Zen in the Mountains

“The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there” Robert M. Pirsig

A woman is leaving the city to live in the mountains. Enough is enough. Too many queues, too much rushing, too many distractions. Too many emails, too much traffic, too much noise. Not a moment’s peace. How can anyone be happy living like that? She is going to the mountains to meditate, to live off the land, to live with nature. When she gets there, then she’ll be happy!

A woman is leaving the mountains to live in the city. Enough is enough. Too much fetching water and firewood, too much work to feed her family, too much worry about getting sick. Too much loneliness, too much isolation, too much quiet. Not a moment’s pleasure. How can anyone be happy living like that? She is going to the city to work in a suit, to get food off the shelf, to live in house. When she gets there, then she’ll be happy!

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