Author Garri Garripoli examines movement through life, which he terms "the Ride," with a capital R.
It is destined to become a must-read, New Age classic..
The Tao of the Ride, a handbook for the Ride of life, will take readers beyond Motorcycles and into the Mechanics of the soul.
Whether they hail from the beat generation or generation X, whether they drive Fatboys or minivans, all readers who enjoy Eastern philosophy and crave a better, more down-to-earth understanding of it will love this book.
Its division into concise, easy-to-read chapters, presented with humor, joy and wisdom, render it accessible and especially inviting.
The Tao of the Ride, with its unique and down-to-earth metaphor, illuminates with crystal clarity and offbeat humor heretofore elusive Eastern philosophical precepts.
The metaphor of motorcycling, which requires balance, acceptance and evenly flowing energy, illustrates these principles effectively and concisely.
Qi is the life force, the cosmic energy that flows through every human being.
Tao entails living in a natural way, accepting nature and following its rhythms - in short, Tao is balance and acceptance.
This metaphor then serves to illustrate principles of Eastern spirituality, including such timeless Chinese philosophies and concepts as Tao and Qi, to name but a few.
To that end, the motorcycle becomes the metaphor for freedom - whatever it is that returns us to our natural selves.
In his view, readers can best understand the Ride as it refers to the motorcycle: the need for balance, the confronting of one\'s own mortality, accelerating, braking, refueling, tuning-up, accepting passengers, being in accidents, and on and on.
The Tao of the Ride is Garripoli\'s deft interpretation of the two worlds of motorcycling and Eastern spirituality, and the relationship between them.
Author Garri Garripoli examines movement through life, which he terms "the Ride," with a capital R
