Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Wellspring Media
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1885538758
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,275 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, and Christianity all have their place in India, and also in this colorful documentary, which attempts to explain "the bewildering chaos" that forms this vibrant country. Religious philosopher- historian Huston Smith's first-person narration turns the 29-minute film into an essay on the fantastic blending of faiths, ably illustrated by filmmaker Elda Hartley's footage of gurus talking to their followers, aesthetics on beds of nails, the faithful turning a rock into a flower-encrusted altar. While Smith speaks of the country's paradoxes, Hartley illustrates them: from ox carts to Air India, from simple landscapes of lily pads to ornate temples. While not identifying them onscreen, the footage encompasses locales from Kashmir to Benares, Bombay to Bangalore. Made in the late 1970s, it is dated in some respects (e.g., the country's once-companionable relationship of Hindus and Muslims), but the intimate footage and Smith's insider information makes its depiction of India's complex beauty timeless. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Well Done!, February 22, 2004

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Jaia Singh (India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mystic's Journey: India & Infinite [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie , in my opinion, very accurately portrayed the approach to religion, culture, and social structure, of my native country. Highly recommended!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent intro and overview, November 28, 2007

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Christine I. Waugh "Many Lives" (Michigan USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mystic's Journey: India & Infinite [VHS] (VHS Tape)

As a Westerner, a yoga meditation practitioner and a frequent visiter to this incredible land, I find this video excellently done. It helps one, in a way any non-Indian can comprehend, get a glimpse of the Real India. It does this while including much of the beauty, history and everyday life of this magical, eternal Country. I thank the producer and writer.