Discovering Buddhism [video recording]

Description: This 13 part teaching series touches on all the vital points of the Tibetan Buddhism as presented in the Gelug lineage of the Dalai Lama's tradition. Hosted by Richard Gere and Keanu Reeves, the series includes teachings with some of the greatest lamas of our time as well as experienced western teachers. Each video also contains personal interviews with student practitioners. I clear an accessible presentation of the Mahayana path for both beginners and experienced students, the series is an excellent resource whether it is used on its own, in conjunction with the discovering Buddhism courses talk at F PMT centers, or with discovering Buddhism at home and F PMT correspondence program.

Teaching subjects: mind and its potential, how to meditate, present in the path, the spiritual teacher, death and rebirth, all about karma, refuge and the three jewels, establishing a daily practice, samsara and nirvana, how to develop a bodhichitta, transforming problems, wisdom of emptiness, introduction to tantra.

Narrated by Richard Gere and Keanu Reeves.

Features: H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama
Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche
Ven. Ribur Rinpoche
Lama Thubten Yeshe
Lama Zopa RInpoche
Ven. George Churino
Ven. Thubten Dondrub
Ven. Robina Courtin
Ven. Thubten Chodron
Ven. Karin Valham
Ven. Sangye Khadro
Ven. Sarah Thresher
Ven. Rene Feusi
Ven. Janice Willis

FY2005 / jvsn