“It’s an essential truth about life itself: suffering of one kind or another is a natural part of existence. Knowing this truth gives our lives wholeness and peace, as it frees us from the exhausting postures of pretense and denial.”
Philip Glass and the Exquisite Moment
A 1997 interview with composer and performer Philip Glass.
Advice given to young meditators by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, 1979

The Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche gave this talk to a group of young people at the 1979 Vajradhatu Seminary in Lake Louise, Alberta. Trungpa Rinpoche spoke to the group after they had been meditating for two hours.
Seven Years in Tibet

French director Jean-Jacques Annaud has prided himself on ambitious films, but none compares to the scope and challenge of Seven Years In Tibet.
“To See the Contracted Soul Expand”
Becky Johnston has crafted a riveting screenplay that combines breath-taking imagery with dramatic action in a simple story that entertains and educates.
Conversations with Aung San Suu Kyi

Over the course of nine months I had an exceptional series of conversations with the world’s most famous political dissident, Aung San Suu Kyi.