Daily Ride

Daily Ride – 56 businessmen on moto taxis in Paris

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It’s one way to get to your meetings!

Two or three old women came and asked…

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Two or three old women came and asked him [Suzuki Shosan] about the essence of Buddhism.

The Master said: “I do not know anything that I can teach you.”

After a while he said suddenly: “You will die, you will die. Never forget the fact of dying…”

From : Death Was His Koan: The Samurai-Zen of Suzuki Shosan By Winston L. King (P.285)

It looks so harmless on a web page

… and in all honesty, that’s pretty much how I felt, one fine spring afternoon, on the back of a motorcycle flying down a highway near Paris.

What happened that day crystallized a whole lot that I’d observed about myself, doing business with the French, and the practical uses of Zen.

And the book is nearing completion . . . ready in early 2015.  So stay tuned.

Daily Ride – Driving In France – A 1 Roissy – Paris – Boulevard Periferique

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Probably shot in a car, but this is the view from the road

Daily Ride – May gathering in Paris

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Les Mototaxis Parisien rolling through Paris

 

Daily Ride – Beautiful drive through countryside to Paris

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Blue sky overhead… open road before you… roundabouts… trees… grass… trees… radio playing and the wind in your ears… nice ride

Daily Ride – Beating out Paris Traffic

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This is a 4:36 minute advertisement for a moto taxi service, which makes a pretty good case for riding a motorcycle, instead of being stuck in traffic for hours. If you have someplace you have to be, and you can’t wait for traffic, here’s an option for you

Daily Ride – From the airport at Bordeaux

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Here’s a video of a woman taking a moto taxi from the airport at Bordeaux. Riding through the countryside, enjoying the scenery, arriving in the city, and going on her way. She clearly has made prior arrangements — whereas I came across my pilot in Paris by total chance. I hadn’t been expecting to take a moto taxi at all… but things turned out quite differently for me in the end. This lady is also very laid back, and she doesn’t seem to be in a huge hurry. Of course, this is an advertisement for a moto taxi company, so that’s to be expected. Real life experience takes its own turns. Still, this is a nice few minutes to watch someone ride.