Jews & Buddhism: Belief Amended, Faith Revealed

This film examines the dramatic surge of interest among American Jews in the spiritual teachings of Buddhism. Jews, who make up 2% of the population, account for some 30% of non-Asian American Buddhists. Many of them are among the leading expositors and scholars of Buddhism in America. In practice, traditional Jewish ritual and liturgy are being modified in synagogues and among individuals seeking to incorporate the teachings of Buddhism into their spiritual lives.

Jews and Buddhism is the first film to interrogate in depth the reasons for this phenomenon, explore it in the context of 20th century Jewish-American life, and consider its impact on contemporary Jewish thought and practice. This documentary, named "...one of the outstanding documentaries of 1999." by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is narrated by Sharon Stone, and includes rare footage of the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet, as well as David Ben Gurion, Alan Ginsberg, Sylvia Boorstein, Rabbi Alan Lew, and many others. The film has appeared on PBS and the History channel as well as over 50 film festivals worldwide. In addition, it is in widespread educational distribution.

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• Jews
• jewish
• buddhism
• buddhist
• buddhists
• religion
• meditation
• dalai
• lama
• dharamsala
• tibet
• ecumenical
• alan
• ginsburg
• history

[colombus66]

Fuck dalai lama, he is just an impostor, just like the catholic pope....

[RecklessTheory]

@nickintp calm down.

[nickintp]

Who the FUCK is Dalai Lama. Real Asians don't know who this fucker is. He is just a front to the USA.

[DoctorsAndDragons]

do you have the full film? i would like to see it

[mr79wilson]

@bfunk518blair emaciated bodies don't prove anyone died in gas chambers or gas vans. you seem to be blind to the fact that one of buddhism's basic principles is skepticism. jews singlehandedly invented antisemitism with their negative behaviors throughout history. even albert einstein once said. that antisemitism used to mean hatred of the jews. now it is a lable applied to anyone jews hate. fact is you cannot verify what you did not experience firsthand.

[bfunk518blair]

you are a sickening individual. the holocaust didnt happen? where do the photographs of sickly skinny people in striped uniforms come from? its a conspiracy? what about the photographs of piles and piles of bodies ? have you met a holocaust survivor? Both of my grandparents are. I bet they made it all up. yep. youre right its allll made up. you are disgusting and make me sick. i hope no one believes Walters antisemitic hateful, unbacked remarks.

[Walter5734]

The divine right o Rule over the Gentiles as they see fit. As in Comparison to buddhism everyone can become your own god or deity ie New Age Religion whenever a higher (enlightened state) has been achieved through the process of death and rebirth or re-encarnation to a higher level of consciousness better known as the wheel of life.

[Walter5734]

Jews in Israel and throughout the World have allied themselves with China seeing the Dalai Lama Pratically begging for help from the Jews is pathetic and almost laughable if it wasn't so painful to watch. It shows you how utterly decieved the enlightened one truly is. How sad and pathetic the Gentile community has become throughout the world. some Jews claim to be Buddhists and i think the reason why is the common belief taught by the Babylonian Talmud that the Jews are Gods themselves and have

[Walter5734]

@MelasChupa Well world jewry hasn't presented any facts just a masive propaganda campaign. No Sir these aren't rumors they are facts jews were not made into lampshades or soap or were they killed in Hydrocyanic gas chambers the jews were not Holocausted ! If you want the facts do some research look it up i don't have time to go over every jot and title with you. The Gentile World has been terribly decieved by the jewish sorceries in the mass-media of news and entertainment throughout the World.

[MelasChupa]

@Walter5734 To make a statement like that you have to present tons of hard facts. Come on and present your facts, before you go spreading rumors.