't say peep.

The Dude does not want to scam anybody, man;
But the more he does for others the more he is satisfied;
And the more he gutters the more he strikes.

The best way is to benefit all and harm none;
So The Dude achieves while being a bum,
Somebody the square community couldn't give a shit about.
Will you just take it easy?

Well it looks like we made it to the finals!! I sure enjoyed this here case, and it was great being compeers with ya digby's kid.

As for the Bhagadude Gita,  that's around 700 versus, so we'll need a few more dudes and... well maybe we could pool our resources--trade information--professional courtesy--compeers, you know--

Thanks Dudes! It's been fun!

great work fellas. we got four more officers down at the lab working in shifts getting the whole thing to the finals. hopefully it will be posted soon.

fabulous stuff, man.

*__*

sitting in amazement...
ps: count me in on a Gita redo!

Hey Dudes,
We're proud to announce that the Tao Dude Ching is officially on line! Still needs a little editing and tweaking and I'd like to change the title page image so that the Chinese dude in the picture looks a little more Lebowski. But all in all I think it looks pretty groovy and reads great.

http://dudeism.com/tao - the link is now on all the pages as well and I'm going to post a Dudespaper article about it very soon.

If you see any errors, or things that should be changed, let us know via the contact page: http://dudeism.com/contact.html.

If you'd like to discuss the work in any way, please do so at the new forum board dedicated to this:
http://dudeism.com/smf/index.php?board=38.0

Thanks a million to all of you, especially Dirt Dude and Digby's Kid. Fabulous stuff, man.