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Can psychoactive drugs help us get closer to God? Religious communities in Utah and Brazil, both of which use drugs to access the spiritual world, provide some mind-bending and potentially lifechanging answers. This daring documentary sees Mawaan Rizwan join two religious communities--and ingest powerful hallucinogens--in the quest for spiritual enlightenment. Mawaan visits a Christian "Spiritist" Church in Brazil and takes part in their ancient ceremony,...
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Provence is the region of France which has the most saints. More than 60 communes have a name that includes the term "holy" or "saint". But between faith, superstition and tradition, what has become of the cult of Catholic saints in the 21st century? Follow us down the path of those holy healers.
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One of the pillars of Islam is that Muslims pray five times a day. Before those prayers, they are expected to perform a purification ritual called Wudu, during which they wash their face, hands, arms and feet. We visited Masjid Muhammad Mosque in Washington, D.C., where Imam Talib Shareef described the ablution practice as preparing for an "appointment before God."
6) Upanayanam
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A look at the traditional Upanayanam "coming of age" ceremony, where Hindu boys between the ages of 8 and 16 receive a sacred thread that symbolizes the start of their formal spiritual education. Dr. Siva Subramanian, founder of the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in suburban Washington D.C., describes the elaborate rituals and chants in the two-day ceremony.
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The Jewish celebration of Purim includes reading aloud the ancient, heroic account in the Book of Esther of Esther's willingness to risk her life to save her people from annihilation by the King of Persia. Traditionally, among Orthodox Jews, the story was read aloud by men, but now Orthodox women are leading Purim services, too. Kim Lawtontells the story.
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Can prayer account for astonishing recoveries that exceed medical expectations? In this program, doctors-including Larry Dossey, author of Healing Words-and people outside the medical profession share their understanding of prayer as a complementary therapy and the different approaches to using it. They also discuss the difference between curing and healing, and whether or not a patient's death is a failure of prayer. People of different faiths agree...
9) Islam
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Smith discovered Islam as an adult, and became enamored with Islamic conceptions of order, justice, mercy, and compassion. He still prays five times a day as Muslims do. The Sufis opened the doors of Islam to Smith. Through their trance-inducing dances, these mystics bring God into the immediate moment. Smith and Moyers discuss misconceptions about Islam held in the West today.
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This program explores the two great religions to come from India. "The historian of religion can find almost anything he wants in India, enacted with intensity. What remains is to carry its insight into everyday life. Smith uncovered the mysteries of multiphonic chanting among Tibetan lamas, previously unknown in the West. Characterizing these chants as "the holiest sound I have ever heard," Smith reveals the chanting to be a form of meditation. Smith...
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