KAUAI, HAWAII, December 4, 2003: Hinduism Today magazine is planning a story on the occurrence of Hindu philosophy, concepts, ideas and traditional stories in the context of popular movies from Hollywood and Europe. Readers are encouraged to write to us with the names of movies which they felt had a significant influence from Hinduism, or nicely made use of a Hindu concept. For example, the movie, “Defending Your Life,” is a reasonably accurate depiction of the between-life experiences that occur before one’s next incarnation. “What Dreams May Come” is also an example of between-birth experiences, as is “Ghost,” in which the character of Patrick Swazye is “earth-bound” by his untimely death. Recommended movies could include reincarnation, karma, existence of God everywhere and in all things, or worlds beyond this world (though not in the sense of a thoroughly Christian “heaven”). Also useful would be simple off-hand, but accurate, uses of the word “karma” or “reincarnation” an a movie. You may help by sending suggestions to “source” above.
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