Dalai Lama Renaissance

In 1999, at the edge of the Millennium, the Dalai Lama invited 40 innovative Western thinkers and spiritual figures to Dharamsala, his residence in the Indian Himalayas, to discuss the world's problems and how we can solve them. What happened was surprising and unexpected for everyone attending. Narrated by Harrison Ford, this recently completed documentary follows the weeklong process of the Synthesis Conference, vividly capturing the participants' aspirations and ambitions, as well as their frequently colliding egos. Even in the face of potential cacophony, the Dalai Lama consistently expresses humor and compassion, reminding all that the most important thing is to promote clearly basic human values. Participants include Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith, physicists Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami, Thom Hartmann, Jean Houston, Brother Wayne Teasdale, Elisabet Sahtouris, Michael Toms and many others. Co-Producer: David Mueller. Producer/Director: Khashyar Darvich. (US 2007) 84 min.