Bill, Mr. Rogers was one of the most smarmy, saccharine, moronic, comic book Christian likely pedophiles to ever defile US TV screens...
Edgar On May 22, 2013, at 4:47 AM, Bill! wrote: > Merle, > > > Mister Roger's Neighborhood was a children's program that was very popular in > the USA for a long, long time. He is very kind and gentle teaching kids > about all kinds of things. Here's an episode where he talks about friends. > It's about 30-minutes long but you only have to watch about the first 3 or 4 > minutes to get the idea of what he was like. > > Mister Rogers > > ...Bill! > > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester wrote: > > > > > > > >  an all round american "let me do it right for you"!... merle > >  > > Merle, > > > > Fred Rogers > > www.imdb.com > > Fred McFeely Rogers was an American educator, Presbyterian minister, > > songwriter, author, and television host. Rogers was most famous for > > creating and hosting Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which featured his > > gentle, soft-spoken personality and directness to his audiences. > > en.wikipedia.org > > Lived: Mar 20, 1928 - Feb 27, 2003 (age 74) > > Height: 6' (1.83 m) > > Spouse: Sara Byrd (1952 - 2003) > > > > ...Bill! > > > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >  bill..i do not know who mr. rogers is...enlighten me ,,merle > > > > > > > > >  > > > Merle, > > > > > > Did Eckhart Tolle's demeanor remind you of Mr. Rogers as it did me? > > > > > > ...Bill! > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester merlewiitpom@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  thank you bill.... a good start for the day... i watched the > > > > video and found it very beneficial... merle > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > Below is a link to a 15-minute video by Eckhart Tolle entitled The > > > > False I and the Real I.  I've read a few things from Tolle but > > > > have never seen a video by him before.  I would describe him as > > > > the the Mr. Rogers of New-Age Spiritualism.  If I > > > > remember correctly Bonnie, one of our new member, speaks highly of > > > > Tolle. > > > > > > > > It was interesting to me because he stated the ego is only the ego if > > > > you're unaware of it, and as soon as you become aware of it it's not > > > > the ego anymore. That corresponds somewhat to zen in that the self is > > > > only problematic when you think it's real and are not aware that it is > > > > an illusion. He also goes on to say that just recognizing the ego > > > > doesn't solve all your problems. He says that there is a kind of > > > > momentum built up that you just can't stop immediately.  I > > > > think what he calls 'momentum' could be the same as what Buddhism and > > > > zen (as I understand it) calls 'attachment'. > > > > > > > > Anyway all this is similar to the experiencing Buddha Nature and > > > > realizing the self is an illusion. That experience doesn't mean you do > > > > not have any more work left to do to continue to weaken and finally > > > > dissolve the attachment you have to this illusory self - even after you > > > > recognize that it is illusory. > > > > > > > > Also, you might also see how the same or very similar teachings of zen > > > > are presented in a more modern dialog. > > > > > > > > If you'd like to see this video, and I recommend it, you can find it on > > > > YouTube at: The False I and the Real I . > > > > > > > > Enjoy!  ...Bill! > > > > > > > > > > >
