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Wisdom of Happiness 

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
THURS 13 MARCH 5:30PM
All ages

Dir Barbara Miller 

Switzerland | 2024 | 90 mins 

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Wisdom of Happiness is a deeply intimate and highly cinematic documentary featuring the Dalai Lama, who, at nearly 90 years old, offers practical advice for navigating the 21st century's challenges.  

 

In an intimate heart-to-heart, the world’s greatest ambassador of compassion invites everyone along for a journey to the source of happiness, speaking directly to viewers, creating a sense of a private audience. 

 

At the pinnacle of nine exceptionally challenging decades in the world spotlight that began at the age of four, the Dalai Lama reflects on balancing millennia-old Tibetan Buddhist traditions with contemporary values of our globalized society that now struggles to overcome violence and war while standing on the brink of environmental collapse.  

 

Weaving the Dalai Lama’s timeless wisdom with contemplative visuals and never-before-seen archival, the film offers a meditative cinematic experience, the first Nobel Peace Laureate to be recognized for an early call to preserve our planet shows us that is possible to build a healthier, happier world for all living beings and that the tools necessary to do so are, in fact, already in the palms of our hands. 

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6 - 16 March 2025

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