Samadhi Part 2: It's Not What You Think (2018)

만물이 생성하는 봄. 숲에서 잡은 개구리와 뱀, 물고기에게 돌을 매달아 괴롭히는 짓궂은 장난에 빠져 천진한 웃음을 터트리는 아이. 그 모습을 지켜보던 노승은 잠든 아이의 등에 돌을 묶어둔다. 잠에서 깬 아이가 울먹이며 힘들다고 하소연하자, 노승은 잘못을 되돌려놓지 못하면 평생의 업이 될 것이라 이른다. 아이가 자라 17세 소년이 되었을 때, 산사에 동갑내기 소녀가 요양하러 들어온다. 소년의 마음에 소녀를 향한 뜨거운 사랑이 차오르고, 노승도 그들의 사랑을 감지한다. 소녀가 떠난 후 더욱 깊어가는 사랑의 집착을 떨치지 못한 소년은 산사를 떠나고...

특종을 애타게 찾고 있던 기자 밥 윌튼(이완 맥그리거)은 어느 날 어딘가 묘한 분위기의 린 캐서디(조지 클루니)를 우연히 만나게 되고 그에게 황당한 이야기를 듣게 된다. 그것은 바로 자신이 미 육군 비밀부대의 일원이며 자신들은 적의 생각 읽기, 벽 통과하기, 노려보는 것만으로도 염소를 죽일 수 있는 초능력자들 이라는 것! 황당하지만 호기심을 자극하는 이야기에 기자의 본능적 흥미를 느낀 밥은 그의 비밀임무에 동행해 취재를 나서기로 결심하는데…

옛날 먼 곳에 두 개의 땅이 있었다. 세계는 내지와 외지로 나뉘었다. 사람들은 저주의 매개체인 '바깥 존재'들이 사는 외지 두려워했다. 어느 날, 인간이 살고 있는 내지의 경계에서, 그런 존재는 버려진 시체 더미 위에서 소녀를 발견한다.소녀는 자신의 이름이 시바라고 말하며 자신을 발견한 존재에게 "선생님"이라고 부르며 애정을 표현한다. 이 이야기는 낮과 밤을 가르는 흐릿한 황혼 속에 머물러 있는 두 사람의 이야기다.

예술가이자 치유의 힘을 가진 한 어머니가 있고, 그녀와 오랜 세월을 떨어져 살 수밖에 없었던 아들이 있다. 모자 간의 이런 공간적, 심리적 거리는 아들의 어린 시절에 발생한 어떤 사건에서부터 연유한다. 어느 날 매부리가 되어 살아가던 아들에게 한 여기자가 찾아오고, 그녀의 출현은 모자의 재회로 이어진다. 어머니, 아들, 기자, 이렇게 세 인물을 중심으로 과거와 현재를 오가며 전개되는 는 미스터리로 가득하다. 마치 베일에 가려진 듯한 분위기를 중반까지 가져가며, 독립적으로 진행되는 각 인물의 사연을 수수께끼 풀 듯 따라가다 보면 그들의 과거와 마주하게 되는, 지극히 설명을 아끼는 영화다. 그렇기에 말미에 비로소 밝혀지는 내막은 더욱 크게 공명한다. (1984), (1985)에서 꽃다운 소녀였던 제니퍼 코넬리(어머니 역)의 무르익은 연기, 광활한 대자연의 풍경, 쓰라린 인간사가 한데 어우러져 감동을 자아내는 영화로, 2009년 베를린 황금곰상에 빛나는 (2009)의 감독 클라우디아 로사의 세 번째 장편 극영화다.

Lena, aged twenty, wants to know all she can about life and reality. She collects information on everyone and everything, storing her findings in an enormous archive. She experiments with relationships, political activism, and meditation. Meanwhile, the actors, director and crew are shown in a humorous parallel plot about the making of the film and their reactions to the story and each other. Nudity, explicit sex, and controversial politics kept this film from being shown in the US while its seizure by Customs was appealed.

Jamie is a boorish, insensitive American twentysomething traveling in Chile, who somehow manages to create chaos at every turn. He and his friends are planning on taking a road trip north to experience a legendary shamanistic hallucinogen called the San Pedro cactus. In a fit of drunkenness at a wild party, Jamie invites an eccentric woman—a radical spirit named Crystal Fairy—to come along.

Amanda is a divorced woman who makes a living as a photographer. During the Fall of the year Amanda begins to see the world in new and different ways when she begins to question her role in life, her relationships with her career and men and what it all means. As the layers to her everyday experiences fall away insertions in the story with scientists, and philosophers and religious leaders impart information directly to an off-screen interviewer about academic issues, and Amanda begins to understand the basis to the quantum world beneath. During her epiphany as she considers the Great Questions raised by the host of inserted thinkers, she slowly comprehends the various inspirations and begins to see the world in a new way.

A documentary about a man who impersonates a wise Indian Guru and builds a following in Arizona. At the height of his popularity, the Guru Kumaré must reveal his true identity to his disciples and unveil his greatest teaching of all.

Humble and introvert Muharrem lives in a solitary and meager existence of a prayer and sexual abstinence adhering strictly to the most severe Islamic doctrines.His extraordinary devotion attracts the attention of the leader of a rich and powerful Istanbul religious group and he offers him an administrative post as a rent collector for their numerous properties. Muharrem's new job throws him into the modern outside world he has successfully avoided for so long. He soon witnesses conflict attitude toward alcohol consumption and goodwill.He notices that he himself has become proud, domineering and even dishonest.To make matters worse, Muharrem's inner peace is unnerved by the tormenting image of seductive woman who tempts him in his dreams,both night and day.With the balance of his devotion now upset,his fear of God begins to eat away at his senses.

게이인 레오는 절친한 친구의 제안으로 한 남성모임에 참여하게 되지만 그곳의 한 남성을 좋아하게 됨으로써 문제를 일으킨다

명상을 하고, 평온을 찾아, 깊이 잠들고 싶나요? 오늘의 기분과 마음 상태에 따라 나에게 딱 맞는 마음챙김을 시작해 보세요. 《헤드스페이스》 시리즈 인터랙티브 스페셜이 도와드립니다.

A musician who lost his hands falls for a woman whose technologically adept friends help him make a comeback.

Samadhi Part 1 (Maya the Illusion of the Self) is the first installment in a series of films exploring Samadhi. Samadhi is an ancient Sanskrit word which points toward the mystical or transcendent union that is at the root of all spirituality and self inquiry. The saints, sages and awakened beings throughout history have all learned the wisdom of self surrender.

Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by Kuroki depicts in exquisite images a series of encounters and life's turning points.

This insightful and informative documentary explores the popular world of Mindfulness from the perspective of four people who study and teach it. Mindfulness is defined as a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.

A memory jogged by a teapot from an old lover quickly turns into an adventure of discovery for Mary Beth Higgins and her new found friend Wanda as they hit the road in Wanda's RV/Soup Truck.

Three miles north of Molkom, hidden deep in the lakeside forests of Sweden, lies Angsbacka; a 21st Century playground for adults. Once a year, their gates open to a thousand international participants, placed in 'Sharing Groups' at random. A Swedish celebrity, a Californian hippy, a Finnish grandmother and a back-packing Australian rugby coach, who stumbled on the wrong party, are amongst the group that take us on an unforgettably quirky, two-week emotional roller-coaster. Firewalking, Shamanism, Tantric Sex and myriad other physical, psychological and esoteric experiences, guide our unlikely heroes towards enlightenment, love, loathing and themselves. Will they ever be the same again?

The navy captain Avanti Planetaros is inspired by his astronomer-father to travel through outer space to reach other worlds. He becomes an aviator and, along with the young scientist Dr. Krafft, the driving force behind the construction of a space-ship. Despite oppostion from the mocking Professor Dubius, Planetaros gathers a crew of fearless men and takes off. During the long voyage, the crew becomes restless; a mutiny is narrowly avoided. Finally, they reach Mars and discover that the planet is inhabited by people who have reached a higher stage of development, free of diseases, sorrow, violence, sexual urges, and the fear of death. Avanti falls in love with Marya, daughter of the Prince of Wisdom, the head of the Martians. Marya shares his feelings and decides to return with him in order to bring the wisdom of the Martians to the backward Earthlings. (stumfilm.dk)

The film shows Shiva in a very traditional representation--in bronze and standing within a circle of bronze flames. Suddenly, a fly lands on Shiva's arm--one of many arms to be exact. Slowly, the bronze statue comes alive and swats the fly--missing again and again and eventually smashing the bronze circle.

Two middle aged German brothers - one New Age and recently divorced, the other uptight and sceptical - travel to a Zen monastery in Japan in search of enlightenment, or perhaps just in search of themselves.