“The real University is not a material object…The real University has no specific location. It owns no property, pays no salaries and receives no materials dues. The real University is a state of mind. Is it that great heritage of rational thought that has been brought down to us through the centuries and which does not exist at any specific location. It’s a state of mind which is regenerated throughout the centuries by a body of people who traditionally carry the title of professor, but even that title is not part of the real University. The real University is nothing less than the continuing body of reason itself.”
From Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Persig http://en.wikipedia.