Inside Insight: The Founding Story
Inside Insight: The Founding Story takes a special look at the early days of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, a time long before “mindfulness” became a household word.
Film Club
Buddhist films and discussion for the Tricycle community
Film CLub Archive
Former Film Club Selections
Ritoma
A community on the Tibetan plateau navigates an ever-changing world. While some traditions fade, new ones are embraced—including basketball.
Descending the Mountain
In Descending the Mountain, a neuroscientist and a Zen master conduct a double-blind experiment to understand how psychedelics reveal the nature of consciousness.
Precious Guru: Journey into the Wild Heart of the Second Buddha
Precious Guru traces the spiritual life and legacy of Padmasambhava—the 8th-century tantric master also known as Guru Rinpoche—and relates some of the wild adventures he is said to have gone on.
The Mountain Path
In The Mountain Path, filmmaker Edward A. Burger journeys into the peaks and valleys of China’s Zhongnan Mountain range in search of a Buddhist hermit master.
Samadhi Road
Two brothers set out to interview spiritual elders to glean their perspectives on the answers to life’s deepest questions.
