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Section: Pin Dudeism | Date: July 8th, 2009
By Rev. Hieronymus Moondog
Pin Dudeism is to Dudeism (The Church Of The Latter-Day Dude) as Zen Buddhism is to Buddhism.
The "Pin" in Pin Dudeism is a bowling pin, of course, which according to Pin Dudeists, points to the true nature of reality, and the repeated meditation upon which can result in a STRIKE!…Pintori…Enlightenment…
Like Zen, Pin Dudeism provides the seeker with koan-like riddles known as "Gutters," which seem to lead away from the STRIKE but, paradoxically, are the most direct way to realization.
A few Gutters for your amusement…
"You and the ball are not two…how do you roll?"
"How do you not release the ball just before it touches the wood?"
"When does bowling occur?"
"Bowling is to Zen as Pool is to Advita?"
"Are you not the sound of the strike?"
"STRIKE! WHACK! KWATZ! WAKE UP!…chill…"
Pin Meditations
Bowling needs a blend of skill, focus, cool and absolute passion and conviction.
With bowling, as with all highly skilled sports, the more you play the better you get, but…attitude and focus are what separate the merely good from the master bowlers.
The ability to block out distractions and exist only in the now is crucial to any sports performance especially when accuracy and keeping nerve are vital.
Don’t get distracted by imagined outcome – be the process
You may find sometimes you lose your cool when bowling or get caught up in the outcome rather than process.
Outcome is all about how things will be – whether you lose or win, how you seem to others, or whether you’re going to get your best score. Process is about losing all that and becoming totally absorbed in the reality of the immediate moment. Bowling is all about process and flow. Outcome comes later when you enjoy the winning.
The Zen archers of ancient Japan felt no disconnection between themselves, their arrow and their target. So missing felt impossible, as how can an arrow which is also a target miss itself? Look at things this way…you’ll begin to feel a physical connection with the pins.
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I used to enjoy reading the blog Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman (I think) had that combined lines from The Big Lebowski and Buddhist Koans.
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…but it was last updated in August 2008 and then disappeared sometime this past year.
“Pin Dudeism”…Fabulous stuff, man. Please write more.
I think Jeff Bridges has commented on the Zen-like focus of bowling. Something about you already know you’ve bowled a strike even before you roll.
I like to use Deodorant Style Bowling. Its all about the rolling.
It also occurred to me that there’s this whole samsara-like cyclical thing goin’ on with the pins being endlessly set up and knocked down again.
The only way you break free from it is to reach that perfect state of 300.
I have a feeling that this article is really going to improve my game and my league average.
Nice Job!
It’s just like Walter said,”If you will it, it is no dream”
The pins have all been knocked down. All you have to do is roll the ball.
Damn it! Now I want to go bowling!
Be the ball. Be the ball. Ma-ma-make the shot.
Dude I saw half of this article on this site for hypnosis downloads, http://www.hypnosisdownloads.com/downloads/sports-psychology/ten-pin.html
Did you take it from them or did they take it from you?