To speak of certain government and establishment institutions as 'the system' is to speak correctly . . . They are sustained by structural relationships even when they have lost all other meaning and purpose. People arrive at a factory and perform a totally meaningless task from eight to five without question because the structure demands it be that way. There's no villian, no 'mean guy' who wants them to live meaningless lives, it's just that the structure, the system demands it and no one is willing to take on the formidable task of changing the structure just because it is meaningless.
That which destroys the old mythos becomes the new mythos. - Robert M. Pirsig
That which destroys the old mythos becomes the new mythos.
- Robert M. Pirsig
It is not good to talk about Zen, because Zen is nothingness... If you talk about it, you are always lying, and if you don't talk about it, no one kn… - Robert M. Pirsig
It is not good to talk about Zen, because Zen is nothingness... If you talk about it, you are always lying, and if you don't talk about it, no one kn…
Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you b… - Robert M. Pirsig
Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you b…
The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands. - Robert M. Pirsig
The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.
The real purpose of the scientific method is to make sure nature hasn’t misled you into thinking you know something you actually don’t know. - Robert M. Pirsig
The real purpose of the scientific method is to make sure nature hasn’t misled you into thinking you know something you actually don’t know.
every answer one finds leads to ten more questions. The more we learn the less we know. - Robert M. Pirsig
every answer one finds leads to ten more questions. The more we learn the less we know.
The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there. - Robert M. Pirsig
The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.
Is it hard?' Not if you have the right attitudes. Its having the right attitudes thats hard. - Robert M. Pirsig
Is it hard?' Not if you have the right attitudes. Its having the right attitudes thats hard.
A person isn't considered insane if there are a number of people who believe the same way. Insanity isn't supposed to be a communicable disease. If o… - Robert M. Pirsig
A person isn't considered insane if there are a number of people who believe the same way. Insanity isn't supposed to be a communicable disease. If o…
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