A short film about the meeting of a Trappist monk and a Zen Buddhist master.
A short film about the meeting of a Trappist monk and a Zen Buddhist master.
2002-01-01
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About the life and work of controversial American Jewish academic Norman Finkelstein.
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Return to 'burn' only to find out you're already in that urn.
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