David Wants To Fly - Spiritual Enlightenment or Business

After having won an internet quiz with a main prize in a form of a 48-hour free access to an online film base, I am spending 2 days glued to my laptop screen, using the free access code up to the limit. As a result of that I have broadened my cultural horizonts and got to the level of intellectual enlightenment. And so I will tell you about an interesting documentary from 2010 I have just seen.

David Wants To Fly is a story of a German guy - David Sieveking - who wants to make films, but is not quite sure where to start from. As David Lynch is one of his idols, he takes part in Transcendental Meditation course organized by the acclaimed director. After having spent a few thousand Euros on seminars, he meets the leaders of TM movement and carries on meditating in order to calm down his crazy mind and pursue with the filmmaking career. He travels to India and meets religious gurus living high in the mountains, wearing orange robes and meditating on the real pursue of life. By some point he starts asking a question: "Where is the line between spirituality and business?".

The film is a documentary on TM organization and religion on the whole, but also the author's love life and spiritual journey. It ends with an interesting sentence: "When someone shows you the way, he may as well lead you astray". David Sieveking introduces us into the amazing world of spirituality, but then tells us that a bit of skepticism is not so bad at all.

Holy sock!

After a very long break I come back with this half-artistic/ half-religious post about manifestations of images of Jesus and saints in every day objects. Holy sock, holy pizza. If it makes people's lives better, let them have their miracles. After all a holy image randomly outlined on a piece of fabric or food it is also a form of art.

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via  The Telegraph - link

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'In December 2011, Sarah Crane, 38, from Orpington, Kent, spotted the face of Jesus in the creases of a drying sock. She said she was stunned when she saw a bearded man staring back at her from the laundry line. Her boyfriend agreed the crumpled grey "holy sock" bore an uncanny likeness to the traditional image of Christ. They even talked about creating a shrine to the sock but then the face was lost when they moved it.'

'The face of Jesus was spotted in April 2011 in a three cheese pizza. Restaurant staff at the Posh Pizza shop in Brisbane, Australia, noticed the manifestation after taking the pizza from the oven. Maree Phelan says: "Some people are already calling it the Cheesus Pizza. The pizza is currently vacuum packed and we believe it brings luck. After discovering it, the owner of the store parked in a loading zone and didn't get a parking ticket We feel like we have a responsibility to do something good with this, so we're auctioning it off for charity." After attracting 26 bids on eBay, the pizza sold for a tasty £98'

Global Message To God - Media Art Experiment

Global Message To God is my new media art project.

I would like people from around the world to create their short films in which they say their short message to the Creator Of The Universe. Language: English, up to 5 minutes. Say what is Your name and Your country. Say thank you for the things you get every day. You may regret a bit, ask for something or give God a small gift in a form of a dance, a song or a drawing. Don't use bad words and don't offend God. Upload the film on YouTube and send a link in the comments below or on YouTube. This project is above all countries, religions, churches and denominations. It is about You, Your soul and the one who has created You. Speak out Your mind and talk to God for a while. Maybe He (She?) will talk back?

Global Message To God - Official Weblog
http://globalmessagetogod.blogspot.com/

INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT

MAJA PERSSON'S MESSAGE TO GOD