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Sister Elaine MacInnes: Catholic nun, Zen master, prison activist, in TV documentary

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Victoria’s CHEK TV will air the award-winning 2005 documentary, The Fires That Burn, as part of their Docs from the Edge series. The film documents the life of Sister Elaine MacInnes, age 87, her journey, and her current activities with her Freeing The Human Spirit Foundation, that aims to promote spiritual understanding and bring meditation and... Read more »

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Three Buddhist TV shows by David Cherniack on ONE network

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Can you find enlightenment in the modern Western World? Dharma Rising airs on The Brand New ONE starting October 17 By the 1960’s Buddhism had arrived in the West to stay. Challenges of modernity were always its nemesis, but now that Buddhism is attracting unprecedented numbers, how is it adapting to modern materialism? This three part documentary... Read more »

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“Crazy Wisdom” Trungpa movie @ Atlantic Film Festival

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Review from the Halifax Chronicle Herald: http://thechronicleherald.ca/ArtsLife/1263838.html

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Vancouver Gala Première – Journey of a Dream: 9.16/17.11

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Journey of a Dream is a heavy metal story of a Tibetan refugee, directed by Shenpenn Khyamsar (who lives in Vancouver).  It is a feature length documentary that will take audiences on an epic, global journey into heavy metal music, exile, Buddhism and Tibetan roots. Here’s a link to the official movie website: http://www.journeyofadreammovie.com/ They are also... Read more »

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Glenn Mullin in Mongolia

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Glenn Mullin is a Canadian Buddhist author, teacher and tour guide living in Mongolia. Here he is in a humorous but fascinating video tour of Erdeni Zuu Monastery in Mongolia: Kidding aside, however, Glenn has been involved in more than 20 Buddhist-inspired development projects in Mongolia and is currently working on 10 more. Here is... Read more »

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