Unsubscribe at once Jesus, Muhammad and Santa Claus. Here is the final religion to live in the name of drug (which I do, however, already a decade). From an article in the Corsera
Enhances teaches laziness and to leave the hustle and dissatisfactions
To feel good? Follow the Big Lebowski
Struck by Dude, a character invented by the brothers Coen, a former journalist, he founded a religion: 100 thousand followers
LONDON - The bewildering and grotesque vision of life in 1998 and quickly won
movie audiences is the most ruthless critics. But nobody expected that after 13 years his bizarre lifestyle would become the manifesto of a religious movement that today counts more than more than 100,000 followers. He really made a long way the philosophy of Jeffrey Lebowski, better known as Dude (The Dude in the Italian film), the protagonist of The Big Lebowski, the Coen brothers' famous film, played by Jeff Bridges. The former hippie dude who spends his days between games of bowling with friends, smoked marijuana and a large quantity of White Russian, is the main promoter of the "Church of the Latter-Day Dude", a secular religion that exalts the lazy and tries to distract people from the hustle and contemporary dissatisfactions. THE BIRTH OF A RELIGION - Dudeism of Religion, as told by a lengthy report of the website of CNN , was founded in 2005 by Benjamin Oliver, a journalist born in 1968 in Sherman Oaks, near Los Angeles and now lives in Chiang Mai in Thailand. Raised in the era "false and materialistic '80s," Oliver has always challenged the ordinary vision of life and wandered for several years, backpackers, for the world to discover the meaning of life. In 2005 he obtained enlightenment: it is located in a bar in the small town of Pai, in Thailand and watch on TV, along with other people, the screening of The Big Lebowski . Oliver had already seen the movie and had a lot of fun. But this time the experience was exhilarating: "I felt as if I had seen a story I had the method to handle the difficulties of life. It was probably the most moving and entertaining film I've ever seen. " Oliver began to work, and looking for recruits and funds in the world using the fact that the Coen brothers' film has thousands of fans. Eventually the journalist not only managed to put on a religious movement with many followers, but in 2008 has also published Dudespaper Dudeism while the official text of the following year was the turn of Tao The Ching Dude, the sacred book of the Church.
TAKE LIFE WITH CALM - writes on the official website of the religious movement, the second Oliver 'Dudeism in its official form has been organized as a religion only recently, but in a way it's always existed " . Traces if they find themselves in the philosophy of Lao Tzu, Epicurus, Heraclitus, Buddha, and Jesus Christ pre-ecclesiastical: "We hold that the Big Lebowski is a modern form of Taoism - Oliver said on CNN. "Taoism is probably the most philosophical religion of the world, "he says. "Although there are variations strongly superstitious, its traditional form has virtually no dogma or rule of conduct. It suggests that there is a natural way of living that people can follow, but this can only happen if you do intuitively. " What are the main ideas of Dudeism derived from ancient philosophy? "Life is short and complicated and nobody knows what to do - says the Italian site that promotes Dudeism - so do nothing. Take it easy. Stop worrying so much about going into the final. Relax with some friends and some oat soda (beer), and let you do strike (maximum score) or gutters (zero points) do your best to stay yourself, that is to say, hold on. O bears and smile. "
ENJOY THE PLEASURES NEWSPAPERS - To remove the difficulties of life - suggests Dudeism - just have some small everyday pleasures like taking a bath, bowling and being with friends, habits, favorite by the Big Lebowski The Dude: "Dude is an extreme case, he is considered by many people busted a hedonist - says the founder of the religious movement -. Nothing could be further from the truth. He is an intellectual with a strong moral character and a lively and creative mind. Certainly also a freak who smokes every day, but this is not a bad thing. Too many people confuse Dudeism with anarchism and / or selfish laziness. Instead Dudeism recognizes the need for organization and order and laziness is disciplined and determined. Today, unfortunately, everyone feels overwhelmed by the pressures of society. Everybody wants to have more freedom. Anyone who wants to be more carefree and less concerned about money and social status.
Adepts - "The Dudeism - continues the journalist - teaches how to follow the really important things in life, what makes us truly happy. Today there are more than 100,000 priests Dudeist in the world. The majority in the U.S., but there are many in the United Kingdom. Ideally we would like to help people make money working as little as possible, but of course this is always a challenge. " The journalist said that the religious movement is maintained with modest revenue collected from advertising on the website and through the sale of products and gadgets that promote Dudeism. The purpose of Oliver is to expand its belief and maybe help the poor Dudeist forced to do a job they hate, "Fifty years ago everyone thought that robots would replace humans in jobs, while people were dedicated to the hobbies and leisure. That this has not happened is surely the greatest tragedy of mankind. "
Francesco Tortora
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