Listen to brain scientist, researcher, and author Daniel Siegel speak about the brain, the mind, and mindfulness. Daniel Siegel is author of The Mindful Brain and Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute.  In this interview, Daniel speaks not only of the intersection between science and spirituality, but also of his personal experiences with mindfulness practices.

This interview is part of Drishti Point’s coverage of the 2009 Vancouver Peace Summit.

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Learn to listen to your Chakra System, in a very practicle way and obtain greater knowledge for self-healing and growth.

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In this, the second part of the interview with Ron, Reverend Master Meiten shares key insights and learning from her 35+ years of being on the spiritual path.

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The stunning beauty of the  Ross Sea is the backdrop to this documentary about a crew of 46 international volunteers of the Sea Sheperd Conservation Society that embark on their third Antartic campaign to stop a Japanese whaling fleet.  What emerges is a harsh indictment of the lack of enforcement of international conservation laws which allows for Japanese authories to kill up to 1,000 whales each season in the name of research.

Director Dan Stone succeeds in weaving drama, suspense, and glory into a thrilling documentary about the battle between commerce and ecology.

Screenings: Thurs. Oct.1, 8:45pm, Sat.Oct.3 11:00am, Fri.Oct.16 12:40pm

See www.viff.org for more details and for tickets.

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When Tibetan-born director Ngawang Choephel (musicologist and Fulbright Scholar) visits Tibet for the first time as an adult to document Tibetan folk songs, he is unprepared for the political implications of his cultural and sociological endeavor.  Arrested by the Chinese authorities and sentenced to 18 years in prison, Choephels films moves quickly from the personal to the political. While much of Choephel’s Fim was seized and destroyed by the authorities, what remains is a testament to the power of music both as a weapon of indoctrination and propaganda, as well as a means of resistence.

Screenings: Sat. Oct.3 4:30pm, Sun.Oct.22 6:30pm, Mon.Oct.12 1:50pm

See www.viff.org for more details and for tickets.

[Traditional Tibetan folk music contains many lyrics that use Buddhist terms and are intertwined with a Buddhist perspective of the world.]

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Matthieu Ricard, renowned author, translator, photographer and Buddhist monk, will give a talk on the Roots of Altruism.  A large body of evidence now shows that pure altruism, the genuine desire to benefit others, is an integral part of human nature. Buddhist analysis of the nature of the mind indicates that altruistic love and compassion are not only a part of human nature, but can be cultivated to  a greater extent through training the mind.

Wed. Sept.30 7pm Room 1400-1420 SFU Harbour Center, 515 West Hastings

This is a free event, and seating is on a first-come, first serve basis.

www.sfu.ca/davidlamcentre/events.html

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Home Grown is an inspiring and uplifting film about food and family.   The film documents the Dervaes family, who live a few hundred feet away from a major freeway in LA and who grow 2,500-3,000 pounds of food on their 1/5 acre homestead.  The film is an extrordinary example of urban sustainability, and what it means to life simply and tread lightly.

Home Grown screenings will be following by a discussion on urban gardening.

Screenings: Mon. Oct.5 8:45pm, Wed. Oct.7 3:40pm, Thurs. Oct.8, 10:45am

See www.viff.org for more details and for tickets.

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Drishti Point is pleased to provide our listeners and subscribers with coverage of the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF). Drishti Point will provide reviews of films about  yoga, Buddhism,  and spirituality. We will also cover cultural films about Tibet and India, films about nature and the environment, and films that may not directly relate to yoga and spirituality, but promote the ethical principals of what it means to live a yogic life.

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Listen to Swami Gajanand, a German-born Swami who has devoted his life to his Guru Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Swami Gajanand who has studied and lived in India for 12 years, speaks about Aparigraha, the fifth of Patanjali’s Yamas and Niyamas.

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Listen to His Holiness Paramhans Swami Maheshwaranda, founder of the Yoga In Daily Life System. In this interview, Swamiji answers questions our purpose in this world, what it means to live a ‘yogic’ life, Kali Yuga, and the best yoga practice for this age and time. In this interview, Swamiji refers to the Vedic Timetable, which is available on the ‘Blog’ Page.

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