Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

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You see things vacationing on a motorcycle in a way that is completely different from any other. In a car you’re always in a compartment, and because you’re used to it you don’t realize that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You’re a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On a cycle the frame is gone. ^ref-57816

The truth knocks on the door and you say, “Go away, I’m looking for the truth,” and so it goes away. Puzzling. But once we caught on, of course, nothing could keep us off these ^ref-13506

and then, with the trees behind her a deep green, ^ref-57668

on a cycle you’re in the scene, not just watching it, and storms are definitely part of it. ^ref-51805

When you want to hurry something, that means you no longer care about it and want to get on to other things. ^ref-50797

It’s just a feeling. On a cycle you trust them and we stay at fifty-five. ^ref-28092

EVERY CHAUTAUQUA SHOULD HAVE A LIST SOMEWHERE OF valuable things to remember that can be kept in some safe place for times of future need and inspiration. Details. ^ref-38943

“This is the hardest stuff in the world to photograph. You need a three-hundred-and-sixty-degree lens, or something. You see it, and then you look down in the ground glass and it’s just nothing. As soon as you put a border on it, it’s gone.” ^ref-12887

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Author: Robert M. Pirsig
ASIN: B0026772N8
Reference: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0026772N8
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

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