Like so many of you, I am very saddened by the news of Adam Yauch’s passing. As a young 10 year old girl, I used to steal my brother’s Beastie Boys cassette tapes. What I heard on “Licensed to Ill” was so fascinating to me. My friend and I memorized every single word of “Paul Revere” and went around the neighborhood reciting this rap song constantly. Yes, at one time, I aspired to be a rapper- and the Beasties were my idols. This was a couple years before I got my hands on a video camera ;-)
As the band grew older, decade after decade, I watched as they kept evolving musically and spiritually. When Adam Yauch founded the Free Tibet concerts, I was in awe. Here was a rockstar who gave a damn about a country no one had ever heard of! As I got more and more into Buddhism, I saw the importance of Yauch’s activist work to bring awareness to the plight of the Tibetan people.
It was so cool to watch his contribution as a documentary filmmaker as well. “Exit through the Gift Shop”, produced by his company, is one of my all-time favorite documentaries.
On Wednesday May 9th a memorial was held in Golden Gate Park for Adam organized by Free Tibet concert co-founder/activist, Erin Potts. I know many of you were not be able to attend. Read her statement here.
So, as a tribute to this great artist, activist, and filmmaker, I am happily offering MEDITATE AND DESTROY on a pay-what-you-want donation basis until Monday May 14th. 15% of donations will go toward Students for a Free Tibet.
May his death be a reminder that we can ALL work for the benefit of all beings! We can all take the Bodhisattva Vow and help relieve suffering from the world.
Let’s keep the hope alive for liberation of the Tibetan people!
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Love,
Sarah
Blue Lotus Films
http://www.bluelotusfilms.net
Hello everyone,
It makes sense to offer the MEDITATE AND DESTROY DVD to our fans by a pay-what-you-want model.
I was living in NYC on 9/11. it is hard to believe it’s been 10 years since that day. I remember it like it was yesterday. I remember meeting my friend at the CNN headquarters because the office where I was working (on the Eastside Midtown Manhattan- near the United Nations building) had been evacuated. She was working as a financial correspondent, but on 9/11 all reporters were quickly assigned to cover the breaking news. It was a horrific walk to her office (near Penn Station) with hordes of people on the street- everyone looking like zombies.
By the time I got over to meet her, I was so numb. I was outside my skin. I went to the bathroom at the CNN office and remember so vividly looking in the mirror. I hardly recognized my own face. I was so pale I looked like a ghost. I was, like everyone else, shocked to the core. I tried to briefly find the image I was familiar with in the mirror- but I couldn’t. I knew from that day forward everything would be different. I made a vow right then and there to do whatever I could to help living beings understand the essence of this precious human life. I vowed to use my life (to the best of my ability) in a way that would provide deep meaning to people and offer real solutions to grief. I’m not sure how to gauge how well I’ve kept this vow, but I know that what drew me to make MEDITATE AND DESTROY was intricately tied to my experience on 9/11.
I’ll never forget the lives that were lost and I hope you won’t either.
Over the weekend of Sept 10-11, make a donation of any amount and you will get a copy of the DVD. Simply go to this page and click “Add to Cart”. You can enter the amount you want to pay. We ask that you consider the cost of making the DVD (replication, DVD mastering etc.). If you have the means, you can contribute more than the retail price ($24.95) to cover costs for another fan.
We honor the victims of 9/11 and will contribute 10% of all proceeds to 9/11 charities.
May all beings be happy.
May all beings be free from suffering.
May no one ever be separate from their happiness.
Love and light,
Sarah Fisher
Director/Producer
MEDITATE AND DESTROY
Give the gift of Inner Peace to your loved ones or YOURSELF this holiday season! MEDITATE AND DESTROY is a wonderful gift for someone you care about.
$24.95 (portion of proceeds benefits a dharma charity- ONLY when purchasing from the OFFICIAL film website).
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http://www.meditateanddestroy.com
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Includes ONE HOUR of BONUS EXTRAS!
There are countless people to thank for making this film possible (look at our end credits). And there are even more to thank for the efforts made on the DVD release: Alive Mind Media, E1 Entertainment, Sean@ The Chicago Recording Company, E-junkie, Sweetwater Logistics, Yahoo, Register.com, my brother (the unstoppable web programmer), Vertical Response, Paypal, Authorize.net.
Namaste all, enjoy the film!
The DVD for MEDITATE AND DESTROY will be released in August. We know you’ve waited a long time for this and cannot thank you enough for your patience. We’ve been working hard to get this North American version DVD completed. It includes 1 hour of BONUS features (including extended live performances by Good Riddance and Bold, deleted scenes, and much more!). Check back soon for the exact release date (or subscribe to our RSS blog feed). We plan to release foreign versions of the DVD in the future (German, Japanese, French and Spanish).
