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Victoria Zen Centre video intro to Zen on YouTube

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Eshusan at the Victoria Zen Centre has put together an excellent series of videos on aspects of Zen practice. Here is the first one: Orientation to Zen – Zazen (Zen Meditation) Also in the series are: Home Practice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMbDKZy201w Five-Minute Practice Session http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pKwViVV41A Kinhin (Walking Meditation) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvY8J6YZHvA&feature=relmfu Arrival and Entering http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWbfxnRvxqs&feature=relmfu Jikijitsu and Shoji http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdPDXbV9ObU&feature=relmfu... Read more »

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“An Uncommon King” screens @ Atlantic Film Festival 9.16.12

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An Uncommon King is a new documentary about Sakyong Mipham, son of Chogyam Trungpa and current leader of the Shambhala organization. Here’s a description from the AFF website: Shot over 17 years in 12 countries and more than 15 different formats, An Uncommon King is Johanna Lunn’s epic examination of the life and work of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche,... Read more »

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Tezuka Osamu’s “Buddha – The Great Departure” animated feature film premieres in Vancouver 9.11.12

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In collaboration with the Canadian Society for Asian Arts, Vancouver Shinpo, and the Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, UBC. MOA is pleased to co-host the Canadian Premiere of Buddha: The Great Departure in conjunction with Visions of Enlightenment: Buddhist Art at MOA. In the distinctive style of Tezuka Osamu’s manga, the full-length animated film presents... Read more »

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“The Oracle” Cherniack film on YouTube

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David Cherniack is one of Canada’s leading filmmakers, with a self-proclaimed focus on “eclectically spiritual documentaries.” Many of them are available for free viewing on his website: www.allinonefilms.com One of his movies: The Oracle – Reflections on Self – is now available for free viewing (in a lower-resolution format) on YouTube and, with David’s permission,... Read more »

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Awake in the World

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Filmmaker: Andréa de Keijzer This video was created for Michael Stone’s book Awake in the World, in which he teaches the essentials of mindfulness and yoga practice, combining simplicity with the notion of interdependence of all beings. Michael is the teacher at Centre of Gravity Sangha in Toronto. This video is part of the Tricycle Buddha-Fest... Read more »

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