Stoner

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Stoner[1]
Series
The Other Side
Original Broadcast Date
7/22/2001
Cast
Larry Block, David Rapkin, Debi Mae West, Zak Block, Jack Kornfield, Joe Frank
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 chosen to be a merchant marine.
  • Kornfield: Alternating stories of loving kindness and beauty with teachings of Dharma.

Interesting Facts

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.