Buddhist film looking at how Buddhism is practiced in Sri Lanka and India. Ronald Eyre meets [the late] Venerable Ananda Maitreya a Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka. About 50 minutes.
Theravada
The Fruit which Arises as Samadhi Matures, by Ajahn Chah
You will be able to sustain concentration without any feelings of pain and discomfort…
This is the Outlook which Leads to Enlightenment, by Ajahn Chah
In the field of conventional reality one side is right and the other side is wrong, but there will never be complete agreement. Arguing till the tears fall has no use…
Why do you want this Holy Water? By Ajahn Chah
The worldly way is to do things for a reason, to get some return, but in Buddhism we do things without the idea of gaining anything…
The First Truth, by Ajahn Sumedho
Buddhist teachings are guides that help us to look at the experience of being alive
Nibbana, by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Speaking like this you will soon be accusing me of giving you a big sales pitch. Don’t think of me as someone hawking the wares of the Buddha in the marketplace, think rather that we are all companions in Dukkha, in birth, old age, sickness and death…
Nobody Likes Being Disturbed, by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Inner emptiness means to be normal, to have a mind that is not scattered and confused. Anyone who experiences this really likes it. If it develops to its greatest degree, which is to be empty of egoism, then it is Nibbana.
Dhamma – the way it is, by Ajahn Sumedho
In this short film (28 minutes) Ajahn Sumedho points to the message of Buddha’s teaching.