[Ron]
Which means that the path to enlightenment is the path back. The
Chinese venerate the circle.
[Arlo]
Well, like I said, I am not versed enough in Zen terminology to know
if 180-degree Zen is considered incomplete and/or if its an "insult"
of sorts to refer to someone who has only gone half-way. I see it
like the prophet who climbs the mountain but does not come back down
(180-degree Zen), and if you see this from a Campbell-ian perspective
it may a case of the Hero not heeding the call. Traditions across the
globe have frowned upon those who receive "enlightenment" only to
withdraw into their own selfish needs. I remember Pirsig being asked
why he wrote ZMM, and he said "writing it had a higher Quality than
not writing it". That alludes to a duty to Quality, to the
Enlightened Message, that keeping it to oneself is "not good". This
same message is echoed in countless oral and written stories
chronicled across the globe.
So, yes, perhaps in a more widened view, Enlightenment must contain
the path back, or else it is in some manner incomplete. Phrased in
MOQishness, would Quality have been served had Pirsig not written
ZMM? I think we'd both say "probably not".
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