Destroyer of Illusion, DVD by Richard Kohn and narrated by Richard Gere
Product Code: DVD-EXT-003
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Description
Unprecedented access and intimate knowledge inform this richly detailed and beautifully filmed portrait of a secret Tibetan Buddhist ritual, the Mani Rimdu festival, and the remarkable spiritual teacher, Trulshik Rinpoche, who leads and preserves this centuries-old tradition. Richard Gere narrates with the clarity and resonant depth of an insider. This is a very special chance to witness a private sacred realm as if you were there. Just as coronation transforms ordinary men into kings, tantric empowerment transforms men into Buddhas. Hundreds of initiates gather once a year at Thubten Chling Monastery to learn to become Garwang Tojay-chenpo, Lord of the Dance. He is called this because his infinite creativity is symbolized by dance. He personifies the compassion of all the Buddhas. If your mind is pure, everyone is a Buddha. If your mind is impure, everyone is ordinary. Trulshik Rinpoche XI Lord of the Dance is the deity of Mani-Rimdu, the major sacred festival of the Everest region. Each autumn, Trulshik Rinpoche, the spiritual leader of the region, goes from his home in Thubten Chling to Chiwong Monastery to preside over the festival. His name means destroyer of illusion. In Destroyer of Illusion we meet the men who undertake these tasks. We see the world through their eyesa world where the mountains are filled with gods, and a human beings potential is limited only by his imagination and his will.