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mr. softie · 10-10-2008, 01:01 AM

I also applaud you for getting back on. My father was an airline pilot and taught me to fly as well as drive. When I crashed his car a week after getting my license he told me to take the other car out for a ride right away. He told me "any landing you can walk away from is a good landing". I guess it stuck because every time I have been able to walk away from a crash I have just straighened stuff out and climbed back on.

I try to maintain a "Warriors View" while riding. By that I mean I extend my awareness all around me, as a warrior on a battlefield. Not taking what is happening around me personally but being aware at all times and acting on it. To allow that awareness to become focused in any one area opens vulnerability in others. "Zen Riding".

I came across the following on the net and I think it sums it up nicely...

"Suzuki Shosan is among the most dramatic personalities in the history of Zen. A samurai who served under the Shogun Tokugawa leyasu in the 17th century, he became a Zen monk at age 41 and evolved a highly original teaching style imbued with the warrior spirit. The warrior's life, Shosan believed, was particularly suited to Zen study because it demanded vitality, courage and "death energy", the readiness to confront death at any moment. Emphasizing dynamic activity over quiet contemplation, Shosan urged students to realize enlightenment in the midst of their daily tasks, whether tilling fields, selling wares, or confronting an enemy in the heat of battle."

Or motorcycling in the heat of commuting! :rawk:

10-10-2008, 01:01 AM	#6
mr. softie Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bucks Co. PA Posts: 361	Re: Dumped my GZ in traffic I also applaud you for getting back on. My father was an airline pilot and taught me to fly as well as drive. When I crashed his car a week after getting my license he told me to take the other car out for a ride right away. He told me "any landing you can walk away from is a good landing". I guess it stuck because every time I have been able to walk away from a crash I have just straighened stuff out and climbed back on. I try to maintain a "Warriors View" while riding. By that I mean I extend my awareness all around me, as a warrior on a battlefield. Not taking what is happening around me personally but being aware at all times and acting on it. To allow that awareness to become focused in any one area opens vulnerability in others. "Zen Riding". I came across the following on the net and I think it sums it up nicely... "Suzuki Shosan is among the most dramatic personalities in the history of Zen. A samurai who served under the Shogun Tokugawa leyasu in the 17th century, he became a Zen monk at age 41 and evolved a highly original teaching style imbued with the warrior spirit. The warrior's life, Shosan believed, was particularly suited to Zen study because it demanded vitality, courage and "death energy", the readiness to confront death at any moment. Emphasizing dynamic activity over quiet contemplation, Shosan urged students to realize enlightenment in the midst of their daily tasks, whether tilling fields, selling wares, or confronting an enemy in the heat of battle." Or motorcycling in the heat of commuting! :rawk: __________________ The real money in a gold rush is in supplying liqueur and women to the miners.... May the wind always be at your back and the sun overhead as you make your way down the ever winding, smoothly paved, traffic free road!
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