How did our world come to be?
Hinduism gives us an answer to that question – a poetic
version of the “big bang” theory: there is darkness
everywhere, a starless night, the god Vishnu is fast
asleep. He reposes in and on the substance of his own
being, the cosmic, dark primeval water. But at some
point in time he starts to dream. Then a lotus of pure
gold grows out of his navel, glowing like the sun. The
creator god Brahma is seated upon it. A Brahma day
dawns. The cosmos, our world, comes into existence. It
is Maya, Vishnu’s dream. But it is not all just a dream.
The point is far more to awaken from this dream and be
released from the sorrowful cycle of reincarnations:
for the soul is immortal like a drop on a lotus leaf
(which does not adhere and does not bind) it says in the
ancient scriptures of India. This one drop points beyond
the number 4, the symbol of the visible world. The 4+1,
the number 5, thus symbolizes the first step toward
eternity.
And so we make our way to India and set out on our quest
for the magic of immortality.
including a second documentary film on the same DVD:
The film wants to reveal Nature as being
made by spiritual forces – contrary to the common belief
that Nature is merely biological amassment.
Indigenous cultures would even say: within Nature, in
plants, trees, and in stones there live great spirits
which have much power over the world around.
The film´s photography as a rather unconventional way of
seeing Nature wants to introduce you to the soul of
Nature.
Daniela Baumgartner made the film into a poem from the
mystic knowledge of Hawaii, India and American Indians.
These as all primeval cultures share their knowledge and
visions about creation and Nature.
