Stoner

Stoner[1]

Series
The Other Side
Original Broadcast Date
7/22/2001
Cast
Joe Frank, Larry Block, Debi Mae West, David Rapkin, Jack Kornfield
Format
Karma Style, 1 hour
Preceded by:	Margarita
Followed by:	Men Of The Cloth

"I stepped into a gob of spit on the floor of his room last night."

Stoner is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series The Other Side. It was originally broadcast on July 22, 2001.

Synopsis

• Jack Kornfield: Accounts of Japanese solders left behind in WWII. Struggles of the self and being lost.
• Larry: Odd jobs - alternative payments.
• David Rapkin: arriving into a war torn town.
• Kornfield: Sitting and falling in love and an upwelling of emotions.
• Debi Mae West: Sodas are bad, relationship with a man married to get another women a green card.
• Kornfield: "A Zen master's life is a continous mistake."
• Debi: Controlling herself to keep the relationship.
• Kornfield: Awareness/mindfulness as medicine
• David: Might have choosen to be a merchant marine.
• Kornfield: Alternating stories of loving kindness and beauty with teachings of Dharma.

Commentary

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Brandonnn

Larry writes a poem about a Bonnard painting, The Terrace at Vernonnet, in this episode. You can see it here at The Met's website.