Nodurile Lunii

Roman apolitic, academic si esoteric!
de Lavinia Barlogeanu

Aici articol din observator cultural.

Lansarea are loc la Tîrgul de Carte Gaudeamus, sîmbătă, 26 noiembrie, la ora 12.30. Impreuna cu autoarea, Carmen Muşat şi Caius Dobrescu

Trika

I found this article written by my former teacher on the contributions of the Trika philosophy to the problem of "salvation" (in the Indian sense of the word).
Very interesting indeed!

Alexandra David-Néel

I wish I had her mind when I'm 99 or 100 years old!
here.

Doing Time, Doing Vipassana

An excellent documentary on the impact of meditation in an Indian prison.

Cancer cure - the Burzynski case

Film here.
His clinic, here.

Amongst White Clouds

A documentary filmed in China amongst Buddhist Hermits.

Guidebook to Dreamland(s)

You're probably familiar with James Hilton's novel Lost Horizon and his invention of Shangri-La, a hidden place situated somewhere in the Himalayas in which spirituality reigns, time does not lead to decay, paradisiac surroundings, marvelous people etc. (the inspiration of which is probably Shambala).
Well, a very astute and knowledgeable traveller, Michael Buckley, wrote a guide to getting to the possible locations of Shangri-La.:) I have not yet read the book, but will do so the minute I get my hands on it. It does seem to be a great read.
In the meantime, I found this nice interview with the author about the book.

PS: for an English explanation of Shambala, here.

Conversations, articles, reviews

I found some very interesting interviews that tackle certain issues related to Yoga and Yoga in its modern context. I do recommend them to those interested in the topic.
The first one is an interview with David G White (I'm a real fan of his books; here is a review of his Sinister Yogis), the other two interviews (here and here) are with Mark Singleton (another good author). Finally, and interesting article about the "Oprah-fication of Patanjali".

Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Wudang Shan

A documentary called "The Master of Wudangshan" (French) about daoism, martial arts, t'ai chi. Poor quality unfortunately but interesting nonetheless.

Dilgo Khyentse Rimpoche

A documentary in 5 parts on this great master narrated by Richard Gere, here.

Short French tv show on alchemy

Part 1.
Part 2.

excellent interview

I found this very interesting interview with a Western practitionner of Buddhism (former Tantric turned Theravada)in which he explains his practice, his personal journey (inner and outer).
part one.
part two.
part three.

3 documentaries

One on the Mustang (Nepal) and its art.
Another on Zhang Zhung and Bön.
Finally, on a whole different note, a documentary on Shugendô and the practices of the yamabushi.

The (Self-)Healing Technology

An interesting video with Gregg Braden: here.