ONLINE: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

This is the Monday night meeting for Orlando Stoics. It's online.

This week we are discussing the book "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by author Robert Pirsig. Since we can't all read the book in time, I've selected 2 free articles online. The public often associates the book to Buddhism, but we'll discuss the ideas in terms of Stoicism. I'll also make a list of Pirsig's best quotes from the book (he has some amazing quotes!).

After our meeting (of 1.5 hours), we'll have our usual "after party" (optional). It's a social time to get to know each other better.

Trivia: the Orlando Stoics is now 6 years old! The group's first meeting was April 20th, 2015. If you've not visited in a while, come back and make new friends.

Reading material

As usual, I'll prepare an outline of discussion points, so you don't have to read the articles or watch the videos in advance.

Article 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_and_the_Art_of_Motorcycle_Maintenance

Article 2 - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/nov/19/fiction

Zoom Info

Meeting time: 7PM Eastern, 6PM Central, 5PM Mountain, 4PM Pacific.

CLICK TO START MEETING - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82659560546

If you don't have a computer with camera, you can also dial using a phone. Pick one of these numbers and add ID 826 5956 0546#
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Our group enjoys open-minded, respectful conversations on Stoicism and how it relates to science, culture, philosophy, other belief systems, and even pop culture (books and movies). Sometimes "we agree to disagree", but the long-term goal is to improve our minds via group discussions.

In general, Stoicism teaches us how to handle difficult people and events, how to avoid anger and worry, and overall to use moderation in all aspects of our lives.

This meeting is free and open to the public.