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Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy

Amaranatho — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:50:45 +0000

Local politics -- schools, zoning, council elections -- hit us where we live. So why don't more of us actually get involved? Is it apathy? Dave Meslin says no. He identifies 7 barriers that keep us from taking part in our communities, even when we truly care.

Miss Representation - Gender and the media

Amaranatho — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:58:13 +0000

Miss Representation explores women's under-representation in positions of power and influence and challenges the limited and often disparaging portrayals of women in media. Writer/Director Jennifer Siebel Newsom brings together some of America's most influential thought leaders in politics, news, entertainment, and academia, including Condoleezza Rice, Katie Couric, Geena Davis, Lisa Ling, Marissa Mayer, Cory Booker, Jean Kilbourne, and Jackson Katz, to give us an inside look at the media's messaging.

The T-Mobile Parking Ticket

Amaranatho — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:34:25 +0000

A great video to understand about perception

Wee wise old words - Heaven and Hell

Amaranatho — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:09:00 +0000

Animation in which primary school children's thoughts and opinions are brought to life

The spiritual side of Steve Jobs

Amaranatho — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:48:42 +0000

The name of Jobs' company is said to be inspired by the Beatles' Apple Corps, which repeatedly sued the electronics maker for trademark infringement until signing an exclusive digital distribution deal with iTunes. Like the Beatles, Jobs took a spiritual retreat to India and regularly walked around his neighborhood and the office barefoot.

World's Strictest Parents -UK teenagers with Buddhist Family in Sri lanka

Amaranatho — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:25:53 +0000

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vjl24

A Declaration of Interdependence: a crowdsourced short film

Amaranatho — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:31:25 +0000

Have you ever faked a restroom trip to check your email? Slept with your laptop? Or become so overwhelmed that you just unplugged from it all? In this funny, eye-opening, and inspiring film, director Tiffany Shlain takes audiences on an exhilarating rollercoaster ride to discover what it means to be connected in the 21st century. From founding The Webby Awards to being a passionate advocate for The National Day of Unplugging, Shlain's love/hate relationship with technology serves as the springboard for a thrilling exploration of modern life...and our interconnected future.

Wall Street protesters - September 2011 - Signs

Amaranatho — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:15:01 +0000

As the Occupy Wall Street protest enters its third week, demonstrators are making increasingly creative placards to ensure their voices are heard.

Witch Scene - Monty Python

Amaranatho — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:06:47 +0000

BBC - Everything and Nothing - Everything

Amaranatho — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:35:06 +0000

This is a long video but just watching the first 2 minutes already comes up with a big question

The rapping Lama - Gomo Tulku

Amaranatho — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:04:14 +0000

http://www.npr.org/2011/07/23/138618241/gomo-tulku-the-rapping-lama

Weekend Edition once did a story on a 6-year-old boy in Utah who was about to embark on a remarkable journey. Here's how that story began:

Kilian Martin: A Skate Illustration

Amaranatho — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:33:38 +0000

A beautiful video combining art and Skateboarding.

What is the most beautiful thing you have seen today.

What inspire you to challenge yourself.

The Heist - Darren Brown

Amaranatho — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:29:34 +0000

This is a long video 45 minutes. In my opinoin this is a important video to understand, we are by nature conditoned being (from a Buddhist perspective) and this really shows. We can clearly see from this how we are manipuated and that if we dont understand how our minds work, we can never be free.

Become Someone

Amaranatho — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:11:19 +0000

http://www.soulbiographies.com/

Lesbian Couple Saves 40 Teens from the Norway Massacre

Amaranatho — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:57:13 +0000

What you probably have not heard about is the married lesbian couple who rescued 40 teenagers during and after the bloody event.

A Land Called Paradise

afan — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:54:39 +0000

"A Land Called Paradise"

In December 2007, over 2,000 American Muslims were asked what they wished they could say to the world. This is what they said.

If You Really Knew Me...

Amaranatho — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:09:07 +0000

http://www.challengeday.org/index.php

There is lot of resource on this website - including MTV clips

Chinese girl with no fingers on one hand wows on piano

Amaranatho — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:13:30 +0000

Aung San Suu Kyi's - Securing Freedom - Reith Lectures

Amaranatho — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:16:56 +0000

Aung San Suu Kyi: Liberty

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Listen now (45 minutes) (Only avaiable for a month)

Synopsis

The Burmese pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, explores what freedom means in the first of the 2011 Reith Lecture series, 'Securing Freedom'.

127 - the film

Mike Ward — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:13:14 +0000