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I wonder if, in many respects, The Dude is akin to Jung’s monk psychological archetype. While not a religion, the archetypes sort of arise in all the world mythologies in one form or another. So The Dude is just an extension of that manifestation in the movie, The Big Lebowski. I think by considering The Dude as an archetype, you’ll find it arises in other works of art, particularly literary art. And also life. Everybody has come across The Dude archetype at some point, probably manifesting in your pizza delivery guy, or the gal in the sundress and sandals at your local used book store. So what is the difference between the Monk and the Dude. The Jungian Monk was not of a particular religious order, but rather a human being with an affinity toward the natural order. The root word for monk is monos, meaning one. In order to be one, you don’t differentiate between yourself and other. You just are. You just abide. Going to have to think about this some more.
