It’s rare these days that I personally get to work on the front lines of a production, but today I am very happy to be reporting from the field, here in Oahu in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Pam and Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, are hosting His Holiness the Dalai Lama to launch “Pillars of Peace Hawaii: Building Peace on a Foundation of Aloha.” The program aims to bring global peace leaders to Hawaii to share ideas about actively practicing peace and aloha in our daily lives, both at home and around the world.
We are producing a series of micro-documentaries and releasing them as the event unfolds, to enrich the experience of participants as well as to capture a taste of the Dalai Lama’s visit itself.
Our bodies are challenged from little sleep, but our hearts are filled as this exchange between Tibetan wisdom and the spirit of Aloha has been a deeply meaningful project for us to be involved with. Our intention is for the audience to be inspired to incorporate the essence of these native intelligences into their modern lives. In learning more about the spirit of aloha, which teaches us to be in harmony with our surroundings and our fellow humans, I have come to be very proud of my Hawaiian heritage – even without being Hawaiian!
The first two micro-documentaries, which were released yesterday morning, were shared on the stadium-sized screens of the Stan Sheriff center in the afternoon for 10,000 people and streamed live around the world. I hope you enjoy them.
aloha,
natasha
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Micro-documentaries being shown to 10,000 people at Stan Sherif center gathering to listen to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
I am always amazed at your talents and how you are able to intertwine your passion to do good in the world. I am in awe of your great spirit. You inspire me as much as the work you do.
This micro-doc is purely beautiful. Thank you for the amazing work out there, Mahalo! “This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” ~Dalai Lama
Yes, Aloha is a philosophy, a practice, a way of looking at the world. I miss my homeland and am so proud of how these micro-docs have captured the spirit of both Hawaii and the Dalai Lama. Thank you very much!!