Film / Learning Chan’s wisdom from movies

Touching Life and Death through Film  2009/Apr 18~ May. 23

Title

Learning Chan’s wisdom from movies

Host: Aries Gu

Time

Saturdays, 14:00~17:00 Hours/18hours (Six weeks)

Place

Degui Academy - Dharma Drum University, Taipei, Taiwan

Introduction

Movie is an art form of complex, just like what we think, look, and learn. This course prepares six different styles of movies to bring new perspectives to reflect on the patterns and potential of life in different ways.

Goals

This is an inspiration and invitation through watching movies to realize Buddhist spirituality, and trying to understand new perspectives from this different way.

Contents

Week Date Subject / Film
1 April 18 This moment is the only thing that matters/  Peaceful Warrior
2 April 25 Wander or stay ? / 
Travellers and Magicians
3 May 2 Everyday is new day / 
Groundhog Day
4 May 9 Let go and release /
The Station Agent
5 May 16 Impermanence and peaceful mind / Thirteen Converdations About One Thing
6 May 23 The crisscross causes in our life /
The Butterfly Effect