English text
The Buddha, the Godhead, resides quite as comfortably in the circuits of a digital computer or the gears of a cycle transmission as he does at the top of a mountain or in the petals of a flower. To think otherwise is to demean the Buddha -- which is to demean oneself. -- Robert Pirsig, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"
English variant — jive
De Buddha, de God'haid, resides quite as comfo'tably in de circuits uh a digital clunker o' de gears uh a cycle transmission as he duz at da damn top of some mountain o' in de petals uh a flower. Ah be baaad... To dink oderwise be to demean de Buddha -- which be to demean oneself. What it is, Mama! -- Leroy Pirsig, "Zen and da damn Art uh Moto'cycle Maintenance"
English variant — valspeak
The Buddha, man, the Godhead, man, resides quite as comfortably in thuh circuits of a digital computer or thuh gears of a cycle transmission as he does at thuh top of a mountain or in thuh petals of a flower. To think otherwise is to demean the Buddha -- which is ya know, like, to demean oneself. -- Robert Pirsig, like, "Zen and thuh Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"