Product Details

• Actors: Ajja, Ramesh Balsekar, Sri Brahmam, Swami Dayanana, Ganesan
• Directors: Premananda
• Format: Full Screen, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Open Sky Press Ltd.
• DVD Release Date: October 7, 2008
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 095557305X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,401 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Review

This is arguably the best and finest introduction to the hallowed teaching of Advaita Vedanta that has ever appeared. ... a marvellous collection of authentic sage wisdom-teaching, perfectly designed to give the correct pointers to Self-realisation for today s seekers after essential Truth. --Alan Jacobs, President Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK

About the Director

Premananda spent fifteen years with his first Master, Osho, and five years with the great Advaita Master H.W.L. Poonja (Papaji), a direct disciple of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. Here his search came to an end and these years brought immense understanding and wisdom.

His deep love for India and Sri Ramana Maharshi led him to meet and befriend many Indian Saints and Masters, collecting rare interviews which can now be found in this book and its companion films.

Premananda is a guest in a residential Satsang Community on the banks of the Rhine, between Cologne and Düsseldorf, Germany. Premananda enjoys art and beauty and is himself a painter.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Blueprint that is not a Blueprint, May 10, 2009

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P. Cottingham (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blueprints for Awakening - Wisdom of the Masters (DVD)

This DVD is a call to awakening. The masters portrayed here have a profound message for all of us - We are already that which we seek. The range of masters is impressive and their contributions immense. Some of the questions that Premananda asks seem either a little obvious or else illustrate a lack of understanding of the what the Masters are saying, so I feel that there could have been some even deeper questions. However, they would probably have produced the same answers, as there is only ONE answer (or NO answer if you take things to their conclusion). Regardless, this DVD is a very significant contribution to our understanding and well done to Premananda for completing this project.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interview with Wisdom, January 26, 2009

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M. Patel (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blueprints for Awakening - Wisdom of the Masters (DVD)

This dvd sends a very clear message on the illusions of enlightenment and allows space for understanding the deeper truth so that it may allow a person back to their original nature. I am very gratefull to both the interviewer and the many wise people he has interviewed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indian Masters, May 15, 2011

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Atmana - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blueprints for Awakening - Wisdom of the Masters (DVD)

You can read many books about Advaita, Non-Duality, or Enlightenment, or perhaps take your search to the original land of much of this material, India. This DVD took me directly to this tradition, and to this powerful and sacred place without me having to take a 20 hour flight. The film is a series of intimate dialogues with Indian sages, gurus, masters, and also just normal people who have awakened to their nature.

I could really feel the essence of each person as they speak about a variety of topics, all of which relate directly to the teachings and sayings of the great Indian sage Ramana Maharshi.There are 16 people interviewed throughout the film, all of which create their own unique space, and have their own profound answers to questions such as; 'Who are you? What is enlightenment?

The questions asked in the dialogues are direct, simple, and very much to the heart of what we are looking for upon the 'spiritual path'.
For example, there is wonderful moment when a woman states that the very title of the film denies the reality of enlightenment, that there are no blueprints, it just is as it is in every moment. This is direct from the heart of India, very special.

The DVD is interspersed with images of rural and everyday life in India, creating a lovely atmosphere and background to the words of the speakers. There could be more footage of the actual masters going about their day, but it's more important that we hear their words, and this is the main focus of the film.

A wonderful DVD.