~ Cleansing of Temple ~

Money often costs too much.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

~ Integrity of Beauty ~

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life,
the whole aim and end of human existence.
~ Aristotle ~

~ Prophet’s Dilemma ~

Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.
~ Albert Camus ~

~ Dignity of Man ~

Four things support the world:
the learning of the wise, the justice of the great,
the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave.
~ Muhammad ~

Ambra: Fascination of Sound and Nature (2002-2007)

Director: Giorgio and Martin Koppehele
Producer: Avenue Music
Genre: Meditation / Music / New Age
Country: Germany
Language: English / None

Fascination of sound and nature.

A unique combination of music, visuals and brilliant imagination of language and poetry. Excellent for relaxing moments, the visuals  are created under the meditative music of semi-classical compositions and magical ethnic vocals on the basis of Fascinating Nature trilogy by Gogol Lobmayr. All coming together to make a dreamlike atmosphere – one great big piece of art.

The Welcoming (2010)

Director: Gary Malkiin
Producer: Wisdom of the World
Genre: Short / Meditation / Music
Country: United States
Language: English

The Beauty of Being with music, words, and images.

WisdomFilms, founded and created by Gary Malkiin, is a new genre in contemplative, life-enhancing media that offer a refreshing way to reduce stress and restore balance to our mind, heart, and soul. The short films can help to create sacred space within and without, providing personal sanctuaries of profound beauty and peace through state-of-the-art nature photography.

Michael Stillwater is a songwriter and healing music artist. His pioneering work providing intuitive songs facing end-of-life issues directly led to the co-creation of the ground-breaking resource Graceful Passages: A Companion for Living and Dying, that invites us to listen to the depths of our being, in sickness or health. This is a true liturgy of soul, a blessing for the caregivers, companions and family of those in transition. The beauty of music, word and spirit brings us to the world of Grace.

The Soul of the Bone / A Alma do Osso (2004)

Director: Cao Guimarães
Producer: Beto Magalhães
Genre: Documentary / Experimental
Country: Brazil
Language: Portuguese / PT / ES / EN subtitles

Loneliness and the relationship between man and nature.

A alma do osso is an experimental documentary about  Domingos Albino Ferreira (also known as Dominguinhos da Pedra), a 71-year-old man who has lived alone for 41 years in caves in the countryside region of Itambé do Mato Dentro, Minas Gerais (Brazil). He survives on a meagre pension from the Brazilian government.

It starts with an epigraph by Guimarães Rosa: ‘Loneliness is too much for ourselves’. There are no dialogues or interviews in this documentary, and almost no speech. Practically all the information we receive comes from the images and sounds that characterize the countryside: beautiful landscapes of green hills and the sea, the man’s cave and the sounds of nature.

~ Perfectly Silent ~

Loneliness is always concerned with others;
aloneness is concerned with oneself.
Your aloneness is your essential being.
~ Osho ~

~ Cosmic Miracle ~

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.
~ Aristotle ~

What We Still Don’t Know – Why Are We Here? (2004)

Director: Srik Narayanan
Producer: Darlow Smithson
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English

The Universe as a place of mystery and wonder.

Lord Martin Rees is an astrophysicist who paints a fascinating picture of how we might be changed by what we do not yet know. These programs focus on: Was there a beginning? Whether we are alone? What’s the future of the cosmos? What is the nature of reality? With each advance, new questions come into sharper focus. The key issue is what we still don’t know.

Astronomer Royal Martin Rees turns his attention to the structure of the universe, examining the perceived building blocks of life – atoms. However, he suggests they only actually account for five per cent of the mass of the universe, prompting a discussion with leading luminaries in the field, such as Professor Steven Weinberg and Professor Max Tegmark, about what makes up the remainder, often referred to as dark matter.