Mark and 3WD: Whistles are blowing and flags are down all over the field.
(Sigh of exasperation.) There are two quotes you've inappropriately used.
The first quote is from ZAMM and so Pirsig can't be talking about the Giant
or social level static quality. He hadn't "invented" it yet. The second
quote is from Lila, but it is about Mysticism, not the Giant. Using this
stuff to back up your assertions about the Giant really doesn't work. The
quotes simply aren't in reference to the Giant. They're not even related to
the topic. C'mon guys, cheatin' takes all the fun out of it. DMB
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 3rdWavedave [SMTP:dlt44@ipa.net]
> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 7:06 AM
> To: moq_focus@moq.org
> Subject: Re: MF Godzilla and the Jolly Green Giant
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> > In ZMM, Pirsig writes:
> > "A real understanding of Quality _captures_ the
> > system, tames it, and puts it to work for its own
> > personal use, while leaving one completely free to
> > fulfill his inner destiny."(Ch.18)
> >
> > In Lila, Pirsig reformulates this into MoQ terms:
> > "You free yourself from static patterns by putting
> > them to sleep. That is, you master them with such
> > proficiency, that they become an unconscious part of
> > your nature. You get so used to them you completely
> > forget them and they are gone. There in the center of
> > the most monotonous boredom of static ritualistic
> > patterns the Dynamic freedom is found."(Ch.30)
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