"The word “produced” implies that Dynamic quality is a part of a cause and effect system of the kind generated by scientific thinking. But Dynamic Quality cannot be part of any cause and effect system since all cause and effect systems are static patterns. All we can say is that these static patterns emerged and that they are better than physical
nothingness."
(Lila's Child)

"Dynamic Quality is defined constantly by everyone. Consciousness can be described is a process of defining Dynamic Quality. But once the definitions emerge, they are static patterns and no longer apply to Dynamic Quality. So one can say correctly that Dynamic Quality is both infinitely definable and undefinable because definition never exhausts it. It is the point at which static patterns emerge where there were no static patterns before. It is not a two-way street, and therefore the term “interaction” seems inappropriate."
(Lila's Child)

"Dynamic Quality is value and thus is very easily distinguished. When one creates a word for it and tries to distinguish this word from other words in a set of static intellectual patterns, confusion results. But the confusion is caused by the static patterns that seek to
subordinate Dynamic Quality to themselves."
(Lila's Child)

...and so on and so forth.

It looks to me like you're selecting quotes and using them out of context in order to support your position whilst leaving out other quotes that either fail to support your position or that undermine your position.

It seems fairly obvious from the above - and from other quotes which can be found throughout various books - that neither Pirsig nor the MoQ (and quite likely the Buddhist tradition) support your position.

Horse

On 18/03/2012 09:16, MarshaV wrote:


"Dynamic Quality is defined constantly by everyone. Consciousness can be described is 
a process of defining Dynamic Quality. But once the definitions emerge, they are static 
patterns and no longer apply to Dynamic Quality. So one can say correctly that Dynamic 
Quality is both infinitely definable and undefinable because definition never exhausts 
it."
      (Lila's Child)

"Moreover, Nagarjuna (1966, p.251) shares Pirsig’s perception that the indeterminate 
(or Dynamic) is the fundamental nature of the conditioned (or static)..."
      (MoQ Textbook)

"Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.  Form is not other than emptiness; emptiness 
is not other than form."
       (Heart Sutra)

Marsha:
Static quality is not other than Dynamic Quality; Dynamic Quality is not other 
than static quality.





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