Previous Postings: Zen Miracles The Book Of Lies Angel Tech This is an excerpt from "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" An Inquiry Into Values by Robert Pirsig "The real cycle you're working on is a cycle called 'yourself.'" "The study of the art of motorcycle maintenance is really a miniature study of the art of rationality itself. Working on a motorcycle, working well, caring, is to become part of a process, to achieve an inner peace of mind. The motorcycle is primarily a mental phenomenon."