This is a book that I have known of since it was written and avoided. I think it was because a brother-in-law gushed about it.
He was Masters in Divinity that left the clergy to do a doctorate in Philosophy. I respected him and liked him but I did not like his leftist politics and life approach so I never read it. I bet if I went to his house today after 40 years there would still be a copy on his front room bookcase — he liked it that much.
I am a voracious reader, a lot of it fairly heavy reading in history and political philosophy. Maybe I will read it some day but I just picked out about 2000 pages of stuff to go on my read-next list and it isn’t there.
There is a guide book to ZMM by Disanto & Steele.
Very helpful even on a second read.
If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly.
https://www.amazon.com/Guidebook-Zen-Art-Motorcycle-Maintenance/dp/0688060692