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During the final years of his life, Joseph Campbell embarked on a speaking tour in which he drew together all that he had learned about what he called the "one great story" of humanity. These remarkable talks were filmed and are presented here in the order and manner in which Campbell himself intended. Examines the core myths of the great Asian religions; the Buddha and enlightenment, East and West; Yoga and transcendence; Kundalini yoga and the seven...
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Studio classic volume 30
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A rich young man spends his time between WWI & WWII searching for essential truth, eventually landing in India.
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The "Enlightenment", which began in France, spread to other countries in Europe and then to America, shifted thinking from reliance on the Church to self reliance . It fostered a change from blind faith to inquiring minds. It encouraged the investigation of new ideas. It gave fuel to both the French and American Revolutions. The Enlightenment may not have left physical evidence behind, like the pyramids of Egypt or the Coliseum of Rome, but it has...
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In every spiritual tradition there is an ideal that the aspiring practitioner strives for. In Buddhism this ideal is enlightenment, and realizing it is the goal of practice. By better understanding the nature of this goal, we will know the direction in which we wish to grow spiritually.
8) Full circle
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The lives of two men, an Irish war journalist and an American living in Ireland, intertwine. A documentary filmmaker, Malcolm Walker, returns to Ireland after his last production in Gaza went horribly wrong. Following his experiences in the Middle East, Malcolm begins to suffer from nightmares and flashbacks. Just at its darkest point, a small speck of light appears in the shape of Travis Sear, an American, a friend, and the opposite side of the same...
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The Ten Ox Herding Pictures are a series of images with accompanying poems, and are among the most beloved pictures in Zen Buddhism. They have been the source of endless commentary and inspiration in Zen since at least the 12th century. These ox herding pictures are emblematic of the spiritual path to enlightenment. Each image represents a phase of the practice, beginning with a seeker looking for the mind, represented by the ox, and trying to realize...
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When we speak of "enlightenment, " what may come to mind is the image of a light bulb within us suddenly switching on, illuminating the darkness of our delusions with the all-pervading light of wisdom. This experience happens suddenly and with a sense of great surprise and wonder. But does enlightenment always occur suddenly? Or is there a gradual process of spiritual unfolding that comes about as a result of cultivating a path of training that takes...
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Sunny is living off the grid, doing his best to provide for his infant son, Henry, in the wake of Veil's death. It is only when Henry contracts a mysterious illness that Sunny must journey back into the Badlands, where the Widow and Baron Chau are entrenched in a drawn-out war. No longer supported by Tilda or Waldo, the Widow must find new allies in Lydia and in Nathaniel Moon. But when a mysterious nomadic leader called Pilgrim arrives, old enemies...
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What is God Consciousness and what does the Transcendent Life look like? Is there really a higher state of consciousness beyond your normal mind? Kamala answers these questions and helps us to learn what this state is and how to connect to it so it can guide you on your daily journey.
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Talks of Eknath Easwaran volume 36
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Talk 1: Easwaran comments on the concluding verses from the Dhammapada. What does it mean to rest our mind in our highest Self? How do we get to that state? By not looking to the past or to the future, Easwaran answers, but by resting in the joy of the Self that is ever present, deep in our consciousness. He ends this talk with a glorious description of his own inner spiritual journey. Talk 2: Easwaran concludes his series of talks on the great Buddhist...
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Explore the esoteric meaning of dying, rebirth, and enlightenment in the Tibetan tradition. Believing that there is a continual birth and death of the mind from one moment to the next, Tibetan Buddhists recognize that when dreaming, we are in a Bardo state and that the body and mind are then reborn into the waking state. The Tibetan Book of the Dead offers teachings that prepare one for the inevitable transformation, liberation, and a "successful"...
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With rare recordings and interviews of those who knew and studied under him, this documentary offers an overview of Zen master Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki's life and times. Provides thematic segments on Satori (Enlightenment), East & West, Christianity & Buddhism, "Self Power" & "Other Power", Zen--religion or philosophy, Zen & psychoanalysis, Zen & the arts, life & death, as seen through the perspective of Suzuki's Zen teachings.
19) American yogi
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"... [A] delightful autobiographical documentary about a nice Jewish boy from Miami who travels to San Francisco for the "Summer of Love" and returns a hippie. Later, as a successful but dissatisfied businessman, he discovers Ram Dass's iconic book "Be Here Now" about the Indian Saint Maharajji and decides to travel to India in search of a more meaningful life."--Container.
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"In the final phase of his career, Italian master Roberto Rossellini embarked on a dramatic, daunting project: a series of television films about knowledge and history, made in an effort to teach, where contemporary media were failing. Looking at the Western world's major figures and moments, yet focusing on the small details of daily life, Rossellini was determined not to recount history but to relive it, as it might have been, unadorned but full...