Samsara (2001)

Friday, December 18 7-9pm

Buddhist monk Tashi, emerging from years of solitary meditation, returns to his monastery where his revered for his discipleship. On his return, he finds himself experiencing a profound sexual awakening and a strong attraction to a beautiful woman. When faced with this unexpected awakening of his human desires, he questions the spiritual values of his monastic existence. Tashi realizes that life in Samsara (“endless cycle of suffering caused by birth, death and rebirth”) is far more complex than he ever imagined. What is more important - to satisfy one thousand desires or to conquer just one? The film lends itself to an interesting twist in the end.