What can I say? One of the most thought-provoking, valuable books ever! I first read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance 50 years ago, in 1974, and have read, reread, and studied it numerous times since.

Pirsig was prescient about many things in our society.

Neuroscientists now think our brains are best described as prediction devices. We learn to categorize patterns and objects unconsciously from near birth. As we grow, our minds build models of the world, unconscious and conscious ...