--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > on 8/31/05 1:30 AM, TurquoiseB at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > There is a sub-question that occurred to me yesterday. > > > > > Have any of you ever seen a film in which enlightenment > > > > > was treated well. That is, a film in which a character > > > > > was supposed to be enlightened, and you actually bought > > > > > it? I was thinking about this yesterday, and I couldn't > > > > > come up with even one. > > > > > > > > I thought Zefferelli's "Jesus of Nazareth" did pretty well, but > I > > > > haven't seen it in decades and I don't know how I would feel > > about > > > > it now. > > > > > > It wasn't consistent, but it had some very strong > > > moments along those lines. > > > > > > One of my favorites is when Simon Peter first meets > > > Jesus. He's been scoffing at others' enthusiasm, > > > then when he confronts Jesus face to face, he > > > suddenly gets this goofy, blissed-out expression, > > > just melts, even before Jesus has really said much > > > of anything to him. Very nicely done. > > > > 'Being There' with Peter Sellers? > > That's not bad. He captured the Enlightened > Village Idiot pretty well.
In the mid '70s my mother brought home a woman in her mid thirties for a visit. She was very calm and serene and had a simplistic, innocent way about her. As my mother was into things spiritual at the time -- visiting gurus and offbeat things of a spiritual nature -- when I afterwards asked her who the lady was I expected her to tell me that she was some sort of spiritual teacher or guru that she had hooked up with. It turned out to be a learning impaired mentally challenged adult that my mother had been paired up with under some sort of "Big Sister" program. > The character of > Philbert Bono in "Powwow Highway" does it even > better. > > But I was looking for an example whose critical > and intellectual faculties were still intact. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
