On Sunday, January 15th, the Buddhist Film Festival will take place at Sacred Waters Spiritual Center. The event will start at 10am and is sponsored by the Sacred Waters Buddhist Group.
There are several films that will be shown at this event:
Seven Years in Tibet: This film stars Brad Pitt and is based upon the true story of Heinrich Harrer and his friend, who escaped a British prison camp in India during World War II, crossing the Himalayas into Tibet. Harrer is known as being a mentor to the young Dalai Lama. This film will be shown at 2pm and 8pm.
Kundun: This Martin Scorcese film recounts the story of the early life of his Holiness, the Dalai Lama. This movie provides a historically accurate presentation of this man’s life. This film will be shown at noon and 6pm.
Milarepa: This is part one in the story of Milarepa, magician, murderer, and saint. Milarepa became one of Tibet’s great meditation masters and most famous saints, who lived roughly from 1050-1130. He was a murderer who came to be enlightened through very extreme measures. This film will be shown at 10am and 4pm.
The Buddha, a PBS special: This film details the life of Siddhartha Guatama, the Buddha of this age. Will be shown at 6pm.
Dalai Lama Renaissance Parts 1 & 2: This film recounts the meetings at a conclave in Dharmasala, India, called by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He gathered top experts in a number of fields and examined what they hoped to achieve.
Journey Into Buddhism: This PBS special explores the history of Buddhism and outlines its many facets.
Zen Noire: A detective story with a Buddhist flavor.
Words of My Perfect Teacher: This film is an entertaining story of a Buddhist monk/teacher as that relates to the world of soccer.
Also available:
- The 1995 videos of the teachings of His Holiness in London, specifically focused on The Four Noble Truths.
- Robert A.F. Thurman’s series on The Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. Thurman is a professor at Columbia and is the top American scholar on Tibetan Buddhism. These videos are available upon request.
In addition to films, there are a variety of audio materials available for private viewing.
- His Holiness’ Training the Mind
- Jack Kornfields’ Buddhism for Beginners
- Reginal Ray’s Buddhist Tantra
- Robert A.F. Thurman’s The Jewell Tree of Tibet: This recording details the Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism Sonyal Rinpoche’s famous work, Tibetan Wisdom of Living and Dying.
Also at the festival, quiet rooms will be available for meditation.
The event will take place throughout the day and into the evening. Some films may be shown more than once and you are encouraged to bring snacks and soft drinks.
Show times are approximate, so you should plan to arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled time, except for the 10am showing.
As always, love donations are much appreciated in helping to run this wonderful, spiritual center.
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