Dalai Lama Renaissance

This past weekend Lisa and I went to see Dalai Lama Renaissance, a film that was part of the Global Peace Film Festival here in Orlando. I loved this movie, it was so thought provoking and interesting. Please click on the link for a very good description of what the movie is about. In short, The Dalai Lama of Tibet invited 40 of the West’s leading, most innovative thinkers in their respective fields to his residence tucked away in the Himalayan mountains of Northern India to discuss the world’s problems and how we can solve them. The Dalai Lama comes across as a very kind, intelligent, humble, and at times silly and child-like man. After having seen What The Bleep it was interesting to see one of the Quantum Physicists, Fred Alan Wolf, in this film. He and Amit Goswami keep things funny and "spot on" with their very ego centered, human responses. Loved this movie, thanks Lisa for inviting me!

I wished I could have seen more movies at the Film Fest. There were so many that I wanted to see, but that hour long drive each way, ack.

The idea behind the festival is so good, not just anti war, but pro peace, and peace as it relates to the individual, the community, peace in your heart, peace in your home. From the website "The Global Peace Film Festival was established to utilize the power of the motion picture to further the goal of peace on earth. With a mission to expand the definition of peace beyond anti-war, ideology, activism or specific causes, the Global Peace Film Festival films and events suggest a more personal message as reflected in the daily lives of individuals and communities the world over. "
I liked it and I wanted more.
I read an article about the woman is instrumental in making this film fest happen and she said one of the founding ideas of the festival is from the quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr where he says "True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice. "