Explore the burning questions that have intrigued humanity since the dawn of time. Who am I? What is the meaning of life? Karen Armstrong and Bob Thurman share their insights...
Are you suffering from "compassion fatigue"? Author, scholar and journalist Karen Armstrong explains her view on the spectacle of suffering and its positive and negative effects on humanity. She relates...
Carved into the face of cliffs near Chongching, China, the Dazu rock carvings are an extraordinary monument to Chinese craftsmanship. The carvings, or grotto art, came to China from India,...
Drawing on personal experiences and the guests' extensive knowledge of various religious traditions, this fascinating conversation illuminates the individual and universal dimensions of the Spiritual Quest.
Journey from the World Cup to Bhutan, in a quest for inner peace and spiritual oneness. Join Dr. Brenda Wade and guest Phil Cousineau for a fascinating discussion, along with...
The monks begin preparations for New Year, one of Tibet's biggest festivals. Lhakpa, a local rickshaw driver, struggles to earn money as winter approaches. He embarks on a scheme to...
In the Pel Kor monastery, the director Choephel discovers that some irreplaceable statues have been stolen and the theft gives the local Communist Party an excuse to put in a...
Deputy head lama Tsultrim has to juggle running the monastery whilst complying with a myriad of government restrictions. Young monk Tsephun lives and works with his master Dondrup, a curmudgeonly...
From the World Cup to the mountain kingdom of Bhutan, this documentary follows three students on a quest for wisdom. The catch is, their teacher - one of the world's...
(March 26, 2008) China launched a propaganda war as the Olympic torch was kindled. Tibetans were shown beating up Han Chinese and looting shops, juxtaposed with picturesque features on Chinese...
Tibetan Buddhist nun Ven. Tenzin Palmo explains that, although we desperately want happiness, we are undermined by a society that rewards greed, aggression and egotism - the very causes of...
Tibetan Buddhist leader His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa describes how oneness begins as an internal experience, explaining that Tibetan Buddhists have studied and meditated a great deal on this...
Celebrating her penchant for bringing interesting people from different traditions together for the first time over lunch, host Bokara Legendre invites a Hindu Swami from the Himalayas who believes in...