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Ani Rigsang a ales un stil de viață nomad în țara norilor albi. Călugărița budistă s-a simțit închisă în Lhasa, așa că astăzi a luat-o la drum pentru a se reconecta cu tradițiile spirituale ale țării sale, care acum sunt amenințate de modernizarea rapidă și de înăsprirea controlului autorităților chineze asupra regiunii.
De la munți înzăpeziți la văi verzi, de la mănăstire la mănăstire, acest documentar o însoțește pe Ani în timp ce călătorește prin Tibet. O mărturie emoționantă care reunește tradiții și legende vechi, acest film ne poartă prin peisaje uluitoare, dezvăluindu-ne un Tibet al contrastelor, înghiontit de modernizare dar și de tumultul geografiei sale sfinte.
Documentary: “Tibet, the path to wisdom”
Direction: Hamid Sardar
Production: DreamCatcherMotionProductions, les gens bien productions for France Télévisions & Ushuaïa TV
Link la documentarul original / Link to the original documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV4DmbagWHQ&t=425s
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In Tibet on the roof of the world a woman walks alone she walks at all times in all weather she’s homeless by Choice an riung is a Wandering nun searching for Spiritual traditions in bed that are today in danger of Disappearing I’ve always been fascinated by Tibet and its culture I met Annie 15 years ago at the time she was living in a monastery near Lassa but she recently
Contacted me saying that she was going to leave for good she told me of her plan to reach a sacred place in the mountains of Eastern Tibet a hidden Convent where they still practice an ancient teaching called The Yoga of magic heat she invited me to come along and bear witness to her
Journey at the start of our Expedition Annie tells me about an ancient pilgrimage inspired by one of the founding Legends of Tibet the legend of the demon is sleeping over the roof of the World according to this tale a gigantic demon is covers the whole of Tibet and is to blame for the suffering of Mankind 1500 years ago to suppress her energy the king sansen gampo decided to build 12 temples over her body he ordered an army of warrior priests to walk and meditate over these vital points in order to contain her evil Power any he wants to follow this ancient Trail and find the secret teachings that were once taught at these temples we meet in the town of yarin on the shoulder of the demonis more than 1,000 km from Lassa it’s a Gathering Place for Mystics and yogis where Annie seeks an audience
With the grandmas aun to inquire into the mysterious teachings called The Yoga of magic heat unfortunately the great number of worshippers gathered here today have come to commemorate the death of the grandm represented by his wax Effigy we’ve arrived too late the master died several weeks Ago Annie seems discouraged I feel she’s overcome by doubt about the outcome of our Journey we’re a bit disappointed as we leave yard but there’s no turning back we set course for Lassa the Sacred Heart of Tibet we have a duty to take care of our body once a month I eat only flowers it’s an ancient Tibetan practice for prolonging life the secret is not to eat too many all medicine is more powerful when taken in small doses when I was younger I wanted to be a
Healer in the summer I lived in the mountains and gathered medicinal Flowers in Winter I went in search of roots I never wanted to marry or start a family or have Children love for me is not a personal relationship a Buddhist nun sees all living beings as her Children come on let’s get going as I travel with Annie I remember just how much Tibetan culture is still Bound by a perception of a sacred geography Tibetans believe that a web of energy passes under the Earth these frequencies sometimes rise to the surface in places where the
Ancient King built temples to suppress the limbs of the legend AR demonus at these vital points it is said that meditation becomes effortless and man caname the Earth to appease the Demonis Lassa the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Tibet was built around the patala Palace of the Dal Lama the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism forced to flee by the Chinese authorities he’s been living in Exile since 1959 and his Palace converted into a museum of the People’s Republic of
China Lassa wasn’t built just anywhere Tibetans believe the Earth’s energies converge here at the spiritual heart of Tibet on their way here some pilgrims prostrate themselves across the entire country while prostrating the pilgrim and the Earth become one purifying the three doors of their being body speech and mind
During the cultural revolution in the 1960s many temples in Tibet were destroyed and spiritual Traditions were lost many llamas nuns and monks became homeless but the Temple of the Joo the most sacred of them all was miraculously spared the Temple of the Joo is believed to be linked to all the sacred sites
Across the country through the Earth’s natural energy currents When I visit this Temple to light the butter lamps I feel connected to everything it’s as if I can hear the heart of the demon is still Beating according to to Legend the Temple of the joah was built on the heart of the demonis but Lassa no longer feels like the vibrant place it once [Applause] Was westerners still like to imagine lassai as a spiritual place but today the kingdom of the Buddhas is more like a schoolyard than a place of meditation I don’t dress up in religious robes anymore I’ve let my hair grow this way I become invisible people don’t notice me as much
In the past the convents around Lassa were known for their yoginis women who practiced the secret yogas but that’s all changed new rules say that all nuns must obtain a diploma in Chinese but I’m too old to learn a new language that’s one of the reasons why I Left anyway it didn’t feel right here anymore I felt I was suffocating in a hen House these days it’s hard to find your way in life but I’d rather be walking than sitting down in the old days during summer nuns used to leave Lassa on pilgrimage they swapped their cushions for boots and walked across the country to visit holy places like bees Gathering nectar on a midow of
Flowers we leave Lassa and head east towards the region of K partly annexed by China in 1951 after the cultural revolution recently there’s been a Buddhist Revival in this region but as we head east the legend of the demonist lying over the country begins to resurface in my Imagination While the Communist authorities keep a tight grip on tasa the ancient Tibetan speaking regions of Kam and amdo to the east enjoy a greater Freedom Annie and I can move around more easily The nuns we travel with in the truck lead the way together we enter the new Promised Land of the East these nuns all hope to study at the red city of Sera the biggest Buddhist Academy in Tibet when the Dalai Lama left Tibet 50 years ago the punch and Lama remained to sew the seeds of a tietan Revival he convinced the Chinese authorities to build a Buddhist Academy here to preserve Tibetan Culture over the last decade this poor remote Hermitage has become the biggest Buddhist University in the world numbering almost 50,000 students There are so many things I would have liked to learn how to heal the sick understand the formation of the planets calculate the distance to the Stars the treasury of knowledge is vast but life is so short and I’m too old now to go back to School here in Serta Chinese and Tibetans study Together at SATA we feel free it’s more like a university here than a traditional Monastery we can study poetry science astrology we don’t waste time blowing horns and Performing rituals we can choose what we want to study and go meditate in the mountains during the summer in the province of K I realize
Just how much the Chinese and the Tibetans have come to depend on one another surprising as it may seem today the Chinese are the greatest Financial benefactors of the Buddhist Academy they help the university continue continue to expand and develop for a Tibetan Buddhist when the body dies the spirit reincarnates into another
Body in this Temple near Sera people are celebrating The Reincarnation of the grandm represented by his wax statue a child has been chosen as The Reincarnation of the master and so despite his youth he’s considered a sage from now on he must guide men and women on the path to
Enlightenment we Chinese are now rich but have remained poor in spirit before we were told that religion was poison but when something is forbidden to people they naturally become curious about it with the new freedoms in the province of chinai the Tibetans have spread their beliefs into China their wisdom has filled a
Spiritual void how can I explain it better the happiness of one person depends on the happiness of all this is how an awakened being sees the World what fascinates me in the Tibetan tradition is that men and women die and reincarnate indefinitely and each life must pursue the same goal to ease the suffering of all living Beings Annie and I resume our journey over the body of the demonist hoping to find someone who can direct us to the secret Convent Buddhism teaches that man is the reflection of Nature and like nature we’re subject to moods that are sometimes benevolent and at other times frightening and
Murderous to live with our dark side and transform it we occasionally meditate in places that Inspire Fascination but also Terror in equal Measure the chal ground of tring Lies directly on our path here the bodies of the Dead are offered to the Vultures an he explains that the sky burial opens a gateway to the kingdom of the Dead a terrifying passage that determines our future reincarnation when the birds don’t show Too Much appetite it’s a bad Omen for the deceased Person the monks pray for the spirit of the Dead sometimes the spirit is too frightened to leave this world so the prayers of the monks guide the dead through the BAU the interval between death and the next Life [Applause] speee Fore At the moment of death the body returns to the elements blood to water heat to fire breath to the air and Bones to the Earth the spirit follows endless reincarnations unless a person can Master the secret yogas and obtain the immortal body of Light for me this transformation into a body of light Remains the greatest of Tibetan Mysteries according to testimonies the bodies of some Hermits actually dissolve into a Halo of rainbow light at the moment of their death and their Spirits become immortal beaming through all things beyond the
Limitations of time and space to achieve the body body of light is said to be the ultimate way to ease the suffering of other living beings according to this Tibetan belief only the complete Mastery of the secret yogas can lead to this transformation to the immortality of the
Spirit the Tiger’s Nest Hermitage is the next stop on our path according to Annie it’s one of the most famous places where the Earth’s boundless energies rise to the surface a place for meditation becomes Effortless H at the Tiger’s Nest the grandmas pad Rino has just finished giving teachings we’re granted a private audience Annie wants to know whether her new life choice as a Wandering hermit has as much Merit as a sedentary monastic life I left my Convent to visit holy places and search for special teachings
Where have you come from from dun near Lassa freedom is found within oneself there’s no Miracle teaching that can free you go back to your Convent in Lassa and continue meditating on your cushion until you understand the nature of your mind stop running after fairy tales and special teachings go back home shave
Your head and put on your nuns r you’re not ready for the secret yogas a nun must stay in a Convent it is not good for you to wander around alone like this before my Convent was famous for the transmission of the secret yogas but not
Anymore and I like the freedoms you have here in the East in Lassa nuns are now compelled to First learn Chinese otherwise it’s difficult for them to stay in the convent if you take our Province here well stay then but you must stop wandering around you talk to me of Freedom what Freedom if you’re looking for freedom in
This world you’d better learn to speak Chinese if you want freedom from this world then better go sit in a cave back home we have about 30 meditation caves but the local authorities w allow us to live there if you’re serious there’s a cave down below here you can start straight
Away it’s big and comfortable but if you’re really determined about learning the secret yogas go to gek it’s the only Convent in Tibet that still upholds these teachings it’s built on a special spot where the Earth’s energies rise to the surface Legends say it corresponds to
The head of the demon lying on top of the world place is especially suited for practicing the yoga of magic heat but there’s a price to be paid those of pure heart can achieve Supreme Awakening In This Very life but the non-virtuous fall easily into Madness Master Padma sent the nuns onto the mountain to meditate May I purify the Mind by walking may I tame my body’s energies and at the same time bring peace to the Earth The road seems endless the appearances of the demon is so numerous it’s now nearly 4 weeks since we left Lassa and we’ve covered nearly 2,000 km by truck and on foot Annie once at all cost to reach the hidden Convent of gbchak where Master Paya directed her to Go it’s still a long way ahead and the end of summer is approaching my dream is to find this legendary place the hidden Convent where ordinary women become immortal Beings I want to learn the secret that dissolves the body into Light I’m almost there For Annie I feel this journey is not just a spiritual pilgrimage but also an unconscious Rebellion I feel that by walking on the legendary demonist she’s redrawing an ancient map of a forgotten Tibet it’s a way for her to assert her freedom and her identity in a a rapidly changing World Oh oh [Applause] yeah I don’t know if it’s a sign but the wind is pushing us it’s pushing us towards a sacred lake that lies in the hollow of the demon’ shoulder this imaginary demonus is a symbol of the Untamed energies responsible for the suffering of mankind we’re walking on her body
Following her veins and arteries from Crest to Valley from Temple to Monastery we come closer to our final destination the hidden Convent of gbchak where a handful of nuns preserve the secret yogas of Tibet on the way Annie suggests we make a detour to visit an extraordinary place to meet a special Person during a dark period in our history when our temples and monasteries were destroyed we followed the ancient prophecies that told us to flee into the mountains in search of hidden Valleys the lake of Yong is one of these legendary hidden valleys a natural Fortress an Earthly Paradise for the end of Time when I come back here I feel time stands still and my mind becomes more spacious a Hermit lives here lamoral people call him the Mad saint the heart of the path is to see all beings as one’s own children apart from that there’s not much to say but I’m sure you already
Know this any can you say a bit more Come on Annie first let’s make an offering to the lake when you own nothing of value you offer Stones imagining them as Diamonds little by little I will cover the shores of the lake with a wall of precious Stones there’s really nothing nothing to find you Understand yes I I think so you understand yes whether you understand or not it makes no difference the nature of the Mind remains unchanged empty yet cognizant unfathomable yet always present you can recognize it only by its scent of compassion the key for understanding the essential point is found inside your own
Body learn to tame your inner energies and you’ll understand Everything you see out there I found hidden caves powerful places where it’s possible to meditate almost effortlessly that’s it you see practice without Effort You have to combine strength with gentleness like when you milk a yak anyone can Master the techniques of secret yoga but few managed to see the interdependence of all things the Interdependence exactly pilgrimage is a way of connecting my inner nature to the outer World our history is bound to this sacred landscape that’s why I left the convent to be free to walk the outer world is a mere reflection of your inner nature not the other way around you can walk all you
Want and not connect to a single thing Tibetan Buddhism is linked to this sacred landscape walking through it preserves its memory I’m not so sure who’s got the time to walk these days in my youth I was violent I even committed crimes I know hell it’s easy to enter but difficult to
Leave but even a murderer can become enlightened in just this life by practicing the secret yoga master your inner energies and You Can Heal the [Applause] World The land of Tibet is sacred and one can feel it but it’s also a country with its share of demons the Mad Saints seems to have known a few in his time at 70 years of age he’s setting off on foot for Lassa the heart of the
Demonist stop it I don’t need your money you learned monks keep on studying I’m going to prostrate myself for over 2,000 km all the way to Lassa I’m going to heal this divided country and tame the demon within my own body that’s my Penance let’s pray so we may reach the
End of our journey may this pilgrimage purify our Sins the Mad Saint takes his first steps he’ll prostrate himself over the land passing over the sights where the Tibetan King built temples to tame the energies of the Demonist beginning on her left hand then walking over her elbow to her shoulder and then her breast until finally reaching her heart in Lassa the Temple of the Joo The Mad Saint heads West for lasso we head east climbing towards the head of the demonus hoping to reach the convent of gbchak before winter overtakes us anyone there there’s going to be a big snow storm tonight it’ll be difficult to cross the mountain pass it’s going to be cold on the glacier Tomorrow Tibet is also called the land of the white clouds the roof of the world many of the world’s Great Rivers originate here their Waters Flow for thousands of kilometers imbued With the blessings of Tibetan Buddhism whatever the ups and downs of History these Waters will continue to
Flow and fill all forms of Life a miracle recently took place at the hidden Convent of gbch a nun dissolved into a Halo of light at the end of her life Annie and I want to find out how this happened the convent is also a vital point on the body of the legendary Demonist as we climb over the final pass we’re right between her Eyes as we reach the ridge above the monastery I’m in awe of what appears before us in this harsh and inhospitable environment dozens of women peacefully meditating in caves dug into the Frozen Mountain Annie and I climbed down to the convent to meet with the abis who was present when the dying nun dissolved into light she was my older sister she died sitting in meditation posture I asked her if she was in pain but she started laughing lights appeared all around her
As her body began to dissolve at the end I was able to lift her shrunken body with just one hand like a doll it was a good death all the nuns at Gap cheack hope to achieve the body of light for it signifies the end of the cycle of
Reincarnation this miracle gives hope to those like Annie who are pursuing the same Destiny in this secluded environment the nuns must assure their own spiritual education they also manage all the daily tasks on their own oh the nuns are self-sufficient thanks to a herd of yaks which provides them
With milk butter and also fuel made from their dried dung at this altitude there’s no wood to burn survival is not easy here and the secret yogas are hard to master but unlike worldly suffering these hardships bring us closer to wisdom to recognizing our true Nature I haven’t studied much Buddhist philosophy I’m just a simple nun trying to stay true to my vows education is very basic here too much learning sometimes becomes an obstacle to spiritual Realization do you know what I’m talking about Annie we teach our younger sisters to read and write most of us are related to one another by Blood without the ax we could never survive up here their dung is our only fuel for heating and cooking We don’t receive many visitors in winter most of the great llamas in this region have gone abroad the reincarnate llama of this place also left for China it doesn’t matter we can survive without Llamas the secret yoga is a pasted on among sisters uran chin is the most gifted one here she’s the disciple of sherub zangmo the one who obtained the body of Light to earn our place here we must go through the trial of inner fire we must Master The Yoga of magic heat then prove it by walking around the Convent in freezing temperatures wearing only a simple cotton sheet to make it more challenging we soak the
Sheets in cold water four times and then dry them with the heat from our own bodies I’m the last of my generation I’m now 96 years old by practicing the yoga of magic heat you will live long and never suffer illness Living far away from the distractions of big monasteries and the commotion of cities the nuns of gbch remain in constant meditation even during the night they don’t sleep in beds they rest sitting upright in their cubicles to practice the yoga of Dreams by controlling their breath and holding special postures these women learn to master their energies they can regulate their body temperature and penetrate the clear light of their dreams becoming as light as air until the moment of final transformation when they dissolve into rainbow life When You Reach The Place Beyond
Thoughts the only thing you’ll find is love and the only purpose of life becomes to ease the suffering of others by transforming ourselves into bodies of light we become Immortals to better watch over humankind Abandon All effort find the silence Beyond thoughts then simply Remain the rest happens naturally and
The body will dissolve into light that’s the way it is gbchak is the last Tibetan convent dedicated to the secret yogas for me it’s the Journey’s End I’ve walked across the legendary demonist lying over the kingdom of Tibet a place where my wildest dreams have touched reality as for Annie she’s still walking
On the road of wisdom I’ve crossed sacred mountains and hidden Valleys I’ve chased dreams and fled from demons without realizing they’ve been in inside of me all this Time I became a nun at the age of 23 I’m now 55 the sun has set in Tibet and the demonus has not yet been conquered so I’ll continue to walk for the sake of all sensient beings my name is rang the wandering None