Re:The Cycle from ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance...
by 0kl on Saturday December 21, 2019 @10:38AM
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It may just be this creeping understanding that all you’re going to get is a frustrating surface treatment of any of the concepts contained. As someone well versed in all three, the book gives a light treatment to philosophy, zen, and riding motorcycles.
Honestly I’d have to reread the work for an in the weeds critique, but when I ask the question: “What of it?” I just never had a good answer.
* It may also be that if you approach the book looking for philosophy, wisdom, or zen, then you are doing it just as wrong as approaching the book looking for maintenance advice. That is, it may be a great book, just not of the type someone reading it from a philosophical perspective expects.
Re:The Cycle from ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance...
by jacobush on Saturday December 21, 2019 @12:38PM
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That is how I view it too - it just happens to slap you gently with some philosophy, wisdom and zen. Maybe it's very zen to be slapped with that when you least expect it.
Honestly I’d have to reread the work for an in the weeds critique, but when I ask the question: “What of it?” I just never had a good answer.
* It may also be that if you approach the book looking for philosophy, wisdom, or zen, then you are doing it just as wrong as approaching the book looking for maintenance advice. That is, it may be a great book, just not of the type someone reading it from a philosophical perspective expects.