Zen and the art of gardening

A shameless steal from Robert Pirsig. The philosopher used the concept of motorcycle maintenance to make inquiries into our values system. Quite an interesting read. The slimster, way back when, was deeply into Zen, a branch of Buddhism. For one of the key concepts of that religion – if you can call it that, it is more a belief system – is the principle that all life is suffering. A good Buddhist respects nature and every single living creature, making sure, even, to not step on any nasty bugs.