edgar... "jerk"..i do not recall joe using the word?...merle
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. >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > >
