We recently watched two cool indie films. Guaranteed Enlightenment is a quirky, hand-held video, natural light film. Two very different brothers head off from Germany to a Zen monastary in Tokyo. The first half of the movie explored how annoying & self absorbed they both were, although in completely different ways. It was so effective that Debbie walked out of the "theater"! The second half was filmed in the monastary. I was going to say "staged", but it wasn't staged at all. We see how the brothers slowly collide with the disciplines of this world, adapt to it, and learn a lot about themselves. The film gives a very real picture of a novice's experience in the monastary, as opposed to the glossy portrayals one might see in prettier films or coffee table books. Watching the sweating, overweight Gustav polish the hallways on his hands and knees really honed in on a big part of the monastary's message. Test your quirkiness and give it a look!
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