Inspiring Documentaries//biographies Of Masters

[Guivs]

Hi there ! 

I thought it would be great to put here a list of documentaries/biographies we have seen/read about past/present teachers and spiritual figures.

Those stories can inspire us and give us some insights about their path and potential pitfalls, maybe  

I'm biased towards buddhism, so do not hesitate to add from other traditions, secular background and so on!

I'll start  :

A. BOOKS/AUDIOBOOKS

 

1) The Life Of Milarepa by Heruka  

==> One of the most famous figures in Tibetan Buddhism, plenty of great teachings. Some mystical things that one can ignore. Found it crazy inspiring !

Great in audiobook format

 

2)  Dipa Ma: The Life and Legacy of a Buddhist Master 

==> A woman that practiced in the Theravada tradition and has been the teacher of many Western Buddhists such as Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield.

Nice human story.

 

3) Empty Cloud: The Autobiography of the Chinese Zen Master Xu Yun  

==> Japanese Zen master that dedicated  almost his whole life (119 years!)  to practice in a very harsh, zen way. He was close to dying a few times

 

4) Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki 

==> Author of the famous book "Zen mind Beginner's mind", he has pretty much brought Zen to America

 

5) Life of Ramana Maharshi (by Oruganti Venkata Krishanayya)

==> One of the great known saints of our time

 

 

VIDEOS

1) Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa

==> Brought Vajrayana Buddhism to America. Was very close to Shunryu Suzuki and Ram Dass. Great documentary

His collected work, and especially "Cutting through spiritual materialism", are highly relevant today. 

 

 

2) Brilliant Moon - Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

==> A great Dzogchen Master, highly recommended to see

 

 

3) Amongst White Clouds

==> inspiring documentary about Chinese practitioners in the mountains. Wise old men to see there!

 

 

TO BE CONTINUED

[Hsinav]

Call of the search -  Documentary of Papaji

This video inspired me a lot

 

[Guivs]

Also,

The Marathon monks of Mt Hiei (discovery thanks to Leo's videos  ;))

 

[Heart of Space]

4 hours ago, Guivs said:

Also,

The Marathon monks of Mt Hiei (discovery thanks to Leo's videos  ;))

 

If this is what it really takes to become enlightenend, I think we're all screwed.