The Zen of Mountain Biking
The term Zen is ubiquitous, and more often than not misused. There is a "Zen of" just about everything. According to Gavin Rossdale and Bush, Everything is Zen If you ask people what Zen is, you will never get a straight answer. Some people say it is Buddhism, some say it's not, some have strange ideas of what it truly is. For me, mountain biking cultivates Zen, it leads to a very Zen state whether you want it to, whether you realize it, or not. Zen requires discipline, and mountain biking, even if it's just an occasional hobby, requires discipline. You have to keep your bike maintained, or it will fail at the worst time. You have to keep your mind on the trail, or you will crash. You have to gut it out and make it up that climb, so you can reap the sweet rewards of […]