After a successful Masterclass by Roshi Joan Halifax and the film premiere of the film Into the Heart of the Mountain at the Eye Filmmuseum, the film will first be screened at film festivals, then on TV and at a later stage an online package will be offered of the Masterclass 'Giving Life to Life: The Zen of social and environmental engagement' and of the film.
At the beginning of June, the famous Zen teacher and activist Joan Halifax was in the Netherlands for the premiere of the documentary Into the Heart of the Mountain. There's a fire burning inside. It tells me that it can be better, must be better! The world is breaking down, and we are all responsible. I want to do something, but how? How do I become a good activist, a good person? And how do I do that without going down myself?
It's teachers like Joan Halifax who lead by example. Halifax was briefly in the Netherlands for the premiere of the film Into the Heart of the Mountain on June 10 in Amsterdam. In the documentary, Dutch filmmaker Annegré Bosman follows the Zen teacher during the 'Nomads Clinic'. This is an annual pilgrimage in which a group of aid workers travel into the Himalayas to provide care in remote areas.
Bosman went along and followed Halifax and the other expedition members on their way through the mountains. The result is an inspiring reflection on the life and work of Joan Halifax. Which is living proof that it is possible: to lead an inspired life and to take good care of the earth. See TRAILER Into the Heart of the Mountain. Before the premiere, Roshi Joan gives a Masterclass. In it she tells from her own experience how you can have a socially involved life. “How to bring life to life”, in her own words.
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