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on 30-Oct-01 07:53 PM
SANGAM MIT
Presents
FREE SCREENING
of
DOING TIME DOING VIPASSANA
A film on transformation brought about by Vipassana
Meditation in lives of the people that need the most.
Awarded Golden Spire Award, San Francisco
International Film Festival 1998
Finalist, New York Film Festival 1998
When: Sunday, November 4, 5:30 pm
Where: 6-120, MIT, CAMBRIDGE, MA
(Q&A Session will follow the screening.)
This extraordinary documentary takes viewers into
India's largest prison, Tihar Jail- known as one of
the toughest in the world - and shows the dramatic
change brought about by the introduction of Vipassana
meditation.
This is the story of a strong woman named Kiran Bedi,
the former Inspector General of Prisons in New Delhi.
It tells how she strove to transform the notorious
Tihar Prison, once a hellhole of crime, and turn it
into an oasis of peace. It is a story of an ancient
meditation technique, Vipassana, which helps people to
take control of their lives and channel them towards
their own good and the good of others. But most of all
it is the story of the prison inmates who underwent
profound change, and who realized that incarceration
is not the end but possibly the beginning of a new
life.
Driving Directions:
Take 90 east, and take exit 18 for Cambridge. Go
straight thru the traffic lights, and keep going
straight. Once you hit Mass. Ave, make a right. The
building 77 will be on your left just before the
bridge over the Charles River.
For Parking, make right turn on to Vassar St. This
comes before you reach the building. You should be
able to find the parking there. After parking, walk
back to Mass. Ave, and make a right. The building is
on the left. It has tall columns. You should see also
see scaffolding on the front. They were there until
two weeks ago. You should see signs for the show. You
can also ask for directions for building 6, and find
the hall.
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