I just re-read Eugen Herrigel's "Zen and the Art of Archery" <https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/103758.Zen_in_the_Art_of_Archery> the other day (one of my favorites). That, and Thich Nhat Hanh's meditations on dishwashing <https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14572.Peace_Is_Every_Step>, are two of the best things I've read on understanding Zen in the context of a common activity. Now I'm going to be pondering this on my next ride. Thanks for raising the topic.
John On Friday, February 11, 2022 at 11:19:55 PM UTC-8 John Rinker wrote: > In a talk called "Zen Reconsidered" > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCV2ShFQCWs>, Alan Watts relates a > conversation he had with Horace Blyth about sitting meditation (zazen). > Just a couple of Zen scholars shooting the breeze, I imagine. The gist, as > I understand it, is that those who practice Zen and fixate on sitting > meditation miss the whole point of Zen. The practice of Zen can be found in > anything we do. Or, to be more precise, in any doing. The most intriguing > example Watts (or Blyth) gives is 'riding-a-bicycle Zen'.* > > I'm curious, does this resonate with others here? What is your experience > of 'riding-a-bicycle Zen'? And, per the 'Buzzy Hubs' thread, does the noise > your hub makes detract from or enhance your 'riding-a-bike Zen' experience? > ;) > > Cheers, > John > > *The reference comes around 1:35:25 in the talk. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5a8161a0-b08c-4151-8a4d-3d128314944dn%40googlegroups.com.
