Product Details

• Actors: Richard Gere, Keanu Reeves, Dalai Lama, Lama Thubten Yeshe, Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche
• Directors: Christina Lundberg
• Format: PAL
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 2
• Studio: Dharma Vision
• DVD Release Date: January 1, 2004
• Run Time: 343 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000PFT3OY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,312 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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75 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, May 31, 2007

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R. Holdeman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Discovering Buddhism (DVD)

This set from FPMT was well worth the modest investment. I found these teachings most helpful and inspiring with new treasures discovered with each watching. Comments by Richard Gere and Keanu Reeves were sincere observations and insights reflecting their own study and meditation and added to the teachings. I am still very much a beginner in Buddhism but, through some years of self-study, had gathered a few disconnected puzzle pieces regarding the Buddha's teachings on things like suffering, attachment, compassion, how my mind works, emptiness, etc. But I was having trouble fitting together what I had learned into a whole and with how to advance from study to practice. I just couldn't see the forest for being lost in the trees. These teachings came at just the right time and helped me start to fit many of those personal puzzle pieces together as well as adding insights on crucial missing ones. The teaching sequence parallels the Lam-Rim graded-path systematic approach attributed to Atisha and Lama Tsong Khapa. The topics covered include straight talk on tough subjects like death & rebirth, karma, samsara & nirvana, emptiness, bodhicitta, and how to transform our problems into a lighted path to our enlightenment. Watching the DVDs also has propelled me to embark on further home-study with Discovering Buddhism at Home, a 14-part study and meditation course from the FPMT Foundation Store. I find these DVD teachings by leading lamas and monastics, including His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, to be a most precious collection that I will surely watch again and again. I highly recommend the set as essential to anyone interested in studying Buddhism.

46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous Refresher Course, June 16, 2007

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Kim Hollingshead (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Discovering Buddhism (DVD)

I have owned this 2 disc DVD set for several years. Because I have been traveling a lot, I found it difficult to find qualified Buddhist teachers. This series allows me to always have great teachers to take with me. Whether I was snow bound in Michigan or in a remote area in New Mexico, I could pop one of the DVD's into my laptop and hear a remarkable teaching. I have watched each episode many times and I still learn something new. Also, the quality of the production is very high. This DVD set has been invaluable to me as a constant resource of one of the most profound subjects.

36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT INTRODUCTION TO THIS COMPLEX SUBJECT, June 11, 2007

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Marilyn "Marilyn" (BC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Discovering Buddhism (DVD)

This DVD is a great place to start if you are curious about Tibetan Buddhism. The teachings are clear and easy to understand. The presentation of the topics is very informative. As a result of watching this, I have embarked on the Discovering Buddhism at Home series of 14 modules on different topics prepared by FPMT. This distance program allows those who do not have access to a Tibetan Buddhist center, study this topic using audio teachings, readings and excellent email support by qualified teachers.