This yr marks the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of the guide Zen and the Artwork of Motorbike Upkeep by Robert Pirsig. It’s a peculiar guide, particularly for a bestseller. Not plenty of it’s really about zen or motorbike upkeep, it combines a travelogue, a father/son story, and philosophical musings, and the construction of its narration makes it onerous to observe. Thus, it’s the sort of guide folks typically purchase, begin, after which put down with out ending.
That’s initially what occurred to Mark Richardson, an writer and automotive journalist who was born within the UK however has lived most of his life in Canada. However when the guide lastly clicked for Mark, he was so impressed by it that he really undertook Pirsig’s motorbike pilgrimage himself. Mark shares that story in Zen and Now, which intersperses tales from his personal street journey with an exploration of Pirsig’s life and well-known guide.
In the event you’ve needed to learn Zen and the Artwork of Motorbike Upkeep, however haven’t been in a position to get into it, at present Mark will supply an introduction to what it’s all about. We talk about Pirsig’s concepts on the metaphysics of high quality and our relationship to expertise, and the way he tried to mix the ethos of Jap and Western thought right into a unified philosophy of residing. We additionally get into why Mark needed to recreate Pirsig’s street journey, the thrill of touring by motorbike, and what Mark realized alongside the way in which.
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