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The
MOQ at Oxford DVD
MOQ.Org
‘MOQ.org exists
to provide a forum for discussion and study of the Metaphysics
of Quality as proposed by Robert M. Pirsig in his books Lila:
An Inquiry into Morals and Zen & the Art of Motorcycle
Maintenance.’
Historical
site information on ZMM route
A website run by
Henry Gurr, retired Professor of Physics Emeritus, USCA, primarily
existing to identify buildings and the route described in
Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
It includes the original photographs taken by Robert Pirsig
on the 1968 trip as well as nearly 1300 photos taken of the
route by Professor Gurr in 2002 and 2006 where he attempts
to find and photograph the actual places described in the
book. Gurr goes into some detail so making this website an
invaluable resource for anyone planning to travel the original
'68 route for themselves.
The
Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
The Buddhist tradition
is central to any understanding of human culture, social history
and contemporary reality. As Asia rises and western interest
grows, its importance is increasingly recognised. In the modern
academy, it has been relatively little studied and understood.
The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies (‘OCBS’) works to remedy
that. It studies Buddhist texts and the thinking and practice
they present, and also Buddhist social history from the origins
to the present day. It does so from original sources, written
and oral, in the languages that past and present representatives
of the tradition have used. Accordingly, it is able to treat
the Buddhist tradition as an interdisciplinary field of study
in its own right.
Psybertron
Pirsig Pages
Many interesting
articles and links here related to the life and work of Robert
Pirsig. ‘I find Pirsig’s Metaphysics of Quality and his Dynamical
layers of values the closest thing to my own real-world experience,
which has led me on a search for pragmatic alternatives to
the hyper-rationalism of an exclusively scientific view of
the world, in day-to-day organisational life.’ Ian Glendinning,
website owner.
Michael
Round's Center for autoSOCRATIC EXCELLENCE
Using the philosophy in ZMM as one of his primary guides,
Michael Round seeks the integration of mathematics, science,
computer programming and logical thinking into a single unit
of investigative discovery and understanding.
Mark
Richardson's Zen & Now website
Mark
Richardson is the award winning editor of the Wheels section
of the Toronto Star newspaper and also the author of Zen
& Now which tells of how Mark tuned up his old motorcycle
and became a "Pirsig pilgrim", following the
original route travelled by Robert Pirsig in 1968. Not only
does Mark meet some of the original characters in ZMM such
as John Sutherland and Gennie DeWeese, there's also plenty
of new biographical material (largely derived from Nancy and
Ted Pirsig). This website features new, chapter-by-chapter
photographs
from his journey in addition to photographs from Pirsigs'
original journey.
Christoph
Bartneck's ZMM route website
In ZMM, Pirsig
mentions several towns he and his son visit during their motorcycle
tour. Several people have followed the route the Pirsigs
took but if you cannot take the tour yourself, you might be
interested in the aerial views of the towns collated (via
links) at this website. Many of the surrounding lakes,
rivers and mountains are also evident.
Nick and Lydia show us where it's at in New
Zealand.
Look out for Nick's
article about motoring acronyms on this website!
From
the perspective of infinity
"From the
perspective of infinity" is a new blog by Dr Ariella
Popple which was inspired by Robert Pirsig's work and seeks to
examine what is meant by the good life. "I
would like to figure out what really matters. For me, that
means figuring out how to live, or what is good."
Paul
Turner's Twelve Links weblog
A blog on the MOQ
and other related philosophy which though no longer updated
has some good academic writing by the real Paul Turner
and friends.
Caryl
Johnston's Meta-Q weblog
Another blog which hasn't been updated for a while. Here you
will find a series of insightful essays about the MOQ by Caryl
Johnston written in 2007 and 2008. Her initial essay
starts:
‘Thirty-three years ago Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle
Maintenance took the American publishing world by storm in
1974... To aging baby boomers who may have missed the book
when it first came out, and wearied by neoliberalism and neoconservatism
and all the perversions known to man in between the two, it
may come as a surprise to know that the book is not much about
either Zen or motorcycles... ’
Gennie
De Weese website
Robert & Gennie
DeWeese were friends of Robert Pirsig that he met while at
Montana State College and are famously mentioned in Zen
& the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Until
recently, Gennie was still working and some of her paintings
can be viewed at the family website in the link above.
Gennie says: ‘I’m not an innovator but, rather, an observer.
How to translate the visual impact of the seen into the visual
language with the most economy of means in the primary goal.
It’s always the next one that will succeed!’
Sam
Norton's Elizaphanian blogspot
A blog on the MOQ,
Wittgenstein, general philosophy and theology which will be
of special interest to those concerned with the issues of
peak oil and global warming... and an Alaskan housewife called
Sarah Palin.
Minnesota
Zen Center
Minnesota Zen Meditation
Center was formed when the founding head teacher, Dainin Katagiri
Roshi was invited to come from California in 1972 to teach
a small but growing group of Minneapolis students interested
in the dharma. One of these students was Robert Pirsig.
The Center continues to welcome all those who would like to
practice Zen Buddhist meditation.
The
Plott Project in the Global History of Philosophy
John Plott was
a colleague of Robert Pirsig’s at Benares University.
‘It seems as though [John] was closer
to the MOQ at that time than I was.’ The Plott website notes:
‘Persons interested in the comparative and historical
study of philosophies, religions, civilizations and cultures
will be able to appreciate and benefit from the Plott project
in the global history of philosophy. The project possesses
both a published and unpublished corpus, a completed and ongoing
task, and a written, oral, and now Internet set of traditions.’
Native
American Sites on the World Wide Web
This website is
run by Lisa Mitten (a mixed-blood Mohawk Indian) who was formerly
a librarian for 14 years at the University of Pittsburgh.
In 2000, she became the Social Sciences Subject Editor for
anthropology, history and sociology for CHOICE magazine.
‘My goal is to facilitate communication among Native peoples
and between Indians and non-Indians by providing access to
home pages of Native American Nations and organizations, and
to other sites that provide solid information about American
Indians.’
The
Sidis Archives
From American cultural
history to fundamental physics, ‘the great discoveries of
William James Sidis are coming to light.’ This website
which is run by Dan Mahoney notes most of them.
PRI
- Paradigm Research International
Paradigm shifts
happen due to technological innovation, scientific research,
policy decisions, business practices, and cultural shifts.
In today's world of constant change, PRI seeks to differentiate
true paradigm shifts from the numerous fads and trends touted
in mainstream media by keeping abreast of advances in the
fields of science, technology, business, economics and government
policies. Using the MOQ as its underlying philosophy,
PRI helps organizations recognize and respond to such paradigm
shifts.
Quantonics,
Inc
At this site run
by MOQ enthusiast, Doug Renselle, there are many interesting
articles on Pirsig’s work, William Sidis James (the genius
mentioned in LILA), science and general philosophy. The site
also includes correspondence between Pirsig and Renselle.
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