Ajahn Sumedho encourages us to see clearly that all thoughts arise and cease, and to realise that we cannot, therefore, trust them as a means of enlightenment.
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Questions and Answers with the Dalai Lama
A group of Southeast Asians visit the main temple in Dharamsala in 2012 for teachings by the Dalai Lama.
China, Taoism, Buddhism, and its Hermits: Red Pine
In this humorous and informative talk, Red Pine takes us on a journey from the time before China began, through the ages, and the development of Taoism and Buddhism.
Branches of the Sandokai, by Shunryu Suzuki
Shunryu Suzuki’s comments of the Sandokai. Short film (around 15 minutes).
Tibet: Does History Matter? Tsering Shakya
Tsering Shakya teaches in the Contemporary Tibetan Studies Programme at the University of British Columbia.
From Academy to Chan: Liang Kai
This last of the four Southern Song Academy masters is shown as providing a bridge between that tradition and the new kind of painting associated with Chan (Zen) Buddhism: why it was preserved almost entirely in Japan and scarcely at all in China. Film 72 minutes
The Path to Wisdom, by Ajahn Sumedho
Ajahn Sumedho focuses on the simple reality of the here and now, and the awareness of ‘just this’, where all thoughts and concepts drop away in favour of insight and understanding.
Walk with Me
Trailer: A film about Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village.