Mister Rose is an intimate look at a West Virginian farmer many people call a Zen Master because of the depth of his wisdom and the spiritual system he conveys to his students.

Profound and profane, ethereal and earthy, Richard Rose is not the kind of man most people picture when they think of mystics or spiritual teachers. And yet he is the truest of teachers, one who has "been there," one who has had a cataclysmic experience of spiritual enlightenment.

In this extraordinary documentary, Rose talks about his experience, his philosophy, and the intimate details of his life with a matter-of-fact openness that may be startling to listeners more used to the caution and vanity of normal conversation. He is a man of unwavering conviction grounded in his personal experience of the Truth, and he pulls no punches as he lays out his view of earthly life, how we should live it, and what lies beyond.

But whether you find him charming or offensive, fatherly or fearsome, you will not forget him, and never again will you be able to think about yourself, reality, or life after death in quite the same way.

Running time: 1 hr 30 min (tape 1) 2hr 32 min (tape 2)