Greetings,
For anyone interested, and in the vicinity...
Melbourne Buddhist Film Festival 2010
Wed 13–Sun 17 October
Official Website
http://www.melbournebff.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
PDF Brochure
http://www.melbournebff.com/2763%20MBFF ... 010_LR.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It looks like a decent opportunity for Melburnians to see David Grubin's documentary "The Buddha"
Metta,
Retro.
Melbourne Buddhist Film Festival 2010 (Oct 13-17)
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Re: Melbourne Buddhist Film Festival 2010 (Oct 13-17)
Thanks for this Retro.
Times like these, one misses the big city - temporarily.
Times like these, one misses the big city - temporarily.
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- Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725
Compassionate Hands Foundation (Buddhist aid in Myanmar) • Buddhist Global Relief • UNHCR
e: [email protected]..
Re: Melbourne Buddhist Film Festival 2010 (Oct 13-17)
I went to the opening film last night. Anyone else went?
Well, it was, I guess, a shameless plug for Zen. Pretty well-made, I would say, but I am sure not to everyone's taste. It made some very good points about practice although I found Enlightenment Guaranteed (another one that will be shown) to have more charm and a lighter touch.
Anyone planning to turn up to any of them?
PS Following a comment, maybe I overstating it saying it was a "shameless plug for Zen". People who are not put off by Zen practice and approach may well enjoy it. There is also a fair bit about the relationships between two brothers and their partners in the film.
Well, it was, I guess, a shameless plug for Zen. Pretty well-made, I would say, but I am sure not to everyone's taste. It made some very good points about practice although I found Enlightenment Guaranteed (another one that will be shown) to have more charm and a lighter touch.
Anyone planning to turn up to any of them?
PS Following a comment, maybe I overstating it saying it was a "shameless plug for Zen". People who are not put off by Zen practice and approach may well enjoy it. There is also a fair bit about the relationships between two brothers and their partners in the film.
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Re: Melbourne Buddhist Film Festival 2010 (Oct 13-17)
Greetings Dan,
I would go to the one which is the follow-up of the one about the kids who grow up as monks... but only if I'd seen the first one... which I haven't.
Metta,
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I would go to the one which is the follow-up of the one about the kids who grow up as monks... but only if I'd seen the first one... which I haven't.
Metta,
Retro.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."