"What?" "When?" "But who is this?" "What?" "No" "No!" "But how can that be?" "Okay, okay" "Yes" "Bye, mommy." "Sleep with the angels." "Bye, daddy." "I love you, birdie." "What do you want?" "Rafael!" "Tomás!" "We didn't do anything!" "We didn't do anything!" "Tomás!" "Get under the bed!" "Hurry!" "Hurry!" "Tomás, Rafael!" "Children!" "What happened!" "Oh, my God." "Come in, boys!" "I just want a place where I can live in peace" "Underneath the frozen stars" "A shining essence" "And it is darkness" "To watch the sun rise" "Search for the source of the soul" "Bathe in it every break of day" "And when I say sky" "I mean sky," "I mean blue skies" "Rafael!" "Laura!" "What a surprise!" "I'm glad I found you." "What's up?" "Have you seen Tomás?" "No." "Is something wrong?" "I must see him." "I can't find him." "I need to talk to you." "Fine." "But I have a class now." "Call me later." "I'll wait for you." "Where?" "Here." "It'll be two hours." "It doesn't matter." "Come in." "Good morning." "We'll continue... analyzing Saint Thomas' philosophy." "I hope you've read the texts." "Any questions?" "No." "These truths revealed by faith... and attainable through the use of reason..." "Saint Thomas calls them "preambula fide", or gateways to faith." "But with respect to the nondemonstrable Saint Thomas says:" ""Salvation also depends on truths that transcend reason... and can only be reached... through revelation"." "And to finish..." ""The infinite nature of God... is unattainable through reason, because the finite... cannot adequately understand the infinite"." "Sir?" "I have a question." "Maybe out of line." "Do you believe in God?" "We'd have to define what we mean by "God"." "I'll rephrase that." "Within the context of your teaching, do you think that the cosmos happens accidentally... or that there's an order, a higher structure which makes it a whole?" "That's an interesting question." "But this is a Medieval..." "Philosophy History class." "And I don't think it matters what I believe." "Nonetheless let's say... there is a school of sophisticated and mature thinkers... who suggest that such a question... would denote a certain kind of educational immaturity." "Couldn't it be the opposite?" "Couldn't others think differently?" "No, it doesn't work like that." "Excuse me." "I was talking about coherence, about exemplars." "To have a serious discussion... we should agree on some concepts." "It's easy." "If you tell your child not to steal, but he sees you stealing, what'll he do?" "I don't know." "Will you teach him... what you are or what you say you are?" "I don't have children." "Thanks." "Don't mention it." "Shall we go?" "You leave later every day." "I tell myself "just one more minute."" "Meditate after work." "But at this time the mind is so calm..." "There are bills to pay." "Do you have any money?" "Yes." "Show it to me." "Show what?" "Don't be rude." "Don't lie to me." "You have no money." "You'll get paid on Monday" "But it's Friday." "Don't worry about me." "I'll have some soup." "I worry about you." "You're still growing." "I'll ask for an advance." "Mendizabal Cereals." "Can I...?" "Oh, it's you." "Hold on." "Rama, you have to go out." "I'm just finishing." "I'll finish it." "Come here, please." "Hang on a minute." "Francés Bank, Nación Bank, tax office, and go get Mr. Walter's CDI." "Everything's there." "Don't lose anything and don't be late." "Can I see Walter later on?" "Mr." "Mr." "Walter." "What do you want?" "Something." "What something?" "A wonderful thing." "Urgent." "Later." "I'm sick of him." "I don't know where to begin." "Generally, it's good to begin from the beginning." "It's not that easy." "You don't know your brother." "Am I disturbing you?" "Banks, tax office, receipts, there you are." "What is it?" "You took too long." "It's Friday." "I have to report it." "What?" "I have no choice." "I just stopped for a minute." "Don't shout at me!" "I'm not shouting." "I'm sorry if you felt..." "I didn't feel so." "You shouted at me." "Can I talk to Walter?" "Mr." "Walter?" "Yes." "Mr. Walter." "No, he's busy." "Can I help you?" "No." "See you tomorrow." "See you on Monday." "Drink, drink, drink!" "I love you." "Up to the sky?" "And back?" "And back." "Thanks a lot to "Club 69"!" "A big hand!" "On this night of grace and abundance... we're in the hands of..." "Power DJ!" "You do know him, but not well enough." "Because... you think that he's naive," "that he is an idiot, and it's not so." "What's happening to him is intense." "What do you mean?" "His sensitivity." "Your brother isn't an ordinary person." "Maybe." "I mean... the dimension of his search." "It isn't normal." "He's searching for his father." "The dimension and intensity of his search is proportional... to the violence with which they took him" "Was your father an extremist, too?" "In those days, if you were going against murdering, you were an "extremist"." "I didn't mean that." "How did he manage his affairs?" "What was he like?" "Just normal." "He was a Buddhist, but he was a normal guy." "He worked, he had a family he loved, my mother and us." "He was very religious, but you never noticed it." "I don't know what you're getting at." "This situation is frightening me." "What has you so scared?" "That he'll go away." "I don't know." "Go where?" "Your brother could die in that bullshit posture!" "God!" "God has forgiven us." "In his mercy, he's looked upon us." "Tonight we welcome a band of monks." "Zen monks." "I don't know where they come from." "Right here, in "The Cave", I am delighted to present... the Zen monk, Herman, and his band, "No Satori"." "Who are you?" "Laila." "Hi." "There's someone there." "Tom." "Tom." "Are you okay?" "Ten pesos." "Tomás?" "Give me ten pesos, please." "Give me ten pesos, please." "Don't get upset." "I don't understand you." "I'm trying really hard." "What is it you don't understand?" "This is a waste of time." "What's up?" "Help me, please." "But you must tell me..." "I need your help." "What the fuck is going on?" "And in the house where they gave him food, they also planted seeds." "And he walked and walked and soon he was older." "One day he got to the sea." "And he had to stop there." "You can't walk on the sea." "Hello." "Hi." "Where shall I put it?" "Back there." "I have to charge you for it." "What did Gerardo say?" "He said no more than five... or I'll have to pay for it." "Hold on, hold on." "Don't go." "Here." "You know what?" "I'll charge you eight." "I'll pay two." "You're a fine person." "Let's go, princess." "I don't believe a word you say." "I don't believe you." "Look at me." "I'm a nice guy." "No." "Just a little bit." "You know what that is?" "A stolen kiss." "No way!" "Mom." "How are you?" "Fine." "How did it go with Carlos?" "You go out with the most sought after hunk in Argentina..." "and you're not gonna tell me?" "No." "You're still hung up on that kid." "He's no good." "What are you talking about?" "You're always suffering." "You see?" "We can't live together." " You see?" "He's kind of... silly." "Where is he an office boy?" "He was just here." "What?" "Who?" "Tobías." "Why didn't you tell me?" "I'm telling you now." "What did he say?" "What would he say?" "Nothing." "Tomás!" "Not again!" "Hi!" "What's wrong?" "What is it?" "Tell me." "What's up with you?" "It's not easy to be with him." "It's hard to be with someone... who doesn't talk, who doesn't like to go out, or to go dancing, who doesn't like sex." "Nothing, you know?" "He reads one book." "Only one." "And all he wants to do... is talk about God constantly." "I love him, but it isn't easy." "But if he saw you with that guy it's normal to not want to see you." "But if you saw you with that guy..." "That's not it." "He saw you with another guy!" "It's something else." "I know!" "His phone's cut off." "Cut off?" "Where is he?" "I don't know!" "Have you got the bills?" "No." "You see?" "Here." "You're very worried." "I'll get paid today." "Buy some clothes... some paints, a canvas..." "You like painting." "Go on, Tomás." "Enjoy yourself for once." "The decision's already been made." "I live alone with my grandma." "I support her." "Do you live alone or with your grandma?" "I live with my grandma." "I'm really sorry." "You should've thought of that before." "What?" "What should I have thought?" "What do you mean?" "Shall I call security?" "It's okay." "Thank you." "Don't mention it." "He went neither to the funeral nor to the cremation." "He told me... she wasn't there anymore and a few other stupid things." "And he left it all to me, as always." "You don't see it." "You really don't see it." "Tomás is a saint." "Your brother's a Buddha." "So what's he doing in this neighbourhood?" "You know what?" "I just can't do this." "Look at the state you're in." "You're not OK." "I'll try to find him." "I'll call you tomorrow or the next day." "Find him!" "Professor Rama?" "Professor Rama?" "Yes." "How are you?" "Do you have a minute?" "No." "But go ahead." "I'm an editor... for Longseller." "I'd like to publish your book... on postmodernism and ecology." "If that's okay with you." "If you have a minute, I'll tell you about it." "I'm busy now, but what was the name of the publisher?" "Longseller, an important publisher." "Does it specialize n Philosophy?" "Not exactly." "But it has circulation in Europe, Latin America..." "I'll leave you this brochure... and my card." "And if you want you can call me and I'll fill you in." "Okay." "Great." "Tomás!" "Tomás!" "Tomás!" "Get under the bed Hurry!" "." "Tomás!" "Tomás!" "Hello." "You're..." "Yes." "How are you?" "Fine, fine." "Do you know if Tomás is in?" "Doesn't he answer?" "No." "Maybe he knows you're calling, and he doesn't want to let you in." "What's your name?" "Rafael." "I'm his brother." "Yes, I know." "You're a good man." "But you're a real asshole." "I really need to see him." "Can you open the door for me?" "Do you think he is dead?" "What?" "No." "It's all right." "Come in." "You're a good man." "You can fix the asshole part." "Maybe." "I'm not so sure myself." "Thanks." "Laura called by yesterday." "How long have you been here?" "Like this?" "I don't know." "Awhile." "What are you gonna do?" "With what?" "With your life." "Not run away anymore." "I mean for a living." "I don't care." "I can't believe..." "I'm asking you this." "I can't believe it." "Shall we go for a walk?" "For a walk?" "It's 3A.M." "Come on." "You..." "You're good, man." "What did you hear?" "Are you afraid of madness?" "Not usually." "A little today." "You?" "I always was, but not anymore." "Isn't this dangerous?" "No." "Are you eating well?" "How can I tell you?" "Tell me what?" "Are you eating or aren't you?" "Can you understand the benefit of fasting?" "You're not in Tibet, this is Buenos Aires." "You were born and educated here." "You were fed in a normal way." "You just can't cut off the supply." "It's not about eating or not." "There are other sources." "Stop fucking around, Tomás!" "Electricity has been cut off?" "Don't "sources" tell you maybe you're a little mistaken?" "I never knew such calm." "Such sweetness." "I look at you and I see you going under." "The monkey sees the fish in the water and suffers." "He thinks his world is the only one." "The real one." "The best." "He suffers because he's good and feels compassion." "He sees the fish and says:" ""It's drowning"." ""It can't breathe"." "He takes it out of the water and thinks: "I've saved it"." "But the fish writhes in pain and dies." "That's why I showed you the dream." "You can't put the sea into your head." "It's a bucket." "I don't feel well." "I don't feel well at all." "Did you hear that?" "What?" "They must be injured!" "Fucking hell!" "Look what you've done!" "Are you blind?" "You're blind!" "Are you the king of the road?" "Son of a bitch!" "Come here, you asshole!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Look at your little girl." "That's my car." "Exchange insurance data." "Insurance my ass!" "Aren't you insured?" "How are you?" "Hello." "Take a seat, please." "Everything okay?" "Yes." "And you?" "Fine." "I'm happy." "Tea or coffee?" "Coffee." "Coffee for him, tea for me." "Are you Rafael Rama?" "Yes." "I'm doing a paper on your thesis." "I loved it." "And also your essay on Spinoza." "Great." "You know why I liked it?" "It doesn't matter." "It was so simply put." "You get right to the heart of it." "It's a great pleasure to meet you." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Sorry." "I'll be right back." "Sorry." "It's fine." "It's a good sign." "What?" "That someone, out of the blue, confirms my offer." "Not out of the blue." "She studies here, at the university." "What's your offer?" "Yes." "It's been accepted by the management." "I just need your consent." "It's not so bad." "It's very good." "A little New Age." "The publisher, I mean." "It covers a lot." "It's a big company." "Today there's a presentation... of our primary cultures collection." "We're launching the Tobas texts." "If you'd like to go..." "Well, let me think it over." "Okay." "Okay." "Thanks." "No, thank you." "It was a pleasure." "I'll try to come this evening." "Great." "Bye." "Thanks." "Don't be rude, Laura." "Answer the phone." "Lucy, Lucy, don't worry, it's OK." "Yes, I'll put heron now." "He knows you're here." "You can't do this to me." "Carlos." "Laura!" "How are you, princess?" "Listen." "I don't want to be rude, but I'm not interested in you." "My mother insists but it all seems very stupid to me." "Thank you for being so chivalrous but this is a waste of time." "I have to go now." "Thanks for listening." "Bye." "Open up, Tom." "Please, open." "Hello." "Excuse me." "Can I ask you something?" "Of course." "You live next to Tomás, right?" "Yes, I do." "Have you seen him?" "Not for some time." "When did you last see him?" "I don't know." "Three weeks ago." "Thank you." "No." "It was my pleasure." "Thanks." "He's left me." "Hasn't he?" "I think this goes way behind you." "He's in a bad way." "It's serious." "He's very week." "We shouldn't panic but he's going to need psychiatric help." "We should see how we stand legally." "Legally?" "To get him out..." "Legally nothing." "That's got nothing to do with it." "Really?" "Not legally." "And what shall I do?" "Let him die?" "He's my only family." "He knows what he's doing." "He hasn't eaten in two weeks." "It's not the first time." "Does no one ever tell me anything?" "Has he never gone into your dreams?" "He told me once about a dream, but it was a coincidence." "He's always doing it." "What's the point of it all?" "Liberation." "To escape rebirth." "He says being conscious of the reality of God... is the result of many disciplined lives." "I'm sorry, but what you're saying is embarrassing." "Such an extreme search, so many disciplined lives, but he can't manage basic social interaction." "Isn't it a bit absurd?" "You don't understand, yet you judge?" "Do you think everything can be turned into a parking lot?" "That's not so." "Listen." "I'm very late for..." "Don't worry, I'm going." "But I want to ask you something important." "Open your heart, Rafael." "And give him time." "Laila?" "They're about to start." "I'm looking for..." "First time?" "Yes." "On the cushion." "It's the story of our chief..." "Metzoboché." "He wasn't just an ordinary person." "He spoke to the lightning, to the wind..." "Hello." "Sol Blanc?" "I think she's left." "But have a look in the back." "Thanks." ".so people know about him" "An unforgettable story for us" "Count on us for any help we can give you... and I thank you deeply." "Thank you, Clemente." "Thank you." "I'm so tired." "Great." "Yes, really great." "I'm happy." "Have you eaten?" "No." "Can I invite you to dinner?" "We can cook something... in my house." "Okay." "Thanks." "Really, I'm about to drop." "Come on, this way." "Did you want to ask me something?" "Yes." "I'm looking for Laila." "Laila?" "She went to the temple." "The temple?" "Yes." "She went to see the Master." "Are you OK?" "Do you feel all right?" "Yes." "Why philosophy?" "Well, my mother in part..." "My brain came preprogrammed." "And then, the search for the truth, for the self, what it is, what it isn't..." "Everything that begins to mean less as the years go by." "And you?" "For the work." "And to find some professor, publish his work..." "If he's good looking, all the better." "The sauce is burning." "Do you want your glass?" "Okay." "Here." "Maradona?" "A Hindu saint." "He's an incarnation of the divine." "He refers to himself as divine?" "He says we are all divine." "Great." "Give everything, take nothing, serve everyone, be nothing." "How sophisticated." "No." "You're strange." "Why?" "Those preachers are normally... for simple minds." "I don't know..." "Artaud, Baudelaire, Nouvelle Vague and Sai Baba don't..." "So wide ranging, so open." "It's not all about the mind." "No?" "No." "What else is it all about?" "Sometimes the heart, sometimes the body." "Have you ever been in the presence of a great Master?" "Yes." "I had one once." "A chess master." "When I was seventeen." "A great master." "Why?" "You've been to India?" "Yes, I've been there." "That's the problem between Western and Eastern philosophies." "What's the problem?" "That Western philosophy is theory... without practice." "For example, a man can teach virtue and live in vice." "Or teach Ethics... but be a corrupt swindler, and no one can say he isn't a great theorist." "And theorists constantly regurgitate... what others said about criticisms of others." "Eastern philosophy is based on practice." "It's born in the doing." "It's practical and coherent." "It doesn't fill books explaining the scent of a rose." "It tells you where to find it, smell it, and figure it out." "I think... you have an unbalanced view of both sides." "You omit historical facts... that can't be dismissed." "Like what?" "Like the constant genocides... carried out in the name of God." "That's the stupidity and brutality of man." "You're identifying divine energy with the church." "They're totally different." "And where is divine energy?" "Christians who kill Moslems." "Moslem who kill Jews." "Jews who kill Palestinians." "Hindus starving to death." "Is that your Eastern coherence?" "We're talking about different things." "I'm sorry." "But I'm sick of spirituality and mysticism." "The military dictatorship took and murdered my parents." "And I've always wondered..." "where was God?" "Where was God when they took them... in front of my four-year old brother?" "There is no concept in the universe that seems more abhorrent, deceptive and deliberately created to cheat people... than the concept and the idea of God." "Excuse me." "I'm sorry." "I'm leaving." "Hang on." "Wait!" "Give me the money!" "This is a mistake." "You're going to shit yourself." "Come on, you cunt!" "There's no one around." "Take it all off!" "Take your pants off!" "What's going on here?" "We're about to fuck him." "Piss off." "Piss off yourself." "Do you know him?" "I don't give a shit." "He's Tomás's brother." "Why didn't you say it?" "Why didn't you?" "You're his brother?" "Give it all back." "Let's go." "Send my best to Mother Teresa." "And his wallet?" "I don't have it." "The mute has it." "Do you have it?" "Give it back." "What're you doing here at this time?" "I came to see my brother." "You can't go around here at night." "We were in the park..." "I didn't think it was so dangerous." "You were with him." "This is his neighbourhood." "Come on, boy." "Smile." "The worst is still to come." "Tomás!" "Tomás!" "Tomás!" "What's going on?" "What happened?" "I'm fine, I'm fine." "I'll call an ambulance." "No." "I withstood ecstasy." "I withstood ecstasy." "We are one." "We are soul." "Let's go to the hospital." "No, no!" "I found it." "Divine love, divine love." "God loves us, God loves us." ""Alejandro Dumas loved adventure"." ""He was... certainly not..."" ""a contemplative writer"." "What's "contemplative"?" "Contemplative is..." "Looking without thinking." "What does that mean?" "To observe." "Calmly." "Do you understand?" "Yes." "Go on." ""A dreamer poet"..." "Good morning." "Good morning." "How are you?" "Fine." "What are you reading?" ""Prajna Paramita"." "A Buddhist text." "Is that Dad's book?" "Yes." "What does it say?" "It's sort of a manual." "For spiritual practice." "For life." "I mean right now." ""The Himalayas in India and Tibet..."" ""have no monopoly on the saints." "What one can't discover..."" ""within oneself will never be revealed by moving back and forth"." ""When the devotee is ready to go to the end of the world..."" ""in search of spiritual illumination his Master will appear"." "It's a nightmare." "Do you want breakfast?" "No." "You mean... both of us?" "Yes." "You too?" "Yes." "Have you been out stealing?" "I met some guys who knew you." "We talk sometimes." "You talk?" "Yes." "About what?" "They ask me things." "Be careful." "They don't seem very friendly." "How did you know about my dream in the park?" "I don't know." "Coincidence." "Rafa?" "I'm going to a temple." "To a Zen temple." "I need a Master." "Where?" "Córdoba." "It's all decided?" "Yes." "Who am I going to ask?" "I don't know, I'm your brother." "I'm sorry." "I feel so lonely." "I'm sorry." "I'm really unbalanced." "Don't waste this chance." "With that girl." "To a temple in the mountains." "Great." "Want to come?" "No!" "I can't believe you." "Tell him to piss off." "He can't possibly understand... the wide range of meanings in the play." "Ignore him!" "What's it like?" "What time?" "Why so mysterious?" "No answer?" "Hello, Sol." "Hello." "How are you?" "Fine." "I want to apologize for last night." "I don't know how to fix what I said." "I've never met anyone like you... and I'll probably kill myself... if I miss the chance to get to know you and love you." "I'm glad you came." "Laura!" "Answer me!" "Anyone invites you to Congo and you go?" "Don't shout at me." "You know I hate it." "Stop shouting at me!" "Stop doing it!" "He isn't "anyone"." "He isn't." "Didn't you see his face?" "He looks like a corpse." "Where's he taking you?" "Don't you worry." "Of course I do." "You should've worried before." "Don't get smart with me!" "No, not today." "This is serious." "Laura!" "I'm your mother!" "Tell me exactly where you're going!" "Laura!" "Laura!" "Laura!" "He hasn't eaten for three weeks, and he's left everything." "How old is he?" "Twenty seven." "How interesting." "What's interesting?" "Let's not start." "No, really." "Help me understand." "I'd love to understand." "It's interesting... that he has those doubts so young." "The need to found profound answers, certainties beyond the illusions... and stupidities that surround us." "It seems very brave of him." "Isn't it cowardly to just go off and meditate in the mountain... searching for the perfect world and leaving everything, without taking responsibility for your life?" "I don't know." "I don't know." "Daybreak came, and crystalline drops of dew lay gently on the great blanket of the leaves" "A slow caterpillar lays on the path, and a man steps on it, squeezes it" "Neither one knows what has happened" "Above, below" "Within and without" "Nature Above, below" "Within and without Nature" "You lost your shoes around the caravan" "And now all that's left for you is to live in the present time" "Whether you're a loser, a sorcerer, the baker or Pokemon" "If you realize your life has lost its colour, whoever took it away must come to regret it." "Above, below, within and without Nature" "Above, below, within and without Nature" "Enjoy your meal." "Thank you." "Tomás!" "Welcome." "Hello." "Laila." "Laura." "How are you?" "Fine." "Would you like some Genmai?" "Okay." "Hello." "These are the rules." "In a while there'll be Samu, which is work." "You can cook, clean, gather firewood..." "There are two Zazen a day, four in the Sheshin." "What time's the next one?" "At 7 p.m." "It's five pesos per person per day." "What's up with him?" "He's happy." "Everything okay, Tomás?" "Why do we have to pay?" "For the upkeep of the temple." "We have no money." "It's okay." "If you have no money, you can work instead." "Enjoy the place." "I'll see you later." "Thanks, Laila." "Thanks." "First time?" "Left foot first." "Gasho." "Take a place on the safus." "Are you familiar with the posture?" "Sort of?" "First, Gasho to the safu." "Then towards the center." "And the most important thing is... for the knees to be pushed down towards the floor." "With a nice, straight back." "People search for Zen in books." "But Zen is Zazen." "A universal practice." "Really a practice." "A transmission from Master to disciple." ""Ishin de shin"." "From heart to heart." "Za meansto sit in Japanese, and Zen means to fuse with the entire cosmos." "The great gate." "A bit long." "Too short." "Did you smell that?" "What?" "Thousands of years of tradition." "It smelled like feet to me." "You'll never make love to me again?" "What're you looking for?" "Master." "I want to be your disciple." "You won't like my teachings." "I have waited a long time for this." "The wise man appears as a pauper, but has precious stones in his hands." "You have no such stones." "Help me find them." "I wish to realize God." "Take me in!" "Your excessive devotion... can only bring partial selfish knowledge." "Help me find the precious stones." "At the beginning the medicine is bitter." "The wisdom you need can only be found... by serving in society." "Not in a temple." "It is time." "What's that?" "The call to Zazen." "They'll pay double." "I told them it was five pesos per day... and they said they had no money." "Am I speaking Japanese?" "But hadn't you talked about working?" "I explained it to him." "But he said no." "I don't know why." "I don't know what to say." "Since when does spiritual practice cost so much?" "I don't know." "Hotels are cheaper." "Well, not quite." "It's okay." "What's okay?" "He wants us out?" "We have to go?" "Do you agree?" "No." "But it's not important what I think." "Here we follow a Master." "He makes the order." "Tomás!" "What a farce!" "He must have his reasons." "I'm not leaving." "He'll have to kill me." "Aren't you exaggerating?" "Masters don't make money off disciples." "What do you know?" "Do you know if he's a real Master?" "Or if he wants you to be his disciple?" "We've just arrived." "It's a load of cash." "It isn't." "But you're broke." "Is the great Yogi angry?" "You're angry!" "Stop bothering." "Then you're human." "Not only human." "Materialistic as well." "Finished?" "It's not such a big deal." "Don't be angry." "Come, look." "Look at this place." "Look at that mountain." "How much would it cost?" "More or less, I mean." "Hey, sorry." "I'm sorry." "Can you lend me some money?" "You know, I'm never great for money." "Are you okay?" "Yes." "Don't worry." "It's nothing." "What's the money for?" "I'm gonna get cut off." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Why did you do that?" "I didn't want to lie to him." "But you messed with his head." "Who the hell is it now?" "Hello." "Hello, Mom." "Where are you?" "In Córdoba." "Are you okay?" "Yes, I'm fine." "I need a favour." "Where, exactly?" "I'm gonna get cut off I need some money" "Could you send me some money?" "Like 500 or 600 pesos?" "Sure, no problem." "Where to?" "To Capilladel Monte, on the Southern Cross bus" "I'll send it today." "Are you in a hotel?" "No, in a temple." "Don't worry." "I'll call you." "Is it a Spa?" "Kind of." "Okay, I'm running out of..." "Ten pesos per day." "Will you give me a hand?" "Forget it!" "Tom, you're amazing." "Try to contemplate... the most absolute calm possible." "Zazen is not a religion" "It's not an exercise" "Not even meditation." "Zazen is awakening." "Becoming intimate with oneself." "Let your thoughts go" "Concentrate on your exhalation" "Take the air to your navel" "The connection with the soul... is not through the head." "It's not through the heart." "It's the navel." "Not again!" "Hold on a second." "Hold on." "Tomás!" "Could you serve that table?" "Me?" "Yes." "Leave that there." "Sir?" "Coffee." "Just coffee?" "Yes." "We have some really nice croissants." "No, thanks." "Hey!" "Bring me some croissants." "Well?" "Good." "Twelve pesos." "It won't be like that everyday." "Here's your week's wages." "You're in the temple, aren't you?" "Yes." "One of my disciples makes hiphop." "It's better than rap." "Isn't rap the mother of hiphop?" "It would seem to be an evolution of rap." "We should talk about something deeper." "Everybody's watching." "No one speaks Japanese, but we should philosophize." "Yes, we should." "There's great purity in his spirit." "The whole believes itself to be complete and forgets..." "Of course." "Is it clear?" "Yes." "Do you know what Ken Wilber practices?" "Ecological sex?" "No." "Zen." "Like your brother." "Look." "No..." "Tomás is looking for his father." "No." "Why?" "Because it's obvious." "And you're looking for your mother." "Don't psychoanalyze me." "Let's not lower the frequency." "I'm not psychoanalyzing you." "I think it goes beyond the family." "He may be looking for something else." "They asked him for a lot of money in the temple." "There's something that doesn't add up" "Excuse me." "Is this the Spa?" "No." "There's no Spa here." "Thank you." "Hello." "Welcome." "Can I help you?" "Hello." "Nice to meet you." "Lucy Merci." "Producer of Merci-vision." "Laura!" "Laura, my love!" "What're you doing here?" "You said it was a spa." "I don't understand." "You can't stay here." "How exciting!" "Well." "These are the rooms." "Such a sedate colour." "No private bathrooms, right?" "In the open air." "How original." "And when it rains?" "We don't wash." "Of course." "Pee goes here, poo goes there." "Take a bucket, cover it with ashes, and pull this." "How interesting." "lf you need anything..." "This is for your worst enemy." "And there's no signal here." "Who's that guy?" "The Master." "He's the Master." "Don't say a word about the spa." "And Tobías?" "In town." "And he isn't Tobías." "He's Tomás." "Don't move." "We mustn't disturb those around us." "Pain is tension, illusion" "It's important not to escape from pain" "We must try to integrate it" "Not me, I have lumbago!" "What's that bag for?" "I'm staying, Lucy." "What do you mean?" "I want to stay." "You have that thing again." "Yes, Lucy." "I want to stay." "You big queer!" "Yes." "So what?" "You'll come back to me." "Let's go." "Let's go." "That's your brother." "What're you doing here?" "Sol, Tomás." "Hello." "Laura." "Hi." "Laura." "How are you?" "What happened to you?" "It's great you've come." "Thanks." "Everything okay?" "I'm Laura." "Sorry, hello." "How are you?" "Fine." "You know each other?" "Of course." "Welcome." "Come in." "Thanks." "From Master to disciple, all the way to Buddha?" "Yes." "How interesting." "You like the room?" "Yes." "And your friend?" "She's with Laura, in the water." "Will she like it?" "Yes." "Why shave your heads?" "It's a Buddhist tradition." "You must shave yours." "No, it's not necessary." "It's not an obligation at all." "I'll be in the kitchen if you need me." "Thanks." "I have to go, too." "Stay for a while." "I'm working in town." "Working?" "Yes, if not, they'll kick me out." "That's great!" "Great!" "You like my haircut?" "No, but it's okay." "Samu!" "Samu." "No sleeping" "Pull in your chin." "Stretch out your neck." "Abandon your thoughts" "You must leave everything behind" "To go into Zazen is to die" "To study oneself is to forget oneself" "To forget oneself brings order to the self." "Let each thing fulfill... it's true role without categories" "Tomorrow there'll be "Mondo"" "Prepare your questions" "Everyone can ask." "Kaisho." "It's the fashion today" "We have to touch God's ass" "Leave now, for even our souls have been sold" "Sweep the dirt from under the bed" "It's unfair." "What?" "They don't pay, we pay double." "Look on the bright side." "They don't pay." "Why have you come?" "Don't ask me." "Ask the Master tomorrow." "That's it!" "We can all ask tomorrow." "I won't." "Make me look like a fool?" "No." "What's so funny?" "Excuse me." "Can I get something to eat here?" "Come on up?" "No, better down here." "Hold on." ""Mondo"." "Turn around." "Zen Masters speak of the Normal Condition." "I want to know about it." "Normal Condition does not exist." "Normal Condition is when it's cold, a little warm." "When it's warm, a little cold." "Zen... cannot claim to own any truths." "No goals. "Mushotoku"." "No objectives." "So what can be obtained?" "How important is the family?" "You should follow cosmic order, but without excess." "It's important to respect differences... in people, be they family or not." "Embrace contradiction." "Master, I function on a very rational level in my work... and I feel I'm not able to transform my character." "It's good to be rational." "What's the problem?" "I look at my life today... and I feel I have missed out an essential part." "Reason is just as essential as intuition." "They always go together... in the moment of creation." "And this union forms One." "But we must go further." "Neither One nor Two." "The problem with reason is the limit." "Being already limited, more limits are tiring." "One gets bored." "We must go further." "Always humbly." "Because a proud learned man... is like a prisoner who is proud of his cell... because it's big." "In the end he's a fool, an asshole." "And so, humility is less limited." "Can Zazen change character?" "Love." "With love we can change everything." "Even ourselves, which is the most difficult thing." "Master." "The other day we talked about time." "You said time's not important." "But sometimes you said to me:" ""Don't waste time"." "I don't understand." "Time is an impression." "When a 900 year old man... is 890, he says:" ""How time flies!"" "But for a child of five... a year is such along time." "It's an impression." "It doesn't exist." "A small slice of eternity is the same... as a big slice of eternity." "So, take it easy!" "How do you know, when you take a decision, if you're following the cosmic order?" "For you, following cosmic order's not important." "Cosmic order follows you." "The human being must realize God." "He must become God if he wants to survive." "We must be the change we wish to see." "And when we act in this way... the cosmic order takes care of itself." "Well, no more questions." "Okay, one more." "What's wrong?" "Master..." "You will be a great monk." "You're paying very little." "You should pay more!" "The teachings are often bitter at the beginning." "Like good medicine" "And soon you will find..." "It is time!" "...precious stones." "Rafa, Sol." "Are you leaving?" "Yes." "I'll see you around." "Okay." "Thanks for everything." "They're leaving, Master." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Give it to the brothers." "Hurry!" "Wait up!" "The Master sends you this." "I have to go."