The Church of the Latter-Day Dudehttp://dudeism.com/http://dudespaper.com/While Dudeism in its official form has been organized as a religion only recently, it has existed down through the ages in one form or another. Probably the earliest form of Dudeism was the original form of Chinese Taoism, before it went all weird with magic tricks and body fluids. The originator of Taoism, Lao Tzu, basically said “smoke ’em if you got ’em” and “mellow out, man” although he said this in ancient Chinese so something may have been lost in the translation.
Down through the ages, this “rebel shrug” has fortified many successful creeds – Buddhism, Christianity, Sufism, John Lennonism and Fo’-Shizzle-my-Nizzlism. The idea is this: Life is short and complicated and nobody knows what to do about it. So don’t do anything about it. Just take it easy, man. Stop worrying so much whether you’ll make it into the finals. Kick back with some friends and some oat soda and whether you roll strikes or gutters, do your best to be true to yourself and others – that is to say, abide.
The name comes from the movie, "The Big Lebowski", but the philosophy goes beyond some cult movie fans. It is a new adaptation of some older philosophy, like the Tao Te Ching. No religious rituals, dogma, etc. It is open to various beliefs (some are atheists, others believe in a god or three). It mostly boils down to takin' it easy, and "Yeah, well, that’s just like, you’re opinion, man”
Some great dudes in history include:
Jeffrey Lebowski
Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching)
Jesus
Buddha
Gandhi
Bob Marley
John LenninI kinda dig this stuff... I suppose I've always been a Dudeist
