Exploring Subjectivity in Documentary Storytelling

In this episode I am joined by Miles Neale & Matthew Freidell to discuss their documentary film “Missing Peace”. The film’s description states: “Borobudur is a 1250-year old Buddhist monument located on the island of Java, Indonesia. It was designed as a kind of ancient technology to broadcast the frequency of peace across the world. The only problem is---Borobudur is missing its most important piece. Follow along as two masters, from two different traditions, come together with the goal of reactivating this powerful relic at a time when the Earth needs it most.” Miles and Matthew share the remarkable story of the making of the film, including the powerful life lessons both men learned along the way, Miles and Matthew also reflect on the power of pilgrimage, learning to trust intuition in life and the creative process, and the strategies they employed in dealing with local land spirits on location. … Link in bio. Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Chance meeting in Kathmandu 01:57 - Matthew’s creativity 03:39 - Synchronistic moments 04:07 - Origin story of the collaboration 05:22 - Matthew’s ontological suicide through plant medicines 06:42 - Embracing good and evil, coming to Bali 08:04 - Meeting of minds 09:54 - Thin veils since pandemic 10:43 - Miles’ stagnation and facing a choice 12:45 - Going to Bali during lockdown to follow an intuitive call 15:09 - Synergy and how to find courage and clarity 17:21 - Waypoints in learning to trust intuition 18:05 - Costly decisions and visions of Asclepius 21:25 - Healing temples of Ancient Greece 22:41 - From hyper-rationality to the mythopoetic 24:30 - Contact with discarnate entities 26:10 - Matthew’s experiences in the Amazon & encountering Chenrezig 29:57 - Spirit encounters in Bali 32:21 - Holistic perspective of wisdom cultures 36:03 - Turning off connection to the unseen world 38:10 - Borobudur monument has been turned off 38:57 - Strategies for dealing with entities 41:39 - The Missing Piece documentary 42:47 - Stupas are ancient technologies 44:46 - The power of pilgrimage 46:46 - Uniting Geshe Tenzin Zopa with a Javanese tantrika Mangku Jitho 51:45 - Shiva Buddha prophecy with global import 55:21 - Who is Geshe Tenzin Zopa? 55:52 - Who is Mangku Jitho? 56:38 - Mangku Jitho’s collection of cursed kris knives 57:43 - Reflections on the Shiva Buddha 59:14 - The joint ceremony to reactivate Borobudur 01:04:25 - The chatra and what do we worship? 01:06:50 - Challenges of filming in remote locations 01:08:49 - Style, the artistic process, and AI 01:11:44 - Matthew’s hero’s journey 01:16:06 - Invitation to the viewer … Watch “The Missing Peace”: - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDBzNsxyi_y_4ICCcAoMji6azDelR60OZ Watch previous episode with Miles Neale: - https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep69-dr-miles-neale-buddhas-tulkus-narcissists … For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - https://www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James