The Dude and the Zen Master

by Jeff Bridges

c. suffering ends when attachment or desire ends; and

  d. the way to achieve that is by following the Eightfold Path.

  * Jeff Bridges’s middle name is Leon.

  * Translation by Thich Nhat Hanh as it appears in the Plum Village Chanting Book (Parallax Press, 1991).

  * This relates to the story surrounding the life of Gautama Shakyamuni, who was later called the Buddha, the Awakened One.