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Help Jeff Bridges end childhood hunger
Jeff Bridges graced the cover of Tricycle's Fall 2010 issue, and with his image, we broke a long tradition of Tricycle covers and have not regretted it. In the past we've eschewed celebrity covers, but Jeff is no ordinary celebrity, and I'm not referring to his Academy Award last year and his nomination again this year. I'm referring to the good work he has done and continues to do beyond his professional life. More recently, Jeff has invited us all to take his "No Hungry Kid Pledge," with the goal to end childhood hunger in America by 2015. It's an ambitious goal but one we can help him meet. Nearly 22,500 have pledged so far, but we can do better than that. Take the pledge now—it's easy and quick and it can change a life for the better. More » -
Jeff Bridges & costars blend Buddhism and state-of-the-art special effects in new movie
In recent interviews the stars of the upcoming science fiction movie Tron: Legacy have spoken about the influence that Zen Buddhism had on the making of the film. Jeff Bridges, a practicing Buddhist and the star of Tron, hoped that the cult classic would blend special effects with elements of Zen. From National Post: More » -
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Director of The Cup making new film
Bhutanese-born Buddhist teacher Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, director of The Cup (1999) andTravellers and Magicians (2003), has another film in the works, or at least he's thinking about one. For now, it's at "the concept level." What's the next one going to be about? He tells bernama.com, the Malaysian National News Agency, that this one will be about dance: I love Indian classical dance. It's one of the most beautiful and richest cultures we have on earth. It's one of the oldest living traditions of expressing inner spiritual power through the medium of dance and music, and this has always fascinated me. More » -
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Documentary about Western Tulkus to be screened tonight on CBC
It is quite the news day for the Mukpo family. The morning began with reports on the birth of a princess, while tonight, Am I reincarnated? Tulku, a documentary by Gesar Mukpo, will be screened on the CBC, Canada’s national public radio and television broadcaster (at 10 pm ET/PT). The film will also be shown on the big screen at the Boulder Theater in Colorado, on the 18th. I have not personally seen the film but have heard very good things about it, and I strongly encourage anyone with access the CBC to tune in tonight. As reported by the CBC, More » -
The man who would be king
What does the 17-year-old descendant of Tibetan royalty do during a visit to New York? In "The King and Us," New York Times journalist Dorothy Spears recounts her experience hosting Namgyal Wangchuk Lhagyari Trichen—the descendant of three ruling monarchs of Tibet—at her Manhattan home. Trichen, as he calls himself, was in town for ten days to show his 30-minute film "My Country is Tibet" at schools around New York in partnership with BYkids, an organization that pairs filmmakers with children and young adults to make socially conscious documentaries. More » -
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Dudeism=Buddhism?
What is Dudeism? According to dudeism.com, a website dedicated to deploying the wisdom of The Dude (Jeff Bridges) from the comedy The Big Lebowski, Dudeism is a religion with the following creed: The idea is this: Life is short and complicated and nobody knows what to do about it. So don’t do anything about it. Just take it easy, man. Stop worrying so much whether you’ll make it into the finals. More »
