Thanks Ben. I don't watch movies that often. If anything, its this damn computer that i realize i need to turn off more.Ben wrote:Then again, one could always turn the TV off and go and meditate!
The obligatory Dhamma themed movie thread
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"As Buddhists, we should aim to develop relationships that are not predominated by grasping and clinging. Our relationships should be characterised by the brahmaviharas of metta (loving kindness), mudita (sympathetic joy), karuna (compassion), and upekkha (equanimity)."
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Yeah, me too Chris! I have to remind myself that hanging out here is no substitute for actual meditative practice. What invariably happens is that I get can so absorbed with something or rather here that if I am not careful I find myself late at night too tired to sit. And as you know, as a moderator, sometimes its that little bit harder to extract oneself.christopher::: wrote:Thanks Ben. I don't watch movies that often. If anything, its this damn computer that i realize i need to turn off more.Ben wrote:Then again, one could always turn the TV off and go and meditate!
So, with anything, one must learn balance.
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Indeed Ben, i know, exactly what you mean. In that respect its been such a blessing to be "unemployed"...
"As Buddhists, we should aim to develop relationships that are not predominated by grasping and clinging. Our relationships should be characterised by the brahmaviharas of metta (loving kindness), mudita (sympathetic joy), karuna (compassion), and upekkha (equanimity)."
~post by Ben, Jul 02, 2009
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Runaway Train.
Now I see you, house-builder!
Now I see you, house-builder!
Rain soddens what is kept wrapped up,
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
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Runaway Train was brilliant! A very Dhammatic piece of filmmaking!
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Bucket List
http://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=Bucket_List" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
As an admitted lover of lists, this is probably my favorite of all-time!
http://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=Bucket_List" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
As an admitted lover of lists, this is probably my favorite of all-time!
Re: The obligatory Dhamma themed movie thread
Beyond Rangoon
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112495/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: The obligatory Dhamma themed movie thread
Travellers And Magicians
Samsara
and one of the most important - Kung Fu - Panda
I guess not of those films would break the precept of headless entertaining
Samsara
and one of the most important - Kung Fu - Panda
I guess not of those films would break the precept of headless entertaining
Just that! *smile*
...We Buddhists must find the courage to leave our temples and enter the temples of human experience, temples that are filled with suffering. If we listen to Buddha, Christ, or Gandhi, we can do nothing else. The refugee camps, the prisons, the ghettos, and the battlefields will become our temples. We have so much work to do. ... Peace is Possible! Step by Step. - Samtach Preah Maha Ghosananda "Step by Step" http://www.ghosananda.org/bio_book.html
BUT! it is important to become a real Buddhist first. Like Punna did: Punna Sutta Nate sante baram sokham _()_
...We Buddhists must find the courage to leave our temples and enter the temples of human experience, temples that are filled with suffering. If we listen to Buddha, Christ, or Gandhi, we can do nothing else. The refugee camps, the prisons, the ghettos, and the battlefields will become our temples. We have so much work to do. ... Peace is Possible! Step by Step. - Samtach Preah Maha Ghosananda "Step by Step" http://www.ghosananda.org/bio_book.html
BUT! it is important to become a real Buddhist first. Like Punna did: Punna Sutta Nate sante baram sokham _()_
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_(manga" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
I'm hanging for this up coming new one.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... be-trilogy" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here's the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSd2oqDzEPA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I'm hanging for this up coming new one.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... be-trilogy" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here's the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSd2oqDzEPA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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"The Nines," it's a very interesting movie (with Ryan Reynolds). The beginning seemed like it might be a bit lame, but the rest is good. This is not really a Dhamma movie, but reminded me of it.
Re: The obligatory Dhamma themed movie thread
Princess Mononoke creature cameo @ :37Theravadidiliana wrote:Here's the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSd2oqDzEPA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Try Revolver, a fairly decent movie talking directly about the elimination of the Self (in an Asura realm, if you like).
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"And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting others one protects oneself? By patience, harmlessness, goodwill, and sympathy. It is in such a way that by protecting others one protects oneself.
- Sedaka Sutta [SN 47.19]
Re: The obligatory Dhamma themed movie thread
samsara
why buddha dharma left for the east
among the clouds ( documentary )
why buddha dharma left for the east
among the clouds ( documentary )
Re: The obligatory Dhamma themed movie thread
The old "Kung Fu" series from the 1970s with David Carradine holds up very well.
Each episode is a morality play or a story with a positive, educational theme. The protagonist, the Shaolin Buddhist monk who is a fugitive conveys that there is nothing finer than meditation and being free from desire, but he also has tremendous strength within worldly terms but is restrained in its use. Good lessons and interesting stories.
Each episode is a morality play or a story with a positive, educational theme. The protagonist, the Shaolin Buddhist monk who is a fugitive conveys that there is nothing finer than meditation and being free from desire, but he also has tremendous strength within worldly terms but is restrained in its use. Good lessons and interesting stories.
In reading the scriptures, there are two kinds of mistakes:
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
buddhist movies
hello, are there any good buddhist movies besides the hollywood buddhist movies like seven years in tibet. ive seen spring summer fall winter spring or whatever it is i forgot what its like. any recommedations? that are theravadan? metta, befriend
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try this one.
Steven Segal isn't in it.....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsara-DVD-Sha ... 869&sr=1-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Steven Segal isn't in it.....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsara-DVD-Sha ... 869&sr=1-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Simplify: 17 into 1 WILL go: Mindfulness!
Quieta movere magna merces videbatur. (Sallust, c.86-c.35 BC)
Translation: Just to stir things up seemed a good reward in itself.
I am sooooo happy - How on earth could I be otherwise?!
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