| DOCUMENTARY FILM FEATURING THICH NHAT HANH |
| "THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS" |
"THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS" featuring Thich Nhat Hanh
Adjudged as the "Best Documentary" in the Sun Valley Spiritual Film
Festival 2007, this powerful documentary feature stories on the Amish,
the 9/11 tragedy, and peace-building in Northern Ireland, along with
interviews with renowned Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, Nobel
Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel, best-selling authors Thomas Moore and
Marianne Williamson, and others.
It explores the role forgiveness holds in various faith traditions and
examines how the scientific community is now measuring the physical
and mental benefits of letting go of grief and resentment.
Over the last 20 years forgiveness has come into its own as an area of
academic study. Researchers are examining the psychological and
physical effects of forgiveness on individuals and within relationships
under a wide variety of conditions, ranging from petty insults to sexual
assault. Clinicians have developed interventions that guide people
through a process that allows them to forgive transgressions and get
on with their lives.
Adjudged as the "Best Documentary" in the Sun Valley Spiritual Film
Festival 2007, this powerful documentary feature stories on the Amish,
the 9/11 tragedy, and peace-building in Northern Ireland, along with
interviews with renowned Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, Nobel
Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel, best-selling authors Thomas Moore and
Marianne Williamson, and others.
It explores the role forgiveness holds in various faith traditions and
examines how the scientific community is now measuring the physical
and mental benefits of letting go of grief and resentment.
Over the last 20 years forgiveness has come into its own as an area of
academic study. Researchers are examining the psychological and
physical effects of forgiveness on individuals and within relationships
under a wide variety of conditions, ranging from petty insults to sexual
assault. Clinicians have developed interventions that guide people
through a process that allows them to forgive transgressions and get
on with their lives.
