Fire Under the Snow, Movie

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cjdevries
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Fire Under the Snow, Movie

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I just discovered this movie that was put out several years ago; it's about Palden Gyatso, the Tibetan monk who was imprisoned for 33 years in China. He maintained his practice throughout imprisonment, always going back to his meditation while being tortured. He said there were times that he felt hatred when he was being tortured, but he would always collect himself right after the abuse and go back to his compassion practice. Here is the website that shows where you can rent or purchase the movie; they also have a kit that you can buy to do group screenings and raise money for your organization: http://fireunderthesnowmovie.com/
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Re: Fire Under the Snow, Movie

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Viktor Frankl's Experiences in a Concentration Camp was eye opening for me about surviving extreme conditions/torture, though in his case it was about finding meaning and not compassion. I think some of what he talks about though are applicable.
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Re: Fire Under the Snow, Movie

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I really enjoy Viktor Frankl's work.
"Please call me by my true names so I can wake up; so the door of my heart can be left open: the door of compassion." -Thich Nhat Hanh

"Ask: what's needed of you" -Akong Rinpoche

"Love never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents, never revenges itself." -Gandhi
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