Review of Banaras from a mystic

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Love. LC

Dear Sir,I am a mystic. I thought you might be interested in reading these commentson your movie.With love and best wishes,Prem



: Saturday, May 27, 2006 9:49 AMSubject: Banaras - a mystic love story>


Hmmmmmmmm! Bang(intoxicating drink), Holi(festival of colors) and> Urmila(Bollywood birdie!)! A combo meal is a good deal!>> I watched this movie "Banaras - a mystic love story" - a tapestry of> mysticism, forbidden love, enlightenment, death, murder, social evil of> casteism, scandals, the human drama of guilt and forgiveness, etc. The> movie is set against the backdrop of the ancient mystic city> "Banaras/Benares/Varanasi" - temples, fortresses, princely estates,> burning ghats, Ganges river, rituals, sages, masters, and even comedy> twists with charlatans.>> How they portrayed the enlightenment process, truly blew my mind. The guy> has a romantic conversation with the girl in the gardens of Sarnath -> place of Buddha's first sermon - when he collapses on her lap as the> Kundalini erupts inside and the garden begins to flower.>> I was stunned by the awareness of the director, he definitely sounds like> a mystic.

They are sitting on the banks of the Ganges river under a> treee, where the river winds around. He mentions about J.Krishnamurti's> experience of Buddha there on a passing note. I was stunned!>> Every scene when Babaji walks or rides on a horse back into Soham's life,> it is like a fairy tale. The way they bring in statues, temples, flowers,> plants, musical instruments in to the picture - wow! the art form truly is> really impressive.>> The cinematography is really a treat to the eye. The songs and dances> have an ethereal quality. The music has good beat.>> The climax I thought was building up like an anticlimax.

But I realized I> was just expecting a human end to the human drama. How silly I am! Among> the thousands of movies, where good guy kills the bad guy and gets the hot> buxom chick(I have no complaints! aahaha!), Banaras is certainly a rare> one among the few of those exceptional movies. My salutes to the people> who did it!>> It is a simple and beautiful movie, the Truth is always simple you know.> I just cannot believe they are making such movies with Great Awareness.> Is the whole world getting enlightened and expanding awareness? Wow!>> Dont worry the DVD has English subtitles, I could follow. You dont need> to know Hindi!>> http://www.banarasthefilm.com/>>

In some moments Urmila overacts, and Amit Patel doesnt act. ahahaha! But> you know, when one dish is messed up, do you complain about the whole> spicy and juicy buffet, a lunch with the Gods!>> Soham means the meeting of the masculine and feminine energy, or the> junction point of Ida and Pingala nerves! There are some mystical> elements that you may not understand, if you are not a mystic.>> Albert Einstein: "The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity> in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives. "> "When the solution is simple, God is answering.">> Happy Memorial day weekend!>> Cheers,> Prem.