My Reincarnation - Trailer
Preview: Season 25 Episode 1 | 2m 27s
A Tibetan master rises as a Buddhist teacher while his son embraces the modern world.
My Reincarnation chronicles the epic story of exiled Tibetan Buddhist master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and his Western-born son, Yeshi. As Namkhai Norbu rises as a teacher in the West, Yeshi, recognized from birth as the reincarnation of a famed Buddhist master, breaks away to embrace the modern world. Can the father convince his son to keep the family’s spiritual legacy alive?
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My Reincarnation - Trailer
Preview: Season 25 Episode 1 | 2m 27s
My Reincarnation chronicles the epic story of exiled Tibetan Buddhist master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and his Western-born son, Yeshi. As Namkhai Norbu rises as a teacher in the West, Yeshi, recognized from birth as the reincarnation of a famed Buddhist master, breaks away to embrace the modern world. Can the father convince his son to keep the family’s spiritual legacy alive?
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My Reincarnation: Dreams and Nightmares (Deleted Scene)
Clip: S25 Ep1 | 2m 11s | Chögyal Namkhai Norbu dreams of his daughter giving birth, and remembers his brother. (2m 11s)
My Reincarnation: Dreams (Deleted Scene)
Clip: S25 Ep1 | 3m 23s | Chögyal Namkhai Norbu gives a teaching on how the nature of life is just like a dream. (3m 23s)
My Reincarnation: Filmmaker Interview with Jennifer Fox
Clip: S25 Ep1 | 24m | Acclaimed filmmaker Jennifer Fox discusses filming a documentary over 20 years. (24m)
My Reincarnation: I Was a Terrible Child (Deleted Scene)
Clip: S25 Ep1 | 4m 3s | Chögyal Namkhai Norbu talks to a student about what he was like as a child. (4m 3s)
My Reincarnation: My Son is the Reincarnation of My Uncle
Clip: S25 Ep1 | 4m 50s | Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche believes that his son Yeshi is a reincarnation of his uncle. (4m 50s)
My Reincarnation: What Does Mandala Mean? (Deleted Scene)
Clip: S25 Ep1 | 1m 38s | Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche explains the meaning of the word mandala in Tibetan Buddhism. (1m 38s)
My Reincarnation: Yeshi Visits Tibet
Clip: S25 Ep1 | 5m 18s | Yeshi Namkhai visits to the monastery of his previous reincarnation. (5m 18s)
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