During the final years of his life, Joseph Campbell embarked on a speaking tour in which he drew together all that he had learned about what he called the "one great story" of humanity. These remarkable talks were filmed and are presented here in the order and manner in which Campbell himself intended. Examines the core myths of the great Asian religions; the Buddha and enlightenment, East and West; Yoga and transcendence; Kundalini yoga and the seven...

The "Enlightenment", which began in France, spread to other countries in Europe and then to America, shifted thinking from reliance on the Church to self reliance . It fostered a change from blind faith to inquiring minds. It encouraged the investigation of new ideas. It gave fuel to both the French and American Revolutions. The Enlightenment may not have left physical evidence behind, like the pyramids of Egypt or the Coliseum of Rome, but it has...

A raw, uncut look into the Buddhist religion, the recent troubles in Tibet, and of course, the Dalai Lama.

The lives of two men, an Irish war journalist and an American living in Ireland, intertwine. A documentary filmmaker, Malcolm Walker, returns to Ireland after his last production in Gaza went horribly wrong. Following his experiences in the Middle East, Malcolm begins to suffer from nightmares and flashbacks. Just at its darkest point, a small speck of light appears in the shape of Travis Sear, an American, a friend, and the opposite side of the same...

The Ten Ox Herding Pictures are a series of images with accompanying poems, and are among the most beloved pictures in Zen Buddhism. They have been the source of endless commentary and inspiration in Zen since at least the 12th century. These ox herding pictures are emblematic of the spiritual path to enlightenment. Each image represents a phase of the practice, beginning with a seeker looking for the mind, represented by the ox, and trying to realize...

An egotistical actor kills a burglar with a bust of Buddha's head and, as a result, goes on a journey of self-discovery and enlightenment.

Following a tradition dating back over 1,000 years, two dozen Buddhist nuns gather for a ninety day period of meditation, fasting and contemplation deep in the mountains of South Korea.

Talk 1: Easwaran comments on the concluding verses from the Dhammapada. What does it mean to rest our mind in our highest Self? How do we get to that state? By not looking to the past or to the future, Easwaran answers, but by resting in the joy of the Self that is ever present, deep in our consciousness. He ends this talk with a glorious description of his own inner spiritual journey. Talk 2: Easwaran concludes his series of talks on the great Buddhist...

With rare recordings and interviews of those who knew and studied under him, this documentary offers an overview of Zen master Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki's life and times. Provides thematic segments on Satori (Enlightenment), East & West, Christianity & Buddhism, "Self Power" & "Other Power", Zen--religion or philosophy, Zen & psychoanalysis, Zen & the arts, life & death, as seen through the perspective of Suzuki's Zen teachings.

"In the final phase of his career, Italian master Roberto Rossellini embarked on a dramatic, daunting project: a series of television films about knowledge and history, made in an effort to teach, where contemporary media were failing. Looking at the Western world's major figures and moments, yet focusing on the small details of daily life, Rossellini was determined not to recount history but to relive it, as it might have been, unadorned but full...