There are so many movies that have been and are being made that it is impossible to evaluate even a fraction of them. But when we actually look at the essential content of most of the present offerings, the field immediately becomes limited to a very few titles out of the millions available. It must be remembered that the ancient tradition of theatre was preliminarily a means of passing on essential knowledge through teaching stories - and within the context of conscious necessity, the "story" became a resonant gateway into more unconditional dimensions of Being Consciousness. In the 20th and 21st centuries, when movie making superseded theatre as one of the chief purveyors of story-telling, the opportunity to tell truly transformative stories was given to those in that medium. Unfortunately, most of what has been produced in the last century has been nothing more than trivial fodder to feed humanity's already over-inflated ego. Thus, it is by no means necessarily the "blockbusters" with the "highest box office grosses" that are the transmitters of the vitally essential information and simulation that human beings need for their conscious transformation. As with fast food, much of the movie industry is geared toward "junk story" mass consumption designed to create momentary stimulation but with very little lasting benefit once one exits the theatre. Yet there have been films created with the intention of revealing the real situation in humans as individuals and as a species, and within these rare works it is sometimes suggested that we have all been entrusted with a higher, more essential purpose in the universe. Many of these stories deal with the theme of how the essence has been encapsulated by the psyche or personality, and how it is possible through certain extraordinary circumstances and efforts to break through the shell of habitual, mechanical conditioning. In doing so, one and all may reclaim the infinite potential that is at the heart of all being.... And so in this time of great change and great uncertainty, it seemed appropriate to pass on a list of stories on film, video and DVD that have attempted to address the question of how to transcend the human condition. Please enjoy, learn from and be edified by these movies for the millennium.

2001 - A SPACE ODYSSEY
WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW!?
WAKING LIFE
STEPPENWOLF
THE FOUNTAIN
MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE MEN
O LUCKY MAN
BEING THERE
CAST AWAY
AI - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
THE MATRIX
BLISS (WITH TERENCE STAMP)
KISS THE SKY
THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER
THE TRUMAN SHOW
I'VE HEARD THE MERMAIDS SINGING
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE
DEFENDING YOUR LIFE
GROUNDHOG DAY
ALL THAT JAZZ
HERE COMES MR. JORDAN
CARNIVAL OF SOULS
THE STUNT MAN
THE GAME
JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL
MY DINNER WITH ANDRE
MINDWALK
OUT ON A LIMB
PHENOMENON
SIDDHARTHA
LITTLE BUDDHA
KUNDUN
SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET
LOST HORIZON (FRANK CAPRA)
WHY HAS BODHI-DHARMA LEFT FOR THE EAST?
MONKEY (BBC SERIES)
THE MAHABHARATA (3 PARTS)
BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON
KING OF KINGS
THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN
SCROOGE - A CHRISTMAS CAROL (WITH ALASTAIR SIM)
THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
MADE IN HEAVEN
WINGS OF DESIRE
FAR AWAY, SO CLOSE
DON'T DIE WITHOUT TELLING ME WHERE YOU'RE GOING
CLIMB THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN
MASTER OF THE CARRIAGE
CONTACT
APOLLO 13
ROSWELL: The UFO Cover-Up
STAR TREK I
COCOON
TRON
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
FORREST GUMP
THE ELEPHANT MAN
THE ENGLISH PATIENT
DR. ZHIVAGO
DR. STRANGELOVE
APOCALYPSE NOW
HELL IN THE PACIFIC
THE OXBOW INCIDENT
LITTLE BIG MAN
THE RAINMAN
THE BLUEBIRD
THE WONDERFUL ICECREAM SUIT
MONTY PYTHON'S THE MEANING OF LIFE
MONTE PYTHON AND THE SEARCH FOR THE HOLY GRAIL
IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
KING OF HEARTS
THE PARTY
CITY LIGHTS
L.A. STORY
THE AFRICAN QUEEN
A WALK IN THE CLOUDS
KOYAANISQATSI
POWAQQATSI
BARAKA
CHRONOS
DREAMS
NEIGHBOURS
ARABESQUE
PAS DE DEUX
THE SEVEN FACES OF DR. LAO
BABE
PINOCCHIO
FANTASIA
FANTASTIC PLANET
THE MIND'S EYE
BEYOND THE MIND'S EYE
THE GATE TO THE MIND'S EYE
ODYSSEY INTO THE MIND'S EYE
PLANETARY TRAVELER
JOSEPH KING OF DREAMS

THE ASCENT OF MAN (13 PARTS)
LEGACY: The Origins Of Civilization (6 PARTS)
THE MUSIC OF MAN (WITH YEHUDI MENUHIN)
THE LONG SEARCH (13 PARTS)
JOSEPH CAMPBELL - MYTHOS
JOSEPH CAMPBELL AND THE POWER OF MYTH (6 PARTS)
JOSEPH CAMPBELL - TRANSFORMATIONS OF MYTH THROUGH TIME (13 PARTS)
ART MEETS SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY IN A CHANGING ECONOMY (5 PARTS)
THE MIRACLE OF LIFE
THE ODYSSEY OF LIFE
MOONSHOT
HEART OF TIBET - An Intimate Portrait Of The 14th Dalai Lama
THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD (WITH LEONARD COHEN)
MATTER OF HEART - The extraordinary journey of C.G. Jung into the soul of man
RUMI: Poet of the Heart
IN MOTION WITH MICHAEL MOSCHEN
THE SILENT OUTCRY - The Life And Times Of Samuel Avital
FACING DEATH With Ram Dass
RAM DASS FIERCE GRACE
VOYAGING IN THE MACRODIMENSIONS - E.J. Gold
IT TAKES THREE TO TANGO - E.J. Gold
KRISHNAMURTI - With A Silent Mind
DOOR OF COMPASSSION - Thich Nhat Hanh
MOTHER THERESA
 

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