Merle, Joe said Einstein was a jerk because he didn't comb his hair!
Is that Zen? Edgar On May 5, 2013, at 5:12 PM, Merle Lester wrote: > > > edgar...you are presuming...let joe speak for himself... merle > > > Merle, > > I suspect Joe may have an anti-Jewish streak here even though Einstein was > NOT a practicing Jew... > > Edgar > > > > On May 5, 2013, at 8:08 AM, Merle Lester wrote: > >> edgar.. >> >> i am reading a book on einstein's life at moment.. >> >> he was down right cruel to his first wife... >> >> he's no saint.. >> >> just human.. >> >> joe sees the other side,,, merle >> >> Joe, >> >> Your criticism of Einstein is entirely unfair and uninformed. Not only was >> he the greatest scientist of the 20th century but a great humanitarian, >> philosopher and very spiritual person as well. >> >> One wonders where all the personal venom of your attacks are coming from. >> >> Here for example is a photo of Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore the great >> Indian poet and philosopher together..... >> >> >> <tagore-einstein.jpg> >> >> Edgar >> >> >> >> On May 4, 2013, at 8:04 PM, Joe wrote: >> >>> >>> William, >>> >>> Just vastly over-rated and misrepresented. Casting any individual into a >>> "genius" category does more harm to everyone than it does good for the one >>> individual. He was a one-trick pony, and the one trick was at the expense >>> of his being a whole human being. No one should envy the poor man. >>> >>> --Joe >>> >>> > Email <brintala@...> wrote: >>> > >>> > My point being that Einstein, one of the most brilliant minds of the 20th >>> > Century. The epitome of rational thought and logical thinking believed >>> > that "imagination" was superior. Now when I think of imagination I think >>> > of a level of thought beyond forms. Unbound by structure or >>> > preconception. He may not have been referring to the holy zen concept of >>> > no thought but he did reference often that he would stop thinking and the >>> > ideas would come. His "unconscious" the "collective unconscious" ? Some >>> > way of being outside of his brain. >>> > >>> > >>> > “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If >>> > you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” >>> > >>> > I'm completely in the dark regarding your thoughts on this man. >>> >> >> >> > > > > >
