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The Art of Meditation

Nov 11, 1971

0h 46m

★ 7.0

Overview

This VHS video includes two short documentaries by Elda Hartley. In the first, THE ART OF MEDITATION, Alan Watts gives us techniques and advice for meditating. Elda Hartley herself narrates the second film, MEDITATION: THE JOURNEY INWARD, which exposes viewers to different cultural approaches to meditation. Hartley then discusses how meditation enriches one's life, and what it can reveal to us.

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Documentary

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Wellspring Media

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Cast

Himself

Alan Watts

Herself / Presenter

Elda Hartley

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