True confessions: I don't know much about Zen Buddhism, or even Buddhism in general. And this book isn't going to make you an expert either. It might whet your appetite to know more, though, as it has for me. What I do know seems to make excellent sense on how to be a decent human being. How to live with yourself and others in a healthy way.
Little did I know that Jeff Bridges is a real perfectionist and pretty hard on himself. I just always imagine him being just as "chill" as The Dude in The Big Lebowski. Not so. He worries a lot. He worries about his performances as an actor, or as a public speaker. Zen seems to help him escape some of this anxiety, that Zen is just "being" - just "showing up". Kind of "don't sweat the small stuff." I know that I can benefit being reminded of this!
