ZMM
I just finished reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. And I loved it but I expected to.
In the Reader's Guide by the author Robert M. Pirsig he states "Like any great work of art, it frustrates as much as it enchants." While this might sound egotistical on the author's part it accurately expresses something that I have never been able to put words to. All the books that I have loved have an element of frustration for me. They are simple and yet they go beyond a simple explanation of what makes them great.
So after reading ZMM, I am left with some questions.
1. How do we know what is true and what is not true?
2. Quality? Virture? Dharma?
3. What makes us who we are?
4. Can, and should, we work to change ourselves to fit an idea of who we want to be?
Perhaps there are no easy answers, no correct interpretations....the journey being its own reward.
In the Reader's Guide by the author Robert M. Pirsig he states "Like any great work of art, it frustrates as much as it enchants." While this might sound egotistical on the author's part it accurately expresses something that I have never been able to put words to. All the books that I have loved have an element of frustration for me. They are simple and yet they go beyond a simple explanation of what makes them great.
So after reading ZMM, I am left with some questions.
1. How do we know what is true and what is not true?
2. Quality? Virture? Dharma?
3. What makes us who we are?
4. Can, and should, we work to change ourselves to fit an idea of who we want to be?
Perhaps there are no easy answers, no correct interpretations....the journey being its own reward.
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