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Here are a few movies that might help you. If you want us to add some of your favorites to the list just email us at the  button below.  Ironically, movies can transport us out of a bad headspace into reality –  which is that the world can be wonderful as well as awful and to be here, awake and alive in our completely flawed state, is an incredibly blessing. This list is heavy with males, especially white males. That is not intentional. Please send us your suggestions at the Add My Movie button below so we can widen our scope. 

This movie is about remember how to love life! 

From IMDB: Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral. More info on where to watch here

This is a hilarious movie about the meaning of life. It has one of the best opening movie lines of all time, "Motherfucking, cocksucker, motherfucking, shit, fucker, what am I doing? What am I doing? I don't know what I'm doing. I'm doing the best that I can. I know that's all I can ask of myself. But is that good enough? Is my work doing any good? Is anybody paying attention? Is it hopeless to try and change things? The African guy's a sign right? Because if he isn't then nothing in this world makes any sense to me. I'm fucked. Maybe I should quit. Don't quit. Maybe I should just fucking quit. Don't fucking quit. I don't know what the fuck I'm supposed to fucking do anymore. Fuck! Shit!"  

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This is a unique biopic about Yogananda, the first Indian spiritual teacher to come to the US, in 1920, and stay. He had a profound affect and lasting impact on US spirituality.  In this telling the story of his life and influence on yoga, religion and science, the movie combines re-enactment, interviews, and verité

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This 1982 extended account of the life of Mohandas K. Gandhi stars a white actor, Ben Kingsley, which probably would not happen today but the movie is good nonetheless. Gandhi lived by the principles of non-violent non-cooperation and by those principles outed the British from India. 

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This documentary of the life of George Harrison is a great example of a guy who had everything but saw that the real value in life is in The Growth Club. When I'm feeling down I watch this movie and remember that love is really all we are and it's our choice to live in that love. 

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This 1997 biopic was directed by Martin Scorsese.  It is based on the life and writings of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, the exiled political and spiritual leader of Tibet. Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, a grandnephew of the Dalai Lama, stars as the adult Dalai Lama, while Tencho Gyalpo, a niece of the Dalai Lama, appears as the Dalai Lama's mother. Against all odds, in the face of horrific oppression, HHDL still says his religion is kindness. 

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This 1991 film starring Bill Murray reminds us all of the power of taking baby steps. IMDB's description reads: "A successful psychotherapist loses his mind after one of his most dependent patients, an obsessive-compulsive neurotic, tracks him down during his family vacation." 

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This little indy move about a dysfunctional family, in which EVEYRBODY is full of shit, finds some joy and togetherness in the face of some pretty crazy challenges. You might feel better about your own shit when you see how mess up they are. You might also inspired by the way they come together in spite of it all 

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The story of the Indian saint Neem Karoli Baba and his impact on Westerners, including Ram Dass

This site also includes a companion film called Moved by Grace

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After Richard Alpert was fired from Harvard in 1963 for conducting psychedelic drug research, he journeyed to India, found a guru and was renamed Ram Dass ("Servant of God"). This movie is about the stroke he suffered in 1997 and the grace he found afterwards. Ram Dass lived on far past medical expectations, leaving his body in December 2019. 

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