Saturday Night at the Movies picks up this month with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, directed by Michel Gondry in 2004. A relationship gone awry. For years gone awry and the girlfriend, Clementine, contracts with the good doctors at Lacunae, Inc. to have all memories of Joel, that's the boyfiend, erased. Banished from the mind. Joel follows suit, having his memories cleansed of her, but he still loves her and wants to stop the process.
But how to do it?
This is a story of self-discovery, rediscovery of one another, and the reclamation of that love which had brought them together originally. Many Buddhist trajectories, including suffering vs. the escape from legitimate suffering, the law of dependent origination, attachment vs. relinquishment , and most importantly... Awakening!
And how appropriate to have a love story such as this offered during this month of Saint Valentine's Day.
See you on the 27th.
A moderated discussion will follow the Saturday Night Film Presentation.
Dharma Movie Night
A monthly event, Dharma Movie Night features a film that in some way deals with Buddhist themes. Films are shown at Ekoji Buddhist Sangha, 3411 Grove Ave., beginning at 7:30 on selected Saturday evenings. Dharma Movie Night features in previous years have included The Matrix, Jacob's Ladder, Groundhog's Day, Enlightenment Guaranteed, Himalaya, and The Wizard of Oz.
Dharma Movie Night affords us the opportunity to cultivate the practice of viewing cinema through a Buddhist lens. Coming together as sangha, the supportive community of practitioners, we enrich both our human experience and our dharma practice together. This, in turn, transforms and ennobles each step of our journey along the Eightfold Noble Path as movies become vehicles of Dharma, vehicles of the teaching. And most importantly, it’s fun to have Saturday Night at the Movies!
After the film, there is a moderated discussion on how the film illustrates some aspect of the Buddhadharma or demonstrates an intersection with Buddhism.
Films are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Movies are free of charge, but donations to the temple are always welcomed.
Upcoming Films
The March Dharma Movie Night continues on March 27, 2010 with:
Dhamma Brothers (2007 - by Andrew Kukura)
Any questions? Suggestions are most welcome and encouraged. Please see Mark Herrmann or email him at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it