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Santa Clara Meditation Movie – What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come is a film based on Richard Matheson’s original novel of the same title (1978). The title ‘What Dreams May Come’ is a quote taken from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The film starts with a scene where a man and a woman, Chris and Annie, accidentally meet at a lake in Switzerland. They feel chemistry as if they have known each other for long, and they soon marry. They finally become parents of two kids (a son named Ian and a daughter named Marie) and lead busy lives as a pediatrician and an artist, respectively. One day, on their way back home from school, the two kids pass away from a car accident. Annie starts to suffer from severe guilt as she hadn’t picked up the kids that day because of her work, even though Marie asked her so. Chris finally decides to divorce Annie who cannot overcome the pain of having lost her children. However, this opportunity turns into their resolution to overcome the tribulation together.

Santa Clara Meidtation Movie – Life Is Beautiful – The Story Of A Man Who Lives In the World As It Is

Many people are experiencing fear and anxiety due to the current Covid-19 pandemic situation. As everyone is practicing social distancing and their normal lifestyle has changed dramatically, we’ve also found that our economic situation is also being negatively affected. People wonder and worry about things like how long this difficult time will last. At the risk of sounding a bit extreme, many people say that what we are experiencing feels like a war. In my experience with living in this current situation, I suddenly remembered a movie that I had watched before called Life is Beautiful.

Santa Clara Meditation Media – Find “Self” Through “Ma-eum Su-ryun”

‘Ma-eum Su-ryun’ is a unique meditation method from South Korea. Its special seminars are scheduled in three European countries starting London, Frankfort, and then Paris with Woo Myung, the founder of Ma-eum Su-ryun.

Santa Clara Meditation Movie – La La Land – A Story of Lingering Attachments and Regrets

La La Land is a film that harkens back to the Golden Age of Hollywood’s movie musicals. Singing, dancing and great romantic story lines abound as well as the outstanding performances of Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone (Stone received an Oscar for Best Actress for her performance). This movie will remind many of their first love and goals or successes that are unable to be achieved in one’s past.

Katy Perry is one of the most successful young female pop artists in America. Maybe, everyone knows Katy Perry if they are interested in pop. She is the first female solo singer to have more than 5 songs hit number one on the Billboard music chart in one album. This was unreachable even for pop queens such as Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, and only Michael Jackson had accomplished this feat among male solo singers. Katy Perry is such a super idol that she has been selected as the ‘Most Wanted to Be’ figure by the world’s teenaged girls.

Santa Clara Meditation Movie – 127 Hours – The Story of Aron Ralston: This Accident Was a ‘Blessing’

What if you were trapped alone in an underground, can yon? In addition, what if no one else in the world knew where you were so were unable to save you? What would you do if that really happened to you?

Songs are called “Oldies but goodies” because they are timeless classics. Written in the 80s and although 40 years have gone by, there are still many people who enjoy listening to such songs. Among them was one from 1986 sung by Cyndi Lauper that was remade in 2016 for an original soundtrack to an animation film called Trolls. Being the beloved songs that it is, when the first line plays the lyrical melody, people often get nostalgic as they think back to the good old days.

Have you ever asked yourself why you came to this world and wondered what hidden talents you possessed within? We often hear the saying that everyone is born with their own genuine talents. But have you ever collapsed from fighting against the odds, failing to achieve your dreams even after discovering your own hidden gem, the talent inside?

Santa Clara Meditation Music – I Love Thee “Ich Liebe Dich” – What Is Real Love?

Thou art my thoughts, my present and my future. Thou art my hearts supreme, it’s only joy.
I love thee more than any earthly creature.I love thee dear, I love thee dear.I love thee now and for eternity.I love thee now and for eternity.’

The origin of a word ‘symphony’ is a Greek word συμφωνία symphōnía. σύν (sym) meaning ‘together’ and φωνή (phone) meaning ‘sound’.

The word, therefore, means ‘a variety of sounds are made together in union.’ The composers of the 16th and 17th centuries used this word in many pieces.

The year 2012 is now drawing to an end. Whenever you think of 2012, the first words that come to mind are, “The End of The World!” Upon the discovery of the Mayan Calendar, ending on December 21th, 2012, a myriad of eschatological hypotheses flooded forth from all over the world. Despite the announcement that this date of “the last day” was misinterpreted, many people still support the eschatology at this point: it is as if people are looking forward to the end of the world.

Santa Clara Meditation Music – Ensemble Of Coexistence – Maroon 5’s Daylight (Playing For Change)

Countless musical instruments are the treasures of various genres and cultures. Each instrument has its own unique sound like various histories entrenched. Throughout history, musicians have been developing various forms of assemblages such as orchestras, ensembles and bands, working to harmonize their instruments perfectly to produce beautiful art.

‘Taste of Cherry’ directed by Abbas Kiarostami, a reputable Iranian director, won Palme d’Or of Festival de Cannes in 1997.

‘Island in the Sun’, a feel-good song that creates the ambiance of a leisure holiday on a sunny island, is sung by Weezer, a post-punk alternative rock band from Los Angeles. It is the second single from the band’s album, The Green Album.The director of the music video, Spike Jonze, is a renowned movie director whose works include Being John Malkovich (1999) and Adaption (2002), but he is even more acclaimed in the music video field.

By chance, I saw a three-minute short film titled “Recalling Coexist.” With pictures of cute polar bears as the backdrop, and a soothing indie song flowing in the background, the video was well-made with those two components supporting the main focus of the video, the profound words about “coexistence.

Santa Clara Meditation Media – Do You Think If You Empty Your Mind, Your Sense Of Art Disappears?

This is guest Reporter Lee here. I met a warm-hearted, middle-aged photographer. He was snubbing his past self saying that because of his perfectionism, his desire to be better than others, and wish to be in the limelight, he made it difficult for all those around him. But these days, he often hears, “It’s comfortable working with you,” and he doesn’t forget to jokingly ‘brag’ about himself. “It’s a huge change,” he says. What happened to him? Here’s the genuiune story.

Santa Clara Meditation Media – Washing The Wound Of Domestic Violence

What if I was abused by my parents who should have loved me the most in the world? I met a woman who had spent years in anguish. Her parents’ beatings and the memories of those beatings since the time of her birth led to suffering from anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder even as an adult. It was an environment that mentally and physically devastated her. But now that she’s out of it, she calmly tells her life story. If there are people in a similar situation to her, she hopes they become free like herself.

Next to the above is he who cultivates to the utmost the shoots of goodness in him.
From those he can attain to the possession of sincerity.

Everyone experiences loss. It is said that people experience an average of 5 losses by 14 years old, and 10 ~ 15 losses by adulthood. No matter how disciplined you are, naturally, it’s hard to face the pain of losing someone.

Santa Clara Meditation Media – My Mind and Body – Ma-eum Su-ryun

After having been born into this world, we are educated, meet all kinds of people and encounter a variety of experiences. In the midst of that, we form our very selves. This is the process of socialization, defined by social science.