Films with: Smith, Huston

Mysticism and the perennial philosophy Huston Smith speaks /

A noted scholar of world religions, Huston Smith experienced a profound change in worldview when he read The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley. The Islamic scholar Seyyed Hossein Nasr notes that the "philosophia perennis" lies at the heart of all religious traditions.

DVD 7500

Ram Dass fierce grace /

Richard Alpert, after being expelled from Harvard in 1963 for experimenting with LSD, morphed into Ram Dass, a serious and much loved spiritual leader, author and lecturer. This film visits Ram Dass in 2001 as he remakes his life since suffering a stroke five years ago. Balances fascinating, often hilarious footage from the hippie era with contemporary material and interviews with Ram Dass and his associates.

DVD 2390

Zen life D.T. Suzuki /

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.

DVD 5558