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He sat beneath a sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa), which would be known hereafter as the Bodhi Tree, and began meditation.
Buddhist mythology represents this as a great battle with demons symbolized by Mara a demon of destruction and was followed by an attempt to seduce him in his mind. However he resisted all these challenges and finally it is said Mara succumbed to the greater strength and discipline of the Prince – he was stilled and as the morning star rose as night ended he realised he had reached enlightenment and become a Buddha.
Another 720p HD feature from the Buddha's Face - this time a video mashup of the Enlightenment scene from the 1993 movie the Little Buddha by Bernardo Bertolucci.The Buddha is played by Keanu Reeves. The added music soundtrack is Red Buddha - Bororo's Dance.
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Latest Video mashup of short excerpts from speeches of the Dalai Lama where he outlines his philosphy of compassion and infinite love as solutions to our own ultimate happiness and that of the planet.
Music is by the Italian pianist Ludovicio Einaudi
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Another 720p HD feature from the video workshops of the Buddha's Face this time we're trying for a calm contemplative representation of Zen set to the amazing atmospheric and contemplative minimalism of Ludivicio Einaudi.
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1. A monk once asked a Zen Master where he would go after he died. The master replied How should I knowHow do you not know? Youre a Zen master! exclaimed the monk
Yes, but not a dead one, the master answered.
2. Do not look for the truth, merely cease to cherish your opinions.
3. If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.
4. The tighter you squeeze the less you have.
5. When you have reached the top, dont stop.
6. If a river is too pure, it yields no fish.
7. Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind.
8. From a withered tree, a flower can bloom.
9. The infinite is in the finite of every instant.
10. When you harbour delusions and are full of doubt, even a thousand books of religious learning are not enough. When you have reached enlightenment , even one word is too much.
Another 720P HD feature from the video workshops of the Buddha's Face with a just for fun countdown of the world's top 10 most famous buddhists alongside inspiring quotes that they have made about their philosophy and approach to life.
The music is First Time Ever I Saw Your Face performed by the Stereophonics a song first heard in the early Clint Eastwood movie Play Misty for Me where it was played by the Temptations.
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