zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance is one of the most widely
maintenance is one of the most widely
maintenance is one of the most widely read philosophy books ever 40 years
read philosophy books ever 40 years
read philosophy books ever 40 years after robert / six cross country
after robert / six cross country
after robert / six cross country motorcycle trip author Mark Richardson
motorcycle trip author Mark Richardson
motorcycle trip author Mark Richardson has followed in his path hi I’m Rebecca
has followed in his path hi I’m Rebecca
has followed in his path hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Richardson
today we’re speaking with Richardson
today we’re speaking with Richardson about his book Xena now first can you
about his book Xena now first can you
about his book Xena now first can you describe your book Zenda now for us Xena
describe your book Zenda now for us Xena
describe your book Zenda now for us Xena now is is my own retracing of the root
now is is my own retracing of the root
now is is my own retracing of the root of Robert Pirsig and his son Chris they
of Robert Pirsig and his son Chris they
of Robert Pirsig and his son Chris they went in 1968 from Minneapolis to San
went in 1968 from Minneapolis to San
went in 1968 from Minneapolis to San Francisco on his old motorcycle so I had
Francisco on his old motorcycle so I had
Francisco on his old motorcycle so I had taken off on this current trip which
taken off on this current trip which
taken off on this current trip which became the trip for Zen and now partly
became the trip for Zen and now partly
became the trip for Zen and now partly in order to have a good road trip and
in order to have a good road trip and
in order to have a good road trip and see if any of Robert / six lessons would
see if any of Robert / six lessons would
see if any of Robert / six lessons would rub off on me I just sort of throw
rub off on me I just sort of throw
rub off on me I just sort of throw yourself open to the experience and see
yourself open to the experience and see
yourself open to the experience and see what happens but also to see frankly if
what happens but also to see frankly if
what happens but also to see frankly if the grass was greener on the other side
the grass was greener on the other side
the grass was greener on the other side of my bachelorhood
of my bachelorhood
of my bachelorhood you know like 20 years ago and I didn’t
you know like 20 years ago and I didn’t
you know like 20 years ago and I didn’t have a wife and children and and I was
have a wife and children and and I was
have a wife and children and and I was kind of anxious to just get out for a
kind of anxious to just get out for a
kind of anxious to just get out for a while and escape all the shackles of
while and escape all the shackles of
while and escape all the shackles of mortgages and families and things and I
mortgages and families and things and I
mortgages and families and things and I did that how would you say your books
did that how would you say your books
did that how would you say your books are similar and how would you say that
are similar and how would you say that
are similar and how would you say that they differ my book I’m not I’m not an
they differ my book I’m not I’m not an
they differ my book I’m not I’m not an intellectual I’m not trying to make any
intellectual I’m not trying to make any
intellectual I’m not trying to make any kind of preaching here Rob a person’s
kind of preaching here Rob a person’s
kind of preaching here Rob a person’s book does preach I mean he sits back and
book does preach I mean he sits back and
book does preach I mean he sits back and he gives what he calls Chautauqua’s
he gives what he calls Chautauqua’s
he gives what he calls Chautauqua’s lectures lessons on life and stuff and
lectures lessons on life and stuff and
lectures lessons on life and stuff and it’s like sitting in a classroom and
it’s like sitting in a classroom and
it’s like sitting in a classroom and listening to the teacher my book doesn’t
listening to the teacher my book doesn’t
listening to the teacher my book doesn’t say this is good and this is why it just
say this is good and this is why it just
say this is good and this is why it just tells you the experiences that I went
tells you the experiences that I went
tells you the experiences that I went through on my trip and allows you to
through on my trip and allows you to
through on my trip and allows you to form your opinion of that I show rather
form your opinion of that I show rather
form your opinion of that I show rather than tell his person read your book I
than tell his person read your book I
than tell his person read your book I didn’t know very much about Robert Percy
didn’t know very much about Robert Percy
didn’t know very much about Robert Percy and my original first manuscript in my
and my original first manuscript in my
and my original first manuscript in my book was was my road trip and my
book was was my road trip and my
book was was my road trip and my personal angst person read it I said it
personal angst person read it I said it
personal angst person read it I said it to him and he said that reading my book
to him and he said that reading my book
to him and he said that reading my book was like sitting on an aeroplane and the
was like sitting on an aeroplane and the
was like sitting on an aeroplane and the movies playing up there but you don’t
movies playing up there but you don’t
movies playing up there but you don’t have the headphones on there’s an entire
have the headphones on there’s an entire
have the headphones on there’s an entire soundtrack that’s missing from my book
soundtrack that’s missing from my book
soundtrack that’s missing from my book and he said I hope you find out what it
and he said I hope you find out what it
and he said I hope you find out what it is good luck
is good luck
is good luck Cheers Robert Percy and he wrote back in
Cheers Robert Percy and he wrote back in
Cheers Robert Percy and he wrote back in fact a couple of weeks later and
fact a couple of weeks later and
fact a couple of weeks later and suggested that what was missing from my
suggested that what was missing from my
suggested that what was missing from my book was a thorough critical analysis of
book was a thorough critical analysis of
book was a thorough critical analysis of Zen itself and suggested some books me
Zen itself and suggested some books me
Zen itself and suggested some books me to read and some Zen temples to hang out
to read and some Zen temples to hang out
to read and some Zen temples to hang out and that’s one thing I recognized that
and that’s one thing I recognized that
and that’s one thing I recognized that that that was going to take me an awful
that that was going to take me an awful
that that was going to take me an awful long time to recognize that I didn’t
long time to recognize that I didn’t
long time to recognize that I didn’t hear the sound in one hand clapping Zen
hear the sound in one hand clapping Zen
hear the sound in one hand clapping Zen and now provides a context and it’s even
and now provides a context and it’s even
and now provides a context and it’s even a bit of a primer presenting the art of
a bit of a primer presenting the art of
a bit of a primer presenting the art of motorcycle maintenance that if you if
motorcycle maintenance that if you if
motorcycle maintenance that if you if you were always curious about it and you
you were always curious about it and you
you were always curious about it and you just never quite understood it or didn’t
just never quite understood it or didn’t
just never quite understood it or didn’t know what all the big fuss was about
know what all the big fuss was about
know what all the big fuss was about which was like me you read my book and
which was like me you read my book and
which was like me you read my book and you go oh that’s what he’s all about oh
you go oh that’s what he’s all about oh
you go oh that’s what he’s all about oh my oh that’s where it comes from and
my oh that’s where it comes from and
my oh that’s where it comes from and then you’ll be able to read zen and the
then you’ll be able to read zen and the
then you’ll be able to read zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance
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