Movies Amongst White Clouds admin, July 30, 2024July 30, 2024 Amongst White Clouds is a look at the lives of zealot students, gaunt ascetics and wise masters living in isolated hermitages dotting the peaks and valleys of China’s Zhongnan Mountain range.” With both humor and compassion, these inspiring and warm-hearted characters challenge us to join them in an exploration of… Continue Reading
Movies Buddha’s Lost Children admin, July 30, 2024July 30, 2024 Buddha’s Lost Children is a feature-length documentary film about a Thai Buddhist monk named Phra Khru Bah Neua Chai Kosittowho – armed only with his faith and skills and master boxer skills – wages an inspirational battle to help orphaned children, fight drug abuse, and preserve a vanishing way of… Continue Reading
Movies Liaofan’s Four Lessons movie admin, July 30, 2024July 30, 2024 Liaofan’s Four Lessons is a book written in the sixteenth century in China by Yuan Liaofan (袁了凡; 1533–1606), who was a Chinese official during the Ming Dynasty. Yuan wrote the book to teach his son, Yuan Tianqi, about destiny, how he can change his destiny, how to correct his faults,… Continue Reading
Movies Kundun admin, July 13, 2024July 13, 2024 In 1937 a two-and-a-half-year-old boy, Tenzin Gyatso, from a simple family in rural Tibet was recognized as the 14th reincarnation of the Buddha of love and compassion, and destined to become the spiritual and political leader of his country. Continue Reading
Movies Confucius admin, July 13, 2024July 13, 2024 In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed ‘Spring and Autumn Period’, Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of Law in the ancient Kingdom of Lu. Under his inspired leadership, Lu ascends to new heights but becomes a target of conquest for the warlike nation… Continue Reading
Movies Gandhi 1982 admin, July 13, 2024July 13, 2024 Gandhi, British-Indian historical film, released in 1982, that tells the story of Mahatma Gandhi and his struggle to win independence for India through nonviolent civil disobedience. The movie won eight Academy Awards, including that for best picture, and five Golden Globe Awards, including that for best foreign film. It was… Continue Reading
Movies They Live 1988 admin, July 13, 2024July 14, 2024 They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live. Continue Reading
Movies Why Has Bodhi Dharma Left for the East 1989 admin, July 13, 2024July 13, 2024 About three monks in a remote monastery. An aging master, a small orphan and a young man who left his city life to seek Enlightenment. Continue Reading
Movies Bodhidharma: The Master of Zen admin, July 13, 2024July 13, 2024 This film from Hong Kong relates the story of the important Buddhist figure Bodhidharma, who was born in India in the 5th or 6th century. After the death of his father, young Bodhidharma learned Buddhism under the master Prajnatara before undertaking an important mission of his own. He traveled to… Continue Reading
Movies Little Buddha 1993 admin, July 13, 2024July 13, 2024 Little Buddha” is a 1993 drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Keanu Reeves, Chris Isaak, and Bridget Fonda. The film tells the story of a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks who believe that a young boy from Seattle may be the reincarnation of their spiritual leader. The film… Continue Reading