PBS Disappoints with Their Choice of Eckhart Tolle Experts
Last night, by accident, I caught PBS’s segment with Eckhart Tolle. It was delightful, as always, to watch Tolle and listen to his simple and profound wisdom. Tolle is such a wonderful example of a real human being.
In my opinion, PBS really dropped the ball with their choice of experts to comment on Tolle’s work. Dr. Betty Sue Flowers demonstrated quite clearly that she has little more than a conceptual understanding of Tolle’s work. This is the continuation of an age-old delimma – intellectuals interpreting and commenting on the mystical.
Though Dr. Flowers is obviously sincere in her appreciation of Tolle and his work, her explanation of Tolle’s work and his experience reveals her understanding to not be based on experiential knowledge – and that is the rub with intellectuals. Her explanation of Tolle’s transformative experience totally missed the heart of his experience – that his understanding was not the result of conceptual conclusion, but a revelation from being in the NOW.
Though, I found their commentary lacking, PBS did a fine job on selcting content. The segments of Tolle were excellent. It’s wonderful to see PBS broadcasting material like this. All-in-All I’d give the show 4 out of 5 stars if I was a rating kind of guy.
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