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Seek Nothing, Just Sit

Posted on November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

Life over a year of the Antaiji Soto Zen Retreat Centre in Hyogo, Japan

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Joan Halifax, A Sense of Urgency

Posted on November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

A film looking back over the life of one of the great Zen teachers of the recent past.

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Wabi-Sabi

Posted on September 27, 2024September 27, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

A contemplative film illustrating the principles of the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi.

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66 Zen Gardens in Japan

Posted on August 2, 2024August 2, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

A second non-verbal film about the gardens in Japan focuses on the Zen Gardens.

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Discovering Oneself with a Bowl of Temple Food

Posted on May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

Coming face to face with oneself on a short-term monastic retreat in Korea.

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Tōshōji Soto Zen Monastery

Posted on May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

The life and activities in the Tōshōji Soto Zen Monastery in Okayama Prefecture in Japan (Japanese with Eng. subs)

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Come, Come, Come Upward (Aje Aje Bara Aje)

Posted on March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A Korean film about a young woman who joins a nunnery and later returns to lay life, bringing Dharma into the lives of those she meets (Korean with Eng subs).

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Passage to Buddha (Hwaomkyung)

Passage to Buddha (Hwaomkyung)

Posted on March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries
Passage to Buddha (Hwaomkyung)

A modern-day Sudhana on his quest for the meaning of life in industrial Korea (Korean, with Eng. subs).

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In the Footsteps of Wonhyo

Posted on March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A journey across Korea in the footsteps of the best-loved Korean master, musing on Korean Buddhism along the way.

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Zen Buddhism – In Search of Self

Posted on January 27, 2023March 14, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a fly-on-the-wall type documentary made by Gong Jae Sung during the 90-day meditation retreat at the 10th century Baek Hung Nuns’ Temple on the Palgong Mountain in Korea during 2001/2.

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