Filmmaker Pan Nalin (Valley of Flowers, Samsara) travels to the Kumbh Mela, the largest religious convergence in the world on the bank of the Ganges. There, he encounters remarkable men of mind and meditation, many contemplating an inextricable dilemma: to embrace the world or to renounce it? Faith Connections brings to life the personal stories behind a scrappy young runaway boy, a mother desperately looking for her stolen son, and a yogi who is raising an abandoned baby, along with a Sadhu and an ascetic who keeps his calm by smoking cannabis. These stories are framed against a background of a million pilgrims and their spectacular display of devotion. Purchase Tickets
Guest Speaker: Dr. Sthaneshwar Timalsina
Dr. Timalsina is a professor of Religious Studies (Religions of India, Tantra, Religion and the Body) at San Diego State University. He completed his Acharya (Masters) in Benaras, India and attained his PhD from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Halle, Germany. An authority on the philosophy of the Indian subcontinent, he is best known for his work on Advaita Vedanta, one of the main schools of Indian philosophy.
Admission/Cost: $15
Location:
Digital Gym Cinema
2921 El Cajon Boulevard
San Diego, 92014
Monday, September 15 - 7:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.digitalgym.org
Guest Speaker: Dr. Sthaneshwar Timalsina
Dr. Timalsina is a professor of Religious Studies (Religions of India, Tantra, Religion and the Body) at San Diego State University. He completed his Acharya (Masters) in Benaras, India and attained his PhD from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Halle, Germany. An authority on the philosophy of the Indian subcontinent, he is best known for his work on Advaita Vedanta, one of the main schools of Indian philosophy.
Admission/Cost: $15
Location:
Digital Gym Cinema
2921 El Cajon Boulevard
San Diego, 92014
Monday, September 15 - 7:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.digitalgym.org
