the best spiritual - awakening - dharma films of all time

7/22/2019 The Best Spiritual - Awakening - Dharma Films of All Time

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1 A cinematic masterpiece - possibly the most beautiful backdrop for

any film in history. An old monk lives on a beautiful floating temple. As

he tries live in balance and harmony the people who come into his

world teach him dee lessons about life as he teaches them.2 A classic artistic and cinematic masterpiece which explores what it

means to have consciousness, purpose, destiny and how to achieve

evolutionary transcendence.3 A wordless journey into the visual patterns of nature juxtaposed with

the patterns that humanity has created on this planet. Spiritually

uplifting, the soul dances after watching this film.

4 Billy Murray lives the same day over and over until he gets it right. A

metaphor for awakening to our true nature which is to be selflessness

and loving.

5 Within the most terrible situations beauty and transcendence is

possible through the use of imagination and love. A Nazi

concentration camp experience is transformed for one child through

the loving determination of his father.

6 The Matrix is the illusion that we live in... the conditioned patterns

that keep us from experiencing our true nature. Based on ancient

Vedic teachings "The Matrix" is vedanta for the modern world.

7 A film that challenges the way we see the world. As science pushes

into the nether regions, we come back to the truths that spiritual

traditions knew in the past.

8 A glimpse into the "mother of all systems", Ayurveda is a way of life, a

way to heal, a way to connect to the one source.

9 My favorite quote from the film: 'It's only after we've lost everything

that we're free to do anything'. Fight club is about the fight that goes

on within each of us to become the person we are meant to be. It is

about destiny vs. anarchy, rules vs. freedom, and overcoming our fear

and conditioned patterns.


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10 Awakened beings such as Christ, Buddha, Krishna and Lao Tse all share

a common root connection; one could call this the archetypal spiritual

experience. This common inner connection is what lies at the core of

all spiritual traditions. Inner Worlds Outer Worlds reconnects us,

makes us remember who we are, brings us back to the One Source

that most of humanity has forgotten. It is more than a film - it is a

template for a new world that humanity is evolving towards.

11 DMT is the chemical that produces the experience during Shamanic

Ayahuasca journeys. It is the doorway to a certain type of

transcendent experience.

12 A slow moving film that is sort of like an active meditation. Even the

most jaded and crusty hearts are capable of opening.

13 A charming film about a French girl with a powerful imagination who

sets things right in the world around her. Think of her as karma in

action.

14 Samsara is the endless cycle of suffering. From the creators of Baraka

comes a visual journey through the tragic comedy which is our human

existence.

15 A monk seeking enlightenment in a cave is drawn back into the world

to experience the comic tragedy that we call love.

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18 Ram Dass was a student of Maharaji who became a popular spiritual

teacher in the 1960's. This film tells of his connection to Richard Alpert

and Timothy Leary in his search for transcendence, and moves into

new lessons in old age.19 The book of how to live and how to die, the way of liberation,

narrated by Leonard Cohen.

20 A film that will get your blood stirring and connect you to a sense of

the destiny, mystery and tragedy of human life. You feel the power

that has been lost in the modern world.


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21 The visionary art of Alex Grey comes from a place of transcendence

has has common roots in various traditions. A fascinating look at an

artist who channels spirit into his work.

22 A fun film about two brothers who end up at Zen temple and find that

enlightenment is not what they expected.

23 Knud Rasmussen documents the story of a Shaman and gives insights

into a seldom seen world.

24 The follow-up to the original "What the Bleep". More about Quantum

physics and the fraying edges of science, and what it means for our

understanding of reality.

25 A gymnast meets an illusive teacher where he is taught to find the

path to stillness beyond the egoic sense of self.

26 A documentary about meditation in the prison system. It shows the

possibility of real transformation, rehabilitation and hope.

27 There is an intelligence that moves through nature and through us. It

is the connection to spirit that has been lost in our society. Avatar

recognizes this loss and the behavior that perpetuates our belief in

our separateness.

28 Once we realize that we a living a dream within a dream, we have the

possibility of being awake.

29 A documentary containing interviews from some of the great

channelers of our time. Much of this wisdom is years ahead of where

humanity is at now.

30 By living in alignment with the matrix of the universe we can bring

ourselves back to health.

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32 The guru is within each of us.

33 An excellent BBC documentary explores the classic story of the

Buddha.

34 The film conveys a profound realization of the power of intention,

synchronicity and the inner mechanism for following one's bliss.


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35 A wordless journey into nature. Beautiful soundtrack by Philip Glass.

36 A young Maori girl fulfills a destiny that those around her refuse to see

or acknowledge.

37 A left-brain detective is immersed into the world of Zen when he

investigates a crime. The biggest mystery is not who the suspect is,

but who he himself is.

38 An attempt at conveying a sense of the cycles of dharma, the

Kalachakra, the wheels of time that we are bound to, and the

archetypes and themes that move through history and through lives.

39 Based on the book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". Blade

Runner ultimately asks the question "What is life, what is

consciousness?".

40 A glimpse of the great Zen teacher who popularized Zen in the West.

The way of Zen is a path, not a destination.

41 A beautiful film that explores the life of a Zen Buddhist master.

42 This film lifts the veil on the American dream to show us the truth

about beauty, suffering and where true happiness can be found.

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44 Mythologist and author Joseph Campbell narrates a journey through

archetypal images, leading us from the unconscious to the conscious.

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46 A glimpse into the lives of yogic masters and a world that has

remained largely hidden and inaccessible. This film is not to be missed

by those on the spiritual path.

47 A dreamlike meditation, poetically revealing some of the most

beautiful images ever shot.

48 Where nature's art and human art intersect.

49 Perhaps the best film about awakening the human heart ever made.

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51 A film about the visionary and mystic George Gurdjieff. While not the

greatest film, the content can still help to convey something of this

great spiritual teacher.

52 A journey to the self which lies behind the masks that we wear.


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Title Title type Directors Runtime

(mins)

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring Feature

Film

Ki-duk Kim 103

2001: A Space Odyssey Feature

Film

Stanley Kubrick 160

Baraka Documen

tary

Ron Fricke 96

Groundhog Day Feature

Film

Harold Ramis 101

Life Is Beautiful Feature

Film

Roberto Benigni 116

The Matrix Feature

Film

The Wachowski

Brothers, The

Wachowski

Brothers

136

What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? Documen

tary

William Arntz,

Betsy Chasse

109

Ayurveda: Art of Being Documen

tary

Pan Nalin 101

Fight Club Feature

Film

David Fincher 139


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Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds Documen

tary

Daniel Schmidt 122

DMT: The Spirit Molecule Documen

tary

Mitch Schultz 75

The Story of the Weeping Camel Documen

tary

Byambasuren

Davaa, Luigi Falorni

93

Amlie Feature

Film

Jean-Pierre Jeunet 122

Samsara Documen

tary

Ron Fricke 102

Samsara Feature

Film

Pan Nalin 145

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Feature

Film

Zacharias Kunuk 172

Life of Pi Feature

Film

Ang Lee 127

Ram Dass, Fierce Grace Documen

tary

Mickey Lemle 93

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation Documen

tary

Barrie McLean 45

Apocalypto Feature

Film

Mel Gibson 139


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CoSM the Movie: Alex Grey & the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors Documen

tary

Nick Krasnic 80

Enlightenment Guaranteed Feature

Film

Doris Drrie 109

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen Feature

Film

Norman Cohn,

Zacharias Kunuk

112

What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole Documen

tary

William Arntz,

Betsy Chasse

156

Peaceful Warrior Feature

Film

Victor Salva 120

The Dhamma Brothers Documen

tary

Andrew Kukura,

Jenny Phillips

76

Avatar Feature

Film

James Cameron 162

Waking Life Feature

Film

Richard Linklater 99

Tuning In Documen

tary

David Thomas 80

The Living Matrix Documen

tary

Greg Becker 85

The Fountain Feature

Film

Darren Aronofsky 96

Kumar Documen

tary

Vikram Gandhi 84

The Life of Buddha Feature

Film

Kritsaman

Wattananarong

150

August Rush Feature

Film

Kirsten Sheridan 114


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Koyaanisqatsi Documen

tary

Godfrey Reggio 86

Whale Rider Feature

Film

Niki Caro 101

Zen Noir Feature

Film

Marc Rosenbush 71

Cloud Atlas Feature

Film

Tom Tykwer, Andy

Wachowski

172

Blade Runner Feature

Film

Ridley Scott 117

A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki Documen

tary

Michael Goldberg 77

Zen Feature

Film

Banmei Takahashi 127

American Beauty Feature

Film

Sam Mendes 122

Schindler's List Feature

Film

Steven Spielberg 195

Joseph Campbell: Sukhavati Feature

Film

79

The Truman Show Feature

Film

Peter Weir 103

The Yogis of Tibet Documen

tary

Jeffrey M. Pill

Ashes and Snow Documen

tary

Gregory Colbert 63

Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time Documen

tary

Thomas

Riedelsheimer

90

A Christmas Carol Feature

Film

Brian Desmond-

Hurst

86

Babette's Feast Feature

Film

Gabriel Axel 102


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Meetings with Remarkable Men Feature

Film

Peter Brook 108

Cast Away Feature

Film

Robert Zemeckis 143


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Year Genres

2003 drama

1968 adventure, mystery, sci_fi

1992 documentary, war

1993 comedy, drama, fantasy, romance

1997 comedy, drama, romance, war

1999 action, adventure, sci_fi

2004 documentary, comedy, drama, fantasy, mystery, sci_fi

2001 documentary

1999 drama


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2012 documentary, history

2010 documentary

2003 documentary, drama, family

2001 comedy, romance

2011 documentary

2001 adventure, drama, romance

2001 drama, fantasy

2012 adventure, drama, fantasy

2001 documentary

1994 documentary

2006 action, adventure, drama, thriller


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2006 documentary

1999 drama, comedy

2006 drama

2006 documentary, drama

2006 drama, romance, sport

2008 documentary

2009 action, adventure, fantasy, sci_fi

2001 animation, drama

2008 documentary

2009 documentary, biography, drama, history, news

2006 drama, romance, sci_fi

2011 documentary

2007 animation, biography, drama

2007 drama, music


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1982 documentary, music

2002 drama, family

2004 comedy, drama, mystery

2012 adventure, drama, sci_fi

1982 drama, sci_fi, thriller

2006 documentary

2009 biography, drama

1999 drama

1993 biography, drama, history, war

2005

1998 comedy, drama, sci_fi

2002 documentary

2005 documentary, drama

2001 documentary

1951 drama, fantasy

1987 drama, music


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1979 biography, drama

2000 adventure, drama

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