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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Take an in-depth look at how Eastern and Western religious beliefs and philosophies can work in tandem as Professor Davis addresses our most entrenched attachment. He focuses namely on our attachment to our egos. Examine how in Zen, as in Christianity, in order to truly live, we must undergo a great spiritual death and rebirth.
2) The Odd Monk
Publisher
All Channel Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (83 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
THE ODD MONK is a personal journey through modern day Buddhism. German first time Filmmaker Jesco Puluj travels around the world, meeting a variety of monks and nuns to discover the essence of Buddhism.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (37 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
What does it mean to achieve peace? Should we punish evil or enlighten the ignorant? Take a closer look at how Zen Buddhism frames inner peace as the means to attaining outer peace through practice and example. Also look at the ways Zen Buddhism can give you invaluable insight into the ways we conceive of justice, peace, and personal responsibility.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Look closer at how Zen emphasizes a holistic approach to both practicing and understanding its tenets, and see why Zen is more than an intellectual exercise. Learn about the Kyoto School and its approach to acknowledging philosophy as a part--but not the whole--of Zen Buddhism.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Why would anyone living today wish to become a Stoic? Professor Pigliucci answers this question by comparing Stoicism with three other philosophies of life you've probably heard of: Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism. He then reveals how his own practice of Stoicism has helped him in his life.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Zen teachings on morality have often been distorted to present the idea of being "beyond good and evil." In reality, Zen Buddhism takes a view of morality that is more complex than this duality. Examine the concept of a morality that is not dictated by fixed rules of right and wrong and learn how to confront moral dilemmas through the lens of reducing harm.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (39 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
As Professor Davis notes, "It is impossible to understand Zen Buddhism without learning something about the teachings of the Buddha." Professor Davis analyzes the traditional concept of the Middle Way through stories and diagrams and looks at how we have reinterpreted the meaning in the context of modern western culture.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Take a step back with Professor Davis to look at who Buddha actually was, as you explore the various meanings of "Buddha" across the various traditions of Buddhism. Looking at Buddha through the lens of Western examples, you'll gain a deeper understanding of how the meaning of "Buddha" is by no means restricted to a historical teacher, but rather an appellation that means "enlightened one."
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Is change a disruption of continuity, or a part of that continuity itself? In Zen Buddhism, change is an acknowledged part of life, with death merely being another change every living thing must face. Delve into the core teachings of Zen surrounding life and death and better understand why it is important to face your own mortality and embrace impermanence to live fully here and now.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (40 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Professor Davis introduces the first of three lessons focused on the philosophical core of Zen Buddhism--which he admits, up front, may be the most intellectually and emotionally challenging. The crux of this episode focuses around how we are not, and can never be, exactly the beings we deeply desire to be, and how the true self may be ungraspable.
11) Art of Faith II
Publisher
Illuminations Media
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (166 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
ART OF FAITH II is a sumptuous high-definition visual experience exploring the architecture and art of Buddhism, Hinduism and Religions of the Tao presented and narrated by the broadcaster John McCarthy. The three 55-minute films travel the world visiting the greatest and most significant religious buildings, exploring how the passions and complexities of religious beliefs have been expressed in architecture. Filmed for Sky Arts and looking back over...
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