Episode 152 — Bernie Glassman

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi

Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.8 • 554 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2013

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Bernie Glassman is the guest. He is a pioneer in the American Zen Movement, an accomplished academic and businessman, and the founder of the Zen Peacemakers. His new book, co-authored by Jeff Bridges, is called The Dude and the Zenmaster. A New York Times bestseller, it is available now from Blue Rider Press. Sheila Heti, writing for the Financial Times, says “The Dude and the Zen Master [is] a wonderful book of conversations...about acting and Zen and the long, fond relationship between these men.” And The Dudespaper calls it “[A] good conversation between good friends...One of the unexpected treats of The Dude and the Zen Master is the insights into who Jeff Bridges is behind the Dude persona...touching remembrances of his parents, his reflections on life as a devoted family man, and his behind-the-scenes stories of movies he’s worked on [and] profound little Zen observations and insights sprinkled throughout the book.” Monologue topics: Zen, meditation, discipline and lack thereof, losing my shit, my daughter, guilt, the Oscars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:25.6	brad listing just one person at just one time. Okay, you guys, here we go again. This is it. This is other people. This is me generating output. This is you receiving input. Good to be with you. My name is Brad Listy. I'm here in Los Angeles, California. Got a great show for you today. Bernie Glassman is the guest. He is a Zen master,
1:46.7	a teacher of Zen. As far as I know, he's the first Zen master that I've ever interviewed.
1:51.9	And Zen or the practice of meditation, Buddhism, whatever you want to call it, these are things that I have
1:57.9	touched upon in previous episodes of this show in conversation or in the monologue.
2:02.8	I feel like I've been sort of building up to this in a sense.
2:06.7	It's about time I actually talk to someone who knows what they're talking about on this particular front.
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