Our dear friend Jeff Bridges will be with Zen Peacemakers for a live event online December 11 to talk about the art of abiding – getting out of your own way, letting go, and living a life that matters. Join us as we explore finding your inner Dude and doing good in a difficult world by letting life do you.
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The Dude is Not In
There’s no need
to feel harnessed
or limited in any way...
When the Dude is not in,
life just blossoms.— Jeff Bridges
The Dude and The Zen Master
The Dude and the Zen Master:
Living a Life that Matters
A Conversation with Jeff Bridges
Peacemakers Circle
Friday, December 11th, 2026
12:00 - 1:30pm EST
Jeff Bridges is an Oscar-winning actor, musician, photographer, painter, and sculptor. He’s also co-founder of the End Hunger Network, spokesperson for No Kid Hungry, and on the Advisory Board for the Amazon Conservation Team. Check out his drawings, photography, music, charitable campaigns and more at jeffbridges.com.
Jeff met Zen Peacemaker’s co-founder, Bernie Glassman, in the late nineties at a dinner party in Santa Barbara. He was drawn to Bernie’s laid-back spirit and his social action with Zen Peacemakers, and Bernie to Jeff’s openness. Inspired by the Buddhist wisdom of Jeff’s most iconic role, Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski in The Great Lebowski, they wrote The Dude and The Zen Master together and maintained a close relationship for almost twenty-years.
