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Where does creativity come from? Zen calligraphic painter Alok Hsu Kwang-han proposes that it arises from emptiness, from the silent space that houses the intelligence prior to thought. Alok teaches painting "by not teaching painting." Instead he shows students how to get out of their way, so that creativity happens on its own.
2) Walk with me
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With unprecedented access, the documentary takes us deep inside the world-famous monastery of Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh, and captures the life of a monastic community who have given up all their possessions for one common purpose, to practice the art of mindfulness. Filmed over three years, this visceral film is a meditation on a community determined to develop a deep sense of presence, not just for themselves but for all those they love....
3) Zen
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Aurelio Zen is a formidable detective, but he's always put honesty before advancement. The arrival of clever and ambitious Tania to the team sees Zen's vigor reawakened. Driven by romance, re-energized, and armed with a new confidence, Zen's investigations take him from crowded Rome to the spectacular Italian countryside as he negotiates a complex string of murder cases.
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Charlie Crews is an eccentric detective returning to the force after being wrongfully imprisoned. Back on the beat with his determined partner, Dani Reese, and his unusually Zen-like outlook toward the cases he investigates, this unconventional crime solver tries to catch the LA wrongdoers who really belong behind bars.
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"Elda Hartley invites you to travel the globe and view through her camera lens the endlessly varied and vibrant pastiche of religious rituals practiced throughout the world. During the 1970s and 1980s, this award-winning filmmaker created documentaries on a number of the world's great religions that will open your eyes to the extraordinary differences and the striking similarities among individuals of different faiths"--Container, v. 1.
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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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In a remote mountain monastery above a bustling city lives Hyegok, an old Zen master, his conflicted young apprentice Kibong, and Haejin, an orphaned boy studying to be a monk. The old master, nearing his end, wishes to make the ceremony of his death his final lesson to his apprentice, who is struggling to come to terms with the worldly life he left behind. Meanwhile the young boy has his own awakening to mortality as he attempts to nurse a bird he...
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Told through the experiences of its members, as these men and women practice Soto Zen's ancient rituals, "Old Plum Mountain" tells the story of the Berkeley Zen Center, one of the oldest, self sustaining, lay practice centers in the nation. Founded in 1967 by the late Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and his student Sojun Mel Weitsman, this uniquely American Zen Center offers to all a safe and supportive place to engage in a path of spiritual exploration. Zazen,...
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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.
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"This unique introduction to Zen meditation features specific instructions for and demonstrations of sitting postures and beginning mind-breath exercises. Zen Master Loori takes the meditator on a gently guided exploration of silent sitting, pointing out how we can reclaim our lives by giving our awareness to the moment."--Container.
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The teachings of Korean Zen are simple, clear, and direct, offering a path to the transformation of body, heart, and mind. The central technique is to deeply cultivate the question "What is this?" and then look directly into the mind of not-knowing. To clearly perceive this "don't-know mind" or "before-thinking mind" is itself enlightenment.