Meditation Crystallized (1973)

Director	Elda Hartley
Producer	Elda Hartley
Contributors	Hartley Productions
Length	13 minutes
B&W/Color	Color
UO Library Catalog description:	Explores the connection between Tibetan meditation and art, as told by Lama Govinda.
Call #	FILM MB206
Genre	Documentary
Rare	Yes
Online	No
Copyright status	Unknown
Physical condition	Fair
Oregon-related	No

Notes:

This film is an attempt to connect the mesmerizing art of Tibetan monks and the underlying meditative philosophy, as explained by Lama Anagarika Govinda (1898-1985). Govinda was an artist, author, and one of the western world’s foremost expositors on the traditions and expressions of Tibetan Buddhism. As Lama Govinda puts it, this art is the result of centuries of meditation crystallized.

The film is constructed primarily of candid interviews with Govinda in the Tibetan Nyingmapa Meditation Center in Berkeley, CA., and also detail shots of lavish Tibetan art pieces from the Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY.