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| Robes and Swords in Myanmar, Tibetan Dream Yoga, and More |
| July 16, 2013 |
Summary: Buddhism is known for its commitment to non-violence, but that hasn't stopped machete-wielding Buddhists from killing more than 200 Muslims in Myanmar in the past year. Also, lucid dreaming as a spiritual practice, and Modern-Day Mystics: the new generation. |
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| Radical Buddhism |
July 16, 2013 |
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In Myanmar, an unlikely group of people is inciting violence against Muslims--Buddhist monks. Buddhist nationalists have now killed more than 200 Rohingya Muslims, inspired in part by a Buddhist monk with shorn hair, a saffron robe and a gentle voice: Ashin Wirathu. Though he denies any role in the riots, critics say his racist preaching has heightened resentment towards the growing Muslim minority.
Pictured: A house being burned during the 2012 Rohingya riots in Rakhine, Myanmar.
Michael Jerryson and Mark Juergensmeyer, co-editors of Buddhist Warfare |
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| How A Fake Guru Earned a Real Following |
July 18, 2013 |
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Kumare looks just like you might imagine a Hindu guru. He has long hair, a stringy beard and wears a sarong. But his real name is Vikram Gandhi....and he grew up in New Jersey. Gandhi talks about his documentary, Kumare, in which he impersonates a guru whose message to students is that they don't really need him. From September 2012.
Vikram Gandhi, director and star of the documentary Kumare
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| Modern-Day Mystics: The New Generation |
July 18, 2013 |
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Preeti Harris and Adam Elenbaas came along after the so-called hippie generation, but their ways of accessing the mystical are age-old. Raised in a Hindu household, Preeti Harris has found her spiritual sustenance in meditation. Adam Elenbaas has traveled down many mystical paths. In this segment, he takes us on on a journey to Peru and introduces us to the mind-altering Amazonian plant known as ayahuasca.
Pictured: Adam Elenbaas breathes in a brew of ayahuasca tea.
Click here for the rest of the series and web extras.
Produced by Tali Singer
Preeti Harris, transportation planner and practitioner of sahaja yoga meditation
Adam Elenbaas, author and ayahuasca adventurer |
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