Pirsig argues that frustration is the starting point of Quality. When you stop fighting the machine and start "becoming one" with the maintenance, the chore becomes a meditation. That is the "Zen" part. Pirsig calls his philosophical side-quests "Chautauquas." He tackles the Greek classic philosophers (Plato, Aristotle) and asks a dangerous question: What if Truth isn't the most important thing? What if Quality is?
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If you’ve spent any time in used bookstores, online forums about philosophy, or motorcycle garages, you’ve heard the whisper. It’s the title that sounds like a joke but reads like a revelation. Pirsig argues that frustration is the starting point