“A story has its purpose and its path. It must be told correctly for it to be understood.”
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“Religion, it must be understood, is not faith. Religion is the story of faith.”
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United Nations, General Debate of the 64th Session (2009), United States of America, H.E. Mr. Barack Obama, President p. 6 http://un.org/ga/64/generaldebate/pdf/US_en.pdf, 23 September 2009
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Introduction
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974)
Context: What follows is based on actual occurrences. Although much has been changed for rhetorical purposes, it must be regarded in its essence as fact. However, it should in no way be associated with that great body of factual information relating to orthodox Zen Buddhist practice. It's not very factual on motorcycles, either.