they say that a king began this project after a conversion to theravada-style buddhism.over 3,000 pagodas, temples, and monasteries remain today. inside almost every one of them, a buddha figure, each one different. >> philippe: and i like how integrated it is with those trees, ox trails, and -- >> anthony: actually, funny you should mention that. people used to live here, but the government came along in the '80s, i believe, and relocated. it was a mass relocation project. >> philippe: right. >> anthony: so, any homes, anything, it was understood that this is a good -- you know, there's some tourist bucks here. they relocated the entire population. we're in one of the first mass waves of tourists. european tourists have been coming here in relatively small numbers for a long time. but the floodgates have certainly opened. they're building hotels like crazy around this area, what's called the tourist triangle. >> philippe: i really like this, too. >> woman: this is silk and cotton poly. >> philippe: and what-what is this here? oh, this -- this is a -- this is a nice clot

no doubt if you look at buddhism what does it teach? it tries to quiet the stimulus. what a psychocolacci? we try to quiet the reactivity but i think the answer and certainly one of the most effective ways because we are not going to get rid of the circumstances. only death eliminates the circuit from operating. the answers to face one form of negative capture with a positive form. if there's any hero in the book, i think it's an example of chris ware, the great graphic novelist i am sure you have read his graphic novels. somewhere in this bookstore there's a big box called building stories and if you open one of the works in building stories the first page, the big circle says i want to go to sleep and never wake up. chris suffered from enormous heartbreaking depression but then something changed. this is what chris told me. all of a sudden you were no longer captured. why, what happened? he had a child and that changed everything. all of a sudden you are no longer the protagonists. the movie has a new cast. all of a sudden you are supporting actor and you suddenly r

effective ways to be release is to have something else that is more meaningful no doubt will cab buddhism where the anti-depressants they tried to quiet the reactivity but the answer one of the most effective ways is space get rid of the circuits it limits them from operating the answer is - - captured with a positive one. if there is any hero it is exemplified by the great graphic novelist somewhere s in this book store is the book building stories that there is a big circle that says i want to go to sleep and never wake up. chris suffered from the enormous heartbreaking depression but then something changed. of this is what chris told me all of a sudden you're no longer the protagonist. what happened? he had a child and that changed everything for him. the movie has a new cast now you are a supporting actor and you suddenly realize that is what you have beenen all along. in the way every human being should be at the way you should be living your life. in light of new priorities this social anxiety hyper sensitivity this is the way he shifted his own perception all that anxiety is the se

he dabbled in everything from zen buddhism to the hard partying lifestyle of playing in rock band. of a pool, he sank into depression. which add its deepest led to a suicide attempt, and a death defying motorcycle accident. nearing age 30, he desperately need a shot at redemption. >> for me, getting the tattoos was a way of reclaiming my skin and regaining control of myself. >> armed with ink he went back to school and started coaching at a swim camp for kids. the kids helped him remember what he loved about swimming in the first place. >> the water when i was a child, a place of freedom the a place of expression and play. a place where everything else can kind of fall away and into this meditative state. and -- i got that back. >> he dove back into competition, and a dozen years after his last olympics, qualified for the 2012 games. with a personal best time in the 50 meter freestyle race. but in london, he only placed fifth. >> he is probably the most interesting human being on our team. maybe in the whole olympic team. we're going for the gold. >> david marsh one of the u.s. swi

with the structured religion and i began to study the eastern philosophy and got up into studying buddhism and different things. what i discovered most important for me a is all the different religious perspectives offered a wealth of wisdom that i was able to apply to my everyday life without feeling like i had to be boxed into one ideology. so i studied theology. it was very interesting to me the way that religion emerged in society and the role that they played. i enjoy the study. >> host: i know a lot of people watching you now will just not be able to understand you took a wife. when we think about your journey to redemption, there's the literacy and others spirituality and there's also a couple of letters that made a huge difference. what are those letters? >> guest: one of them is the first letter of forgiveness that was writte returned to me by the godmother of the man that i killed. a really deep woman of faith. she wrote me about five or six years into my sentence and she told me she forgave me and left me. at that point i don't even like myself and so forgiving myself was so for

loves he chooses disastrously as a result ofof the fear and here lucas will borrow not just on the buddhism but with "return of the jedi" it is not by serenity and distance but because he cannot bear to see his son die so much the movie says he chose that.that. cns said being redeemed by fear of loss itself and not attachment so when he makes the redemptive choice perfectly continuous 100 percent with his earlier solid showing those very characteristics that led him to the dark side but when liquid press the point of force is with him with a narrative that is the finest moment but the redemption of anakin skywalker transcends any individual's personal struggles but he created something that had nothing to do with the personal tale the theme is universal up your heart of a very complicated saga to deal with separation of powers but with the innocence and goodness that capacity for forgiveness in by the sheer power of faith and hope children redeem their parents to bring you up their past and every child knows deep in his heart that any parent is likely to choose to risk his life tot save his

yes, i discovered buddhism at one point. i was still swimming then.as trying to find some kind of balance and i found the practice and meditation to the quite fulfilling for me. morally, e educational. but things changed. it was a long route. a lot of upsps and downs. i dodon't want t to get too much into them, but i was inviteded o new york to teach kidids to swi. it was there i rediscovered my love for the water. i think over the course of time and the competitition, that sene on the kids.s. initially, t they are afraid of the water -- and for good reason, it can be dangerous. that is white is i important everyone leaearns to swim. -- that is why it is important everyone learns to swim. then y y see them play. they start going under the water. they don't really listen to you anymore. it becomes a challenge to teach because they are immersed in the elements and they y are free is suspended and they can do it be whatatever they want in those moments. that was what i initially loved about it. i have lost that. but afafter rediscovering itt through them

anakin chooses disastrously as a result of that failure fear and here lucas is borrowing on not just buddhism, but still was in. but with return of the jetta anakin is redeemed not by serenity and distance. heat kills the upper for one reason, he he cannot bear to see his son died. so much that the movie saying for those silly stoics, chose that, anakin did. anakin's at being redeemed by fear of loss itself not detachment. so when remaking the redemptive choice it's perfectly continuous. 100% continuous with his earlier self showing the very characteristics that let him to the darkside. when luke press that point, the force went unquestionably with them in terms of narrative, that is his finest moment. the redemption of anakin skywalker transcends any individuals personal struggles. lucas clearly had them big time but he created something that has nothing to do with his personal tail. it's real theme theme is universal and here it is. here is the pure heart of a very complicated saga dealing with separation of powers, the the rise of hitler like person, et cetera. by their innocence and goodn

a leading scholar of buddhism. in the 1980s she visited a group of tibetan monks that was destroyed by the chinese government. working with nothing but hand tools and wheelbarrows, they had just begun rebuilding their 1200-year-old monastery. their reconstruction was so limited for sources was overwhelming, and what if the chinese should simply return again with their bulldozers, she asked the monks? they shrugged. such calculations were conjecture to the monks. since you cannot see into the future, you simply proceed to put one stone on top of the other. and another on top of that. if the stones get knocked down, you begin again. because if you don't, nothing will ever get built. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> thank you. good evening. i happen to be here on this panel to discuss the 50th anniversary of events in birmingham as they relate to governor wallace. i would like to thank jim baggett, the department of manuscripts and archives for making this possible. the story of birmingham's spring 1963 civil righ

he dabbled in everything from zen buddhism to the hard party lifestyle of playing in rock bands. instead of a pool, he sank into depression w led to a suicide attempt and a death defying motorcycle accident. nearing age 30 he desperately needed a shot at redemption. >> for me getting the tattoos was a way of reclaiming my own skin, regaining control of myself. >> reporter: armed with elaborate new ink, he went back to school and started coaching at a swim camp for kids. those kids helped him remember what he loved about swimming in the first place. >> the water when i was a child was a place of freedom. play, a place where everything else can kind of fallaway into this meditative state and i got that back. >> reporter: he dove back into competition and a dozen years after his last >> the most brilliant freestyle stroke on the fastest times he' rio. >> it wasn't like i demanded this of myself. >> reporter: you didn't say, okay, i'm getting back in the pool and i'm making the next olympics. >> no way. >> reporter: he has no expectations of the future but more importantly, no regret

one of the things we dealt with a lot was about, one of the big things in buddhism was dealing with your ego which is interesting because when you go to your performance, it is hard to perform without an ego. so, it was kind of trying to balance those types of things. it was a very good learning experience. the poster was done fror international women's day concentrating on health care. this poster was done in, also i nhink in the, here we go, io 1978. this is a poster that is really reflected of trying to use includenal images and things that are now or part of chitsuki hase mo been part of my life. my family has been doing it for 100 years in america. i can't even imagine life without it. this is the second or third poster developed for the little tokyo community mochitsuki was was created to bring people together. it has always been kind of an event as a reunion and for the community of brought people together to work together, to talk story and to understand what the situation in the community was. hito hata,poster for the first asian-american film created and produced by asian-ameri

he dabbled in everything from buddhism to a hard party lifestyle of playing in rock bands. instead of a pool, he sank into es deepest, led to a sued attempt and death-defying motorcycle accident. near the age 30, he desperately needed a shot at redemption. >> for me, getting the tattoos was a way of reclaiming my own skin and getting control of myself. >> reporter: armed with elaborate new ink, he went back to school and started coaching at a swim camp for kids. those kids helped him remember what he loved about swimming in the first place. >> the water, when i was a child, it was a place of play. a place where everything else, you kind of fall away into this meditative state and i got that back. >> reporter: he dove back into competition and a dozen years after his last olympics, qualified for the 2012 games, with a personal best time in the 50-meter freestyle race, but in london, he only placed fifth. >> he is probably the most interesting human being on our team, maybe in the whole olympic team. we are going for the gold of the u.s. swim team's head coaches and known erv