The Art of Meditation (1971)
Overview
This VHS video includes two short documentaries by Elda Hartley. In the first, THE ART OF MEDITATION, Alan Watts gives us techniques and advice for meditating. Elda Hartley herself narrates the second film, MEDITATION: THE JOURNEY INWARD, which exposes viewers to different cultural approaches to meditation. Hartley then discusses how meditation enriches one's life, and what it can reveal to us.
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.609 |
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Alan Watts
Himself
Elda Hartley
Herself / Presenter
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