The Foundation produces print and audiovisual material on themes and issues related to its mission. It houses a library of books, journals and films on subjects such as universal responsibility, nonviolence, peacebuilding, gender studies and Tibetan Buddhism. Many lectures and talks are also available as published compilations.

Some available publications and films include:

Publications

The Essential Dalai Lama: His Important Teachings,
Rajiv Mehrotra (ed.), (Penguin Books, 2005)

Understanding the Dalai Lama,
Rajiv Mehrotra (ed.), (Penguin Books, 2004)

Krodhopachar, H.H. the Dalai Lama,
A Hindi Translation of Healing Anger (FUR & Full Circle, 2000)

Karuna Shakti, H.H. the Dalai Lama,
A Hindi Translation of Power of Compassion (FUR & Full Circle, 2000)

Karunasheel Hriday, H.H. the Dalai Lama,
A Hindi Translation of the Heart of Compassion (FUR & Full Circle, 1998)

Dainik Jeevan Mein Dhyan Sadhana Ka Vikas, H.H. the Dalai Lama,
A Hindi Translation of Cultivating A Daily Meditation (FUR & Full Circle, 1997)

Universal Responsibility, A collection of essays, H.H. the Dalai Lama,
(FUR & A’N’B Publishers, 1996)

For a list of WISCOMP publications, visit:
http://wiscomp.org/publications.htm

Films

Ocean of Wisdom is a biographical film on His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Secular Meditation, His Holiness leads a group of students through a secular meditation session.

India’s Quest is a series of seven films:

One Weapon by Sanjay Kak, set in Punjab and Tamil Nadu, is a cinematic articulation of the spirit of the world’s largest democracy.

Faith by Safina Oberoi, looks at the lives of the Tibetan community in the settlement at Majnu Ka Tila in Delhi, and their interface with the local India community, its many facets, traditions and religions.

For Maya by Vasudha Joshi, explores the changes in the lives of women over three generations. It examines the evolving physical and psychological spaces that women occupy.

Fish Tales by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam explores developmental and environmental issues by focusing on traditional fishery in Kerala.

A Season Outside by Amar Kanwar, conveys the essential concepts of nonviolence as a philosophy and a way of life.

In the Eye of the Fish by Raqs Media Collective, Monica Narula, Shuddhabrata Sengupta and Jeebesh Bagchi, addresses the complexities of education. It seeks to encourage an intellectual curiosity that has the power to effect profound changes in both personality and environment.

Golden Jubilee by Pankaj Butalia, portrays the challenges thrown up by religious, cultural and political pluralism in an increasingly homogenous world.
The following films were produced by The Public Service Broadcasting Trust (www.psbt.org), in partnership with the Foundation.

One Day with Rinpoche by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, is the story of 20-year old Phara Khentrul Rinpoche – an insight into what it means to be a young incarnate Lama living in exile at the dawn of the 21st Century.

Art in Exile by Nidhi Tuli and Ashraf Abbas, is a film about the Tibetans living in exile in India and the role their art is playing in keeping their identity and the larger ‘Free
Tibet’ Movement alive. The film offers glimpses into an alternate Tibetan revolution.

Democracy in Exile by Tashi Wangchuk and Tsultrim Dorjee, explores the debate among the general mass of Tibetan people in India about the two possible major goals for future Tibet – ‘Genuine Autonomy’, a middle path proposed by the Tibetan Exile Government and an ‘Independent Tibet’ as proposed by the Tibetan Youth Congress.

Spot the Difference by Vivek Mohan, documents the everyday lives of two families living in India – one Chinese and the other Tibetan, in an attempt to depict that economic well-being and peaceful coexistence are more important than political and religious differences.

Diaspora in Refuge by Harshwardhan Varma, looks at the Tibetan community that has lived in exile for more than forty years in India and the emotions, traumas, successes and failures that form a part of their everyday lives.

Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts by Nidhi Tuli and Ashraf Abbas (Under Production) is based on TIPA, Mcleodganj, which is one of the oldest performing arts institute outside of Tibet. Each person, whether student or teacher, has a story to tell, and each story is full of struggle, pathos, spirituality and hope – hope to keep Tibet alive. Who says freedom struggle are all about guns and revolution?

The Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama:

December 2006 Teaching
White Tara EmpowermentThe Awakening Mind of Nagarjuna

March 2008 Teaching

Medicine Buddha EmpowermentWhite Manjushree Empowerment

All films can be purchased from:
Syncline FilmStore