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The Silk Road Series 3/16: The Art-gallery in the Desert

Posted on October 29, 2010June 28, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries

This episode focuses on the magnificent Mo-gao caves at Dun-huang in the Gobi desert. In this complex, there are 500 caves and over 3,000 statues and murals. It is counted as the longest art gallery in the world.

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The Silk Road Series 2/16: A Thousand Kilometres Beyond The Yellow River

Posted on October 22, 2010October 14, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries

This episode sees the expedition crossing first the Yellow River, with its goat-skin rafts and giant waterwheels, and entering the Gobi desert along the He-xi corridor, where it visits some of the main citadels along the route.

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Thich Nhat Hanh: Mindful Movements

Posted on October 16, 2010June 22, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

Recently I attended a talk by Thich Nhat Hanh, and while looking for material to post here I came across his 10 Mindful Movements, which are very similar to the practices I have developed myself.

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The Silk Road Series 1/16: The Glories of Chang-an

Posted on October 15, 2010October 14, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries

The first episode in the series focuses on Chang-an, which in modern-day China is called Xi-an. It was formerly the capital of China and the source of the Silk Road which ran from there to Rome. In ancient times it was the largest city in the world.

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For All Mankind

Posted on October 8, 2010September 3, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

For All Mankind is a documentary about the first moon-landings from 1969-1972. In that time 12 men set foot on the moon, and this film has nearly 80 minutes of footage from those trips, including much that was not released at the time.

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Animated Film: The Way

Posted on October 6, 2010April 18, 2019 by Dharma Documentaries

Here is an animated video in the sumi-e style of painting. The film is inspired by Toaist thought and includes drawing of the Yin and Yang symbols as well as the I-ching.

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Thich Nhat Hanh: This is A Happy Moment

Posted on September 26, 2010September 29, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A video of a talk given by Thich Nhat Hanh in Penang, which I attended together with around 2,500-3,000 other people! It starts with some chanting before the talk proper begins.

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