Jnani, The Silent Sage of Arunachala
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Date & Time
Sat, Jul 20 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Address (map)
1407 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, CA
Venue (website)
Institute of World Culture
7:00–9:00 pm (PDT)
In Person Event Only
Concord Hall, 1407 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, CA
Moderator: Robert Moore
Join us for two more Saturdays in July 2024 for a series of films that exault the human experience.
Note: Concord Hall now has air-conditioning.
Saturday, July 20
JNANI, THE SILENT SAGE OF ARUNACHALA (2016)
The film presents the life and legacy of Sri Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950), widely recognized as an enlightened being. Many spiritual aspirants sought him out for inspiration and advice and his presence is alive in the hearts of his followers worldwide. The character of the sage at the center of Somerset Maugham’s The Razor’s Edge was based on the author’s experience with Ramana Maharshi. The film seeks to not only present some of the Sage’s core teachings, but to also the sense of peace and silence that accompanies them. (1 hour, 20 minutes)
Saturday, July 27
NO (2012)
Starring Gael Garcia Bernal
A very instructive historical drama about the 1988 Chilean Plebiscite to determine whether dictator Augusto Pinochet should remain in power versus democratic elections. The main character, played with hypnotic appeal by Gael Garcia Bernal, organizes an advertising campaign, not based on the brutal abuses of the Pinochet regime, but on the joy and freedom of creating a new era in Chilean life. It demonstrates the value of emphasizing the positive despite immense pain associated with the negative.
(1 hour, 58 minutes)