9 Movies That Can Change Your Life

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Movies with anti-stress effect

Samsara (2011)

A young monk spends a long time in meditation. He is returned to his native monastery and awarded a high title. It seems to be a success in learning and studying Buddhism, but for the protagonist, it does not suit him. He is tired of following the letter of the scriptures and decides to change the life of a monk for a life in the world. His wise wife guides him along the thorny road of life and at the end explains the meaning of love for the dharma.

Little Buddha (1993)

After the death of Lama Dorje in Tibet, Buddhist monks search the world for the soul of the deceased. They find an American boy, Jesse, and two Hindus, Raju and Gita, the three of them being reincarnated. In parallel, the legend of Prince Siddhartha, who once began his ascent to the heights of Spirit.

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring(2003)

No one can stop the changing of seasons, the cycle from birth to extinction, and then back again. Even two monks on a houseboat on a lake surrounded by mountains have no control over life.

Travelers and Magicians (2003)

A young man named Dondup, decides that he would rather pick apples in the United States than work as a government official in a distant village. On his way to find a better life, he meets several wanderers – a monk, an apple merchant, a paper maker and his charming daughter. The monk tells Dondrup the story of a boy named Tashi, which takes place as if parallel to his own journey. It is a story of passion, of jealousy, and its tragic denouement makes Dongdup wonder whether life away from home is really so wonderful.

Wheel of time (2003)

This film is based on a Buddhist ritual that helps the audience to explore their inner world. The director shows a line of pilgrims exhaustedly waiting for the ceremony and the many monks involved in the ritual.

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)

Uncle Boonmee suffers from acute kidney failure and decides to spend the rest of his days with relatives in the village. Here the ghosts of his dead wife and missing son appear and take him into their winged embrace. Pondering the causes of his illness, Uncle Boonmee and his family cross the jungle and reach the cave at the top of the mountain where his first life was born.

Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (1989)

In a remote monastery on mountains, an old teacher, a young monk and an orphaned boy dedicate themselves to the Buddha’s teaching. Sensing the approach of death, the old man wants to free his disciples from their past ties to the outside world and point the way to enlightenment.

Zen (2009)

In the 13th century, Dogen, a young Japanese novice, traveled to China in search of Truth. There he met a monk who taught him that only Zen meditation is the true path to enlightenment. Returning enlightened to Japan, he risks his life to introduce Zen Buddhism, inspiring millions of followers who still practice his teachings around the world today.

Angulimala (2003

The story of the Buddha’s conversion of the outlaw Angulimala, who not only accepted the dharma but was also able to attain nirvana.

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