In this episode, we share a gift bag of movies and books that have inspired us over the years and talk about how they can be powerful tools for inspiration and spiritual growth when approached with an open, receptive mindset.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Movies:
Brother Sun, Sister Moon - directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Resurrection (with Ellen Burstyn) - directed by Daniel Petrie
Peaceful Warrior - directed by Victor Salva
Harold and Maude - directed by Hal Ashby
The Razor's Edge (Bill Murray version) - directed and co-written by John Byrum
Waking Life - written and directed by Richard Linklater
Books:
The Zen Teachings of Huang Po - by John Blofeld (Translator)
True Meditation: Discover the Freedom of Pure Awareness - by Adyashanti
A Search in Secret India - by Paul Brunton
The Razor's Edge - by W. Somerset Maugham
Being Aware of Being Aware - by Rupert Spira
The Zen of Oz: Ten Spiritual Lessons from Over the Rainbow - by Joey Green
In addition, don’t forget these books:
Awareness Adventures - by Brian Tom O’Connor
The Enlightenment Project - by Jonathan Robinson
NEWS:
Awareness Explorers has made the following top listener charts on Goodpods:
#3 in the Top 100 awakening All time chart
#5 in the Top 100 joy All time chart
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#6 in the Top 100 consciousness All time chart
#38 in the Top 100 meditation All time chart
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If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist:
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https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/meditations
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CORRECTION: The Bill Murray version of The Razor’s Edge does indeed take place during the early twentieth century, just as in the novel.
To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit
https://findinghappiness.com/
and
https://www.playawarenessgames.com/
You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n
Enjoy,
Jonathan and Brian
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